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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. 49, March 5, 2001
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN): 1533-449X
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Joseph Taylor, Editor, mailto:jtaylor@waterandwastewater.com
Copyright 1999-2001, Water and Waste Water Dot Com
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Contents:
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> Contributors Wanted!
> Add "Live" Customer Service To Your Web Site
> Tyco Flow Control Launches 20-Year Project For California
> Seattle Public Utilities Celebrate Dedication of Tolt WT Facility
> This Week's Top Picks From The Reading Room
> Ask Tom! Column
> Chempump Selects BigMachines Software to Streamline Sales
> Over 24,000+ Visitors and 256,000 Page Hits in February!
> Cruise Line Uses Technology To Ensure A Cleaner Environment
> 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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information you would like to share with our subscribers?
DEADLINE for the next issue is: March 10th.
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Tyco Flow Control Launches 20-Year Project For California
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Earth Tech Breaks Ground on Water and Public Works Project
in Beverly Hills
LONG BEACH, Calif., March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Tyco Flow Control,
a part of Tyco International Ltd. (NYSE: TYC; LSE: TYI; BSX: TYC),
today announced that its Earth Tech, Inc. unit broke ground
on a reverse osmosis water treatment plant and an innovative
public works facility for the city of Beverly Hills, California.
Last year, Earth Tech was selected to design, build, finance
and operate (DBFO) the facility through a 20-year public/private
partnership with the City. Based on the building's proximity
to city hall and other new planned development, Earth Tech
proposed a sophisticated design for the project that was a
significant factor in winning the contract.
"The partnership between the city and Earth Tech will provide
the citizens of Beverly Hills with a reliable, cost-effective
local water supply " explained Beverly Hills mayor, Vicki
Reynolds.
"This project is a great example of the positive impact that
can result from cooperative partnerships between progressive
municipalities and the private sector," said Diane C. Creel,
president of Earth Tech. "Earth Tech is uniquely qualified
to offer of a comprehensive range of services to see a
project through from design, construction, financing and
operations of water utility systems."
The DBFO agreement struck with the City of Beverly Hills
exemplifies Earth Tech's flexibility in structuring a service
contract to meet a client's special requirements. The company
is committed to bringing single-source accountability to the
city for a complete range of services including architecture,
construction, water treatment, project funding, and long-term
operations and maintenance.
The construction period of the facility is planned for 18 months.
On completion, Earth Tech will commence operations of the plant
for a period of 20 years. With this new facility, groundwater
will be pumped from the Hollywood Basin and treated at the plant
through an advanced membrane treatment system and thus augment
the city's municipal water supply. The additional water resources
will supplement the water supply currently provided by regional
water authorities and will also provide resources for fire
emergencies.
The building that houses the plant has been designed to accommodate
future expansion, and is marked by its combination of function
and aesthetics, featuring clean, contemporary lines to complement
future new municipal development in the area.
ABOUT EARTH TECH
Earth Tech is a global provider of water management, engineering
and environmental services. It is headquartered in Long Beach,
CA, and employs 7,500 people in more than 150 offices throughout
the world.
Earth Tech is a part of Tyco Flow Control, which is one the major
business units of Tyco International Ltd. Tyco Flow Control
designs, manufactures and services pipes, couplings, fittings,
meters, hangers, valves, cable trays, metal framing and fire
sprinklers, and provides engineering consulting, total water
management services, and environmental consulting and remediation
SOURCE Tyco International Ltd.
Web Site: http://www.tyco.com/
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Seattle Public Utilities Celebrate Dedication of Tolt WT Facility
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SEATTLE, March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Azurix Corp. (NYSE: AZX)
announced today the dedication of the new Tolt Treatment Facility.
The facility treats water from the South Fork Tolt River, which
supplies on average annually 30 percent of the water used by
Seattle Public Utilities' (SPU) 1.3 million customers in
Seattle and surrounding communities.
Azurix operates the plant, which it designed and built in
association with Camp Dresser & McKee (CDM). The Azurix CDM
consortium is owned 80 percent by Azurix and 20 percent by CDM.
