VOORHEES, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE) -- On August 15, 2003, American Water Services (AWS) signed a $336 million contract with the City of Phoenix to design, build and operate the new Lake Pleasant Water Treatment Plant in Arizona. The plant will serve the rapidly developing northern areas of Phoenix.

The Phoenix City Council approved the contract award, marking the city's first venture into municipal water production through a public-private partnership. " We are proud to be able to bring quality, efficiency and value to the residents of Phoenix while partnering with the City of Phoenix to provide a reliable supply of high quality drinking water at a reasonable cost," said Walter Lynch, President of AWS.

To meet current and future water demands the plant will be built in phases. The first phase will have an 80 million gallon per day capacity, serving approximately 400,000 households. Additional capacity can be added in the future to allow for growth in the region and could ultimately reach 320 million gallons per day.

As the prime contractor, AWS will provide project management services and be responsible for operating services. AWS has retained Black & Veatch Construction, Inc. and McCarthy Building to design and build the water treatment plant. Groundbreaking is planned for July 2004, with first-phase operations to begin February 2007.

"By utilizing the design-build-operate project delivery approach, we expect to secure a highly efficient state-of-the-art water treatment plant, with substantial benefits for our customers, including timely, efficient, and cost-effective project scheduling, optimal risk allocation and long-term facility operations, and maintenance efficiencies and cost savings," said Michael Gritzuk, City of Phoenix Water Services Director.

American Water, a part of RWE's water division, serves 20 million customers in 27 states, 4 Canadian provinces, Puerto Rico and Chile. More than 8,000 dedicated employees provide high quality water, wastewater and other related services. RWE's water division is the third largest water and wastewater Services Company in the world. Additional information may be found on the Web at www.amwater.com 

ATLANTA, -- /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Tech will present Managing Environmental Compliance on October 15-17, 2003 as an open enrollment workshop. Registration is available online: http://www.pe.gatech.edu/ keyword search "environmental compliance" or contact registration at: (404) 385-3501. For technical information, contact Monti Staton at (404) 894-2645, or e-mail: monti.staton@gtri.gatech.edu.

The course will be held at Georgia Tech's new Global Learning Center in Atlanta. The course is intended for those professionals who are held accountable for ensuring compliance with environmental regulations at their organizations. Participants will increase their understanding of the vast and diverse environmental regulations that may apply to their organization. In addition, the course will beget a greater understanding of how to manage compliance efforts and sustain the momentum for continued compliance. Specific topics that will be addressed in the course include:

• Hazardous Waste (RCRA - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act)
• Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA/SARA Title III)
• Air Emissions - State Implementation Plans and Title V
• Hazardous Chemical Storage (including RMP-PSM)
• Industrial Wastewater * Storm water Permitting and Pollution Prevention Plan Requirements
• Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan Requirements (SPCC)
• Underground and Aboveground Storage Tanks
• Hazardous Materials Transportation
• Legal Considerations
• Environmental Management Systems - ISO 14000

In addition to lecture sessions, the course will include several exercises and group activities to help reinforce the subject matter.

About the Georgia Tech Research Institute

The Georgia Tech Research Institute is a nonprofit applied research organization that is an integral part of the Georgia Institute of Technology. GTRI annually conducts approximately $100 million of research in engineering, science, computer technology, and related disciplines. Research customers include international, federal, state, and local government agencies, industrial firms, and private organizations.

To learn more about GTRI, visit: http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/ 

Dresden, Germany -- VSX - Vogel Software GmbH, the European leader in pump selection software, announced that it has signed a cooperation agreement with Chinese' Beijing Epump Co., Ltd. The agreement covers the localization of software, an exclusive distributorship, the cooperation of internet portals as well as mutual marketing activities.

Talks about a cooperation began in early July and have progressed quickly. The main project of the agreement is the localization and distribution of all Spaix software products. The series includes software and Internet solutions for selection, configuration and sales of centrifugal pumps.

The standard Spaix version is offered in five languages and has already been developed in 24 localized versions. Linguistically seen, that nearly covers the European and the American regions completely.

VSX appointed Beijing Epump as its exclusive distributor for China. The companies are confident that the launch of the Spaix software in China will be a success for both.

"We are delighted to have found a partner for the growing Chinese market, who can offer such a high level of know-how in pump as well as information technology and who already has well established contacts on the local market" Mr. Vogel, Managing Director of VSX comments the contract.

"We are certain that together, we can be successful on the Chinese Market. The combination of the internationally renowned Spaix software and our experience in the areas of distribution, pumps and IT provide a promising market entry" Mr. Lee, General Manager of Beijing Epump, explains the advantages of the cooperation.

Besides software localization and distribution, there is also a plan for an online cooperation between the two pump community websites China Epump,  www.epump.cn and www.impeller.net. VSX - Vogel Software is one of the world's leading suppliers of pump selection software. With its product line Spaix, pump manufacturers will find a complete collection of pump selection software, web applications and data administration tools to cover multiple tasks with only one database.

Source:  VSX - Vogel Software, http://vsx.net/

Take advantage of WEFTEC's discount rate when you register online, today, August 29th and save up to $100!

