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Wastewater superintendent warns new NPDES rules add testing and reporting burdens to Hooksett plant
Summary
Ken Conner, superintendent of the Hooksett wastewater treatment plant, told the Budget Committee the plant treats about 2.2 million gallons per day and faces significant new regulatory testing and reporting requirements that have increased staff and budgetary pressures.
Ken Conner, superintendent of the Hooksett wastewater treatment plant, told the Budget Committee the plant treats about 2.2 million gallons per day using an activated‑sludge fixed‑film process and is completing several equipment upgrades to reduce operating costs.
Conner said the plant completed a solids‑handling upgrade in September meant to reduce hauling to the regional transfer facility and cut disposal costs. He told members the plant will replace four 17‑year‑old mixers in January with more efficient motors and will install two new sludge blowers rated at about 26 horsepower to replace existing 100‑horsepower motors. "We're gonna put 26 horsepower motors on the new ones. So it'll save us a lot of money…
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