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Utilities
- WEDECO
Announces Breakthrough in the American Drinking Water Market
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- This Month's Ask Tom!
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Annual National User Development Conference
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WEF Announces
Environmental Management System Project for Water, Wastewater
Utilities
Program Seeks to Unify, Organize
Disparate Techniques to Improve Environmental Performance
(Alexandria,
Va.) -- Under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), the Water Environment Federation (WEF)
recently announced a new project to develop a comprehensive
Environmental Management System (EMS) for water and wastewater
utilities. The project will look at successful utility management
tools, identify barriers to the implementation of available
programs, and identify incentives for integrating these tools into a
comprehensive EMS.
Recommendations from the effort,
formally titled "Development of Comprehensive Environmental
Management Systems Guidance For Public Utilities - Phase I,"
will be used in a second phase, possibly to develop a guidance
document for utilities.
Current utility management programs
and techniques are disconnected from one another and widespread
adoption has been slow. This project will examine the feasibility of
developing a comprehensive EMS to enable utilities to identify and
efficiently manage its capital assets, address a range of
environmental impacts, and focus on improving environmental
performance beyond levels required by regulations - all through an
open process that addresses the needs of communities, regulators,
and other stakeholders.
"I am very excited about this
comprehensive EMS project," said Stephen Graef, chair of WEF's
Utility Management Committee. "It will provide a practical EMS
template for all utility business categories - a utility-wide
approach that takes the best management programs out there and
integrates them into an overall EMS framework."
The Association of Metropolitan
Sewerage Agencies (AMSA) will partner with WEF and EPA on this
project. A workgroup, comprised of WEF and AMSA members, as well as
other key stakeholders including EPA, will have its initial meeting
at WEFTEC 2001, the Federation's annual meeting and exhibition being
held in Atlanta, Ga. this October. A project web page, hosted on the
WEF web site ( http://www.wef.org/
) and linked to the AMSA site, is planned to provide information and
promote dialogue.
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 more than 100,000
water quality professionals from 77 Member Associations in 31
countries.
"Multi-Barrier"
Ozone and UV
WEDECO
Announces Breakthrough in the American Drinking Water Market
Contract Awards for the First
Large-Scale Ozone and Ultraviolet "Multi-barrier"
Treatment Plant in North America
Duesseldorf, Germany - WEDECO AG
Water Technology announced today that its' U.S. subsidiary was
recently awarded a contract for North America's first large-scale UV
disinfection system for "multi-barrier" disinfection of
potable water from the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, Utah.
The contract was awarded as part of an upgrade to the 46 million
gallon per day (MGD) (7,254 cubic meters per hour) drinking water
treatment plant Weber Basin 3. The process upgrade, engineered by
Carollo Engineers (Boise, Idaho) includes for an ozone oxidation
treatment stage followed by disinfection with ultraviolet light. The
general constructor is Alder Construction (Salt Lake City, Utah).
Under
the terms of the contract WEDECO-Ideal Horizons, Inc. (Poultney,
Vermont) will manufacture and deliver four (4) of WEDECO's
proprietary K Series ultraviolet disinfection units. Weber Basin 3
will represent the first large-scale potable water system in North
America to employ WEDECO's advanced low pressure-high intensity
ultraviolet lamp technology, used extensively throughout Europe for
drinking water disinfection.
For drinking water applications,
operational redundancy and independent verification of performance
are important aspects in the design of any treatment plant. For
Weber Basin, three of the UV units operating in parallel will be
able to disinfect the entire 46 MGD plant treatment capacity. The
fourth unit will remain on "stand-by". Prior to
installation, the reactors will be certified by a third party
testing center to ensure that they meet or exceed the plant's design
UV dose criteria of 40 mJ/cm2 (millijoules per square centimeter).
This dose was selected by Carollo to ensure effective disinfection
at the plant's design conditions. The UV system will be able to
provide a greater than 4 log (99.99%) inactivation of human
pathogens including bacteria and viruses as well as dangerous
protozoa. The system is scheduled to become operational in summer
2003; installation work will start in winter 2003.
The ozone system to be installed as
part of the upgrade will provide pre-treatment of the water prior to
UV disinfection. It will deliver up to 1200 pounds per day (PPD) (23
kilograms per hour) of ozone to reduce, taste, and odor in the
water as well as provide some disinfection assistance to the
ultraviolet system. It is to be manufactured and supplied by
PCI-WEDECO Environmental Technologies, Inc. (West Caldwell, New
Jersey), a member of WBL Holding Group, world largest ozone system
manufacturer. PCI-WEDECO is a subsidiary of WBL Holding (Duesseldorf,
Germany).