Join thousands of water quality professionals taking advantage of the unparallel educational and training opportunities WEFTEC.03 has to offer. Whether your primary concern be Residuals & Biosolids, Collection Systems, Plant Operations & Treatment, Membrane Technologies or Water Reuse & Recycling WEFTEC.03 information packed program may hold the key to your technology questions.

Find the most up-to-date equipment and technology brought directly to you at the largest and most comprehensive Water Quality Exhibition in North America. WEFTEC.03 is being held October 11-15, 2003 in Los Angeles, California.

Register online for WEFTEC today, August 29th, and you'll save up to $100 by taking advantage of our Discount Rate! Registering online is fast, easy and secure. As a bonus for registering online, you will receive $5.00 off your total registration fee.

Online registration link:  http://www.weftec.org/registration/

People post their requests for help and offer their suggestions to others in our open forum.

Mr. Hoff wants help with fish cannery wastewater:

Does anyone have any experience about how to treat wastewater from fish canneries?

The water contains an high amount of blood which pollutes now a river that runs through a village and ends up in the sea. The authorities want to treat the wastewater coming the fish canneries and domestic use at the same time.

Any welcome advice will be more than welcome.
(Click here to post a reply)

Sincerely  
ing Marco Hof
max_hof@hotmail.com

Mr. Kramer needs help gravity flow design:

I am currently implementing a design which uses gravity means to transport wastewater and return activated sludge into two existing oxidation ditches and one newly constructed ox-ditch.

The process begins with screw pumps lifting the WW and RAS into a small chamber.  The chamber is equipped with two 12" telescopic valves which control the rates at which the WW and RAS are sent to either a combination of two existing ox-ditches or the newly constructed oxidation ditch.  While the screw pumps are capable of lifting enough water, the telescopic valve and piping to the existing ditches will not allow enough flow to enter the existing ditches.  This was an oversight during design and minor losses were not entirely accounted for.  The newly constructed ditch will have no problem receiving enough flow because the losses are minimal.

The question now becomes one of how I can increase the flows to the existing ditches without breaking the bank, per say.  My initial thought is to send the flows from the telescopic valve into a wet well and pump flows to the existing ditches but this tends to limit the constant flow to the ditches and upsets the balance I am trying to create.

I am now trying to research the idea of boosting the flows in the pipeline with some type of inline pump.  Because of my lack of experience I feel I am not on the right track any help would be appreciated.  
(Click here to post a reply)

C. Kramer
ckramer@rhpa.us

Help Forum:  Share your expertise with others in our Help Forum.

Manufactures Representatives Wanted

Thermodyne Corporation, the manufacturer of the patented Ultra-Float Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) process, as well as other waste water treatment equipment and modular plants is seeking sales representatives for different territories in North America and select countries around the world.

Visit our web site at http://www.thermodynecorp.com. Interested parties should contact us at thermodyne@aol.com.

The Job Fair:  A free service of Water and Wastewater.com.  You can post job opening for managers, engineers, sales, reps or other talented people you need. ...Or one can post their resume for companies who are looking to add talented people to their staff.

Do you have a position you need to fill?  Visit the Job Fair.

© 1999-2003 Water and Wastewater.com
Home page:  http://www.waterandwastewater.com

Joseph Taylor, Editor
Water and Wastewater Newsletter
3948 South Third Street, No. 121
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250

Phone: 904-280-4656
Fax: 904-273-1399

Email:  jtaylor@waterandwastewater.com

Water and Wastewater Newsletter is a 100% opt-in e-mail list of information for the water and wastewater treatment professional.  Do you have company news, a new product, new service or other information you would like to share with our subscribers?  Please submit articles via e-mail, only to:  news@waterandwastewater.com

Our goal is to provide information to improve your business by using the resources available on the Internet.

Thanks, 
Joe Taylor, Editor
jtaylor@waterandwastewater.com

Water and Wastewater Homepage
Buyers Guide & Industry Directory
Help Forum
Job Fair
Ask Tom! Column
Advertising Information

Filters and Filtration Handbook
by T. Christopher Dickenson
Hard Cover, 4th Edition, December 1997
.

Wastewater Engineering:
Treatment & Reuse
by Metcalf & Eddy, et al
Hardcover, 1848 pages, March 2002
.

Computer Applications in
Hydraulic Engineering
by Haestad Methods Engineering Staff
Hardcover, Book+CDR, September 2001
.

Why take a chance?  Who wants "bingo card" leads that are 2 months old?  Our sponsors get the leads in real-time and you can too -- by advertising on Water and Wastewater.com.

Advertise with us!
Banner advertising on Water and Wastewater.com is a great way to reach this elite group of water and wastewater treatment professionals - immediately!

Click here for Banner Advertising Rate Information

This week's photo is of the restoration of City of Eastpoint Georgia's existing water treatment plant basins.  Precision Concrete installed a cement-based, overlay material to the badly eroded surfaces in approximately 10 basins.  Precision Concrete has worked hard to gain the reputation as the Southeast's premier concrete contractor.

Submitted by Bob Baumeister of Precision Concrete Construction, Inc.

Send us your photos:  We would love to have your photo of a water or wastewater treatment "action shot" for inclusion on our home page, free of charge.  Send your photograph and description to:  news@waterandwastewater.com

To subscribe to our newsletter enter your email address and click the "Subscribe Now" button below.