Wastewater Case Studies

BioLynceus delivers natural solutions with proven results

Our biological programs are designed to restore lagoon and wastewater system performance, reduce sludge buildup, control odors, and help facilities meet permit limits—often without the need for major capital upgrades. Across a wide range of applications, BioLynceus® has successfully addressed challenges such as sludge accumulation, odor and hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) generation, elevated BOD and COD, ammonia and nitrogen exceedances, phosphorus removal, FOG buildup, filamentous bulking, and seasonal or shock loading events.

Our expertise extends to diverse treatment systems, including lagoons, ponds, aerated lagoons, mechanical wastewater treatment plants, and industrial wastewater facilities. Whatever the issue, BioLynceus® provides tailored biological solutions that help communities and industries achieve consistent, sustainable wastewater performance.

Talk to a BioLynceus® Specialist to learn how we can help optimize your system naturally.

Biological wastewater treatment can address treatment challenges ranging from organic loading and biomass stability to biological nutrient removal, including nitrification and denitrification.

Excessive infiltration and inflow (I&I) can create substantial hydraulic challenges for wastewater treatment facilities and disrupt normal plant operation.

Here are a few quick overviews of solutions we’ve delivered for our clients. To learn more about other projects and the results we’ve achieved, check out our detailed case studies.

The Biochemical Methane Potential of ProBiotic Scrubber® II

Utilizing methane gas from anaerobic digesters (AD) induces energy savings and reduces wastewater industry greenhouse gas impacts.

Methane is an inevitable byproduct of anaerobic digestion and provides wastewater treatment plants with ...

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F:M Treatment in an Activated Sludge Plant

Restoring Wastewater Biomass After Infiltration and Inflow Washouts

Wastewater treatment systems in regions with high annual precipitation, such as the Pacific Northwest, are especially vulnerable to infiltration and inflow. Excess can increase hydraulic loading and disrupt biological wastewater treatment...

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Toxic Hit Recovery at a Mechanical Wastewater Treatment Plant

A 0.06 MGD MWTP in Utah was struggling with weekly toxic hits that were killing off the biomass in their system.

The facility serviced a large resort that received thousands of visitors annually and a local distilling operation. Toxicity at the plant is sourced from extremely high biological oxygen demand (BOD) and fats, oils, and grease from the resort. Additionally, the chemicals and surfactants in the influent from...

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Denitrification with Candy Carbon® at an Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant

Denitrification efficiency in wastewater treatment is dependent on several environmental conditions.

The wastewater plant must maintain a consistent anoxic zone, abundance of denitrifying microorganisms, and organic carbon source. For optimum performance, denitrifying bacteria require a low...

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F:M Stability in a National Park Wastewater Network

The F:M ratio in the wastewater treatment system at a national park in Wyoming was optimal from July through October. There was consistent organic carbon loading during this period due to tourist activity. However, when the park closed for the winter, the biomass...

F:M Stability in a Sequencing Batch Reactor

In many resort towns, the influent loads to thewastewater treatment system are highly variablethroughout the year. During the tourist seasons there isan abundance of wastewater to sustain the biomass attreatment facilities, but when the transient populationleaves,...

F:M Stabilization at a Mechanical Wastewater Treatment Plant

Wastewater treatment plants receiving inconsistentinfluent loads are often challenged with maintainingan effective biological treatment. Many of the keymicroorganisms in wastewater processes are dependenton organic substrate to grow and divide. When influentflows are...

F:M Treatment in an Activated Sludge Plant

Restoring Wastewater Biomass After Infiltration and Inflow Washouts Wastewater treatment systems in regions with high annual precipitation, such as the Pacific Northwest, are especially vulnerable to infiltration and inflow (I&I). Excess I&I can increase hydraulic...

F:M Treatment with Candy Carbon® at an Activated Sludge Plant

Improving Wastewater Biomass Stability During High Infiltration and Inflow Wastewater systems with high infiltration and inflow (I&I) often experience hydraulic overloading, which can disrupt biomass stability and reduce treatment efficiency. Excess I&I can also limit...

Nitrification Bioaugmentation in an Activated Sludge Process

Augmenting wastewater treatment processes with cultures of nitrifying bacteria can increase microbial abundance and, correspondingly, improve nitrification efficiency. Additionally, introducing organic matter-degrading microorganisms into a system can increase the...

Nitrification Treatment in an Aerated Lagoon System

Municipal lagoon systems are often challenged with facilitating nitrification. Nitrifying bacteria are responsible for removing ammonia from wastewater. These organisms are generally present in low abundance in lagoon processes for a few reasons: (1) nitrification is...

Nitrification with ProBiotic Scrubber® N in an Activated Sludge Plant

An effective activated sludge system has the capacity to remove ammonia from influent wastewater through nitrification. Several factors affect efficient ammonia and nitrite oxidation in wastewater treatment, including temperature and the abundance of microorganisms...

Start-Up of a 6.7 MGD Anaerobic Digester at a Sugar Refinery

Halfway through a sugar beet processing campaign (September through May), a Midwest refinery noticed that something was wrong with its wastewater processing system. The plant discharge was within the limits of its NPDES permit parameters, but the chemical oxygen...

Startup Mechanical Plant After Failed Activated Sludge Seeding

Using Bioaugmentation to Restore Healthy Wastewater Biomass Choosing the right seeding method for a wastewater treatment system can significantly affect biological treatment efficiency. Activated sludge is commonly used to seed new treatment systems or provide...