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Water and Waste Water Dot Com Newsletter
"For the water and wastewater treatment professional...."
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Vol. 3, No. 55, April 23, 2001
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN): 1533-449X
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Joseph Taylor, Editor, mailto:jtaylor@waterandwastewater.com
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Contents:
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> Contributors Wanted!
> Would You Have a Trade Show Exhibit With No Salesmen In It?
> A Better Way to Estimate Wastewater Treatment Plant Costs
> USFilter Settles Patent Litigation With Ionics On Favorable Terms
> This Week's Top Picks From The Reading Room
> Ask Tom! Column
> Collections Systems Conference Set for Bellevue, Wash.
> Water and Wastewater.Com had over 28,000+ visitors in March!
> Water, Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink
> Hot Messages from the Help Forum
> Call For Photographs!
> From the Job Fair
> Subscribe and Unsubscribe Information
> SEND THIS NEWSLETTER TO YOUR FRIENDS AND ASSOCIATES....
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Contributors Wanted!
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Press releases, show announcements and industry news wanted!
Do you have company news, a new product, new service or other
information you would like to share with our subscribers?
DEADLINE for the next issue is: April 28th.
We give full credit to contributing authors. Please send your
news article or press release via e-mail to:
mailto:news@waterandwastewater.com
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A Better Way to Estimate Wastewater Treatment Plant Costs
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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, April 2001 - Hydromantis, Inc.
announced the release of software named CapdetWorks for the
design and costing of wastewater treatment plants.
CapdetWorks is a planning level design and costing tool that
allows the user to drag-and-drop unit processes to build a
wastewater treatment plant schematic, automatically calculate
a design and then estimate the cost to build, operate and
maintain the facility.
At the planning level, current engineering practices primarily
use empirical modeling techniques in combination with cost
databases. This involves the gathering of historical capital
and operating costs of similar size plants with similar
wastewater and treatment characteristics. These techniques
often estimate the cost based on only a single wastewater
parameter such as wastewater flow rate. CapdetWorks is a
more comprehensive system since the design is based on all
the characteristics of the wastewater being treated.
"CapdetWorks designs treatment processes using commonly
accepted techniques," says Mark Yendt, Product Manager.
"Empirical costing models are used in only a few areas of
the program. Instead the software uses design algorithms
to derive, for example, the volume of concrete required
for the aeration tank or the number, type and capacity of
the mechanical equipment required," he adds.
About sixty treatment processes are provided including
physical/chemical, biological, biosolids stabilization,
handling and de-watering technologies.
From the user's plant layout, the software automatically
calculates the required unit process dimensions and equipment.
It also allows the engineer to override any of the calculated
designs. There is a sophisticated scenario management
feature that encourages the user to layout many treatment
alternatives and rapidly calculate and compare costs
between them. Capital and operational costs for each process
technology can be localized or the user can create their
own cost index or apply published industry cost indices to
the default values.
"Wastewater treatment facilities are expensive to build
and operate," says Laurence Smith, Marketing Manager.
"There are numerous wastewater challenges around the globe,
but limited government budgets to address these challenges
mean there is a growing need for productivity tools to help
engineers design plants cost effectively. CapdetWorks was
developed to fulfill this need. It appeals to those
planning or reviewing new facilities and to water authorities,
governments, engineering consultants and contractors who
are costing the delivery of them."
CapdetWorks version 1.0 is available for most Microsoft
Windows operating systems costs US$ 2,450 per license.
Free evaluations can be downloaded from the company web
site at http://www.hydromantis.com/
For more information contact:
Mr. Laurence Smith
Hydromantis, Inc.
1685 Main Street West, Suite 302
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 1G5
Telephone: +1 (905) 522-0012 ext. 201
Fax: +1 (905) 522-0031
Web site: http://www.hydromantis.com/
mailto:smith@hydromantis.com
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USFilter Settles Patent Litigation With Ionics On Favorable Terms
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PALM DESERT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2001--United
States Filter Corp. (USFilter) today announced that it has
settled three lawsuits brought against Ionics Inc. for patent
infringement, on favorable terms.
Two of the suits involved USFilter's continuous electrodeionization
(CEDI) technology and the third concerned its II-PLP(R) reverse
osmosis technology. The patents that were the subject of the
lawsuits cover various pioneering products and methods for the
production of ultra high purity water used in the microelectronics,
pharmaceutical, biotech, food and beverage, and power industries.
Highlights of the settlement include the following:
-Payment of a confidential sum by Ionics to USFilter.
-Entry of a court order that Ionics has infringed U.S. Patent
No. 4,574,049, which relates to the process of interstage pH
adjustment in product-staged reverse osmosis systems, and a
permanent injunction against further infringement by Ionics
and others.
