Exhibit Hall Innovation Learning Center

Life Cycle Cost and Impact of High Performance Sludge Thickeners

SWRCB Wastewater: 0.025 CEU

CWEA: .3 Contact Hours

In this presentation, the life cycle costs and environmental impacts of a sludge thickening process will be explored. The capital cost of equipment occupies only 10-15% of the total cost of ownership. There are four cost factors: energy, polymer, process water and the downstream effect, such as digester heating savings.

Learner Outcomes:

• The life cycle cost of thickening.
• The impacts of polymer consumption on life cycle cost.
• Benefits of thickening sludge.

Level: Intermediate; working knowledge of subject matter / journeyman level staff

Learning Center Speaker(s)

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  Jerod Swanson

  Regional Sales Manager
  Centrisys - CNP
  Frisco, CO

Track Facilitator(s)

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  Gary Warren

  Senior Civil Engineer / Supervisor of Wastewater Design Section
  EBMUD
  Oakland, CA