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Water and Waste Water Dot Com Newsletter
"For the water and wastewater treatment professional...."
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Vol. 3, No. 52, March 26, 2001
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN): 1533-449X
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Joseph Taylor, Editor, mailto:jtaylor@waterandwastewater.com
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Contents:
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> Contributors Wanted!
> Would You Have a Trade Show Exhibit With No Salesmen In It?
> Bush's Withdrawal of Arsenic Rule May Fly in Face of Consumers
> Congressman Congratulates OMI on Quality Award
> This Week's Top Picks From The Reading Room
> Ask Tom! Column
> Wood Street Interceptor Wins CWEA's Achievement Award
> Over 24,000+ Visitors and 256,000 Page Hits in February!
> Largest Membrane Plant Design-Build
> Hot Messages from the Help Forum
> Call For Photographs!
> From the Job Fair
> Subscribe and Unsubscribe Information
> SEND THIS NEWSLETTER TO YOUR FRIENDS AND ASSOCIATES....
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Contributors Wanted!
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Press releases, show announcements and industry news wanted!
Do you have company news, a new product, new service or other
information you would like to share with our subscribers?
DEADLINE for the next issue is: March 31st.
We give full credit to contributing authors. Please send your
news article or press release via e-mail to:
mailto:news@waterandwastewater.com
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Bush's Withdrawal of Arsenic Rule May Fly in Face of Consumers
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Nearly 50% of Americans Believe Federal Laws Regulating Drinking
Water Aren't Strict Enough, New Water Quality Association Survey
Finds
LISLE, Ill., March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Yesterday, the Bush
administration rescinded the EPA's new 10 ppb arsenic limit in
drinking water -- itself an 80% reduction from the previous
50 ppb standard. This decision comes in spite of the fact that,
according to the 2001 National Water Quality Consumer Survey
(a biennial report sponsored by the Water Quality Association),
49 percent of Americans believe federal drinking water laws are
not strict enough (up from 40 percent in 1999) and more than
60 percent of adults interviewed would pay more on their utility
bills or on home water treatment to reduce arsenic if it was
found to contaminate their water. (The new WQA survey was
conducted in February, 2001.)
"Arsenic is a known carcinogen. As such, the maximum
contaminant level goal -- that is, the level at which no health
risk is known to occur -- is zero. Yet, the EPA, after l0
years of debate, is letting a maximum contaminant level of
50 ppb stand in order to weigh the costs of industrial and
utility compliance against human health risks," said Carlyn
Meyer, Water Quality Association Public Affairs Director.
"Research shows that consumers want more -- not less --
protection against drinking water contaminants," Meyer added.
The new arsenic rule was intended to update an arsenic
standard that has been in effect for nearly 60 years. The
1996 Safe Drinking Water Act (passed by a large bi-partisan
majority in Congress) mandated that the EPA set new arsenic
rules for drinking water by June, 2001. The EPA's new
standards had followed a 1999 National Academy of Sciences
report which found arsenic in drinking water can cause bladder,
lung and skin cancer and might cause kidney and liver cancer.
"The debate concerning the cost to remove arsenic from our
drinking water is ill-founded. No one should have to fear
arsenic contamination because the cost of treatment is too
expensive," said Joseph Harrison, P.E., WQA Technical Director
and former director of the EPA's Office of Drinking Water and
Groundwater (Region V). "The fact is -- certain home water
treatment technologies are effective, efficient and economical
for reducing arsenic to near zero. That fact is widely known
within and outside the EPA," Harrison said. In fact, WQA is
working with utilities to develop low-cost treatment options
for small community systems -- those most affected by arsenic
contamination. "The public shouldn't have to trade its health
and welfare for dollars and cents," he added.
SOURCE Water Quality Association
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Congressman Congratulates OMI on Quality Award
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GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S.
Representative Tom Tancredo (R-CO) congratulated Operations
Management International, Inc. (OMI) on winning the 2000
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award during a ceremony
held today at OMI's headquarters. Tancredo presented OMI
President Don S.Evans with a copy of the Congressional Record
remarks he made in January.
One of four Baldrige Award recipients, OMI is the only company
this year in the service category and the first Colorado company
to win the prestigious award. President Bush will present the
award at a Washington ceremony April 6.
"I am proud to congratulate OMI on this great accomplishment.
Winning the Baldrige Award rewards the deserving employees of
OMI for two decades of providing superior utility management
services," says Tancredo. "To win such a prestigious award,
OMI has proven that its emphasis on quality is evident in
its work."
