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everyone. If you are interested in biosolids or drinking water
issues, some upcoming conferences might be of interest to you, see
below.
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(Alexandria, VA) - The Water
Environment Federation (WEF), the American Water Works Association (AWWA),
and the Chesapeake Water Environment Association will present the
Joint Residuals and Biosolids Management Conference, February 19-22,
2003 at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel in Baltimore,
Maryland.
Chaired by Lori Stone (CH2M HILL) and
Daniel Guillory (Metropolitan Water District of Southern
California), the 4-day conference themed, "Partnering for a
Safe, Sustainable Environment", will begin on Wednesday,
February 19, the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency's Part 503 rule governing the use
and disposal of biosolids.
According to Stone, "the
opportunity for water quality professionals around the world to
meet, share experiences, network, and learn -- in a great location
that offers many state-of-the-art facilities -- is unprecedented.
It's great to be able to spend time with people who truly want to
make a difference, who have met and overcome the same everyday
obstacles, who strive for similar goals and who can be there with a
quick phone call or e-mail for advice and assistance after the
conference is over."
Participants will be encouraged to
design their own learning experience by choosing from 25 extensive
technical sessions, 4 conference workshops, and 5 technical tours.
The educational presentations will focus on critical and noteworthy
topics, including: co-management of residuals and biosolids, land
application, odor control, and emerging uses of water treatment
plant residuals for phosphorous control, among others.
For more information, visit www.wef.org/conferences
; call WEF's Fax-on-Demand at: 1-800-444-2933 or +1-703-684-2401 and
select document # 6000 for Conference information and document #6102
for Exhibiting information; e-mail: confinfo@wef.org
, or call: 1-800-666-0206.
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 water quality
professionals from 79 Member Associations in 32 countries.
Fully
Automated
Oregon Tribe to Install
USFilter’s Small-Range CMF Plant
TOWSON, Md. – USFilter’s
Memcor Products will supply the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde,
Ore., with the first packaged small-range Memcor continuous
microfiltration (CMF) plant for their Spirit Mountain Casino.
Scheduled to start up in early 2003, the installation will provide the
casino with 170 gallons per minute (gpm) of treated drinking water.
Pre-mounted, pre-piped and
pre-wired, USFilter’s packaged Memcor CMF plant is ideal for small
communities that require a high-quality treatment system with fast
delivery, small footprint and minimal on-site installation time. This
self-contained modular water treatment unit incorporates an ancillary
skid that contains the basic components required for operating the
treatment system. Modular add-on packages are available to enhance the
capabilities of the system including additional treatment units,
chemical dosing, master control panel, SCADA system, waste
neutralization and instrumentation.
Designed to supply from
87,000 gallons per day (gpd) to 466,000 gpd, USFilter’s packaged
Memcor CMF system is fully automated for daily operation with remote
monitoring capability to reduce operator attendance. The unit also
includes the Memcor pressure decay test, a fully automated and highly
sensitive integrity test system that allows the operator to directly
verify over 4-log reduction of pathogenic organisms such as Giardia
lamblia and/or Cryptosporidium.
USFilter’s Memcor
Products provides flexible, state-of-the-art integrated
microfiltration and RO membrane solutions for treating ground water,
surface water, seawater, industrial process water, and water reuse. A
leading manufacturer of municipal and industrial microfiltration
systems, USFilter’s Memcor Products continues to develop new
membrane polymers, module configurations and system designs for today
and the future.
United States Filter
Corporation, a Vivendi Environnement company, is North America’s
largest water company providing comprehensive water and wastewater
systems and services to commercial, industrial, municipal and
residential customers. Visit the company’s web sites at www.usfilter.com
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AWWA
Annual Conference and Exposition
World's Largest Drinking Water
Conference to be Held in Anaheim
(DENVER) – February 3, 2003 – The
American Water Works Association (AWWA), the authoritative resource
on safe drinking water, today announced its 122nd annual conference
and exposition to be held June 15-19, 2003 at the Anaheim Convention
Center in Anaheim, California.
Established in 1881, AWWA is the
oldest and largest nonprofit scientific and educational organization
dedicated to safe drinking water and water resources in the world.
AWWA has over 56,000 members worldwide and its 4,500 utility members
serve 80 percent of North America's population.
The premier event for total water
management, AWWA’s five-day conference will feature more than 70
technical sessions and 13 pre-conference workshops focusing on
pressing issues such as infrastructure management, capital
financing, benchmarking, security, and legislative and regulatory
challenges. New this year is a special track for upper-level
managers and public officials. Additionally, over 500 exhibitors
will demonstrate the latest innovations and technology in the
drinking water profession.
“Drinking water quality, quantity,
and security are more important than ever,” said Jack Hoffbuhr,
executive director of AWWA. “The collective knowledge and
experience found at this conference provides water professionals
with the information and tools needed to meet new challenges and
continue to protect public health and effectively manage our
priceless water resources.” Fifteen thousand attendees are
expected in Anaheim. Other key conference events include the H2Open
Forum on drought management, as well as the world-renown pipe
tapping contest.
