Virtual Water Expo: Jet Aeration Solutions for Industrial and Municipal WWTPs

Industrial wastewater systems are under pressure to deliver higher oxygen transfer as total oxygen demand increases and discharge limits tighten, often within tanks that were not designed for today’s loading conditions.

In this presentation, Ryan Neville, Vice President of Aeration Technologies at KLa Systems (an IWS company), explains how drop-in jet aeration systems can be deployed within existing basins to increase oxygen transfer capacity and improve mixing performance without taking tanks out of service. The discussion focuses on practical retrofit scenarios where conventional upgrades would require costly shutdowns or structural modifications.

By using in-tank installation approaches, operators can meet higher treatment demands, stabilize biological performance, and extend the useful life of existing infrastructure, all while maintaining operations and managing both capital and operating costs.