Siemens Provides a Single-Source Solution to Manatee County Odor Control Issues

Odor complaints were overwhelming the staff at the Manatee County, FL, Wastewater Treatment and Collection Department located south of Tampa. It was also evident that continuing exposure of the sewer system infrastructure to hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas was causing substantial corrosion problems.

Initially, the department addressed public odor complaints on a case-by-case basis. When an odor compliant was received, the complaint would be investigated, solutions evaluated and a bid created for the necessary equipment or service.

Eventually, this process proved too time-consuming and cumbersome for the County’s small staff, and when odor problems increased to an almost weekly occurrence, staff simply could not address odor concerns and keep pace with their other professional duties. “We couldn’t keep up,” says Jim Marble, Collections Systems Superintendent. “We needed to do more testing and better utilize our chemicals. We needed to make sure we were getting optimum performance from them.”

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