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Livingston wastewater team describes months‑long recovery after plant equipment failure; effluent quality improves
Summary
City wastewater staff described an October mechanical failure that forced single‑basin operations, major solids removal and extensive repairs; staff credited vendor partners and outside utilities for assistance and reported better effluent and near‑undetectable ammonia after repairs.
City wastewater staff told the Livingston City Commission they have restored full operations and improved effluent quality after a mechanical failure last fall forced a prolonged recovery and intensive repairs.
Why it matters: The city's water reclamation facility discharges treated effluent to the Yellowstone River and operates under a permit; staff said the plant remained in compliance during the incident and the recovery work avoided violations while protecting downstream users.
Trey Sidwell, the city's wastewater superintendent, recounted an Oct. 19 equipment failure that left the plant operating on one biological treatment basin. Staff discovered a broken decanter arm and a damaged mixer arm that had come loose from the wall; the damaged mixer had over time buckled a mount. "We need to start draining it that day," Sidwell said of the damaged basin. The team elected to "waste out" settled solids through the working…
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