-An acknowledgment by Ionics that U.S. Patent Nos. 4,632,745,
4,925,541, 4,956,071, and 4,931,160 and U.S. Reissue Patent
No. 35,741, which relate to continuous electrodeionization
technology, are valid and enforceable.
-No license is granted to Ionics under any patent.
-In the event that Ionics changes its current design and that
design were to infringe the patents at issue, USFilter maintains
a right to pursue claims of infringement under those patents.
Further terms were not disclosed
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"This settlement gives recognition to the important value of
our continuous electrodeionization technology. Over the years,
we have invested tremendous resources in the development of
our industry-leading technology, which has gained an outstanding
track record with our customers," said Frank Firsching,
president of USFilter's Water & Wastewater Systems Group.
"We will remain vigilant in the protection of our intellectual
property rights."
USFilter is the world's leading provider of continuous
electrodeionization systems. First commercialized more than
a decade ago, USFilter's CDI(R) System is now used in more
than 1,300 installations worldwide.
USFilter is a Vivendi Water company, the leading global
provider of commercial, industrial, municipal and residential
water and wastewater treatment systems, products and services,
with operations in more than 100 countries. Together, Vivendi
Water, Onyx (solid waste and industrial services), Dalkia
(energy management) and Connex (transportation and logistics)
comprise Vivendi Environment, the largest environmental
services company in the world, with annual revenues of more
than $23 billion. USFilter invites readers to visit its
Web site at http://www.usfilter.com/
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This Week's Top Picks From The Reading Room
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Top picks from the Reading Room this week are:
"Surface Water Quality
Modeling"
by Steven C. Chapra, Steve Chapra
Hardcover, 784 pages, October 1996
"Handbook of Hydraulics: For the Solution of Hydraulic
Engineering Problems"
by Ernest F. Brater, Horace Williams King, James E. Lindell
Hardcover, 640 pages, 7th edition, March 1996
"Hydraulics of Pipelines: Pumps, Valves,
Cavitation, Transients"
by J. Paul Tullis
Hardcover, 288 pages, February 1989
We thank you for your continued support of the Reading Room.
Do you need a book? Can you suggest a book you love, that we
should have in the Reading Room? Let me know and we will
try to include it!
You can visit the Reading Room and view the selections we
have made for you at:
http://www.waterandwastewater.com/www_services/readingroom.htm
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Ask Tom Column!
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THIS MONTH'S ARTICLE
"Considerations for Control Systems Part 2: Flow Measurement"
by Dan Capano, DTS, Inc.
You can read Dan's article at:
http://www.waterandwastewater.com/www_services/asktom.htm
PAST Ask Tom! ARCHIVED ARTCLES
Web Address for Ask Tom! Archive is:
-- WE NEED YOUR GUEST ARTICLES --
Do you have an area of expertise in water treatment, have you
solved a difficult wastewater problem? You too, can be an Ask Tom! guest author!
Share your knowledge with others and promote yourself (the
old publish or perish is true!) by contributing an article
to the Ask Tom! Column.
For more information, please contact Tom Keenan at:
info@nesa.ie
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Collections Systems Conference Set for Bellevue, Wash.
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Technical Program Spotlights Adapting to EPA's New "CMOM"
Regulations
(Alexandria, Va.) "2001, A Collections Systems Odyssey:
Integrating O&M and Wet Weather Solutions," a Water Environment
Federation (WEF) Specialty Conference, will be held July 8-11
in Bellevue, Wash. The conference will help water quality
professionals balance new demands of wet weather conditions
and additional regulatory requirements with standard
operation and maintenance of sewer collection systems. The
conference will be held in cooperation with the Pacific
Northwest Pollution Control Association.
"This is the first Collection Systems Conference that
combines operation and maintenance with wet weather issues,"
says WEF Conference Co-Chair Jeff Sharon (Brown & Caldwell).
"By combining the two areas we can offer a compelling program
that should appeal to a wide audience and tie in nicely with
all the interest in the CMOM program." Bette Robbins (City
of Seattle Public Utilities), the other conference co-chair,
adds that the conference "will benefit both agencies just
getting started and those wanting to fine tune their CMOM
programs."
"CMOM" refers to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
proposed revisions to the National Pollution Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) permit regulations to improve
"Capacity and Management of Operations and Maintenance" --
which is the title of the pre-conference workshop on July 8.
Workshop attendees will learn about what CMOM compliance
entails and what will be required to implement their own
CMOM program before the final rule goes into effect.
