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ACE07 in Toronto Features Bob
McDonald
 DENVER,
CO -- Education, environment and youth advocate Justin
Trudeau and CBC Radio host Bob McDonald are among the
featured speakers during the American Water Works
Association's 125th Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE07)
June 24-28 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Trudeau, who will speak from
1-1:45 p.m. Monday, June 25, is active with Katimavik,
Canada's leading national youth volunteer-service program.
He works to increase the engagement of Canada's youth
towards their country, their communities and their
environment. He is also involved with the Canadian Avalanche
Foundation, promoting intelligent risk-taking and safety
awareness; and wilderness groups such as the Nature
Conservancy of Canada and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness
Society.
McDonald, who speaks from 8-8:45
a.m. Tuesday, June 26, has been communicating science
internationally through television, radio, print and live
presentations for more than 30 years. He is the host of CBC
Radio's Quirks and Quarks, the award-winning science program
heard by a national audience in Canada of nearly a
half-million people.
ACE07, the World's Water Event,
features a professional program with more than 500
presentations from experts across the North American water
community, plus 14 in-depth workshops. ACE07 attendees will
have the opportunity to earn contact hours for the
Distribution & Plant Operations, Small Systems, Water
Quality and Manufacturers/Associates tracks, most Sunday
Workshops and facility tours. The ACE07 Exposition will
feature 500 exhibitors showcasing the latest products and
services available to help ensure safe water.
Established in 1881, AWWA is the
oldest and largest nonprofit scientific and educational
organization dedicated to safe water in North America. AWWA
has over 60,000 members worldwide, and its 4,700 utility
members serve 80 percent of America's population.
Web site:
http://www.awwa.org/ace07/ |
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New Blue CAT : Destroys
Endocrine Disruptors
 Hayden,
ID -- Blue Water’s next-generation technology, known as Blue
CAT™, has been operational at the Hayden Wastewater Research
Facility for over 3 months. This process adds multi-mode,
catalytic oxidation as a simple upgrade to the base Blue
PRO™, reactive filtration process.
Our results for a single-filter
system include:
-Pre-reactor catalytic oxidation potentials up to 900 mV;
650 mV for 30 seconds is considered sufficient for
disinfection
-Removal of fecal coliforms to less than 2 cfu/100 mL
-Improved total phosphorus removal, over 95% reduction in
one filter
-TOC reduction from 4 to 1.5 mg/L; this is an analog for
micropollutants (i.e., endocrine disruptors)
-Process effluent turbidity of 0.1-0.3 ntu
40% lower iron doses, with effluent iron of only 0.06 mg/L
Fe
These results go beyond
proof-of-concept for disinfection and destruction of organic
contaminants like endocrine disruptors, and the system is
not yet optimized! A significant sampling trial is planned,
including analyses of specific endocrine disrupting
chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and pathogens.
About Blue Water Technologies,
Inc.
Blue Water Technologies offers a
broad platform of water treatment technology products, from
primary wastewater treatment to advanced effluent polishing
steps to environmental remediation processes. Our team
strives to meet the customer's needs cost-effectively,
considering both capital expense and ongoing operations and
maintenance costs.
For more information contact:
Blue Water Technologies, Inc.
10450 Airport Drive
Hayden, Idaho 83835
Telephone: 888-710-2583 or 208-209-0391
Fax: 208-209-0396
Web site:
http://www.blueh2o.net/ |
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UV-Treated Wastewater Irrigating
AZ Golf Courses
 Erlanger,
KY -- Two golf courses in Anthem, AZ, are benefiting from
irrigation by UV treated wastewater. Founded less than 10
years ago, Anthem, a town just north of Phoenix, now has a
population of over 40,000. It was voted the "best place to
raise a family" by Parenting Magazine in 2003 and "one of
the best places to live in Arizona" by Phoenix Magazine.