For more information on the
conference, visit www.awwa.org/ace2003
or call toll-free 1-800-926-7337
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$140M
Project
BV Breaks New Ground in Utility
Financing in the Middle East
Kansas City, Mo. -- Black &
Veatch, a world leader in water and wastewater engineering, and
Thames Water Aqua International, part of RWE, Europe's largest
multi-utility, have combined their PFI expertise to structure the
first integrated wastewater scheme in the Gulf Emirate of Ajman to
be implemented on a build-operate-transfer (BOT) basis.
It is the first private finance deal
to take responsibility for the retail risk - the collection of the
tariff from property owners and occupiers - in delivering wastewater
services and the first utility project in the Middle East to charge
a full cost recovery based tariff for delivery of wastewater
management services. The total revenues of the BOT contract, over
its 27.5-year concession term, are estimated to be in excess of
US$450 million.
The ground-breaking project will see
US$140 million worth of new physical infrastructure built in Ajman
in the UAE within the first four years. It will provide the
country's first state-of-the-art sewerage system for 350,000 people,
connecting more than 45,000 properties to modern sanitation
facilities for the first time. The project will also use the latest
energy-efficient technology to treat the collected wastewater to a
quality suitable for reuse in irrigation, thus delivering a valuable
resource to this desert landscape.
Black & Veatch and the regional
engineering firm, KEO International Consultants, were founder
developers of the scheme. Black & Veatch and Thames Water Aqua
International, each holding a 50 percent share, established in April
2002 a new utility company, Ajman Sewerage (Private) Company
Limited. The company was formally established within the framework
of the country's first Sewer Law, enacted on 1 May last year by His
Highness the Ruler of Ajman, Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuami, a
member of the Supreme Council of Rulers of the United Arab Emirates.
The total project cost includes some
US$38 million to be covered by equity, US$77.5 million by a loan
package arranged as a club deal, and the balance by payments of
connection fees. The loan package itself breaks new ground as the
proposed tenor of 14 years stretches the current market norm in
utility financing in this region.
"This is a classic case of
innovation creating value by stretching the envelope to deliver a
pathfinder transaction that will be important not just for Ajman but
for the region as a whole," said Doug Smith, president of Black
& Veatch Europe Division. "We have shown that innovation in
technology, risk mitigation and financial structuring can be brought
together to deliver true value to the people of Ajman."
About Black & Veatch Black &
Veatch is a leading global engineering, construction and consulting
company specializing in infrastructure development in the fields of
energy, water and information.
People post their requests for help and offer their
suggestions to others in our open forum.
Mr. Webber wants help fine coke
removal:
We have a delayed coker plant.
The circulated water in this plant has a solid concentration of 0.5
wt%. The density of the coke is about 1.05. The particle
size of the fine coke is about 70~250 micron.
There is a thin layer of oil which
attached with very small fine coke floating on the water surface.
The design of original sedimentation
tank is no good. There are large amount of fine coke overflow from
the sedimentation tank. This mean separation of water and coke is
very bad. Some vendor suggest us to use DAF to solve the
problem. Is there anyone has better idea?
(Click
here to post a reply)
Could someone direct me to
recommended procedures for "shocking" (if necessary) a
75,000 gal elevated storage tower. The tower has been off line for a
while and needs to be placed back on an existing pressurized system.
Would draining completely and filling
with chlorinated available system water suffice or is another
approach recommended? We have access to the base of the tower
through a fire hydrant.
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Thanks in advance for all responses.
Dennis O'Hara utap@email.com
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Photos
Wanted
Call For Photographs!
This
week's photo is of DSM's plant in Augusta, GA were Fisher Tank
Company resurrected an unused 260' diameter x 15' deep wastewater
pond, lined it with steel plate. Within four weeks of the
initial contract, DSM added 10 million gallons to its wastewater
treatment capacity.
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.
Senior Utility Water/Wastewater
Systems Engineer - Orlando
Education required:
BS Civil or Environmental Engineering degree required
Experience required -
1. 5+ years experience in water and wastewater systems design.
2. Florida PE registration required (or ability to obtain within one
year).
3. Knowledge of AutoCAD a plus.
4. FDOT JPA (Joint Project Agreement) experience a plus.
Relocation:
Client will provide relocation.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please call or e-mail for
more information - maureen@thebestjobs.com
at your earliest convenience. (Also, please e-mail a
resume for this and other jobs.)
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Woodland Hills, CA 91364
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step-by-step practical calculations & procedures in many
environmental control areas for easy understanding &
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environmental control problems."
Established in 1881, AWWA is the
oldest and largest nonprofit scientific and educational organization
dedicated to safe drinking water and water resources in the world.
AWWA has over 56,000 members worldwide and its 4,500 utility members
serve 80 percent of North America's population.
