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Wastewater ManagementWastewater Management
is a Global Concernis a Global Concern

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About Bio-MicrobicsAbout Bio-Microbics
Bio-Microbics offers effective alternatives to conventional wastewater treatment plants and environmentally safe, cost
efficient and certified. These systems are and septic systems. Builders/developers or architects and engineers currently
undertaking new construction or renovation projects can contact them for further information for commercial and
residential properties, including single-family and clustered subdivisions.
•History of company: Bio-Microbics is 20-year old company created to focus on the onsite market our approaches to
help our distributors engaging the public and key stakeholders, such as engineers, realtors and builders, elected
officials, environmental organizations, and others, in building a stronger water quality ethic and stewardship.
Offering solutions for:
•“Micro-scale” designs and technologies that integrate wastewater, stormwater, landscape and other low-impact
development tools, and reuse/reclamation and water conservation systems at the individual site or cluster system level
•“Macro-scale” cumulative impact models that integrate wastewater, stormwater, landscape and other low-impact
development tools, and reuse/reclamation, and water conservation systems at the community, watershed or regional
level, and that accurately predict water hydrology and fate and transport mechanisms for pollutants causing public
health and environmental risks.

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Aside fromicecaps, this is the simplified “daily-use” of
freshwaterin the hydrological cycle.
It is said that every molecule of waterhas passed through
living organisms 7 times.
Nature does not make more water, it has recycled it for
millions of years.
Wejust needto“manage”it better…

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Rural Communities require major "Small-Scale" supportRural Communities require major "Small-Scale" support
Environmental
Infrastructure
•Educate on the options available to support
environmental goals and manage wastewater generated
by the community.
•Training Public Housing Authorities on technologies,
maintenance, and general operations.
Affordable Housing Development
•Programs and educational workshops designed to prepare
rural residents for homeownership.
•Communities grow when generations can afford own homes
and not concentrated on one property.
•First Nations, villages, and other tribal communities can
prosper when housing supply can improve.
Economic & Leadership
Development
•Again, training Public Housing Authorities on technologies,
maintenance, and general operations.
•Able to communicate your city’s sustainability performance and
goals in a consistent format
Community Development
Financing
•The Leadership then will create rural communities to create a
vision, set goals and implement an action plan for community
development projects.
•Make it a priority to work with First Nations, villages & other
tribal communities.

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The situation in small townsThe situation in small towns
can be characterized as followscan be characterized as follows
Low Density
• Land in smaller towns tends to be
significantly cheaper
• Lower densities requires greater
infrastructure costs, especially in the
case of individual connections
Lack of institutional/infrastructure capacity
• Typically have not been served by national
or regional water utilities.
• Decentralization widely adopted for single
systems, but hard to manage or receive
utility revenue for compliance.
• Local governments would like the power
to operate a water utility, however lack
the capital and skills.
Availability of alternative water sources
• At the smallest level of urban settlement,
residents often rely on natural water
resources such as rivers, springs, or wells.
• Others may have own boreholes/wells
Lower Incomes
• Incomes are based on “cost of living”
• Higher cost of living are in larger towns
with a more competitive labor market

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Growing populations + economic growth =

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• Performance-based onsite wastewater treatment systems
exist
• Product standards & regulatory models get updated,
adjusted, and applied.
Not your grandma’sNot your grandma’s
septic systemseptic system

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Centralized Sewering can be complicated & costlyCentralized Sewering can be complicated & costly

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Wastewater
Solids
Inorganic
Organic
Soluble
Insoluble
Insoluble
Soluble
Non Bio-Deg
Bio-Deg
Non Bio-Deg
Bio-Deg

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The Driving ForceThe Driving Force
(2015 EPA Statistics)(2015 EPA Statistics)
• 25% of US homes (+115 million) currently have onsite
systems
• 37% of new-home construction will utilize onsite systems
• These can include greywater treatment & recycling systems
• Added drip-tube irrigation or other water reuse systems
• 10 to 20% of olderonsite systems fail each year
• Environmental concerns with watersheds and aquifers
• NPDES Permit Program (surface discharge)
• Stormwater Phase II Regulations (prohibiting certain discharge drainage)

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Bio-Microbics, Inc. ProfileBio-Microbics, Inc. Profile
• 4 different “AWARD-WINNING” wastewater treatment technologies
• Extended Aeration (RollsAIR®)
• Submerged Fixed-film (FAST®)
• Trickling Filter (SeptiTech® STAAR™)
• Membrane BioReactors (BioBarrier®)
• 3 different greywater treatment technologies
• Shower-to-toilet (Recover®)
• Retrofit-under-the-sink (InnovaPRO®)
• Total greywater recycling (BioBarrier® GWMBR®)
• 3 different stormwater treatment technologies
• Linear Rainwater Filtration device (d-Rain Joint®)
• Litter Control Screening (StormTEE®)
• Sediment / Oil Separator (BioSTORM®)
• Other treatment, transfer, screening, & accessory products to customize system to projects & clients’ needs.
• Continuous R&D and product acquisitions to expand product offering into growing water market.

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Filametous Fungi Nematode (with eggs) Rotifer
Free Swimming Ciliate Stalked Ciliate
Suctorian
Flagella Oligochaete (worm) Sarcodina

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“Onsite” Treatment
• Primary Septic Tank Effluent (STE)
• BOD/TSS 125-150 mg/L
• Secondary Typical Treatment Level
• < 30/30 BOD/TSS
• Tertiary Treatment Level 1 (TS-1)
• < 15/15 BOD/TSS + More
• Treatment Level 2 (TS-2)
• <10/10 BOD/TSS + More

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Wastewater
Solids
Inorganic
Organic
Soluble
Insoluble
Insoluble
Soluble
Non Bio-Deg
Bio-Deg
Non Bio-Deg
Bio-Deg

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Primary Treatment
• Screening and Sedimentation
• Septic or Trash Tank(s)
• STEP or STEG Tanks
• Pump Station(s)
• Grit Vault(s) or Headwork(s)
• Grease Trap(s) maybe required

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Secondary Treatment
Aeration Treatment Process Options!
Aerobic Bacteria growing under certain conditions
•Submerged, Fixed-Film Activated Sludge Treatment System
•Smart Trickling Anaerobic/Aerobic Recirculating Filter System
•A “bubbling, rolling” Extended Aeration Treatment System
•Membrane BioReactors with or without supplemental aeration
Clarification (only if necessary)
Additional Removal of TSS and/or Nutrients

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Tertiary Treatment
• High Nutrient Removal
• High Effluent Quality
• Additional BOD/TSS removal
• Additional Nitrification removal
• Additional Denitrification removal
• Additional Phosphorus removal

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Decentralized technologies to create permanent infrastructure that
provide:
•More cost-effective and provides longer-term options
•Easier to maintain with no added costs of treatment operators
•Protection of public health & the environment
•Onsite water reuse opportunities to reduce dependencies on potable water
sources
•Solutions for remote locations and ecologically-sensitive areas

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Single Family DwellingsSingle Family Dwellings Clustered SubdivisionsClustered Subdivisions
High Strength CommercialHigh Strength Commercial Failed System RenovationFailed System Renovation

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What Is High-Strength Waste?
• High BOD, COD, & High TSS
• High Fats, Oils & Grease (FOG) – Commercial Kitchens
• Anything that is not “residential waste” is high-strength
• FYI, adding a greywater recycling system to a property,
(where it reduces water consumption but not the waste)
is considered high-strength.

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The Technology –
How Well Does It Work?
Recirculation
Low vacuum pressure
(up to 7.5 psi)
BioBarrier®
Mixed Liquor
MLSS 2,000 –
10,000 mg/l
Flow
BOD < 4 mg/l
TSS < 2 mg/l
Turbidity < 0.5
NTU
Permeate

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Toilet flushing water
back water
BioBarrier Plant
Toilets and bathrooms
and laundry
Reservoir
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Cost ComparisonCost Comparison
(Capital expenditures and O&M)
-EPA Response to Congress On Use of Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems, April 1997.
Typical Small CommunityTypical Small Community
135 homes (~450 people)135 homes (~450 people)
• Centralized Wastewater System
(collection and treatment) = $149 -
$235/home/month
• Decentralized Systems =
$38/home/month