As
part of its rapid expansion the town recently installed
Aquionics UV disinfection technology to ensure its water and
wastewater is as clean as possible. The closed chamber,
medium pressure UV systems allow the town to not only meet
increased demands in its water and wastewater treatment
capacity, but also to exceed the output quality standards.
Two
local golf courses are currently using a combination of UV
treated wastewater and fresh river water for irrigation.
With the increase in population, it is expected that the
courses will soon be using wastewater exclusively.
"We
have two treatment plants, one for drinking water and one
for wastewater," explained Anthem's wastewater Foreman Jeff
Marlow. "The drinking water is treated by three PMD systems,
handling a combined flow of 7 MGD*, while the wastewater is
treated by three InLine systems handling a combined flow of
3 MGD. Both the water and wastewater systems work in
conjunction with microfiltration, while the wastewater plant
also uses nitrification/denitrification."
"We
chose the Aquionics UV systems as they exceed local water
and wastewater quality standards," added Marlow. "By
reducing our dependence on chlorination, the water treatment
units also allow us to minimize the output of chlorination
by-products like Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM), while the
wastewater systems are optimized to meet the upcoming
Arizona Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (AZPDES)
Permit Program."
Maintenance on the system is minimal, with periodic
replacement of the UV lamps carried out easily by on-site
staff. An automatic cleaning mechanism keeps lamp sleeves
free of organic deposits for consistent UV dosing. Each
chamber is also fitted with UV monitors to measure actual UV
dose for record keeping. With the addition of an optional
online transmittance monitor, real time transmittance values
are used to automatically adjust the dose pacing of the UV
system.
Aquionics, a Halma Company, is a market leader in the
manufacture, application and development of UV technology
for progressive, non-chemical disinfection and
microbiological control. The company’s systems are used in a
wide variety of applications including water and wastewater
treatment, pharmaceutical and semiconductor manufacturing,
food and beverage processing, brewing, and aquaculture.
Web
site:
http://www.aquionics.com/
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Waxahachie Selects Siemens Submerged MBF
 Warrendale,
PA -- The City of Waxahachie, Texas, U.S.A. has chosen Siemens
Water Technologies to supply a 20.5 mgd submerged membrane
filtration system for Phase I of the new Robert W. Sokoll, joint
venture Surface Water Treatment Plant. The system consists of
four individual Memcor CS trains, fed with settled water from
the Tarrant Regional Water District raw water pipeline in North
Central Texas.
Located approximately 30 miles south
of Dallas, the City of Waxahachie has partnered with Rockett
Special Utility District (SUD) to jointly construct the water
treatment plant. Drinking water from the plant will help serve
the northern half of the city as well as Rockett SUD and
numerous wholesale customers across the county. The engineer for
the project is Alan Plummer Associates, Inc. of Ft. Worth, TX.
The City chose the Memcor CS system
because it concluded that the system provides the lowest cost
per gallon of treated water compared to other membrane
technologies. Other advantages of the system include: a physical
barrier against harmful parasites like Cryptosporidium and
Giardia as well as bacteria; flexibility in handling raw water
fluctuations while providing consistently high-quality effluent
and sustained capacity; and fully automated operation, including
verification of system integrity.
Memcor submerged membrane systems
operate in an open tank design. Feedwater typically flows by
gravity into the membrane cell. A suction pump draws filtrate
water through the membranes up to 12 psi (83 kPA). Submerged
systems are ideal for retrofitting exiting basins and increasing
capacity in a small footprint. The system has fully-automated
processes including backwash, cleaning and membrane integrity
testing. Membrane modules are isolatable in groups of four.
Waxahachie and Rockett SUD plan to
expand the facility in 20 mgd (75.7 mld) phases to prepare for
their growth as well as their wholesale customers’ growth over
the next 50 years. By 2060, the City and Rockett SUD and their
customers expect they will need more than 80 mgd (302.8 mld). By
the time construction of each phase is completed, the plant will
be able to treat this capacity.
For more information visit:
http://www.siemens.com/water |
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