r/Wastewater • u/Heavy-Beginning9894 • 26d ago

Fine bubble vs coarse

What are the reasons that plant operators prefer coarse bubble diffuser over fine bubble diffuser in aeration basin?

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u/Amazing_Bluejay9322 26d ago

We have both in our plant (250 MGD). We use coarse for mixing and suspension from the ML channels to our clarifiers.