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Hibhib, Iraq Water Treatment
Plant Opens
 HIBHIB,
Iraq -- A water treatment and distribution facility opened
June 25, through the joint efforts of coalition forces and
Iraqi government officials in the township of Hibhib, near
Baqubah, Iraq.
Caption: Mayor Ali Husan Ali shakes hands with Lt. Col.
Thomas Fisher as they prepare for a ceremony signifying the
opening of a water treatment facility.
Members of the civil military
operations team from 1-68 Combined Arms Battalion, 3rd Heavy
Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Task Force Band
of Brothers, and Hibhib Mayor Ali Husan Ali were on hand to
cut the ceremonial red ribbon signifying the treatment and
distribution facility was operational.
“If you look at the big picture,
the Iraqis have a government that has been installed,” said
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Thomas Fisher, commander, 1-68 Combined
Arms Battalion.
“They have their national
sovereignty. Part of a sovereign nation’s responsibility is
to take care of its people. The water treatment and
distribution facility is a great step towards demonstrating
to the good citizens here in Khalis Kada the government is
looking after their needs.”
Hibhib is the township equivalent
to a U.S. city. Khalis is a kada which is equivalent to a
county and Diyala Province would be considered a state in
the US.
The facility was run down and
could not support the needs of the people before it was
given an upgrade by Iraqi contractors. Now, the facility
with 11 km of new piping can provide clean water for up to
4,000 people, said Capt. Brian Soule, civil military
operations planner, Headquarters and Headquarters Company,
1-68 Combined Arms Battalion.
The project cost $130,000 and was
paid for by funds from the commanders emergency response
program, which is funded by the U.S. Congress. The program
allows commanders in each area of operations to identify
needs of the local people and provide assistance as quickly
as possible.
“They have not had their needs
met by their government in the past 35 years living under a
selfish dictatorship,” said Soule. “We have two roles here
as an Army. We have to find the bad guys, then we have to
help the good guys and 95 percent of the population are the
good guys.”
Before the treatment and
distribution plant was functional the water would make us
sick, said a local Iraqi teenager through an interpreter who
was observing the ceremony. We would have to boil the water
to get it clean. Now, it will be better for cooking and
takes away the fear of poisoning. It makes life more
comfortable.
Hibhib is a place that has seen
its share of violence in the past three years since the
start of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Efforts by coalition and Iraqi
forces root out insurgents and provide security for the area
enable rebuilding projects like clean water and electricity
to take place, said U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Leidigh,
psychological operations team chief, 321st Psychological
Operations Company attached to 1-68 Combined Arms Battalion.
The civil military operations
team has many more projects in the works in coordination
with the local government. Projects include installing a
sewage system, a hydro-electric facility and the completion
of the Baqubah soccer stadium.
Source:
http://www.defendamerica.mil/
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Michael Taylor's Entry Wins iPod
: Billerica WTF
 Jacksonville
Beach, FL -- We are pleased to announce that Michael
Taylor's entry, the City of Billerica Wastewater Treatment
Facility was drawn as the winner of June's "Win a iPod
Contest".
Michael is the Plant Operations Training Specialist at the
City of Jacksonville Beach, having worked there for the past
6 years. Before that, he was in the US Navy, stationed in
Mayport, Florida onboard the USS Yosemite. Michael,
originally from Brick, New Jersey, now lives in Jacksonville
Beach with his wife, and six children, 2 girls and 4 boys,
ages 15 thru 28.
"Wow! Hard to believe I won. Thanks so much," was Michael's
comment to me.
Billerica Wastewater Treatment Facility
The original Billerica Wastewater Treatment Facility was
designed to treat 0.8 MGD, by using aeration tanks and final
settling tanks followed by chlorination before discharge
into the Concord River. In 1975 the first upgrade took place
which, doubled the aeration tank capacity, added an
additional final settling tank and added a sludge disposal
building which housed a coil vacuum filter for sludge
thickening. This upgrade brought the plant capacity to 1.6
MGD. In 1988, construction began on the next expansion which
would bring the Wastewater Treatment Facility to it's
present size of 5.5 MGD.
Here is a link to the plant's listing in our Water and
Wastewater Plants Directory:
Billerica Wastewater Treatment Facility
Thanks for entering
We
had 19 entries that qualified for this June's contest.
Listings from as far away as England, India and Romania.
Quite a range of plant sizes and types, both municipal and
industrial plants. You can see a whole list of the plants
entered into this contest here: Help Forum -
Michael Taylor's Entry Wins iPod : Billerica WTF
New Contest - Sponsored by Franklin Miller
The July's contest will be a
drawing for a Sony Portable DVD Player and it will be
sponsored by
Franklin Miller ,
"The Leader in Size Reduction Technology". Details coming
soon.
