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 BASRAH,
Iraq -- The Umm Qasr Water Treatment Plant, one of the six
largest infrastructure projects in southern Iraq, provides
potable water for Umm Qasr port facilities and the town of
Umm Qasr, thanks to the efforts of the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers.
The Corps has drilled two wells
for water, built the building, installed 10 storage tanks,
supplied and installed the reverse osmosis equipment and
hooked up the power.
“Everything has been done from
the ground up,” said Natalie Sudman, project engineer with
Gulf Region South District (GRS). “These things were
requested by the Basrah governorate. They are now debating
whether or not the water is specifically for the Port or for
all of the public.”
The $341,322 project is one of the more important ones for
Umm Qasr, according to Ali, and Iraqi project engineer for
GRS.
“I think that the water treatment
plants and the other projects that we (Corps) do benefit
individual Iraqis and help make a positive difference in
their everyday lives,” Ali said, adding that the reverse
osmosis plant will start operations early this year and have
the capacity to produce up to 25 cubic meters of water per
hour.
“Before the war in 2003, which
liberated Iraq from tyranny, Umm Qasr citizens used to buy
drinking water from the city of Basrah, which is about 60
kilometers away,” Ali said.
“Currently there are more than
six water treatment plants projects under construction in
the southern reign of Iraq. Most of them are scheduled to
(start) later this year.”
The Corps provided the two wells,
each 20 to 30 meters deep, to ensure a reliable source of
water, Sudman said. “These newly completed wells bring water
right from the ground,” she said. “The project is expected
to provide potable water to approximately 200,000 citizens.”
She added that the new storage
tanks, capable of storing 25 cubic meters of water each,
will allow the plant to have a surplus, enabling water to be
available all the time.
“If the plant needs to be shut
down for maintenance or if the power goes out for a while or
something of that nature, there will still be a reserve of
water available for people to use,” she said.
GRS’ mission also is to provide
contract oversight for the project.
“We’re (Corps) responsible for
making sure that the contractor builds the water treatment
plant according to plans and specifications,” Sudman said.
“The Iraqi government will assume full responsibility for
this project and for the national reconstruction. To ensure
that happens, these projects involve working with and
training Iraq’s workers to manage and implement their own
projects.”
In order to provide a reliable
source of power for the water treatment plant, GRS has
installed a 1,200-kilovolt electric generator.
“The completion of the plant will
have great impact on the town of Umm Qasr, which has
suffered from a shortage of potable water for over 20
years,” Ali said. “The growth potential for Basrah is
unlimited as long as there is a clean reliable source of
water serving the community.”
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South Cobb Wastewater Tunnel
Project Awarded
 PASADENA,
CA -- Parsons and its subcontractor, Jacobs Associates (JA),
have been awarded a contract by the Cobb County Water System
(CCWS) to oversee work on the South Cobb Tunnel in Cobb
County, Georgia. The estimated construction cost of the
project is $200 million.
Parsons and JA will oversee
construction activities, make independent cost estimates to
validate those made by the engineering team, advise CCWS on
contracting issues, implement a quality control plan, and
assist with community outreach.
The South Cobb Tunnel consists of
approximately 30,000 ft of 27-ft-diameter tunnel, concrete
lining, construction and drop shafts, inlet structures, and
smaller connector tunnels. The project also includes a
130-MGD lift station, constructed in a 100-ft-diameter
shaft, to convey wastewater flows from the tunnel to the
South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility.
A veteran in water/wastewater
services, Parsons and its affiliates bring extensive
worldwide experience in managing large construction and
tunnel projects, including the Chattahoochee Tunnel, one of
the largest construction undertakings in CCWS’s history.
CCWS chose Parsons and its subcontractor, JA, to provide
construction management services for the Chattahoochee
Tunnel Project in 1999. The project was completed in
December 2004 under budget.
“Parsons is incredibly pleased to
continue its association with CCWS,” said Dave Backus,
Parsons Group President. “The Parsons team is not only
familiar with Cobb County but is also aware of the community
concerns in the area.”
When operational in 2013, the
South Cobb Tunnel will replace existing wastewater
infrastructure nearing capacity and provide conveyance
capacity for anticipated build-out of the basin.
Parsons, celebrating more than 60
years of setting industry standards, is a leader in many
diversified markets such as water/wastewater,
transportation, facilities, planning, infrastructure,
industrial processes, communications, water, environmental,
and advanced technology. Parsons provides technical and
management solutions to private industrial customers
worldwide as well as federal, regional, and local government
agencies.
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Electricity Generation from
Wastewater Edges Closer
 University
Park, PA -- A wastewater-powered 'battery' that produces
electricity by oxidizing the organic matter in dirty water
could soon become economical for large-scale use,
researchers from Pennsylvania State University have said.
