Tampa
Seawater Desalination Plant To Start Providing Drinking
Water
TAMPA
BAY, Fla., March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tampa Bay Seawater
Desalination plant uses seawater from Tampa Bay to provide
an environmentally friendly, drought-proof, sustainable
supply of drinking water. Although it will initially
produce water at a rate of 4.2 million gallons a day (mgd),
its output will be 25 mgd when at full capacity, making it
the largest RO seawater desalination facility in North
America.
The Tampa Bay Seawater
Desalination plant will provide the Tampa Bay region with
10 percent of its drinking water. Numerous independent
environmental studies predict the facility will not
increase Tampa Bay's salinity beyond its normal seasonal
variations or have any impact on the bay's marine life.
Tampa Bay Seawater
Desalination is producing the world's least expensive
desalinated water. Its average wholesale cost over the
next 30 years is projected at just $2.49 per thousand
gallons. Co-funding by the Southwest Florida Water
Management District through its Partnership Agreement with
Tampa Bay Water of up to $85 million for the plant's
capital costs has further lowered the 30-year projected
average cost to $1.88 per thousand gallons.
ppB-Level :
Automated Laboratory Titrator Measures Water Disinfectants
Loveland,
Colorado -- Hach Company is pleased to announce the only
automated titrator designed for the water quality
laboratory. The AutoCAT 9000 bench top system
automatically completes all USEPA-approved amperometric
titration methods for chlorine, calculates analyte
concentration, and provides real-time graphics display.
The AutoCAT allows the
water quality analyst to complete forward titration with a
detection limit of 5 µg/L and back titration with a
detection limit of 10 µg/L, all with the ease of
colorimetric technique. The AutoCAT 9000 also includes
USEPA-approved methods for chlorine dioxide and chlorite
(plus a sulfite method for process control), making it a
comprehensive solution for the facility that is modifying
current disinfection processes or implementing new
disinfection technology.
Further, it offers titrant
calibration routines, data archiving, print output, and
even electrode cleaning, all executed through easy-to-use
interface prompts in English or Spanish.
Hach Company manufactures
and distributes analytical instruments and reagents used
to test the quality of water and other aqueous solutions.
Their systems are designed to simplify analysis with a
goal of quality products and competent, friendly support.
For more information
contact: Hach Company
P.O. Box 389
Loveland, Colorado 80539-0389
Telephone: 800-227-4224
Fax: 970-669-2932
Web site: http://www.hach.com/
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Reliable
Distribution : Beijing Waterworks Purchases WaterCAD
WATERBURY,
CT, -- Beijing Waterworks Group, the largest water utility
in China, purchased Haestad Methods' WaterCAD software to
help the City of Beijing guarantee the reliability of its
water distribution system for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Support for the World
Olympics is not new to Haestad Methods. Haestad Methods'
SewerCAD sanitary sewer modeling software was used to help
prepare the sanitary sewer facilities in Park City, Utah
(USA) for the 2002 Winter Games. WaterCAD, Haestad
Methods' water distribution modeling software, was
selected by Athens Water and Sewer (Greece) to upgrade its
water system for the large influx of visitors that will be
generated by the 2004 Olympics.
Beijing will use WaterCAD
in a similar manner to help modernize the City's water
facilities. "Beijing has aggressive and
time-sensitive schedules to meet, which require software
that is not only technologically advanced but is supported
by local specialists," said Mr. Liu Hu Nian, Vice
General Manager of Planning and Development for Beijing
Waterworks Group.
Liu added, "We
selected WaterCAD for its superior data management and
sophisticated hydraulic and water quality model features.
Though WaterCAD passed rigorous technical evaluations with
flying colors, the availability of local support and
on-site training played a significant role in our
decision-making process."
Haestad Methods' release of
Chinese-version products and its local representation in
China have both contributed to the success of winning the
trust of clients in this region. The Beijing Waterworks
contract demonstrates that Haestad Methods' commitment to
the Chinese market has been very well received and that
local companies are confident in Haestad Methods' ability
to deliver water-modeling solutions.
"Our release of the
Chinese version of WaterCAD further solidifies Haestad
Methods' continued support to this sector and has been met
with overwhelming interest from all the major water
companies in China," said Douglas Maitland, Director
of International Sales for Haestad Methods. "The
response has been very encouraging."
For more information call
Haestad Methods at 1-800-727-6555 (USA and Canada) or
+1-203-755-1666 (worldwide), e-mail info@haestad.com
, or visit www.haestad.com
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EPA Provides Tools to Improve Septic System Management
Stressing
the environmental importance of proper septic tank
management to prevent pollution from entering the nation's
rivers, lakes, coasts, and groundwater, EPA is providing
approximately 4,000 city and county public health
officials with materials to continue efforts to educate
citizens about proper septic system management.
Failing and
improperly managed septic systems are a significant source
of water pollution, potentially causing contamination of
drinking water wells or restricting shellfish harvest.
Septic systems serve approximately 25 percent of U.S.
households, and one in every three new homes built today
uses these systems – making proper maintenance essential
for protecting America's waters.
"Public
education is the key to improving septic system
management. Citizens need to better understand the
potential harm improperly managed septic systems can have
on the environment and public health and what they can do
to help," said EPA Assistant Administrator for Water
G. Tracy Mehan, III.
As part of
EPA's year-long celebration of the 30th anniversary of the
Clean Water Act, the Agency has developed a CD-based kit
that communities can use to reach out to citizens. Using
the CD, communities can inexpensively produce customized
versions of brochures, utility bill inserts, and other
useful information. Each document contains space
where communities can add local information, so citizens
will know how to obtain additional information.
To order
copies of the Wastewater Month CD or hard copies of these
materials, visit the Wastewater Month website at www.epa.gov/npdes/wastewatermonth
or contact Nikos Singelis, of the Office of Wastewater
Management, at singelis.nikos@epa.gov
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