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the Editor
Hi Everyone,
For those of you who are
"into" the materials handling side of thing around water
treatment and wastewater plants. The one big show for that
industry is next week in Chicago (Rosemont). It's called the
Powders Show and features every type and kind of bulk materials
handling equipment.
Our sister site, Powder and Bulk Dot
Com, will be exhibiting there along with about 700-800 other
companies. If you have an interest or want to see the latest
in bulk materials handling equipment you can still get a free ticket
to the exhibit until this Friday. To find out more about the
show and to sign up online for your free exhibitors pass, visit
their web site at: http://powdershow.reedexpo.com
Our goal is to provide information to
improve your business by using the resources available on the
Internet.
NiSource Completes Sale of
Indianapolis Water Company
INDIANAPOLIS and MERRILLVILLE, Ind.,
April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The City of Indianapolis and
NiSource Inc. announced today that they have closed the previously
announced sale of the Indianapolis Water Company and other assets of
NiSource's IWC Resources (IWCR) Corporation and its subsidiaries for
$540 million. This includes the assumption of approximately $160
million in IWCR debt.
NiSource
said it will apply the $380 million in net proceeds from the sale to
debt reduction. NiSource also announced that it sold its interest in
the White River Environmental Partnership, which operates wastewater
treatment plants, to the other partners for $8 million. NiSource
also will apply these proceeds to debt reduction.
NiSource Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer Gary L. Neale said, "The sale of the
Indianapolis Water Company and other assets is consistent with our
strategy of focusing on our core natural gas and electric businesses
and reflects NiSource's intentions to dispose of non-core assets. We
intend to apply the net proceeds of the sales to debt
reduction."
NiSource was allowed three years to
sell its water assets as part of the order by the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission approving the NiSource- Columbia merger,
which was completed Nov. 1, 2000. The Public Utility Holding Company
Act of 1935 requires utility holding companies to divest operations
not integral to their primary operations.
NiSource Inc. is a holding company
with headquarters in Merrillville, Ind., whose operating companies
engage in the exploration and production, transmission, storage and
distribution of natural gas, as well as electric generation,
transmission and distribution. Its operating companies provide
service to 3.7 million customers located within the high-demand
energy corridor that stretches from the Gulf of Mexico through the
Midwest to New England. Information about NiSource and its
subsidiaries is available via the Internet at http://www.nisource.com/
.
A
True High-Flow Grinder
The
Taskmaster Titan - Powerful, Flow-Efficient Grinders
The Taskmaster Titan series combines
a powerful twin shaft grinding capability with an intrinsically
open, high flow design. The result is a high flow grinder that
reduces large quantities of wastewater solids of all sorts with
ease.
The
Taskmaster Titan's unique design requires no auxiliary screens or
other inefficient solids diverters or associated shafts, seals,
baffles and drives. Instead, the Titan features cutting surfaces
across 100% of its active width. This results in a more heavy-duty,
durable design and less cutter wear. The Titan's design is a hybrid
that combines a much larger shredder with a wastewater grinder.
The results of extensive testing
demonstrated conclusively that this unit's larger throat opening
provides more efficient solids feeding while allowing greater flow
to pass through freely. Even large, bulky solids that can't be
effectively handled by typical sewage grinders are efficiently
gobbled up by this powerhouse. This is done without the need for
additional power.
The finely ground output provides
superior protection of pumps, filter presses and other downstream
equipment. The Taskmaster Titan employs a 3hp or 5hp motor and
cycloidal gear drive, cutter cartridge technology. Two models
feature cutting chambers that are 14" wide or 20" wide
respectively and up to 60" tall handling flow rates up to 14
mgd.
"Reports
a cross-section of equipment and techniques to address
problems of material not flowing from hoppers and silos, which
are used in many process plants."
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$1
Billion Sewer Bond"
AUC Clean Water Proposal Passes State
House Business
LANSING, Mich.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--April 26, 2002--The goal of a statewide construction
association to obtain funding to repair the state's aging and
inadequate sewage and storm water systems is closer to being
realized thanks to a bill package that passed the state House April
25.
AUC -- Michigan's Heavy Construction
Association has been lobbying for House Bill 4625 since it was
proposed last year. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Bruce Patterson,
R-Canton, will place a $1 billion sewer bond ballot proposal before
voters this fall if it passes the Senate. Along with supporting
legislation (House Bill 5892 and 5893), Rep. Patterson's bill has
been under consideration by the House for the past two months.
"The bill package now goes to
the Senate, where Sen. Kenneth Sikkema, R-Grandville, has promised
to give the package his immediate attention," said Bob Patzer,
executive director of AUC, which represents over 500 heavy
construction firms across the state, including contractors who build
water and sewer systems. "We congratulate the legislators on
their foresight to help protect the environment with this important
package of bills."
The $1 billion bond proposal, if
approved by voters, would provide funding for communities to repair
and replace sewage delivery/treatment systems and failing septic
systems that have been a major source of pollution to the Great
Lakes.
AUC formed a coalition in 1989 to
address the issue of combined storm and sanitary sewer overflow. At
that time, the group's report highlighted the problem of communities
discharging billions of gallons of untreated sewage and industrial
wastewater each year into the state's waterways. Appropriate
legislation was passed that allowed funding for separate sewer
systems and construction of retention and treatment basins.
In 2000 the coalition issued another
report, again funded by AUC, which found that billions of dollars
would be needed over the next two decades to repair and replace
sewage delivery and treatment systems, in addition to failing septic
systems. The report resulted in legislation that passed and answered
some of the funding problems, but did not go far enough. Other
environmental and business groups have since published additional
reports that have addressed the problem, but no solutions have been
developed.
