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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. 58, May 21, 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 for Only $200
> Florida Water Wastewater Treatment Plant Wins Top Honors
> Washington Group to Construct WW Facilities in Southern Egypt
> This Week's Top Picks From The Reading Room
> Ask Tom! Column
> Web Site Offers Blackout Survival Guide for Water Utilities
> Water and Wastewater.Com had over 25,000+ visitors in April!
> Model P53 pH/ORP Analyzer Abundant in Features
> 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: May 26th.
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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Florida Water Wastewater Treatment Plant Wins Top Honors
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ORLANDO, Fla., May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- A Florida Water Services
Corporation wastewater treatment facility in Lehigh Acres, Fla.,
just outside of Fort Myers, has won the state's top award for
operational excellence. The Earl B. Phelps Award was presented
by the Florida Water Environment Association and given to the
plant, which was the first in Florida to use a new state-of-the-
art technology called ZeeWeed.
The process filters wastewater through a membrane with pores
that are 1/100 the size of a human hair, without the use of any
chemicals.
Unlike the conventional system of pushing sewage through filters,
the ZeeWeed technology uses low vacuum. Eight-foot-high racks
containing more than 1,000 spaghetti-like membranes are dropped
into a sludge tank. The vacuum pulls wastewater through the
membranes, which remove contaminants. The water is then
reclaimed for irrigation of the Admiral Lehigh Golf Course.
The award, the most recognized award in Florida in the field
of wastewater treatment, was given to the facility and its lead
operator, Beverly Stephenson, after a record-keeping review and
an on-site inspection.
Florida Water Services (http://www.florida-water.com), a wholly
owned subsidiary of ALLETE (NYSE: ALE)(http://www.allete.com),
has more than 30 years' experience serving Florida citizens and
communities, providing the treatment and distribution of drinking
water and the treatment of wastewater. More than 500,000
Floridians in 27 Florida counties rely on Florida Water Services.
Florida Water's parent company, ALLETE Water Services, is also
the holding company for Heater Utilities, North Carolina's largest
investor-owned water and wastewater company; Georgia Water Services;
U.S. Maintenance and Management; Instrumentation Services Inc.;
and Americas' Water Services Corporation.
ALLETE is a multi-services company with corporate headquarters
in Duluth, Minn. Holdings include the second largest wholesale
automobile auction network in North America; the leading provider
of independent auto dealer inventory financing; the largest
investor-owned water utilities in Florida and North Carolina;
significant real estate holdings in Florida; and a low-cost
electric utility that serves some of the largest industrial
customers in the United States.
SOURCE Florida Water Services
Web Site: http://www.florida-water.com/
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Washington Group to Construct WW Facilities in Southern Egypt
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BOISE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2001--Washington Group
International (NYSE:WNG) today announced receipt of a notice
of award of a $43 million contract to construct a wastewater
collection and treatment system in the southern Egyptian city
of Luxor.
The project will be completed by a Washington Group-sponsored
and -led joint venture.
The contract was awarded by the Egyptian National Organization
for Potable Water and Sanitary Drainage (NOPWASD) and is funded
by the United States Agency for International Development
(USAID).
"Washington Group is gratified to add yet another project to
the list of water-resources facilities we have constructed in
Egypt during the past ten years," said Stephen G. Hanks,
company president. "We are proud to work with USAID to help
improve the quality of life for citizens across this proud
and historic country."
Roger J. Ludlam, president and chief executive officer of
Washington Group's Infrastructure & Mining unit, said the
company completed wastewater treatment plants in the 1990s
in the cities of Ismailia and Port Said, and presently is
constructing a wastewater collection and treatment system
for three small cities near Aswan.
The Luxor project has three major aspects -- construction of
47 kilometers of sewer and force main lines, construction of
two pumping stations, and construction of wastewater
stabilization ponds and related facilities. Other features
include 4,600 house-connection chambers and 1,500 reinforced
concrete manholes. The project will serve the City of Luxor,
a city with a population of approximately 350,000 residents.
Work on the project will begin immediately and will take 29
months to complete.
Washington Group International, Inc., is a leading
international engineering and construction firm. With more
than 35,000 employees at work in 43 states and more than
35 countries, the company offers a full life-cycle of
services as a preferred provider of premier science,
engineering, construction, program management, and
development in 14 major markets.
CONTACT:
Washington Group International
Katrina Puett, 208/386-5255
Web site: http://www.wgint.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:
"Guide for the Design Construction and Repair of
Ferrocement"
by ACI Committee 549
Paperback, June 1988
"Self-Assessment Guide for Surface Water Treatment Plant
Optimization"
by Robert C. Renner, Bob A. Hegg, Awwa Research Foundation
Paperback, October 1997
"Adsorption Design for Wastewater
Treatment"
by David O. Cooney
Hardcover, June 1998
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
"Considerations for Control Systems Part 2: Flow Measurement"
by Dan Capano, DTS, Inc.
