| BioFilm
Reactor : Kaldnes Awarded Johnstown WWTP Upgrade
 Providence,
RI -- Johnstown, CO has awarded Kaldnes North America Inc.
a contract for the supply of their Moving Bed Biofilm
Reactor (MBBR) to retrofit the town’s wastewater
treatment plant to meet new effluent ammonia limits and
the demands of an increase in population. Currently the
town operates a 3-lagoon system to meet its old permit
limit for BOD and TSS.
The initial design calls
for treatment of 0.75 MGD of flow while the ultimate build
out will be to 1.5 MGD. The Kaldnes medium bubble aeration
system and screen assemblies will be designed for the 1.5
MGD flow so when the flow is increased only additional
media will be required.
The MBBR is a standalone
submerged fixed-film treatment process utilizing plastic
carrier elements, sieves and aeration systems to grow the
bacteria required for degrading the organic material and
ammonia contained within the wastewater. In addition to
being very compact and cost-effective, the system requires
very little operator attention, which is very attractive
to the city. Construction is underway with an estimated
start-up of early 2004.
The installation will
consist of two concrete process trains with two reactors
in series. The reactors are located between the first and
second lagoon, causing the effluent from the second MBBR
to flow directly into the second lagoon. The total volume
of the reactors will be 43,200 ft3. The required effluent
limits and temperature fluctuate during the year. The
controlling month for the design of the facility is
November with influent ammonia of 20 mg/L, a wastewater
temperature of 50C (410F) and an effluent limit of 2.2
mg/L.
Kaldnes is an international
provider of biological treatment systems. We offer the
world’s most experienced personnel in the MBBR field for
biological wastewater treatment. We have more than 15
years in the business and over 300 installations
worldwide.
For more information
contact:
Kaldnes North America Inc.
58 Weybosset Street 4th Floor
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
Telephone: 401-270-3898
Fax: 401-270-3908
Email: kaldnesusa@kaldnes.com
Web site: www.kaldnes.com |
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| Haestad
Methods : Awards Engineering Scholarship
 WATERBURY,
CT, USA -- Haestad Methods announced that Om Gharty
Chhetri has been awarded an engineering scholarship
sponsored by Haestad Methods. This program was established
by Haestad Methods to provide financial support to
full-time civil engineering students with an interest in
hydraulic engineering.
Om Gharty Chhetri will use
his Haestad Methods' scholarship to help with the expenses
of his master's degree in civil engineering from Lamar
University in Beaumont, TX. Chhetri received his
bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the Institute
of Engineering in Lalitpur, Nepal in 2000 and is an active
member of Chi Epsilon and the American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE).
Scholarship recipients are
selected based on outstanding academic achievement and
preparation of a high-quality research paper on water
resources. Chhetri wrote his paper on the analysis of
storm drainage design systems and the rational method,
with a focus on inlets and conduits. He used Haestad
Methods' StormCAD stormwater modeling software for
analysis of the results and compared them to other
modeling software results.
"Haestad Methods'
scholarship and academic programs exist to facilitate
active involvement in the development of the engineering
profession," said Dr. Thomas Walski, Vice President
of Engineering for Haestad Methods. "Our free
eTraining courses, technical book and library donations,
and discounted pricing work together to build friendships
that expand educational opportunities and make a positive
impact on the civil engineering community as a
whole."
Additional academic
initiatives sponsored by the company include Haestad
Methods' Educational Software Grant for qualified
colleges, universities, and technical institutes; and
UTalkTM, the company's innovative online discussion group
created specifically for university faculty, researchers,
and students.
For more information on
Haestad Methods' Engineering Scholarship Program, visit www.haestad.com/scholarships
. For all other academic programs and services offered by
the company, call Haestad Methods at 1-800-727-6555 (USA
or Canada) or +1-203-755-1666 (worldwide), e-mail info@haestad.com
, or visit www.haestad.com. |
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| Tampa Bay
Water : NCPPP Gives Top Honor to Partnership
 HOUSTON,
TX -- Tampa Bay Water's regional surface water treatment
facility, the second largest design-build-operate project
for drinking water services in the United States, has won
the award for the best infrastructure project from the
National Council for Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP).
Made possible through a public-private partnership between
Tampa Bay Water and USFilter Operating Services Inc.
(USFilter), the project was singled out for its
originality, quality and implementation while generating
savings of approximately $80 million.
"The NCPPP awards
process is arduous and designed to identify the best in
public-private partnerships," said Richard Norment,
executive director, NCPPP. "Our objective is to hold
up examples that can provide others with a clear
illustration of the capabilities of these cooperative
agreements between the public and private sectors. Tampa
Bay Water and USFilter should be proud to be one of the
few selected for this prestigious award."
To help meet the need for
new drinking water supplies in the region, Tampa Bay Water
entered into a $144 million, 15-year design-build-operate
agreement in March 2000 with a team led by USFilter for a
66-million-gallon-per-day regional surface water treatment
plant. As part of the agreement, USFilter carried out the
design and construction of the plant and today provides
for its day-to-day operation.
Chuck Carden, Tampa Bay
Water's project manager who oversaw the entire project and
accepted the award, attributed the success of the project
to the design-build team and partnership approach.
"We faced several challenges throughout the project,
including a late decision to expand the plant's capacity
during construction, but the team effort ultimately made
this project a success. Built on time and on budget, Tampa
Bay Water now has a plant that serves as the cornerstone
of our operations and will generate approximately $80
million in savings over the 15-year partnership."
USFilter designed and built
the facility incorporating some of the most advanced
technologies, such as high-rate ballasted flocculation,
ozone disinfection and biologically active granular
activated carbon. The plant treats varying water quality
and flow rates without compromising water quality or the
environment. In fact, it produces water that meets or is
superior to all federal, state and local water quality
requirements.
The facility provides the
first non-groundwater source to Tampa Bay Water's member
governments, which serve more than 2 million residents.
The plant is the hub of the water supplier's $600 million
master water plan.
Tampa Bay Water is
Florida's largest public wholesale water supplier serving
Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties and the cities
of Tampa, St. Petersburg and New Port Richey. Information
on Tampa Bay Water and its facilities can be found at www.tampabaywater.org. |
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WEF/AWWA : Joint Management
Conference Set
Alexandria, VA -- The Water
Environment Federation (WEF) and the American Water Works
Association (AWWA) will team up to present the WEF/AWWA
Joint Management Conference at the Sheraton San Marcos in
Phoenix, Arizona, March 14-17, 2004.
Today's utilities face many
issues, including asset management, financing for
infrastructure, technological advances, compliance and
implementation of new regulations, higher public service
demands, and reduction of staff and resources. Joint
Management 2004, held in cooperation with the Arizona
Water & Pollution Control Association, will offer
practical, realistic solutions to these issues through
workshops, presentations, and extensive technical sessions
presented by experts in management techniques, strategies
and solutions.
Topics include: asset
management, strategic planning, management issues for
smaller utilities, and improving information technology,
among others.
Encouraged to attend are
water and wastewater utility managers, public works
directors, district managers, water and wastewater
treatment professionals, consultants, public officials,
and regulatory board members.
For more information or to
register, please visit http://www.wef.org/Conferences/
, email confinfo@wef.org
, or call 1-800-666-0206.
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