The upgraded facility treats the municipal wastewater for over 300,000 residents and processes about 25 million gallons of wastewater daily.
The city of North Las Vegas initially depended on the city of Las Vegas to treat its wastewater.
However in 2012, North Las Vegas constructed its own facility using GE ZeeWeed membranes and MBR technology.
The facility was then upgraded with LEAPmbr technology to provide the similar treatment capacity.
GE said its LEAPmbr aeration technology lowers membrane air scour costs and removes the need of cyclic valve maintenance.
The advanced SCADA system enables the city to remotely control the wastewater treatment facility with minimum staff.
North Las Vegas water reclamation facility administrator Dave Commons said: "Environmental and economic concerns led us to upgrade our wastewater treatment plant with GE’s LEAPmbr technology, which provided us with a more energy-efficient and cost-effective way to operate our facility.
"The retrofit will give us a 29 percent energy reduction on membrane aeration and will save more than $100,000 per year in energy and maintenance costs."
GE delivered LEAPmbr retrofit kits to retrofit the existing membrane cassettes, enabling the facility to take advantage of the reduced air and energy needs.
Image: The upgraded facility of the city of North Las Vegas treats the municipal wastewater for over 300,000 residents. Photo: courtesy of General Electric.