John Marrino, President of both
WEDECO-Ideal Horizons, Inc. and PCI-WEDECO Environmental
Technologies, Inc. is enthusiastic about the project. "We
believe that Weber Basin 3 represents the beginning of what will
become a significant upgrade for potable water treatment throughout
North America. The benefits of combining these two technologies are
clear. The result will be exceptional quality drinking water that
consumers can trust."
"This is an exciting opportunity
to demonstrate the excellent quality and efficiency of our
product," says Mr. Werner Klink, CEO of WEDECO AG Water
Technology. "The multi-barrier concept with ozone and UV will
ensure safe drinking water for the population of the Weber Basin
District. Combining the oxidation power of ozone and the
disinfection power of UV will provide unsurpassed protection from
waterborne illness due to human pathogens such as coliform bacteria,
viruses and protozoa.
"Introduces advanced
fluid mechanic fundamentals to practicing industrial pump
designers. Without requiring higher math beyond algebra, the
author provides a detailed picture of the flow pattern in
centrifugal pumps and a simple pump design procedure..."
"Engineering
services consultant McAllister offers practical techniques and
shortcuts for pipe line construction, design, and engineering."
Pipe
Line Rules of Thumb Handbook:
A Manual of Quick, Accurate Solutions to Everyday Pipe Line
Engineering Problems
by E. W. McAllister
Paperback, 604 pages 4th Edition, January 1998
"...for graduate
students and design engineers with a basic understanding of
flow machines, thermodynamics, electric machines, and design
principles."
We thank you for your continued support of the Reading
Room. Do you need a book? Can you suggest a book you love, that
we should have in the Reading Room? Let me know and we will try to include it!
WE NEED YOUR GUEST ARTICLES
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Ask Tom! guest author! Share your knowledge with others and promote yourself
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For more information, please contact Tom Keenan
at: info@nesa.ie
Infrastructure
Management Software
GBA Master Series, Inc. Hosts Second
Annual National User Development Conference
KANSAS CITY, MO --- GBA Master
Series, Inc., a software developer of Computerized Maintenance
Management Systems (CMMS) for public works and water resources, will
host their second annual User Development Conference,
"Expertise: The Most Valuable Asset." The conference will
take place Wednesday and Thursday, November 7 and 8 at the Westin
Crown Center Hotel in Kansas City. On Friday, November 9, extended
training sessions will occur at the same location.
All
current users, allies and business partners along with potential
users of GBA Master SeriesT Infrastructure Management Software are
encouraged to attend the conference. GBA Master Series has published
a Call for Papers for presentations at the upcoming conference. As
incentive for delivery of one-hour presentations, GBA Master Series,
Inc. will pay for one night of lodging at the hotel.
Another highlight of the User
Development Conference will be an expanded offering of Help Desk
stations. While visiting a Help Desk, one can ask any question in
regards to the software, its functionality, using data or any other
related topic. GBA Master Series, Inc. Implementation Engineers will
provide recommendations specific to the user's organization.
Business partners and members of the
Masters in Business Alliance (MBA) are strongly encouraged to attend
the conference, host a tabletop booth, and participate in the Call
for Papers.
To learn more about the User
Development Conference "Expertise: The Most Valuable
Asset," please visit our web site at www.gbamasterseries.com.
The web site has forms available for the call for papers and Help
Desk registration. It includes recommendations for optimizing time
spent at the Help Desks. Business partners and MBA allies can learn
more about various participation opportunities.
GBA Master SeriesT has headquarters
in Kansas City, MO. The suite of software is used to manage sanitary
sewer, water, storm, wastewater, and street systems. The
well-designed CMMS software applications provide several benefits to
public works and water resources professionals. By utilizing the
software, they can track the lifecycle of events related to a
customer complaint or other service request; document the details of
work performed; and, accurately and easily account for the cost of
labor, equipment, and material resources. The ability to prioritize
maintenance and rehabilitation tasks quickly and accurately and to
analyze current and historical data to identify system trends
provides additional benefits.
GBA Master Series, Inc. has
headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. Civil engineers have
continuously enhanced and developed the suite of software products
since inception in 1985. For more information, please call (800)
492-2468 or visit www.gbamasterseries.com.
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Low-Profile
Aluminum Cover
Novel System Used to
Install Aluminum Cover Over Large Water Reservoir
The Columbian Park Water Reservoir in
Lafayette, IN now has an all-aluminum truss-vault roof to cover the
drinking water it stores, and which must be protected from
contamination and other environmental intrusions. The reservoir
provides storage of the treated drinking water that is distributed
to the surrounding community.
Direct
sunlight impinging on the stored water is one of the problems. It
breaks down the contained chlorine, added in the treatment process
to keep the finished product algae-free. Also, the water must be
protected from vandalism and park animals and birds. Until recently,
the reservoir had been protected by a floating cover made of a
polyethylene fabric that had to be replaced approximately every 15
years at considerable expense. Additionally, the cover had to be
cleaned on a regular basis, which meant that this costly maintenance
task was an annual line item in the budget.
