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New Sponsor : The 2007 Chem Show
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Beach, FL -- We are pleased to announce that The 52nd
Chemical Processing Industries Exposition, known as the
"Chem Show", has become a sponsor of Water and
Wastewater.com.
Since 1915, the Chem Show - the
oldest and largest show in the chemical processing industry
(CPI) - has brought together in one place major
manufacturers of equipment, systems and services for you.
The Chem Show gives you, the water and wastewater
professional, direct access to equipment, services and
systems by the CPI's most innovative suppliers, companies
who can help you improve your plant, lower operating costs
and increase efficiency.
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equipment and systems; solids handling equipment and
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First NSF Certified WTP Chlorine
Generator
 ANN
ARBOR, MI -- NSF International today announced that
Washington, Iowa is the first city to have its water
treatment facility certified by NSF International to ensure
its chlorination system meets all national standard
requirements. By obtaining certification to NSF/ANSI
Standard 61: Drinking Water System Components -- Health
Effects, city officials are demonstrating their commitment
to advancing water quality for more than 7,000 Washington
residents.
John Hays, Superintendent of the
City of Washington’s water treatment plant, built and
installed the electrolytic chlorination system – the first
NSF certified system of its type – for the city’s one
million gallons per day (MGD) treatment facility.
Electrolytic chlorination involves adding chlorine to
drinking water to destroy disease-causing organisms, such as
Cryptosporidium and Giardia.
“A few years ago, we began
looking at alternatives to chlorine gas for both safety and
cost concerns,” said Hays. “Electrolytic chlorination seemed
to offer the lowest overall cost of capital investment and
ongoing operational cost.”
The certification demonstrates
that the product, when used with NSF 60 certified sodium
chloride, will not add harmful levels of contaminants to
drinking water. NSF also provides testing and certification
of water treatment/distribution products to NSF/ANSI
Standard 60 (treatment chemicals) and 61 (treatment and
distribution products) for product manufacturers and water
utilities.
“NSF has certified many
manufacturers of chemicals and chemical-generating equipment
so the City of Washington had many options to consider. The
City opted to build their own chlorination system, and NSF
was able to accommodate their needs and provide an NSF 61
Certification for this custom-built equipment,” said Dave
Purkiss, general manager of NSF’s Water Treatment and
Distribution Systems Program.
For more information on the City
of Washington’s certification, or NSF’s testing and
certification services, contact Rich Martin at
1.800.NSF.MARK, ext 5346, 734.769.5346 or
martin@nsf.org.
NSF International, an
independent, not-for-profit organization, helps protect you
by certifying products and writing standards for food, water
and consumer goods.
Web site:
http://www.nsf.org/
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WWTP Replaces Septic Tanks in
Fallujah
 FALLUJAH,
Iraq -- A new sewer system is taking shape in Fallujah.
Involving hundreds of Iraqis in the workforce, it’s the
biggest construction project the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers oversees in Al Anbar Province of Iraq.
Fallujah’s new facility will use the construction of pump
stations trunk mains and a treatment plant to serve as the
backbone for a city-wide system. This is the initial phase
that will eventually connect every home in the city.
“That
community has been relying on septic tanks and the raw
sewage is making its way onto the streets and into the storm
sewers going directly to the Euphrates River,” explains
Michael Jakubiak, part of a team of U. S. Army Corps of
Engineers involved with the project. “So you have residents
downstream that are taking their drinking water from that
contaminated source. This project will improve that
situation.”
Jakubiak said his office meets with the various construction
firms for some 13 separate contracts, city and Iraqi
ministry officials on a regular basis to ensure issues are
resolved and the project moves forward.
 Click
here to watch video of US Army Corp of Engineers report
about wastewater treatment plant under construction in
Fallujah, Iraq
“It’s
those city and ministry officials who will eventually take
over operation and maintenance of the new sewer system and
we want to make sure it meets their standards," he added.
"They’re fully engaged and eager to see this project
completed.”
Regarding the contractors, he pointed out, “we’re doing a
lot of work to mentor them especially in the areas of
quality control and safety. Those are two key factors we
continue to emphasize.
”With
the new system, two large pump stations will each have the
capacity to handle 150,000 cubic meters daily. Fallujah’s
sewage will be sent to inlet tanks at the waste water
treatment facility, then aerated grit and oil removal tanks,
onto 65-meter-wide aeration tanks, then settling tanks. The
last stop is a chlorination contact chamber before being
released to the Euphrates River.
