Case Studies

Town of Beaufort
The Town of Beaufort is a picturesque seaport located on the northeast coast of North Carolina in Carteret County. Beaufort was founded in 1709 and is located in an area on the Atlantic Ocean referred to as the Crystal Coast.

Beaufort’s wastewater treatment plant services the community, which has a population that ranges from 4,500 to 6,500 people depending on the season. This 33-year-old wastewater facility handles between 800,000 and 1.5 million gallons of influent per day. The wastewater facility plant manager is Mr. Robert Armistead, Jr. He holds a Grade IV wastewater license and has successfully managed
Beaufort facility for the past six years. Opportunities Beaufort, NC Wastewater Treatment Plant

We approached Mr. Armistead in July 2002 to ask his permission to perform a survey on his plant and to discuss his goals for improving the plant’s performance. Mr. Armistead revealed that the plant contained 1969 vintage equipment with its own idiosyncrasies and he felt the equipment was performing as well as could
be expected.

Program Implementation
On August 20th of 2002, Mr. Armistead agreed to start the BioD program and evaluate the results over a 90-day period. He started the program as promised and added the BioD each month as prescribed to the activated sludge basin and to the digester.

Bob Armistead, Superintendent of the Beaufort Wastewater Plant, Beaufort, NC. says, "It's amazing."

John Young, Director of Utilities of Beaufort, NC, stated that the City of Beaufort, NC is seeing an annual savings of over $40,000.00 because
of sludge reduction.

Pax Wastewater Treatment Plant, Fayette County, WV
The City of Pax has been using BioD for the last 72 months and has seen a reduction in sludge of approximately 59% and the plant operation is much more efficient today than it was before adding BioD. They are so well satisfied with the plant's operation using BioD that they have assured WV Biological they will continue to use it in the future.

Union Wastewater Treatment Plant
The Town of Union plant discharges into a very small stream and has very strict regulations by Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Prior to using BioD,they were very near to violating the EPA's standards. Using BioD, the Town
of Union now meets the requirements set by DEP. Union officials tell us they
will be using BioD for the rest of the life of the plant.