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Entry Wins iPod : Randy Craig's
of Penticton WWTP
 Jacksonville
Beach, FL -- We are pleased to announce that Randy Craig's
entry, the City of Penticton Wastewater Treatment Plant was
drawn as the winner of April's "Win a iPod Contest".
Randy is the Foreman at the
Penticton Wastewater Treatment Plant, having worked there
for the past 10 years. Before that, he was at a wastewater
plant in Vancouver, BC. Randy is a family man and his wife,
daughter 10 and a son 6 are all excited about his "winning
ways". According to Randy, his son expects dad to "share"
his iPod.
Advanced Wastewater Treatment
Plant in Penticton
The new and expanded Advanced
Wastewater Treatment Plant in Penticton, with biological
nutrient removal, was constructed and commissioned in the
fall of 1990. The B.C. Ministry of Environment paid for 75
percent of the cost of the new facility through the Okanagan
Water Quality Control Project.
Here is a link to the plant's
listing in our Water and Wastewater Plants Directory:
Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant in Penticton
The plant is designed to treat
18,200 m3/d with a hydraulic capacity of 36,200 m3/d. After
the plant commissioning, an optimization study was conducted
and has shown that a capacity up to 28,000 m3/day is
available. In 2004 the plant treated 5,326 million liters
(ML). This is an increase of 6% from 2003. The average daily
flow for 2004 was 14.5 ML.
Thanks for entering
We had 22 entries that qualified
for this April's contest. Listings from as far away as Oman,
Peru and Chile, and we even had one entry from our own
"backyard" here in Jacksonville Beach. Quite a range of
plant sizes and types, both municipal and industrial plants.
You can see a whole list of the plants entered into this
contest here:
Help Forum - Randy Craig wins the iPod Nano Contest
New Contest Ends in June
Didn't enter the contest this
time? Now you can win a 2GB iPod Nano this June just
by adding your plant to our Water and Wastewater Plant
Directory. The contest starts May 14, 2006 and ends June 30,
2006. A random drawing of all plant listings entered during
this time will determine the winner.
Click here for more details.
For more information contact:
Joe Taylor
Water and Wastewater.com
Email:
jtaylor@waterandwastewater.com
Web site:
http://www.waterandwastewater.com
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Ferguson Elected President of
The Hydraulic Institute
 Dallas,
TX -- Flowserve Corp., a global provider of fluid motion and
control products and services, announces that Thomas E.
Ferguson has been elected president of the Hydraulic
Institute for 2006-2007. He will also serve as a member of
the board of directors.
Ferguson, an industry veteran, is a vice president of
Flowserve Corp. and president of Flowserve Pumps. He has
more than 24 years of experience in the flow control
industry, including more than 15 years with Flowserve and
one of its predecessor companies, BW/IP International.
The
Hydraulic Institute is the largest association of pump
producers and suppliers in North America. The Institute
serves member companies and end-users by developing
comprehensive industry standards, providing education and
tools, and operating as a forum for information on pumps and
pumping systems. It also works to promote the profitability
and cost-effectiveness of the pump industry.
The
president of the Hydraulic Institute works with the
Institute's staff and board to support its mission of
serving the interests of member companies and pump users
worldwide.
"Tom
brings a legacy of active leadership and involvement that
will continue to strengthen the work of the Hydraulic
Institute in the years to come," says Robert Asdal,
executive director, the Hydraulic Institute.
"I am
honored to take on this challenging and exciting role," says
Ferguson. "The Hydraulic Institute is the industry's primary
forum for the exchange of pump industry information for
management decision making, and an influential participant
in the setting of domestic and international standards. I
look forward to bringing my experience from Flowserve to
help further the goals of the Institute and the pump
industry."
Prior
to serving as president of Flowserve Pumps, a position he
has held since 2003, Ferguson was president of Flowserve
Flow Solutions. Before that, he spent nine years in various
sales, marketing, technical and general management positions
within Flow Solutions.
Ferguson began his career with BW/IP in 1987, where he held
positions in sales and marketing in the seals and pump
divisions. He has also held key positions in the oil-field
services sector, including nine years in sales, marketing
and technical roles with companies such as Nowsco Well
Service, Ltd. (now part of BJ Services), BJ Hughes (now part
of Baker Hughes), and Zwick Energy Research.
Ferguson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial
distribution and technology from Texas A&M University. He
also attended the University of Southern California
Executive Management Program.
About
Flowserve Corp.
Flowserve Corp. is one of the world's leading providers of
fluid motion and control products and services. Operating in
56 countries, the company produces engineered and industrial
pumps, seals and valves as well as a range of related flow
management services. More information about Flowserve
Corp. can be obtained by visiting the company's website at
www.flowserve.com
About
The Hydraulic Institute
The
Hydraulic Institute was established in 1917 to serve the
pump industry by providing product standards and a forum for
the exchange of information. Pump users, engineering
contractors and others who specify and purchase and apply
pumps will find a wide array of resources within the
Institute to help them better perform their jobs. Web
site: http://www.pumps.org/
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Petrobras Selects Siemens Water
Technologies
 Erlangen,
Germany -- The Water Technologies division of Siemens's
Industrial Solutions and Services (I&S) Group was selected
by Petrobras to provide a produced water treatment system to
its P-53 Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO)
unit, located off the coast of Brazil.
The
produced water treatment system will include Monosep
dissolved gas flotation (DGF) technology, which combines a
patented floatation and DGF pump system. The pump uses a
dual-sided impeller that pulls both water and gas into the
pump, ultimately creating micro fine bubbles that increase
the rate of oil droplet flotation.