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs), which use the electrons
produced when bacteria 'eat' organic waste in water to
induce a current, are a hot research topic as sources of
clean energy and cost-free wastewater treatment at the same
time.
Scientists have used MFCs to turn wastewater into renewable
electricity and clean water for years, but only on small
scales with currents not exceeding a few miliwatts due to
cost and efficiency limitations. The holy grail of combining
wastewater purification with renewable energy production may
be in sight, however, as researchers at Penn State
University edge closer to a practical-scale solution.
"So
far we have been waiting on the technology to scale this up
to a larger size, and we've recently filed a patent
disclosure on this - we believe that we now know how to do
this," Professor Bruce Logan, who heads the Penn State
group, told Edie.
"We
still don't know how to do it economically but the basic way
that we do it should be economic in the near future," he
said, adding that the timescale for the results will depend
on the level of funding the project receives.
While
wastewater used to fuel the MFC comes at a zero, or even
negative cost, the cell itself is made with expensive
materials - corrosion-resistant conductors chosen for
maximum efficiency. The electricity-producing bacteria
also come free of charge as researchers have learnt to make
electricity with micro-organisms naturally occurring in
human, animal or industrial wastewater.
"We
don't have to go out and find some magical bacteria but
basically we can take a reactor we put wastewater into it
... and if we pump it continuously we can continuously
generate power," Professor Logan explained. "And we
can actually treat the wastewater. The bacteria by degrading
that organic matter can remove that organic matter but also
in our case generate electricity.
"It's
like in [the film] Matrix - old people got hooked up to
electrodes or to tubes or whatever and they were generating
electricity for the aliens," he said - except, in this case,
"we're the aliens."
While
they may seem somewhat Sci-Fi, MFCs are increasingly being
used in practical applications. Wastewater treatment is most
likely to emerge as the first practical use - domestic
wastewater from a town of 100,000 people can produce around
2,3MW while providing cost-free water treatment.
Scientists now aim to maximize efficiency and bring down the
costs of MFCs. Once built, an MFC used for wastewater
treatment requires minimal maintenance and has zero running
costs, making the technology ideal for use in the developing
world where it could provide for some of the 2bn people
currently lacking access to adequate sanitation.
The
technology also cuts the costs of wastewater treatment,
which in a developed country like the US eats up 5% of total
electricity produced. MFCs could easily sustain all
domestic, industrial and animal wastewater treatment in the
US, Prof Logan said. This may provide the competitive
advantage the technology needs to break through to the open
market.
Web
site:
http://www.engr.psu.edu/
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NYSERDA
Gives $7 Million for Cogeneration
 ALBANY,
NY -- The New York State Energy Research and Development
Authority today announced $6,422,450 in funding to support seven
distributed generation, or combined heat and power, (DG/CHP)
projects throughout the State. The projects will co-generate
38,475 kW of electricity and heat and are sited at three
universities, a suburban office building, large city hotel, a
municipal wastewater treatment plant and an urban condominium.
"On-site electric generation,
featuring the use of resultant process heat, increases energy
efficiency, provides energy surety to owners, relieves
congestion on the power grid, and benefits the State's
environment and economy. It is now feasible for many larger
commercial utility customers, and we have funding available to
promote its use," Peter R, Smith, NYSERDA President and CEO
said.
These projects, co-funded through the
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority's New
York Energy $mart SM Program, range in size from a huge 30,000
kW central-power plant project at Cornell University, to a 400
kW installation at Schenectady's wastewater treatment plant and
down to a compact 195 kW unit in a historical structure at
Cooper Union.
"The range of potential host sites
for this efficient technology has increased significantly.
NYSERDA's competitive solicitation program provides incentives
for initial project analysis, installation costs and hastens
long-term payback recovery," Smith noted.
The total co-funded value for the
projects exceeds $64.3 million. This is NYSERDA's seventh round
of DG/CHP awards, totaling $51 million to date, in a program
that has helped develop 44 operational systems, with an
installed capacity of 22,400 kW (22.4 MW).
In addition to the installations,
another $580,924 was allocated for various contractors to
analyze and educate DG/CHP interests across the State. Three
contracts will cover half the cost of feasibility studies for
potential projects; five fund project analysis and technology
transfer tools, and four provide for operating-data retrieval
and online results presentation.
The New York Energy $mart SM Program
is funded through a regulatory assessment on the consumer
electricity bills of the investor-owned utilities. The Public
Service Commission authorizes NYSERDA to develop and operate
public-benefit programs that improve energy efficiency, promote
a cleaner environment and benefit the State's economy. The
programs are open to residential, commercial and industrial
customers that pay the assessment.
For more program information, visit
www.nyserda.org
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