For more information contact:
Joe Taylor
Water and Wastewater.com
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Dow Acquires Zhejiang Omex
Environmental Engineering
 Midland,
MI And Huzhou, China - The Dow Chemical Company and Zhejiang
Omex Environmental Engineering Co. Ltd. announced that Dow
has agreed to acquire OEE. This acquisition establishes Dow
as a leader in advanced component offerings for water
purification.
OEE
will bring new critical components that, together with Dow’s
existing technology offerings, will create the framework for
a new Dow Water Solutions business. Terms of the agreement
have not been disclosed.
The
acquisition of OEE will allow Dow to expand into three
critical, enabling component technologies for water
treatment: Ultrafiltration (UF), Membrane Bio-Reactor (MBR)
membranes, and Electrodeionization (EDI). With these
technologies, Dow can now provide an enhanced component
offering for its global customer base.
“Dow
is a leader in reverse osmosis membranes and ion exchange
resins, and this further solidifies our position as a water
solutions leader through additional, specialized
components,” said Ian Barbour, general manager, Dow Water
Solutions. “Adding the technologies from OEE, along with the
current expansion in FILMTECTM membrane production
capabilities in Minneapolis, Minnesota, further demonstrates
Dow’s larger commitment to the water purification industry,
and our ability to continue to lead as a global component
supplier and solutions provider.”
These
new technologies also will accelerate Dow’s growth in the
water business. Ultrafiltration, in particular, is one of
the fastest growing of these component technologies. Dow can
now offer its customers easier access to these additional
components and provide a higher level of integration with
Dow’s existing membrane technologies.
“We
clearly provide the leading reverse osmosis (RO) membrane
with FILMTEC elements,” Barbour added. “The strategy for Dow
is to expand our enabling components offering to be an even
more valued supplier to our original equipment manufacturer
(OEM) customer base. OEE allows Dow to move towards its
strategic goals as a comprehensive component supplier for
water purification.”
The
acquisition of OEE, which is situated in Huzhou, Zhejiang,
China, enables Dow to further penetrate one of the fastest
growing regions for water treatment components. OEE has
provided design engineering and installation for high-purity
water facilities throughout China since 1995. It is one of
China’s premier water treatment and design companies,
specializing in pure and ultra pure water applications.
With a
new custom-built 20,000 square meter facility, OEE employs
over 500 people, primarily in China, involved in
manufacturing, design, engineering and fabrication. The
mission of OEE has been to continuously improve people’s
living standard with its experienced water solutions
expertise.
More
information about Dow can be found at
http://www.dow.com/
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10%
Reduction Aeration Power Consumption
 New aerators reduce power consumption by
10%. The city of Port Alberni sewage treatment lagoon handles
average flows of 45,000 m3/day of municipal and industrial
effluents. The poor mechanical condition and oxygen transfer
performance of the cities aging splash aerators led the city to
evaluate alternative means of aeration for the treatment lagoon.
After a successful product trial,
MGD Process Technology Inc. was selected to provide three
self-aspirating aerators in this years budget. Each new aerator
has a vertically mounted hollow drive shaft turning a patented
impeller. This impeller creates a strong vacuum when turned at
high speeds in water. This vacuum draws air down the hollow
shaft – expelling and shearing it at high velocity several
meters below the waters surface.
Each of the three units are installed
atop a custom built stainless steel and HDPE pipe float system
which has been designed to allow for safe routine maintenance of
the equipment without removal from the lagoon. The installation
of these first three units has removed 45 hp from the original
390 hp aeration system, a reduction of 11%. The reduction in
horsepower will lower the cities power bill by approximately
$30,000.00 per year.
Reducing the overall power
consumption of the system was accomplished without a drop in
system performance. The daily DO figures actually increased once
the new units were installed.
The durable construction and
efficient operation of these self aspirating aerators make them
an excellent alternative to traditional surface (Splash)
aerators. Because they draw air into water at high velocity
these units have additional benefits over splash aerators
including:
-Eliminating misting issues and the release of pathogens into
the air
-High velocity airflow at impeller deflects debris and is
non-clogging
-Reduced odors
-Improved mixing
Midan Industries Ltd continues to
offer limited on-site product trials to municipal and industrial
wastewater treatment facilities planning to replace or augment
their existing aeration systems.
For more information contact:
MGD Process Technology Inc.
Website:
http://www.mgdprocess.com/
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Winner of June's iPod Nano Contest
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Fair : Lead Operator -
Gillette Wyoming
Newpark Environmental Water
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Newpark Resources Inc., a publicly traded company. NEWS
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cost effectively treat produced water and/or oil field
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Responsibilities Include:
Runs the crew; provides assignments to Operators & Operator
Assistants; accountable for daily operation of the plant;
quarterbacks the plant operation from the 2nd floor
including running startup and shutdown, monitoring water
levels in tanks, managing discharges, etc.; monitors RO
performance and sludge belt filter press performance.
Closing Date: Friday, July
14th, 2006
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