SPU has prescribed performance requirements and retains ownership
of the plant.
Using the innovative design-build-operate (DBO) contracting
approach, SPU saved an estimated $70 million over the life of
the project -- the equivalent of an entire year's worth of
water service for 178,000 households and businesses. The
Azurix CDM team permitted, designed and built the plant
after winning the project through a competitive procurement
process.
"Azurix has impressed us with its experience, knowledge and
professionalism and has been an extraordinary partner throughout
the entire DBO process," said Diana Gale, managing director of
SPU. "Its ability to solve project challenges efficiently and
sensitively has been key in driving Tolt to completion, on
budget and meeting our schedule objectives," she added.
The Tolt contract was awarded in May 1997 with the groundbreaking
ceremony occurring about a year later. The plant began operation
last December. Tolt is the largest DBO project of its type in
North America and is a model for communities wanting to reduce
costs, improve implementation efficiencies and increase
accountability.
"We are immensely proud of the Tolt facility and our relationship
with SPU," said John Stokes, president and CEO of Azurix North
America. "This is a showcase project that highlights how well
public-private partnerships can work."
The facility uses leading edge technology including ozonation
and high rate filtration to provide exceptionally high quality
water from the Tolt River supply. It has the capacity to process
120 million gallons per day (MGD).
For more information about the innovative Tolt project, visit the
SPU web site at
http://www.cityofseattle.net/util/
and click on "Projects and Planning."
Azurix Corp. (http://www.azurix.com/) is a global company that
owns, operates and manages water and wastewater assets, provides
water and wastewater related services, and develops and manages
water resources. Within North America, Azurix operates more than
1,000 facilities serving more than two million people and offers
a full range of water and wastewater services, including
operations and maintenance, engineering, carbon management and
regeneration, underground infrastructure rehabilitation and
biosolids management, in 41 states and provinces.
SOURCE Azurix Corp.
Web Sites:
http://www.cityofseattle.net/util/
http://www.azurix.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:
"Microbiology and Chemistry for Environmental Scientists and
Engineers"
by J. N. Lester, J. W. Birkett
Paperback, 368 pages, 2nd edition, September 1999
"Sediment Flux
Modeling" (Environmental Science and Technology)
by Dominic M. Ditoro
Hardcover, 448 pages, December 2000
"Water Works Engineering Planning Design and
Operations"
by Syed R. Qasim, Guang Zhu, Edward M. Motley
Hardcover, 844 pages, May, 2000
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 WEEK'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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Chempump Selects BigMachines Software to Streamline Sales
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FOSTER CITY, Calif., March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- BigMachines, Inc.,
the definitive provider of eBusiness for Engineered Systems
software enabling companies to configure and sell complex
products via the Internet, today announced that Chempump, a
Division of Crane Pumps & Systems, Inc., has licensed the
BigMachines eSales(TM) Application Suite to pilot a complete
web-based solution for selection, configuration, quotation,
and order processing of sealless pumps and aftermarket parts.
BigMachines eSales will provide Chempump the ability to
dramatically streamline the configuration and sales processes
used by their sales organization and channel partners to sell
their products and serve their customers. Chempump is a
leading manufacturer/supplier of sealless pumps for industrial
and commercial pumping applications. Other Crane Pumps &
Systems companies include well-known brands such as Barnes,
Burks, Crown, Deming, Process Systems, Prosser, Sellers and
Weinman. Crane Pumps & Systems, Inc. is a business unit of
Crane Co. (NYSE: CR), a global diversified industrial goods
manufacturer with annual sales of approximately $1.5
billion.
BigMachines offers a complete solution and the domain expertise
necessary to enable on-line configuration, collaborative
commerce, and channel management for the complex industrial
pumps manufactured by Chempump. The comprehensive functionality,
speed of deployment and ease of maintenance of the BigMachines
software application will generate significant savings and
optimize the return on Chempump's eBusiness investment.
The 100% web architecture and industry templates of the
BigMachines eSales software solution have enabled Chempump to
build a complete extranet site in less than 60 days for
selection, configuration and quotation of their Sealless
products and aftermarket parts.