You can read Dan's article at:
http://www.waterandwastewater.com/www_services/asktom.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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Web Site Offers Blackout Survival Guide for Water Utilities
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2001--Water and
wastewater utilities have a new resource to help them prepare
for rolling blackouts this summer. The Association of California
Water Agencies' Web site (www.acwanet.com) offers a
comprehensive guide for water suppliers and wastewater utilities
to minimize problems when rotating outages occur.
Water and wastewater utilities require large amounts of power
to pump, treat and convey water through their systems. Blackouts
can trigger operational problems that jeopardize drinking
water quality, compromise fire safety and cause sewage backups
even after the power is restored.
A new section of ACWA's Web site suggests steps utilities can
take to get ready for outages, minimize disruptions and maintain
the integrity of their systems when the power goes off. The
section, "Facing California's Energy Challenge: A Guide to Water
and Wastewater Utilities," offers guidance for educating
customers and encouraging conservation, as well as for obtaining
grants and other financial assistance. Advice for working with
regulatory agencies and exchanging information with other
utilities also is featured.
The section is sponsored by ACWA in cooperation with California
Urban Water Agencies, the California Department of Water
Resources, California Water Association, California Municipal
Utilities Association, California Urban Water Conservation
Council, California Association of Sanitation Agencies, and
the California Department of Health Services.
Despite their role in providing essential public services,
water and wastewater utilities currently are not exempt from
rotating blackouts. Although most utilities have backup
generators, such systems are designed for limited use during
emergencies and are not capable of meeting a utility's needs
during a blackout. ACWA and its members are seeking an
exemption from rolling outages from the California Public
Utilities Commission.
ACWA is a statewide organization whose 440 public water
agencies are responsible for about 90% of the water delivered
in California.
CONTACT:
ACWA, Jennifer Persike-Becker,
916/441-4545 or
916/296-3981 (Cell)
Web site: http://www.acwanet.com/
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Model P53 pH/ORP Analyzer Abundant in Features
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Milwaukee, WI--GLI International, Inc. - The Model P53 pH/ORP
Analyzer from GLI is a compact, full-featured yet easy-to-use
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The Model P53 can accept many different types of pH/ORP sensors
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Milwaukee, WI 53224
Phone: 414-355-3601
Fax: 414-355-8346
Toll Free: 800-GLI-0263
web site: http://www.gliint.com/
mailto:info@gliint.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.
Fergal needs info on pH analysis of digested and feed sludges:
Does anyone have information on the methodology of analyzing for
pH of digester feed sludge, digested sludge and sludge cake?
Ideally one would analyse the sample in situ but is there any
difference between a sample analysed 15 seconds after being
taken and one that has been taken back to the lab and analysed
say 1 hour later? Can you provide references for, specifically,
sludge pH methodologies please.
For solid or semi-solid samples (greater than approx. 2-3%
solids) one referenced method suggests a 1:2.5 ratio of sludge:
deionised water, shake for 60 mins then analyse. There is a
difference of about 1 pH unit between using this method and
analysing the semi-solid sludge directly. Direct analysis
(i.e. stick the probe into the viscous sludge) has the lower
reading. This method is used for soil pH analysis so I'm
assuming it'll work for solid and semi-solid sludges too.
Which is the truer reading? Any help out there, references,
methodologies?
Thanks.
Fergal
mailto:osberstowntw@eircom.net
Tony needs help breaking blood/water emulsions:
I am trying to break a blood water emulsion. It is actually
more like a solution, however every coagulant that I have
tried seems to give me a pin floc, but doesn't seem to do
anything to the blood. I have had limited success with lowing
and raising the pH. I am trying to get a flo to float for a
DAF application.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks
Tony
mailto:trane5@yahoo.com
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Call For Photographs!
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This week's photo is of a PCI-Memtech custom-designed and
built membrane filtration system for the pharmaceutical
industry, primarily for the separation/filtration of bulk
pharmaceuticals including antibiotics and other target
molecules.
Photo courtesy of Ms. Gale Rudd
PCI-Memtech, mailto:marketing@pcimem.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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WATER RESOURCE/TREATMENT ENGINEER
Full-time position in downtown Orlando, FL. Our client is
looking for a PE with a background in water resource. Will
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Requirements: - 6 years industry experience;<br> - 2 years
experience as a PE;<br> - Understanding of water resources
water treatment;<br> - Understand process in water chemistry;
- Microsoft Office required software skill
Please send resumes to (e-mail is preferred):
Derina Barringer
TMP Worldwide
101 Southhall Lane, Suite 200
Maitland, FL 32751
Telephone: 1-800-544-0689 x133
Fax: 1-877-323-9665
mailto:derina.barringer@tmp.com
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