Archive for the ‘Maintenance Issues’ Category

Warm weather clean up begins!

May 14th, 2012    •  by jmarriott@akelab.com    •   Environment, Maintenance Issues, WWTP   •   No Comments »

  Well it sure would seem that the weather has finally broken.  Yes we had 80 degree days in March and April, but we savvy Clevelanders remember that our hearts have been broken before.  You don’t pack away sweaters…...

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Silly Statement # 417: “I haven’t heard from the EPA, so I must be doin’ somethin’ right!”

October 17th, 2011    •  by jmarriott@akelab.com    •   Environment, Frequently Asked Questions, Maintenance Issues, WWTP   •   No Comments »

Remember when you were little and you had the power of invisibility?  Remember that?  It was so easy too.  You just had to place your tiny hands over your closed eyes and poof – you were gone.  I so good…...

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Oh those pesky permits: Three things every WWTP owner should do right now!

July 18th, 2011    •  by jmarriott@akelab.com    •   Frequently Asked Questions, Maintenance Issues, WWTP   •   1 Comment »

  It happens a lot, two or three times a week perhaps, that we meet a potential new client and find that not only have they never seen their permit,…...

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To Flush or Not to Flush

November 3rd, 2010    •  by jmarriott@akelab.com    •   Maintenance Issues, Pump Stations, Uncategorized   •   2 Comments »

A few years ago, I was at the zoo with my kids and just happened to end up next to another family with young children, exhibit after exhibit.  And as all parents do, at each exhibit they were pointing out things…...

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Burned Out Pumps and Other Tales of Woe…

October 25th, 2010    •  by admin    •   Frequently Asked Questions, Maintenance Issues, Pump Stations   •   No Comments »

 "Didn't we just purchase a new pump?" This has to be one of the most often asked questions that we get from our pump station clients.  And frequently the answer is an unsatisfying, "Yes, you did."  Dealing with a failed…...

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