“There’s no question the health of Fallujah’s residents will
be benefited by this project. Our mission is to help the
Iraqi people get back on their feet and I’m proud to be part
of this effort,” said Jakubiak. He had been involved with
sewer-related projects in Cary, N. C., prior to volunteering
for a year’s duty in Iraq.
“This
is a great assignment. We’re helping a community with real
needs,” he said. “The local jobs created are a boon to
Fallujah’s economy. Those workers know they’re making a
difference.”
Source:
http://www.defendamerica.mil/
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Zero
Discharge : First RO WTP Brine Concentrator
 Plainfield,
IL -- HPD has been awarded the supply of the world's first brine
concentrator system as a key component of a reverse osmosis (RO)
drinking water plant at a zero liquid discharge (ZLD) facility.
The new system will be installed by C. Overaa & Co. at the Deuel
Vocational Institute (DVI) in Tracy, CA.
The new HPD system will use
evaporation technology to treat 250 gpm of reject from the
groundwater RO system, which is designed to provide drinking
water to DVI. The brine concentrator will reduce the subsequent
effluent stream volume by 97% and recycle high-quality drinking
water back to the facility. The remaining 3% of the stream is
composed of highly concentrated brine that will be sent to a
small, on-site evaporation pond to achieve zero liquid
discharge.
A mechanical vapor recompression
(MVR) system will drive the falling film evaporator to
concentrate the brine, which optimizes energy efficiency using
less than 80 kWh of electrical energy per 1000 gallons of water
evaporated. The brine concentrator will use seeded-slurry
technology to minimize scaling in the system, which is
challenging due to the feed stream composition.
This process is especially important
due to the growing effort in California to conserve valuable
water and in other arid regions in the southwestern United
States where drought conditions strain local water supplies.
"C. Overaa & Co. is excited to be
partnered with HPD to build a project using evaporation
technology which will provide benefits to the people of
California for our future water supply", said Kevin M. Triplett,
Overaa Project Manager. "The importance of this new technology
is very evident given California's past dry winter and the
current voluntary water rationing in the San Francisco Bay
Area."
Overaa's contract with the California
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation calls the
construction of a new 800,000 gallon per day water treatment
facility using the combination of a reverse osmosis and brine
concentrator technologies, with four brine evaporation ponds.
The new plant will treat water from existing groundwater wells
to supply high-quality drinking water to the DVI facility.
Source:
http://www.hpdsystems.com/
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| Help Forum :
Hot Messages from the Help Forum
People post their requests
for help and offer their suggestions to others in our open
forum.
Mr. Merida needs help with a distribution system:
I am considering using up to
three existing circular tanks (2.3 m tall and 6.41 m of
diameter) as trickling filters to treat say 500 m3/day of
domestic wastewater, could somebody comment on his/her
experience and his/her feeling about this application.
Besides several things to
consider, one is that I would appreciate your help is about
the distributing system, because the diameter of the tank is
large (I have experience with tanks of around 2 m), and I
wonder where can I find and buy a good distribution system.
(Click
here to post a reply)
Thanks,
Leo Merida
Soluciones Ambientales
leomerino2005@yahoo.com
Mr. Deal needs help with his membrane plant:
Here is my situation. I have
a 0.5 MGD Zenon membrane plant. The problem we have is that
the blowers are designed to run no less that 30%. We are now
running them at 32%.
We have two small process
basins, one is the aeration basin, the other is the anoxic.
If we run the denitrification pumps, we get a reverse effect
due to the well aerated water from the aeration basin. If we
don't run the denitrification pump, we have a build-up of
solids in our anoxic zone.
Presently, the
denitrification pumps are only run 2 days per week to "turn
over" the anoxic zone. The nitrate readings look very good
for about two days then they good seriously downhill. The
alkalinity is in the 200 range, the pH is in the 6.9 range,
and no chemicals are used other than caustic, but only when
the pH levels drop.
Our lab results are good.
EFF BOD = ND
EFF TSS = ND
Fecal Coliform= ND
The problem rises from the
INF readings.
INF BOD < 30
INF TSS < 200
There can be no equipment
added, we have to work with what we have. All of our
equipment is capable of double the design capacity. TSS in
our aeration basin is approx. 5500 and it's designed to run
at 10,000. plus we are only running half of the equipment
until INF flows and concentrations come up.
Any ideas I can try? Even if
they seem far out in left field.
(Click
here to post a reply)
Thanks,
Tyrus Deal
JJ&G Services
t_deal@windstream.net
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| From the Job
Fair: Waste Water
Supervisor Position - Cuba
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