https://www.eastmoline.com/Gallery.aspx Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:21:14 -0600 East Moline, IL - Get the latest additions to photo gallery en-us https://www.eastmoline.com/Gallery.aspx?PID=17 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 00:00:00 -0600 The bar screen strains incoming flow to remove large debris that can cause other equipment failures. In March of 2006 during a high flow incident damaging the bar screen, causing a large opening in the screen and leaving the rest of the plant's mechanica https://www.eastmoline.com/Gallery.aspx?PID=17/635392548000000000 https://www.eastmoline.com/Gallery.aspx?PID=18 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 00:00:00 -0600 Much of the mechanical equipment is inefficient, and obsolete; parts cannot be found to repair the equipment when breakdowns occur. https://www.eastmoline.com/Gallery.aspx?PID=18/635392548000000000 https://www.eastmoline.com/Gallery.aspx?PID=19 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 00:00:00 -0600 Hole in a failed check valve in the main lift station after 50 years of wear. https://www.eastmoline.com/Gallery.aspx?PID=19/635392548000000000 https://www.eastmoline.com/Gallery.aspx?PID=20 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 00:00:00 -0600 The grit chambers remove grit from the influent flow to the treatment process. These were installed with the original treatment plant in the mid 1950's and require extensive labor and human contact with waste in addition to numerous mechanical failures. https://www.eastmoline.com/Gallery.aspx?PID=20/635392548000000000 https://www.eastmoline.com/Gallery.aspx?PID=21 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 00:00:00 -0600 Improving the treatment process will require upgrades to the aeration basins. The aeration process introduces oxygen (air) to activate the biological process. As you can see from the picture below this basin is very turbulent with very large air bubbles https://www.eastmoline.com/Gallery.aspx?PID=21/635392548000000000 https://www.eastmoline.com/Gallery.aspx?PID=22 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 00:00:00 -0600 Mechanical equipment being installed in a clarifier during emergency repairs https://www.eastmoline.com/Gallery.aspx?PID=22/635392548000000000 https://www.eastmoline.com/Gallery.aspx?PID=23 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 00:00:00 -0600 Six clarifiers remove solids from the wastewater, the mechanical equipment on five the six are operating beyond their useful life. One clarifier has already failed, and required emergency repairs. The remaining clarifiers are operating on barrowed time https://www.eastmoline.com/Gallery.aspx?PID=23/635392548000000000 https://www.eastmoline.com/Gallery.aspx?PID=24 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 00:00:00 -0600 Cleaning grit chambers https://www.eastmoline.com/Gallery.aspx?PID=24/635392548000000000