"House Bill 4625 is the first
major piece of legislation to come along that will provide the
amount of long-term, stable funding that is necessary for
communities to address their individual sewer infrastructure
problems," Patzer said, "and thereby prevent discharges of
untreated or improperly treated sewage into our state's
waterways."
AUC -- Michigan's Heavy Construction
Association represents the interests of over 500 companies
statewide. When AUC (Associated Underground Contractors) was founded
in 1946, the majority of its members were underground contractors.
Since then, the organization expanded to include many other areas of
Michigan's construction industry and thus became AUC, Michigan's
Heavy Construction Association.
Member companies are involved in a
variety of heavy construction projects across the state in addition
to water, sewer, tunnels, and mass excavation. Member companies
handle road construction, paving, bridge building and painting,
electrical work, utilities, demolition and dewatering.
Water
and Wastewater.com had lots of visitors in March
Over
35,000+ professionals visited
our web site last month!
That's over 1,700+ people per business
day! They are looking for water and wastewater treatment equipment and services
you offer! Banner advertising is a great way
to make your company stand out and reach these savvy water treatment
pro's.
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EPA
Approved Training
Security Risk Assessment Classes for
Water Utilities
ST. PAUL, MN - EMA, Inc. has
scheduled its first in a series of classes on Risk Assessment
Methodology for Water Utilities (RAM-WSM), with the first three-day
class slated for mid-June in Tempe, AZ.
Of
hundreds of water industry consultants, EMA, Inc. joins a preferred
list of companies selected to be licensed for training water
utilities, consultants, and others in Sandia National Laboratories'
RAM-WSM methodology.
Sandia is conducting initial American
Water Works Association Research Foundation- and EPA-approved
training in keeping with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's
goal to train as many water utilities as quickly as possible. The
RAM-WSM program for water facilities was developed in accordance
with an agreement between the EPA and the U.S. Department of Energy.
Four EMA staff - Alex Dushek, Alicia
Crumpton, Jack Jacobs, and Candace Chan-Sands - will be certified to
instruct water utilities and water systems consultants on how to use
RAM-WSM to conduct vulnerability assessments. In addition to the
RAM-WSM training, EMA will further assist utilities in developing a
strategy related to security - developing and updating their
emergency operations plans and upgrading their security systems as
necessary. Part of EMA's approach is to use existing utility
capabilities where possible, so utilities can gain the most value
from their existing operational and technical investments.
The EMA trainers will conduct at
least two classes beginning in June, with additional classes to be
scheduled over the next few months. More information, such as class
locations, can be found at www.ema-inc.com
as it becomes available. Other security-related services that EMA
currently offers include:
Vulnerability audits and
assessments and cyber-security assessments
Assistance with EPA security
planning grant applications
Development of overall security
strategy and implementation plans
SCADA-security integration with
other technologies
Emergency management and recovery
planning
Asset inventory
As an innovative management and
technology consulting firm, EMA develops solutions in anticipation
of changing market needs and brings new business concepts to its
clients, which include water/wastewater utilities, public works and
municipalities, electric and gas utilities, and manufacturers. With
offices throughout the U.S. and Canada, EMA is headquartered in St.
Paul, MN, and has served over 450 clients since 1975.
People post their requests for help and offer their
suggestions to others in our open forum.
Mr. Sharaf wants help with high
fluoride & COD wastewater:
After chemical treatment of alkylation
unit the waste water is stored in a segregated basin/pond the
analysis of this water is as follows:
Parameter
Conc (ppm) Spec
COD
3528
1500
TOC
1426
150
TDS
4100
2500
TSS
300
500
Sulfate
442
10
Chloride
542
400
Fluoride
656
25
Cd
0.008
Co
0.092
Cr
0.049
Cu
0.024
Fe
20.57
Mn
1.23
Ni
1.48
Pb
0.044
Zn
0.384
I shall be highly obliged if cost
effective/suitable treatment method can be implemented in order to
treat this water prior to its discharge to the sea. Looking for a
quick reply. (Click
here to post a reply)
Share your expertise with others in the Help
Forum.
Photos
Wanted
Call For Photographs!
This
week's photo is of installation of
Hydro International's Grit King, grit removal system for
wastewater headworks. The unit pictured is installed at the North of
River WWTP in Bakersfield, CA and is designed for a peak flow of 12
mgd. and discharges collected grit by gravity.
We would love to have your photo of a
water treatment process, new plant or equipment "action
shot" for our home page. If you have a favorite
photograph of water treatment at its best, please e-mail us a jpeg
or gif of the photo with a description of what is in the photo for
our home page.
Our oilfield chemical client is
asking for 2 technical service reps, to work in in their Ontario and
Alberta customer refinery locations.
You will have at least 2 yrs.
experience as a process engineer, related to oil/chemical water
treatment. This is a 90% service and sales position. Will
work onsite at the refinery client location. Bachelors Degree
in Engineering required. Relocation package available.
Must have solid understanding of the
chemical wastewater (water treatment) industry.
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The
Taskmaster Titan's unique design requires no auxiliary screens or
other inefficient solids diverters or associated shafts, seals,
baffles and drives. Instead, the Titan features cutting surfaces
across 100% of its active width. This results in a more heavy-duty,
durable design and less cutter wear. The Titan's design is a hybrid
that combines a much larger shredder with a wastewater grinder.
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