"Crane Pumps & Systems draws on more than a century of
hydraulics engineering experience and leading edge manufacturing
principles to ensure their customers superior quality and
on-time delivery performance" said Godard Abel, BigMachines
co-founder and CEO. "By deploying BigMachines eSales
software, Chempump further demonstrates its commitment to
reduce costs, improve customer service and create economic
value for shareholders."
SOURCE BigMachines, Inc.
Web Site: http://www.bigmachines.com/
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Cruise Line Uses Technology To Ensure A Cleaner Environment
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ZENON Environmental Inc. announced that it will be supplying
Holland America Lines Westours (HALW) passenger cruise ships
with a commercial shipboard application of its patented
ZenoGem(R) technology.
The contract, valued at approximately $5 million, encompasses
the installation of ZENON's systems on two more ships. "A year
ago we purchased a ZENON system for the ms Statendam to treat
gray and black water for discharge into the environment," said
Stein Kruse, Senior Vice President of Fleet Operations. "With
the successful results from that ship, we are excited to apply
ZENON's system to two additional ships this year."
The ZenoGem(R) membrane bioreactor will process both black and
gray water for safe discharge into the environment. Gray water
includes water from showers, sinks, galleys and laundry; black
water comes from toilet collection systems onboard ships. Until
recently, gray water discharge has been largely unregulated.
Today, the cruise line industry is faced with stringent wastewater
discharge regulations on both gray and black water related to
sensitive marine environments worldwide.
"In its commitment to maintaining a clean environment of the
places it visits, Holland America has demonstrated its corporate
responsibility and industry leading stewardship to meet and
exceed current regulations," concluded Kruse. "ZENON's technology
will allow any marine vessel to comply with and beneficially
exceed existing discharge regulations," said Andrew Benedek,
ZENON's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
"This contract represents a significant step in the wider
adoption of ZENON's technology for the growing cruise ship
market globally."
Also significant to ZENON's future success in this market is
the recent partnering of ZENON with Evac, a world leader in
vacuum sewage systems, with a reference list of more than
6500 ships over the last 30 years.
ZENON is a world leader in providing advanced membrane products
and services for water purification, wastewater treatment
and water reuse. Chosen as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers,
the ZENON group of companies operates from seven locations
in North America, six in Europe, and one in each of Asia,
Latin America, and the Middle East. ZENON's products and
services are marketed for a variety of municipal and industrial
applications through ZENON's offices and representatives
located throughout the world.
Additional information contact:
Mr. Andrew Benedek
ZENON Environmental Inc.
Telephone: 905-465-3030
Web site: http://www.zenonenv.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.
Ms. Reardon is looking for WWT for an aluminum smelter
We currently use Alum to lower the level of fluoride in waste
water leaving the site. I am interested in hearing about
other options. We want something that can be used in a cost
effective manner, on a large scale. I believe gypsum can be
used?
Alison Reardon
Comalco
mailto:alison.reardon@comalco.riotinto.com.au
Mr. Silcox needs to remove oil from treated waste water:
I am looking for chemical additive to remove various oils
from treated waste water. The oils keep making a film over
the filter press plates so no good filter cake can be formed.
The additive must be compliant with MSD standards.
G. Silcox
mailto:gsilcox@sermatech-lehr.com
The Help Forum is open for everyone to use. Share your
expertise with others, you can find these & other messages at:
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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/
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Photographs are be changed every two weeks to give everyone
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Send your photograph and description to,
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From the Job Fair
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ELECTRICAL ENGINEER NEEDED
Electrical Engineer with possible P.E license. Candidate
needs to have 10 plus years experience as an Electrical
Engineer. Direct experience working with wastewater/water
plants.
Candidate should have power/distribution experience;
Instrumentation and controls experience a plus.
Please contact:
George Martin
Aerotek Engineering
Toll Free: 1-800-455-0017 ext. 6802
Web site: http://www.aerotek.com/
mailto:gemartin@aerotek.com
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