Field Guides

Written the way you wish someone explained it earlier in your career — practical, direct, field-tested.

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Operations [ Draft ]
Plant Startup
Establishing hydraulics, seeding biology, and bringing a plant back online after a planned or emergency outage.
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Troubleshooting [ Draft ]
Upset Response
Identifying hydraulic vs. biological upsets and how to respond before conditions worsen.
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Operations [ Draft ]
Seasonal Adjustments
Temperature-driven changes to wasting, DO targets, and MCRT management through the year.
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Solids Handling [ Draft ]
Dewatering Operations
Polymer conditioning, jar testing, and getting consistent cake solids from belt presses or centrifuges.
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Solids Handling [ Draft ]
Digester Management
Anaerobic digester loading, VSR monitoring, alkalinity control, and the two failure modes to watch for.
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Contributing
How to Contribute
Suggest a correction, request a new calculator, or improve a guide — no code or GitHub experience required.
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