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• BOD/TSS detections and undetectable
E.coli.
• capacity for1 person to 2500+ people
• Low Operation/Maintenance Costs
• Certified: Nitrogen Reduction & Water
Reuse
• Adheres to “WaterEfficiency” standards
in most "Green-Building” Guidelines.
Ideal for winery wastewater treatment system projects (can
be 35 times stronger than domestic wastewater!); and
can be higher during harvest activities

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How can the dispersal area be smaller?How can the dispersal area be smaller?
With the soil permeability requirements, typically
the Soil-based treatment systems can only use
the ranges of 10 to 90 min/inch permeability.
With an ultrafiltration membrane system, such as
the BioBarrier® Membrane BioReactor (MBR),
permeate is water; and therefore, the
permeability rate has a much wider range.

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1800 L/Dto 3700 m3
/D
WastewaterTreatment
Systems
FAST® “submerged, fixed-film media” systems are the most versatile
and optimized treatment systems of it’s kind for exceptional microbial
growth with energy-efficient aeration system. Designed for single-home
to small municipality!
•Efficient treatment & handles daily capacity for 1 person to 5000+
people
•Sizing based on regulatory agency calculations, as well as, input & data
•Low Operation and Maintenance Costs
•Approved for most International Standards
•Self-Regulating – Operation does not depend upon the skill of an
operator and handles surges, overloads, and light loads.

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Consistent Treatment Performance
Performance
Time
Most other technologies will have variable treatment performance…Most other technologies will have variable treatment performance…FAST® technology provides a stable treatment process thatFAST® technology provides a stable treatment process that
minimizes the variability in treatment performance.minimizes the variability in treatment performance.

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Extended Aeration Systems: Designed to be the
simplest to install, operate, and maintain large
commercial and community wastewater treatment
system of its type.
From Engineered with non-corrosive, proprietary
devices (LIXOR®), the RollsAIR® provides robust
performance.
Furtherinformation can be found on the website:
•RollsAIR™ Extended Aeration Systems
•RollsAIR™ Extended Aeration Systems For Larger
Commercial

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TESTIMONIAL:
~ James Englehardt, PhD
University of Miami (UM) College of
Engineering Professor
Chief Investigator for “Design for
Autonomous Net-Zero Water Buildings
(Dormitory)”

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Individual/Residential
Greywater Treatment
& Water Recycling

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Reduce water consumptionReduce water consumption
using greywater treatment &using greywater treatment &
recyclingrecycling

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Leak Detection
Number of homes No. of toilets in each home No. of drips per minute
1,000 3 1
Drips per day: Liters per day:
Gallons (US)/day: Gallons (US)/day:

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Municipal
Stormwater Treatment
& Litter Control Screening

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Intro ducing

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BioSTORM® Explained
BioSTORM® is a pre-engineered stormwater
treatment system designed to remove trash,
sediment, oil and other pollutants from
stormwater flows.
2-stage treatment including primary
screening and secondary liquid/solid and
oil/water separation.
Off-line design, housed in pre-cast concrete
tanks.
Flexible sizing, simple maintenance.

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How It Works
1. StormTEE® deflector screen
2. Forward flow and smaller
solids pass through the
StormTEE and enter 2nd
-stage
treatment chamber.

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3. BioSTORM’s separation module
4. Sediment descends to the
bottom of the tank for storage
and easy removal.
5. Oils entering the system coalesce
and rise to the water surface
6. Outlet effluent pipe for discharge

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MaintenanceMaintenance

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Water Treatment Systems

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To continue the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
forwaterand sanitation,
most municipal “Operations Programs”
should include maintenance sections…

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With properdesign, construction and operatortraining
regarding the sewersystemof a municipality, it’s
important to develop the following Programs to help
prevent, identify, and/oraddress issues:
• PRE-TREATMENT PROGRAM
• CORROSION CONTROL PROGRAM
• FATS, OILS, AND GREASE PROGRAM
• STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
It is equally important to identify the best
PARTNERto combat these issues...

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