Advanced Wastewater Treatment System for Cheese Company

Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies (VWS) have begun the installation of an advanced wastewater treatment system at The Holmes Cheese Co. in Millersburg, Ohio, USA. The system will use anaerobic digestion to reduce BOD and produce valuable biogas that will be used to reduce the plant’s energy costs.

This design/build project is a collaboration of VWS subsidiaries Biothane, LLC of Camden, NJ, and N.A. Water Systems, of Moon Township, PA, and incorporates proprietary technologies from each business unit.

At the beginning of the treatment train is Biothane’s Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket^® (UASB) package plant, designed to reduce BOD in the wastewater and produce valuable biogas from the anaerobic process that will be used to reduce energy costs at the facility. The proprietary downstream treatment processes provided by N.A. Water Systems will include three AnoxKaldnes™ Moving Bed Biofilm Reactors (MBBR’s) for further BOD removal followed by MULTIFLO™ clarification and phosphorus removal prior to cartridge filtration. The final effluent will meet all applicable discharge standards, including a very stringent limitation of 1 mg/L phosphorus.

Biothane will take the lead on the installation of the upgrades, to be completed on a fast-track schedule to minimize disruption at the site. Collaboration of the VWS team enabled Holmes Cheese to acquire all equipment, process and performance guarantees from a single company.