SANFORD/NORTH WRF
SANFORD, FL · 7.3 Million Gallons per Day (MGD) design flow · major discharger
Risen Water fit
- The Rippler—Ammonia, Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Nitrogen (TKN)
- The Channel Panel: Solids / TSS carryover (screening strain)
The call
SANFORD/NORTH WRF is failing ammonia limits—The Rippler drives nitrification in the lagoon to pull ammonia down without a capital retrofit.
Who owns the fix
- Public Works Director
- Utilities / Water Reclamation Director
- WWTP / WRF Plant Superintendent
- City Engineer (named decision-makers + LinkedIn added in the full build)
Proof (last 12 months)
- Effluent exceedances: Ammonia|BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]|Chlorine|Cyanide|E. coli|Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant|Nitrogen|Phosphorus|Solids, total suspended|Stage, stream|Total phenols|Whole effluent toxicity
- Significant noncompliance: Significant Noncompliance (SNC) Effluent Violation Monthly Average
- Quarters in significant noncompliance (last 3yr): 11
- Formal enforcement actions: 4 (last 07/02/2024)
- Informal enforcement actions: 7
- Penalties assessed: $664,214 (last 07/02/2024)
- EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online) record →