| AWWA Meeting :
World's Largest Drinking Water Conference Next Week
 WHAT:
American Water Works Association 2004 Annual Conference and
Exposition
WHEN: Sunday, June 13, 2004 - Thursday, June 17, 2004
WHERE: Orange County Convention Center Orlando, FL
DETAILS: The premier
event for total water quality, ACE 2004 will feature more
than 70 technical sessions and 13 pre-conference workshops
focusing on pressing issues such as infrastructure
management, security, source water protection, emerging
technology, and legislative and regulatory issues. With a
theme of “One World One Water,” the conference features more
than 500 exhibitors.
Highlights of the conference
include:
Water Conservation & Water
Resource Issues
Security Tools & Tactics
Preserving Infrastructure with New Technologies
Desalinization
Educating Landscapers, Gardeners, & Consumers About Wise
Water Use
New Product Technology Showcase - Features the cutting-edge
technologies, services, products and ideas that are poised
to dramatically impact the water industry.
U.S. Department of Commerce’s
International Buyers Program - Delegations from several
countries will attend the conference to view the products
and services available from U.S. suppliers. An International
Business Center, staffed by trade specialists from the
Department of Commerce, will provide services such as export
counseling and interpreters for business negotiations.
Exposition - Offers the
full spectrum of equipment, information and supplies
relevant to the water industry. A story idea book, available
at the press registration desk, will highlight interesting
companies and products for attending press.
Florida Water Bowl - A
fast-paced competition that tests water utility employees’
knowledge of drinking water and treatment. For the first
time, a team of college students will match wits with the
winning utility team.
2004 World Cup of Drilling &
Tapping - An action-packed event! Teams from the US, UK
and Netherlands will compete, using their country’s
particular methodology, to be the fastest in the world to
install a pipe tap.
For more information on the
conference, visit
www.awwa.org/ace2004 or call Greg Kail at 303-734-3410.
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Ask Tom! Column : Call For Papers and Articles
 Sharing
of information helps to develop new treatment technologies
and processes, and helps to resolve problems at wastewater
treatment plants. No matter how unique a problem or process
may seem there is generally someone else out there who is
experiencing a similar problem, or who has already
experienced a similar problem.
We can all
benefit from other peoples experiences. If you have a
relevant experience in dealing with a problem in the
wastewater treatment area and can report a successful
resolution to the problem, maybe you would like to present
some details of the problem and the solution to visitors to
my column, Ask Tom!. Please take the time to put together
about 1,500 to 2,000 words outlining the problem, and
providing details of any unsuccessful solutions tried, and
of course details of the eventually successful solution.
Some areas of
interest include:
1) Article or
primer on use of stationary fuel cell technology in a WWTP
environment.
2) Article or
primer on stormwater collection systems, focus on
equipment and techniques used.
3) Article or
overview on septage collection and treatment.
4) Application or
overview information on using RO treatment of seawater.
5) An article on
options or alternative on-site treatment/disposal systems
for domestic sewage from single dwellings or small rural
communities, golf clubs, etc.
6) Experiences
with Nitrification/de-nitrification in industrial WWTP's
7) Experiences
with, or benefits of, the use of ultra-filtration at
WWTP's.
8) An
industrialists experience of current environmental costs,
(WWT, EMS, etc).
9) Non-biological
processes for treatment of wastewater.
10) An operators
view on the day-to-day operation of a modern municipal
WWTP.
11) Calendar of
operating events for an Anaerobic Ponds or Lagoon.
12) Protection of
ground water reserves.
13) Consideration
of future in developments world environmental controls,
(US, Europe, East, Australia, Africa, etc)?
If you have a
topic of interest please feel free to submit an article for
consideration. All topics will be considered. Just take the
time to put together about 1,500 to 2,000 words about your
pet problem or pet solution and submit it to me for
consideration.
Kind regards,
Tom Keenan
info@nesa.ie
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Doha, Qatar : ITT Industries
Announces Wastewater Contract
 WHITE
PLAINS, NY -- ITT Industries, Inc. has been selected to
design, supply and supervise the development of a complete
sewage system at the Doha South Sewage Treatment Works in
Qatar. Tayseer Contracting Company W.L.L., the successful
bidder for the wastewater plant, awarded ITT Industries'
Sanitaire unit a $12.7 million (6,860,000 pounds) contract
for the project. The upgrade and extension of the current
facility in Doha will manage the flow from approximately
500,000 people and will enhance the local urban environment.
"This
project demonstrates our market leadership and expertise in
providing complete wastewater solutions to the municipal and
industrial treatment markets anywhere in the world," said
Robert Ayers, President of ITT Industries Fluid Technology.
"Our products and design capabilities strengthen the value
of the solutions we provide to our customers, and contribute
to our ongoing growth in the wastewater treatment market."
The
new sewage system in Qatar will reduce the current odor
releases and significantly improve the quality of effluent,
which is used for municipal irrigation within the city of
Doha. To meet customer needs, ITT will design the complete
sewage works, supply all mechanical equipment, and supervise
the installation and mechanical start of the plant.