Named after a former Secretary of Commerce, the Baldrige Award
is an annual award that recognizes U.S. companies for
performance excellence. It is the highest-level quality award
given in the United States. The Baldrige Award evaluates
businesses on seven performance excellence criteria: leadership,
strategic planning, customer and market focus, information and
analysis, human resource focus, process management, and
performance and business results. OMI uses that criteria as a
cornerstone for its Obsessed With Quality process.
"Our quality process has had a tremendous influence on our
success, and we plan to share our experience with other Colorado
businesses," says OMI President and CEO Don S. Evans. "OMI is
a founding member of the newly formed Colorado Performance
Excellence Advisory Council, which has a vision of being the
driver for organizational performance excellence in Colorado."
OMI is a leader in the management and operation of water and
wastewater systems, providing a wide range of privatization and
outsourcing solutions for customers in government and industry.
A member of the American, employee-owned CH2M HILL Companies,
Ltd., OMI offers complete infrastructure development, financing,
design, and operations and maintenance services. Headquartered
in the Denver Tech Center, the company manages 170 water and
wastewater facilities in the Americas, Middle East and Asia.
Since Congress established the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality
Award in 1987, 41 organizations have earned the award.
Previous winners include Federal Express, Merrill Lynch Credit
Corp., 3M Dental Products Division, Boeing Airlift and Tanker
Programs, Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, Xerox Business Services,
AT&T Consumer Communications Services, GTE Directories Corp.,
IBM Rochester, Cadillac Motor Car Division, and Motorola.
More information about the Baldrige Award is available at
http://www.quality.nist.gov/
SOURCE Operations Management International, Inc.
Web Site: http://www.omiinc.com/
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This Week's Top Picks From The Reading Room
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Top picks from the Reading Room this week are:
"Water Treatment Essentials for Boiler Plant
Operation"
by Robert G. Nunn
Hardcover - 224 pages, December 1996
"Process Plant Layout and Piping
Design"
by Ed Bausbacher, Roger Hunt (Contributor)
Textbook Binding, 464 pages, January 1998
"Ground Water Contamination: Transport and
Remediation"
by Philip B. Bedient, Hanadi S. Rifai, Charles J. Newell
Textbook Binding, 560 pages, March 1994
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!
You can visit the Reading Room and view the selections we
have made for you at:
http://www.waterandwastewater.com/www_services/readingroom.htm
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Ask Tom Column!
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THIS MONTH'S ARTICLE
"In Control: Considerations for Control Systems"
by Dan Capano, DTS, Inc.
You can read Dan's article at:
http://www.waterandwastewater.com/www_services/asktom.htm
PAST Ask Tom! ARCHIVED ARTCLES
Web Address for Ask Tom! Archive is:
http://www.waterandwastewater.com/www_services/ask_tom_archive/toc.htm
-- WE NEED YOUR GUEST ARTICLES --
Do you have an area of expertise in water treatment, have you
solved a difficult wastewater problem? You too, can be an Ask Tom! guest author!
Share your knowledge with others and promote yourself (the
old publish or perish is true!) by contributing an article
to the Ask Tom! Column.
For more information, please contact Tom Keenan at:
info@nesa.ie
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Wood Street Interceptor Wins CWEA's Achievement Award
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East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) accepted the
Engineering Achievement Award from the California Water
Environment Association for the Wood Street Interceptor -
Phase I. This pipeline rehabilitation project utilized the
Linabond Structural Polymer Pipeline Co-Lining System.
The scope included lining 270 degrees of a 105-in. pipe for
a distance of 2300 feet, without bypassing the flow of
wastewater. The contractor, J.R. Pipeline Company, Inc.
located in Perris, CA, coordinated the successful installation
of the project, including sub-contracting the surface
preparation to Dave MacNeil at Mac & Mac Industrial Services
Ltd. (Surrey, British Columbia).
The contract allowed for 520 days, but the co-lining was
completed in less than 40 nights. From start to finish, the
entire project was completed in a few months. With just
two projects completed, J.R. Pipeline and Mac & Mac has
gained the reputation as the fastest, most efficient
installation team of the Linabond Structural Polymer
Pipeline Co-Lining System.
Although many parties contributed to the success of the
project, Elsabeth Girma of EBMUD, coordinated Oakland's
dedication to current trenchless technology. She was
integral in the specification development, pre-installation
planning, project management and final approval. She
worked hand-in-hand with the consulting engineers, the
consulting project managers and the contractor to insure
the success of the Wood Street installation.
