Case Study
Dewatering recovered by-product saves $10,000/year
Overview The wastewater facility of Frito-Lay, Inc., Kern Plant, located in Bakersfield, CA, consists of a waste/solids handling and dewatering system and other systems involved in starch recovery and wastewater disposal. The wastewater, loaded with pieces of potato and corn, flows into a sump. From there, it is pumped through a screen to recover the valuable solids. Liquid drains to a transfer sump for land disposal and the captured scree