"The
P-53 project is important for us for several reasons," says
Mike Robicheaux, general manager of Siemens Water
Technologies' Monosep products and services group in
Lafayette, La. "The treatment capacity of this system will
be the largest we've ever built, treating over 100,000 BPD
of produced water. Also, using our proprietary
'head-in-head' design wave suppressant device, our patented
Monosep dissolved gas flotation system and super duplex
materials will enable us to meet the challenges of the high
motion conditions of the FPSO, as well as the corrosive
conditions of the water."
The
produced water treatment equipment will be constructed of
UNS 32750 super duplex stainless steel, and will allow
Petrobras to remain in compliance with current stringent
discharge criteria (less than 20 ppm Oil and Grease) while
maximizing their production. The award of the P-53 project
increases the total number of produced water treatment
systems using Monosep brand products in Brazil to 17.
Monosep is a recently acquired product line of Siemens.
Monosep products include produced water treatment systems,
flowback filtration services and reverse osmosis technology
specific to the exploration, production and pipeline
industry sectors.
Topside project management contractor on the P-53 project is
QUIP SA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Siemens Water Technologies, including the USFilter Group of
companies, delivers cost-effective, reliable water and
wastewater treatment systems and services to municipal,
industrial, commercial and institutional customers
worldwide. The division "Water Technologies" is part of
Siemens' Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) which
is a system and solution provider for industrial and
infrastructure facilities and global service provider for
the plant and projects business covering planning,
installation, operation and the entire life cycle.
Web
site:
http://www.siemens.com/
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New Jersey WWTP to Build Solar System
 PENNINGTON,
NJ -- WorldWater & Power Corp., developer and marketer
of proprietary high-power solar systems, today announced
the signing of a contract with the Borough of Hightstown
in Central New Jersey to build two solar power systems
on water facilities, subject to financing. One
installation will serve a water treatment plant and
public works garage, while the other will power a
wastewater treatment facility. Construction value of the
complete project is $4.9 million.
On signing the contract,
Mayor Robert Patten of Hightstown said, "We are proud to
offer our community clean power that saves money - from
the first day through at least 10 years - by working
with WorldWater & Power Corp. Our water utilities can be
powered by the WorldWater solar systems with no capital
outlay and with reduced annual electricity costs
guaranteed. I am confident that WorldWater & Power
Corporation will be a long term partner in assisting
Hightstown to become more prosperous and efficient."
Under WorldWater's
Alternative Clean Energy Service (ACES) plan, the
Borough of Hightstown will purchase solar electricity
from an external financial entity, arranged by
WorldWater, at a rate that is guaranteed to be lower
than the rate they would pay their conventional electric
utility. WorldWater & Power will design, install and
maintain the system. Solar power will automatically run
in parallel with the public utility for seamless and
improved reliability.
Quentin T. Kelly, Chairman of
WorldWater & Power Corp. commented, "We're delighted to
be working with the forward-looking officials in
Hightstown. With the general rise in costs of government
services, more and more New Jersey municipal and county
governments are considering our solar electric systems
as a logical, environmentally smart way to reduce
operating costs and better serve their residents. In
particular I congratulate Hightstown's Mayor, Robert
Patten, and the Borough Council for their leadership in
recognizing the added values of clean, economical solar
power."
About WorldWater & Power
Corp.
WorldWater & Power
Corporation is a full-service, international solar
electric engineering and water management company with
unique, high-powered and patented solar technology that
provides solutions to a broad spectrum of the world's
electricity and water supply problems.
For more information about
WorldWater & Power Corp., visit the website at
www.worldwater.com
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Hot Messages from the Help Forum
People post their requests
for help and offer their suggestions to others in our open
forum.
Mr. Nazareno needs help pressure differential:
Hi there! Has anyone got an
answer or rule of thumb to find out the pressure
differential required at the primary treatment areas (inlet
channels/grit chambers/wet wells) in a waste water treatment
facilities?
Odor control system is
designed under the cover and ventilation is designed above
the cover assisting the odor control system of the primary
treatment areas.
Any info or help you could
offer would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance for your
help. Maybe this time you may have an answer I am hoping
from you, our friends and specialist in water and wastewater
treatment.
(Click
here to post a reply)
Thank you,
Gerry Nazareno
Gulf Consult
gnazareno@gulfconsult.net
Mr. Grose needs help with scummy foam:
Our wastewater plant has two
primary clarifiers that have a thick scummy foam type of
substance on the tops and in the center rings. We have a
wheel manufacture discharging to this plant which has
pretreatment facilities.
There sample looks like
drinking water when we test it, but we are wondering if we
could be getting in a surfactant of some kind that is
causing the problem. How would our lab test for this and is
there a range we should be in.
Any help would be greatly
appreciated. (Click
here to post a reply)
Thank you,
John Mark Grose
City of Sedalia
blcktwep@iland.net
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Plant :
Winner of April's iPod Nano Contest
 City
of Penticton Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant
Penticton, BC, Canada
Primary Treatment:
Consists of mechanical bar screen, degritter,
primary sedimentation, flow equalization basins and
sludge...(Click
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Fair : Sr. Wastewater
Engineer In Tampa
Execu-Tech is currently
recruiting for a Sr. Wastewater Engineer in Tampa with a
National and International firm. This is a Director/Project
Level position and is very good. Client will pay in the six
figures and is looking for local candidates only.
This client does about 500
million dollars a year in sales in 70 different countries
and has about 6000 employees with them in the US and
overseas. Client is looking for someone that has a strong
water background, prefer wastewater, management background,
local ties to the area and who is a team player.
Do not wait on this on so
call Execu-Tech asap.
Bob Calamita
Execu-Tech
Telephone: 904-448-9222
bcalamita@execu-tech.biz
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Entry Wins iPod : Randy Craig's
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Penticton WWTP
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Ferguson Elected President of
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New contest, you can enter to win now, read our lead article
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With over 8,600+ subscribers,
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