Case Study
Nitrogen Removal Pilot: Broward County North Regional WWTP
Nitrogen Removal Pilot: Broward County North Regional WWTP Client: Broward County Water and Wastewater Services Location: Broward County, FL On July 1, 2008, the State of Florida placed into e ect new rules requiring publicly-owned treatment works to implement advanced wastewater treatment and/or management practices which will reduce nutrient mass loadings to the ocean. In anticipation of the required nutrient reduction, Broward County undertook a pilot program to evaluate the ability of the North Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant to operate in a nitri cation/denitri cation mode. The goal of the program was to assess cost e ective process modi cations that would achieve the necessary reduction in nutrient loadings. The County contracted Hazen and Sawyer to develop the pilot program, con