Developed more than a decade ago, the Linabond Structural
Polymer Pipeline Co-Lining System extracts the maximum amount
of strength and value from the existing pipe by creating a
broad load transfer with strong, corrosion-proof materials.
The existing pipe is salvaged and used as a component in the
new composite structure. Pipelines can be structurally
rehabilitated at a rate of a lineal foot per minute, with
little disturbance to the surrounding community. No
bypassing required. Linabond is fast, convenient and cost
effective.
For further information contact:
Ms. Anna Pingel
LINABOND, INC.
12960 Bradley Ave
Sylmar, CA 91342
Phone: 818-362-7373
Web site: http://www.Linabond.com/
mailto:A_Pingel@Linabond.com
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Largest Membrane Plant Design-Build
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Black & Veatch is leading a joint venture with Dillingham
Construction to design and build a $30 million, 20 million
gal/day (mgd) water treatment plant using membrane technology
for California Water Company of San Jose, a private water
company serving cities in California, Washington, and New Mexico.
When completed in 2003, this facility will provide drinking
water for northeast Bakersfield, CA, and parts of Kern County.
It will also be the largest membrane water treatment plant on
the west coast of the United States.
Competitive cost, reduced space requirements, reliable operation
with less operator attention, and higher quality water,
especially with respect to removal of microbes, such as Giardia
and Cryptosporidium, are the advantages of membrane filtration
compared to conventional media.
A highly unusual aspect of this design-build project is that
construction will be done by the "open book" method, which
gives a cost-saving incentive to all parties. The joint venture
partners provide to the owner a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP).
If actual costs of purchased equipment and subcontracts are
lower than the GMP, the savings are shared between the
design-build team and the owner.
For more information contact:
Ms. Linda Bond
BLACK & VEATCH
8400 Ward Parkway
Kansas City, MO 64114
phone 913-458-3124
fax 913-458-3730
Web site: http://www.bv.com/
mailto:bondls@bv.com
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Hot Messages from the Help Forum
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People post their requests for help and offer their suggestions
to others in our open forum.
Mr. Robert needs data about iron(III) chloride:
I need chemical and economical data about the use of
FeCl3 in water purification. What are the concentration
used in the different applications? What is the
approximate annual use (if possible in Europe)? What
is the requested purity for the FeCl3, especially what
are the maximum levels of Zn, Pb, Cu and finally, the
current market price.
In advance thank you very much.
Eric Robert
mailto:eric_robert@freeze.com
Dr. Roser asks about event sampling for pathogens:
Has any one undertaken much automatic sampling of catchment
pathogens to determine their loads etc - this poses special
problems and we would be interested in sharing information
on approaches.
Project details - see:
http://www.med.monash.edu.au/epidemiology/crc/programs/proj221.htm
Dr David Roser
Senior Research Officer
CRCWQT Source Water Pathogen Management Project
CWWT UNSW
2052 Australia
ph 02 9385 5137
fax 02 9313 8624
mailto:djroser@civeng.unsw.edu.au
The Help Forum is open for everyone to use. Share your
expertise with others, you can find these & other messages at:
http://www.waterandwastewater.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl
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Call For Photographs!
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This week's photo is of a 24-inch-in-diameter Slurrycup grit
classifier with a one-cubic-yard Grit Snail dewatering unit,
located at the Florence, Oregon WWTP. Eutek® Systems, Inc.
meets the challenges of separating and classifying grit as
small as 50 micron (270 mesh), while providing secondary
washing to minimize organic content. The 'all hydraulic'
Slurrycup has no internal moving parts, increasing operating
reliability. Applications include grit washing, snail shell
removal, and primary sludge degritting.
Photo courtesy of Mr. Mike Gregg, EMA Marketing
http://www.eutek.com/
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.
Send your photograph and description to,
mailto:news@waterandwastewater.com
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From the Job Fair
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CIVIL OR CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER
Des Moines Water Works (DMWW) is searching for Civil Engineer
to join our team. An Engineer at DMWW serves as project
engineer, designs improvements to distribution system,
treatment facilities, and grounds. Provides technical
assistance during construction, and conducts studies. Ensures
contractor compliance to plans and specifications for
improvements and additions. Duties of this position are
performed under the guidance of a licensed professional
engineer.
The individual’s level of responsibility progresses each
year based on proven competency.
Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering or related
field from an accredited college or university.
Salary $38,607 - $51,347 on an annualized basis and generous
benefits.
Des Moines Water Works
2201 Valley Drive
Des Moines, Iowa 50321
Fax (515)283-8768
Web site: http://www.dmww.com/
mailto:powers@dmww.com
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