The Opening General Session, "Doing More with Less:
Improving Utility Performance with Existing Resources,
" will cover how utilities adjust to implement the
requirements of a constantly changing regulatory landscape
without the benefit of additional resources. Tim Dwyer,
EPA Office of Wastewater Management Permits Division, will
discuss the Agency's goals for the NPDES program. In
addition, speakers from local utilities will discuss
changes in their structure and operations in response to
specific regulatory requirements.
The conference will offer twelve technical sessions, and
the hot topics include "Integrating Endangered Species Act
Requirements into Collection Systems Operations and
Maintenance" and "Wet Weather Programs."
Two facility tours - one to the Street Edge Alternatives
and Carkeek Park CSO/Treatment Facilities, and the other
to the Renton Wastewater Treatment Plant Waterworks
Gardens and Boeing Longacres Wetland - round out the
program.
To register, call 1(800)666-0206 or 1(703) 684-2452 ;
e-mail confinfo@wef.org; or visit WEF's Web site at
http://www.wef.org/conferences/index.jhtml.
For more information, contact WEF's Edward Gonzalez at
1 (703) 684-2400; mailto:egonzalez@wef.org.
Founded in 1928, the Water Environment Federation (WEF)
is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization
with members from varied disciplines who work toward the
WEF vision of preservation and enhancement of the global
water environment. The WEF network includes more than
100,000 water quality professionals from 77 Member
Associations in 31 countries.
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Water, Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink
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AWWA Advises Consumers To Prepare Supplies of Drinking Water
As Waters Rise
(Denver, Colorado)- The American Water Works Association
(AWWA) today offered advice on avoiding shortages of safe
drinking water to consumers in flood-threatened regions.
AWWA offered its suggestions as the Mississippi River swelled
to record levels and threatened to flood communities from
Minnesota to Missouri.
"AWWA's 57,000 members are concerned for communities facing
flood conditions," said AWWA Executive Director Jack Hoffbuhr.
"An ample supply of safe drinking water will be critical to
the public health of these communities during these trying
times."
Like other businesses and local resources, water utilities
and wells can be overrun by floodwaters, possibly disrupting
regular water service or leaving well water supplies unfit
to drink. Luckily, with a little preparation, consumers
facing this difficult situation can protect themselves. As
residents of communities along the Mississippi River prepared
for the forecasted flooding, AWWA encourages them to remember:
A normally active person requires at least ½ gallon of water
per day for drinking. Store at least a three-day supply per
person.
Buy water in one-gallon jugs from the supermarket or store
your water in thoroughly washed plastic, glass, fiberglass
or enamel-lined metal containers.
Never use a container that has held toxic substances, because
tiny amounts may remain. Sound food-grade plastic containers,
such as soft drink bottles, work well. Clearly mark the bottles
with the current date and store them in a cool, dark place.
To prevent growth of microorganisms, add four drops of
soap-free, sodium hypochlorite bleach to every quart of
water stored, stirring thoroughly before consuming. Ingesting
a very small amount of this kind of bleach is generally
harmless.
Consumers can also fill their bathtubs with water. Should
water supply be interrupted, consumers can use this water
for hygienic purposes. Water stored in the bathtub should
not be used for drinking water.
Ice cubes can also serve as a ready supply of safe water
in emergency situations.
Consumers relying on well water may want to boil their water
or rely on bottled water to protect against drinking water
tainted by floodwater.
"Flood threatens a community's well-being in many ways,"
concluded Hoffbuhr, "but it doesn't have to threaten the
availability of safe drinking water. AWWA strongly
encourages consumers to be prepared and take steps to
ensure their supply of safe drinking water."
Web site: http://www.awwa.org/
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Hot Messages from the Help Forum
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People post their requests for help and offer their suggestions
to others in our open forum.
Mr. Stallmann needs help with cooling water treatment:
I need some help finding some info on how to size and design
a cooling water pond for some industrial cooling water tower.
Any help on where to look or find some info would be greatly
appreciated.
Aaron Stallmann
(501)-847-7077
mailto:astallm@gbmcassoc.com
The Help Forum is open for everyone to use. Share your
expertise with others, you can find these & other messages at:
http://www.waterandwastewater.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl
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Call For Photographs!
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This week's photo is of a PCI-Memtech custom-designed and
built membrane filtration system for the pharmaceutical
industry, primarily for the separation/filtration of bulk
pharmaceuticals including antibiotics and other target
molecules.
Photo courtesy of Ms. Gale Rudd
PCI-Memtech, mailto:marketing@pcimem.com
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new plant or equipment "action shot" for our home page.
If you have a favorite photograph of water treatment at its
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description of what is in the photo for our home page.
Full credit and the description of the photo will be given.
Photographs are be changed every two weeks to give everyone
a chance to be included.
Send your photograph and description to,
mailto:news@waterandwastewater.com
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