Azura staff have been solving the toughest industrial wastewater challenges across Canada and the United States for more than 30 years. Manufacturers work with us to resolve the technical challenges and complexities of treating high strength wastes and wastewater.
Our team of bioprocess engineers are not your regular suit and tie consultants, we get our boots dirty with site visits, field sampling, and in-house laboratory testing. We also have the technical knowledge and experience to support client legal teams during legal disputes and regulatory compliance matters.
Wastewater Treatment Experts
Whether your facility is serviced by a municipal utility or you discharge directly to the environment, Azura can help. Based in Ontario, Canada, Azura works internationally and we have completed projects in Canada, the United States, Mexico, South America, Europe and Africa. We have experience across industries and have worked with a diverse set of water and wastewater systems including:
Aerobic biological treatment:
- Aerobic and facultative lagoons
- Activated sludge and fixed-film nutrient removal
- All the nuanced systems including biological selectors, nitrifying, denitrifying (N/DN), moving bed bioreactors (MBBRs), membrane bioreactors (MBRs), just to name a few
- Aerobic digesters
Anaerobic biological treatment:
- Low-rate anaerobic lagoons
- Medium-rate stirred-tank (CSTR) and plug flow (PFR) anaerobic digesters
- High-rate anaerobic treatment, including
- Upflow anaerobic sludge blankets (UASB)
- Expanded granular sludge beds (EGSB)
- Fluidized bed bioreactors (FBR)
Physiochemical treatment:
- Equalization & pH adjustment
- Gravity clarifiers
- Dissolved air flotation
- Use of adsorption and absorption technologies
- Chemical precipitation and solids thickening and dewatering processes
- Chemical oxidation and reduction to treat both organic and inorganic wastes
Support for Wastewater Treatment Systems
Industrial wastewater expertise is provided beyond simple biological treatment of biodegradable organic contaminants. Azura’s experts have a background treating complex organic and inorganic wastes and are comfortable with advanced wastewater treatment processes using precise pH control, precipitation, and physiochemical treatment, as well as chemical oxidation and reduction and advanced-oxidation processes.
We also understand that a true comprehensive solution to a technical problem must also include clear guidance on complying with the labyrinth of municipal and regional regulatory authorities.
No matter the stage of your wastewater treatment project or facility, Azura is here to support your goals.
Wastewater Treatment Project Development
- Pre-engineering study for capital upgrades at WWTP, including design basis memorandum (DBM)
- Technology options and capital planning report
- Sewer by-law compliance
- Independent consultant to review sewer by-law regulations
- Direct discharge permitting support and regulatory engagement
Troubleshooting & Optimizing Wastewater Treatment Operations
- Review existing data on influent and effluent wastewater characteristics
- Field sampling and wastewater characterization
- Perform a gap analysis on the existing dataset to determine data collection requirements
- Testing and implementation of additives, if necessary, to enhance performance
- 3rd party oversight for testing and solution implementation
- Pinpoint inefficiencies, identify opportunities for water conservation, and propose strategies for reducing wastewater load
- Assess operations to identify bottlenecks and reduce operating costs
- Waste audit/reduction (WAR) report to determine economical strategies for reducing raw water use and wastewater fees
- Root-cause analysis for struggling performance, system upsets, and non-compliance issues
On-Going Support
- Confidential coaching – Regularly scheduled calls to review operations and data with your team and coach them to learn to self-manage your system without us
- Monthly and quarterly testing – Benchmark performance of feedstock and digestate
Regulatory Compliance
- Sewer surcharge compliance issues
- Technical engagement and discussion with municipal regulators
- Technical support for legal teams representing firms in construction disputes and regulatory compliance matters
Industrial wastewater expert witness
- We are one of the few firms with direct experience providing support to legal teams in the United States and Canada working with industrial wastewater and anaerobic digestion clients
Why Choose Azura for Wastewater Treatment Support?
From owner-managed firms to Fortune 500 companies, we have experience across a range of industries including agriculture, food and beverage, automotive, metal processing, mining, and chemical processing. Don’t just take our word for it – hear what our wastewater treatment clients are saying:
