@inproceedings{3d3c8434875b41cdaa3249ea0c4bbbed,
title = "Benchmarking the electric intensity of small Nebraska wastewater treatment facilities",
abstract = "To enable small Nebraska communities to benchmark the energy efficiency of their wastewater treatment plants, this study created electric intensity (kWh/m3) benchmarking models for small wastewater treatment plants. These allow small plants to compare themselves to other plants of similar type and size and identify what factors most significantly impact energy usage at small plants. Multiple linear regression models were created using data from small Nebraska wastewater treatment plants treating less than 5700 m3/day. Key variables found to be significant include extended aeration plant type, supplemental energy usage for sludge treatment, average flow, percent design flow, climate controlled floor area, effluent NH3-N, and influent CBOD5. These models suggest small system energy use models differ from large plant energy models and that regulations can have a significant impact on energy usage.",
keywords = "Benchmarking, Electric intensity, Electricity usage, Modeling, Small communities, Wastewater treatment",
author = "Steven Hanna and Bruce Dvorak and Mohamed Dahab and Matthew Thompson",
note = "Publisher Copyright: Copyright {\textcopyright} 2017 Water Environment Federation.; Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference 2017, WEFTEC 2017 ; Conference date: 30-09-2017 Through 04-10-2017",
year = "2017",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9781510863682",
series = "Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference 2017, WEFTEC 2017",
publisher = "Water Environment Federation",
pages = "697--714",
booktitle = "Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference 2017, WEFTEC 2017",
address = "United States",
}