The
main treatment process for the Doha South Sewage Treatment
Works will be the ITT ABJ ICEAS process. The ICEAS process,
which is a fully automatic, simple to operate, time-based
biological treatment system, is easily expanded and produces
a high quality effluent. The plant will include the complete
ICEAS process equipment, inlet works, sludge holding tank
equipment, sludge thickeners and dewatering and pumping
stations. Other ITT products to be installed will include
Flygt pumps and mixers. The plant is scheduled for
completion within the next two years.
About
ITT Industries
ITT
Industries, Inc. (
http://www.itt.com/ ) supplies advanced technology
products and services in key markets including: electronic
interconnects and switches; defense communication,
opto-electronics, information technology and services; fluid
and water management and other specialty products.
Headquartered in White Plains, NY, the company generated
$5.63 billion in 2003 sales.
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| WT
Chemicals :
Market Competition Intensifies as
Manufacturers Woo Small Client Base
 PALO
ALTO, CA -- Major participants in the
intensely competitive U.S. water treatment
chemicals market are exerting pressure on
suppliers for low prices and looking for
one-stop solutions to meet their needs for
global expansion. Small suppliers succumb to
acquisitions, thus shrinking customer base and
profit margins.
New analysis from
Frost & Sullivan, U.S. Market for Water
Treatment Chemicals, reveals that revenue in
this market totaled $4.28 billion in 2003 and
expects to reach $5.28 billion by 2010.
"Manufacturers need
to focus on 'greener products' that are
convenient to handle, easy to store, highly
effective at low feed levels and leave low
residue drives R&D efforts toward
multi-functional products," notes Frost &
Sullivan Research Analyst Suchita Chaudhari.
Investing in R&D is
essential to come up with technically
innovative products and newer areas of
application for existing products, all within
regulatory limits.
Such innovation is
vital to increase profit margins, which are
lowered by the offer of generic products in a
highly fragmented market. However, smaller
market participants are hindered by lack of
means for heavy investments.
Another major
challenge faced by companies is in the form of
retaining market shares once the patent
expires. Upon expiration, gains achieved due
to intellectual property issues and patent
protected exclusivity cannot be made.
In addition,
cheaper copies of the product flood the
market. Chemical manufacturers face stiff
competition from their Asian counterparts, who
cost effectively copy products.
In such a
situation, market participants are focusing on
catering to customer convenience to retain
market shares. There is a distinct shift in
business focus from purely chemical
manufacturing to packaging of products with
services -- an idea to which customers are
expected to be more receptive, with the
adoption of the outsourcing model.
"Suppliers catering
to customers' requirements to provide flexible
pay options and products coupled with services
are likely to maintain profit margins," adds
Suchita.
The U.S. Market for
Water Treatment Chemicals evaluates the
present state of the market by end-user
segments. It determines the market size,
estimates revenue forecasts, and identifies
new opportunities. The key drivers and
restraints are analyzed by various sectors:
corrosion and scale inhibiting chemicals;
biocides and disinfectants; coagulants and
flocculants; activated carbon; anti-foaming
agents and de-foamers; pH adjustors, water
softeners and other inorganic commodities. The
research service also dwells on challenges
faced by this industry and strategies to
overcome them. Executive summaries and
interviews are available to the press.
If you are
interested in a virtual brochure, which
provides manufacturers, end-users and other
industry participants an overview of the
latest analysis of the U.S. Market for Water
Treatment Chemicals, then send an e-mail to
Melina Gonzalez - Corporate Communications at
melina.gonzalez@frost.com with the
following information: your full name, company
name, title, telephone number, fax number and
e-mail. Upon receipt of the above information,
an overview will be sent to you via e-mail.
Web site:
http://www.chemicals.frost.com/
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| Help Forum :
Hot Messages from the Help Forum
People post their requests
for help and offer their suggestions to others in our open
forum.
Mr. Clement wants info on removing alcohol:
Can anyone share with me a more robust
chemical program to treat IPA (iso-propyl alcohol) in
water? Currently we are using activated carbon, alum,
polymer and hypochlorite in the WWTP. However we are
facing difficulties at times when the COD escalates.
COD values range from 20,000 to 40,000
ppm. The waste stream constituents are mainly IPA & some
other soluble organics.
(Click
here to post a reply)
Thank you,
David Clement
ENERPLUS
cmlau@aiplus.com.sg
Mr. Anh wants help
with pharmaceutical wastewater:
I need to design a waste water treatment
system for a pharmaceutical factory. The wastewater
contains beta-lactam antibiotics, and other chemicals such
as paracetamol, methamedazone, aspirin, codeine, Vitamines,
waste of ointments, etc. with 10,0000- 100,000 mg/l COD.
Could you please send me some information
about how kind of process (chemical and biological) and unit
are need for design it.
(Click
here to post a reply)
Thanks for your cooperation and with
best wishes.
Nguyen Phuoc Ngoc Anh
CTD Co. Ltd.
nam16hu@yahoo.com
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