A major beverage producer diverted high-BOD and high-TSS slurries from protein shake production for offsite disposal, resulting in up to $50,000 in monthly hauling costs. A single 40-foot BETT system was installed to treat high-strength flows on-site, delivering a 5-month ROI.
The challenge
A major beverage producer faced a persistent challenge managing high-BOD and high-TSS slurries from protein shake production. As production expanded and new product lines
were introduced, high-strength flows became more frequent, resulting in mounting monthly costs and the threat of production halts due to limited wastewater storage capacity.
The solution
While the facility’s already existing moving bed bioreactor (MBBR) handled the majority of wastewater from all production processes, the system could not process high-BOD and high TSS flows (BOD > 8,000 mg/L and TSS > 20,000 mg/L). The facility needed a compact, flexible system that could manage these flows and normalize the feed into the existing treatment infrastructure.
They turned to Aquacycl’s BETT system, a modular, high efficiency solution built to adapt to high variability in wastewater flows and effectively treat high-BOD and high-TSS
wastewater. A single 40-foot unit was installed, allowing high strength flows to be captured and treated on-site as they occurred. Treated effluent could then be safely blended with the MBBR infeed, eliminating the need for offsite hauling.
