Rocky Mountain Water Environment Association - Event Information
Event Name:
Tour of Town of Nederland Wastewater Treatment Plant
Event Type(s):
Tour
Description:
The Biosolids Committee and Town of Nederland Utilities Manager Andrew Bliss are teaming up to offer a facility tour on March 13. Join us to learn about how this small facility achieves impressive results in effluent quality and biosolids management. After the tour, join the group for lunch at a Nederland restuarant (location TBD).
More about the facility: The WWTP features a Fluidyne Sequenching Batch Reactor, built in 2013 to replace lagoons, rated for .25 MGD and 488 lbs per day BOD. Solids originally handled with lagoon. Sand filters and ferric chloride tertiary treatment funded by City of Boulder for phosphorous removal because Barker is a significant source of drinking water for the city. Boulder and Nederland have ongoing partnership to cover phosphorus removal operation costs, which includes a portion of solids handling costs. Solids lagoon decommissioned and aerobic digester and PWTech dewatering screwpress installed in 2019. Hauling costs and I think odor from solids lagoon were the primary driver for the digester and dewatering system. Partially grant funded and voter approved. Town commissioned study to produce class A biosolids which estimated construction cost to be about $1 million. Town is currently piloting self hauling biosolids to A1 Organics to reduce hauling costs while producing a compost product similar to class A biosolids.
More about the facility: The WWTP features a Fluidyne Sequenching Batch Reactor, built in 2013 to replace lagoons, rated for .25 MGD and 488 lbs per day BOD. Solids originally handled with lagoon. Sand filters and ferric chloride tertiary treatment funded by City of Boulder for phosphorous removal because Barker is a significant source of drinking water for the city. Boulder and Nederland have ongoing partnership to cover phosphorus removal operation costs, which includes a portion of solids handling costs. Solids lagoon decommissioned and aerobic digester and PWTech dewatering screwpress installed in 2019. Hauling costs and I think odor from solids lagoon were the primary driver for the digester and dewatering system. Partially grant funded and voter approved. Town commissioned study to produce class A biosolids which estimated construction cost to be about $1 million. Town is currently piloting self hauling biosolids to A1 Organics to reduce hauling costs while producing a compost product similar to class A biosolids.
Event Date:
3/13/2025
Event Time:
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Mountain
Location:
Setting: In-Person
Town of Nederland Wastewater Treatment Plant
211 East St
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Nederland, CO 80466
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Town of Nederland Wastewater Treatment Plant
211 East St
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Nederland, CO 80466
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Contact Person:
Sam Liebl
(phone: 9704563535)
(phone: 9704563535)
Details:
The tour is free. Attendees will pay for lunch.
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