When it was time to replace the last
floating cover recently, management decided to seek out and
investigate more economical and practical options. The bid process
began by issuing a list of requirements: The new cover had to be a
clear-span design, since it would not be possible to build supports
into the reservoir. It had to be corrosive-resistant to the contents
and the environment.
"One of the most important
requirements was that the new cover be made from either aluminum or
stainless steel," according to Charles Barker of Hawkins
Environmental, the engineering firm selected to assist in the
project. He explained that the chlorine in the finished water is
corrosive to almost every other building material. Finally, it had
to be as maintenance-free as possible to hold down costs.
Temcor, a Carson, CA company, which
has constructed numerous aluminum covers for water and wastewater
facilities, was awarded the contract to design and build the
structure over the 42,000 sq.-ft. Lafayette reservoir. It would be
the largest clear-span aluminum water storage cover in the U.S.,
almost an acre in size. The clear-span roof would be resistant to
moisture and corrosion, and require minimal maintenance for many
years.
The entire cover was completed in 10
weeks, with an average daily crew size of just seven people. This
truss roof vault is one design in the company’s line of aluminum
dome and non-circular tank cover systems that have been installed in
more than 4,000 locations around the world. Completed, the cover has
a low profile and has met with approval from local residents. Barker
said that the roof has been “very well received by the
locals." The reservoir is in a very public area of the city,
and aesthetics were an important consideration in the design. As a
result, the City of Lafayette now has an attractive water reservoir
cover that provides maximum protection for the contents and which
requires minimal maintenance.
People post their requests for help and offer their
suggestions to others in our open forum.
Ms. Woods wants to know about
foaming:
I would be grateful for info or
useful websites on Nocardia and it's effect on foaming in aeration
tanks of an activated sludge plant. Problem solving hints would be
appreciated also.
This week's photo is of a wastewater
treatment plant. Columbian TecTank offers tanks in a
wide range of configurations. These include flat bottoms, cone
bottoms and tanks on structures, each with various piping options.
Our liquid storage tanks are individually engineered for your
specific application.
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.
Full credit and the description of the photo will be
given. Photographs are be changed every two weeks to give
everyone a chance to be included.
Waste Management is the leading
provider of comprehensive waste management services to approximately
25 million residential and 2 million commercial customers
nationwide.
OVERVIEW: The Industrial Waste
Account Specialist will be located in our National Accounts Sales
and Service (NASS) office in Lombard, IL. This individual will be
responsible for invoicing our industrial (hazardous) waste clients
and vendors. Other duties will include managing the database of
third party contractors/relationships, printing manifests, drum
labels, and all other documentation relating to the Department of
Transportation or other governmental requirements. In addition, this
person would also provide back up office support.
DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: Gather
information from national and field locations to maintain a database
of contacts for third party relationships; Manage purchase orders
and invoice administration for services subcontracted through third
party companies; Provide support to the industrial customer service
organization for the printing of hazardous waste manifests and
labels; Assist in gathering pricing information for bids and
proposals.
REQUIREMENTS: An Associates Degree in
Business/Science preferred. Two years of experience in an
Environmental, Waste, or related industry is also required. The
ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business related
journals, governmental regulations, and procedure manuals is
essential. One must be able to present information and respond to
questions from groups of managers, clients, and vendors with ease.
Exceptional math skills are also required, thus being able to
calculate discounts, interest, commission, and mark-ups with ease. A
high-level understanding of Word, Excel, and Access environments is
needed. Excellent organizational skills, along with concise written
and verbal communication would also be required.
Waste Management offers an EXCELLENT
compensation package along with a wonderful health insurance package
and a phenomenal 401K program, and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
All interested candidates should
contact:
Ms. Cathy Dague
Recruiting Manager Waste Management, Inc.
National Accounts Division
720 E. Butterfield Road
Lombard, IL 60148
Phone: 630-572-2412
Fax: 630-572-9894
Email: cdague@wm.com Web site: http://www.wm.com
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"Engineering
services consultant McAllister offers practical techniques and
shortcuts for pipe line construction, design, and engineering."
Direct
sunlight impinging on the stored water is one of the problems. It
breaks down the contained chlorine, added in the treatment process
to keep the finished product algae-free. Also, the water must be
protected from vandalism and park animals and birds. Until recently,
the reservoir had been protected by a floating cover made of a
polyethylene fabric that had to be replaced approximately every 15
years at considerable expense. Additionally, the cover had to be
cleaned on a regular basis, which meant that this costly maintenance
task was an annual line item in the budget.