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Ionics Receives $20 Million Order
From Power Producer
WATERTOWN, Mass., Nov. 19
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ionics, Incorporated (NYSE: ION) announced
today that it had received an order valued at over $20 million from
one of the nation's leading independent power producers to build,
own and operate the water treatment facility for a 750- megawatt,
natural gas-fired cogeneration power plant in Pennsylvania.
This
new facility, which is being built at a refinery site, will serve
the growing demand for electricity in the Pennsylvania-New
Jersey-Maryland region and supply steam to the refinery to replace a
portion of its existing source of steam. The power plant is
scheduled to go on line in 2003.
Ionics' water treatment solution will
consist of multiple membrane-based technologies including reverse
osmosis (RO), degasification and electrodeionization (EDI). Ionics
will own and operate the water treatment system for a period of 10
years under the terms of a build-own-operate (BOO) contract. In this
outsourcing arrangement, Ionics will handle all aspects of the water
operations for the client.
Ionics' demineralized water system
will produce up to 3.9 million gallons per day (mgd) of ultrapure
water from a Delaware River feedwater supply. In addition to
producing the 3.9 mgd of product water, the water treatment system
will also be flexible enough to handle the refinery's condensate for
recycle and reuse.
According to Ionics' Chairman and
CEO, Arthur L. Goldstein, "The award of this contract
underscores Ionics' long-term commitment and history in serving the
power industry. We are very pleased with the confidence placed in
Ionics under this long-term industrial partnering arrangement."
About Ionics
Ionics is a global separations
technology company involved in the manufacture and sale of
membranes, equipment, systems and services for the purification,
disinfection, concentration and analysis of water, wastewater and
ultrapure water. Over a period of more than 50 years, Ionics has
built more desalination plants than any other company in the world.
Ionics is a leader in the supply of world-class ultrapure water
systems for the power and microelectronics industries, zero liquid
discharge systems and in the measurement and analysis of both total
organic carbon and boron. For additional information, please visit www.ionics.com
.
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Public Agencies
DWR
Announces 2003 Dry Year Water Purchase Program
SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--Nov. 15, 2002--The California Department of Water Resources
is initiating a 2003 Dry Year Water Purchase Program to help public
agencies throughout California supplement their water supplies if
2003 is dry. While it is too soon to tell if this winter will be
wet, dry, or about average, some agencies have already expressed
interest in such a program after experiencing dry conditions in 2001
and 2002.
During 2001 and 2002, some areas of
California experienced water deficiencies. DWR responded by
implementing the 2001 and 2002 Dry Year Water Purchase Programs. In
2001 DWR secured 138,800 acre-feet of water from willing sellers in
Northern California, and provided it to eight water agencies
throughout the State to help offset their water shortage conditions.
In 2002, DWR secured 22,000 acre-feet of water from willing sellers
in Northern California and provided it to four water agencies
throughout the State.
The 2003 Program will allow agencies
that enter the Program by December 2, 2002 to request DWR to obtain
options for water that would be exercisable by February 13, 2003 if
next year turns out dry. The Program also plans to allow agencies
that sign up prior to March 31, 2003 to participate in direct
purchases of water provided by willing sellers through DWR. The
Program is intended to reduce the possibility of adverse economic
impacts and hardship associated with water shortages, and is open to
all agencies whether or not they are State Water Project
contractors.
Interested participants may access
the Memorandum of Understanding and the request forms at http://wwwswpao.water.ca.gov/new.html
or contact Teresa Geimer at: Department of Water Resources, State
Water Project Analysis Office, P.O. Box 942836, Sacramento, CA
94236-0001. Her telephone number is 916/653-4547.
The following principles have been
developed for this year to assure cooperation among DWR, the Bureau
of Reclamation and local agencies in regions able to make dry-year
water supplies available:
1. Local Leadership - DWR recognizes
the importance of local leadership in making decisions to better
manage the State's water resources. Accordingly, we will work
cooperatively with local water associations, their member agencies,
and other leaders in the Sacramento Valley and other regions to
assist local interests in the management of their resources in a
manner that fully meets local objectives.
2. Assuring Adequate Local Supplies -
Before regions are asked to make supplies available for others,
there must be assurance that local water needs are being met.
Accordingly, DWR will work with local water associations and other
local interests in the Sacramento Valley and other regions to assist
in assuring that supplies are available to meet local needs in those
regions.
3. Locally Developed Programs -
Strategies for making supplies available must be locally driven and
developed in cooperation with local public leaders. DWR, water
sellers and water purchasers will respect the right of individual
local water districts to determine the best way in which local
districts can make water available for local, regional, and
statewide use. Local agencies will be responsible for compliance
with all applicable laws, including local ordinances. California law
recognizes transfers as a beneficial use of water and protects the
underlying water rights involved in a transfer.
4. Third Party Impacts - Water
management strategies developed as part of this program will be
designed to avoid third party impacts. Strategies to monitor
developing conditions and actions to prevent injury to water users
will be included as part of the local program. The overall program
will be geographically diverse and balanced. The program will
establish effective mechanisms to identify any net third party
economic impacts and address these effects. Administration of these
mechanisms will be at the local level and under local control. DWR
will provide technical assistance.
5. Environmental Protection - Actions
to develop additional supplies for water users will be implemented
in a manner that will not interfere with ongoing environmental
protection and restoration programs including for example the CALFED
Environmental Water Account, Ecosystem Restoration Program as well
as any local actions to protect environmental resources. In
addition, water supply actions will be designed to not cause
significant impacts to fish and wildlife and will in some cases
improve environmental conditions.
6. Statewide Perspective - In
fulfilling its obligations, DWR recognizes that it must represent
the interests of all parts of the State, both those areas needing
additional supplies and those that can make supplies available. DWR
will coordinate the activities of the Dry Year Water Purchase
Program with other local, State, and federal actions to purchase
water in 2003.
The Department of Water Resources
operates and maintains the State Water Project, provides dam safety
and flood control and inspection services, assists local water
districts in water management and water conservation planning, and
plans for future statewide water needs.
CONTACT:
California Department of Water Resources
State Water Project Analysis Office:
DWR Information Officer: Don Strickland, 916-657-4469
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Freon
Portable Infrared Analyzer for
Wastewater Effluents
S. Norwalk, CT, November 15, 2002 --
As part of the Clean Water Act, industries discharging into Publicly
Owned Treatment Works (POTW) are facing new and stricter regulations
regarding wastewater. These new limits on oil and grease
concentration levels are forcing industries to monitor their
effluent more closely prior to discharge which means more frequent
measurements to ensure compliance.
In
the past, the measurement of oil and grease was done with Freon 113
as the extraction solvent and measured with an infrared analyzer or
by a gravimetric process. Freon 113 is no longer an acceptable
solvent as a result of the Montreal Protocol. EPA Method 1664 using
hexane extraction and gravimetric analysis is now the standard
method replacing freon methods. The gravimetric procedure requires a
skilled laboratory technician and is a time and equipment intensive.
Infrared procedures, on the other hand, are simple to use, require
little equipment, can be used on site and require a fraction of the
time and solvent. Infrared measurement of oil and grease
concentration levels is easy, cost effective and can be done in the
laboratory or in the field.
Wilks Enterprise, Inc. has developed
a portable infrared instrument, the Infracal TOG/TPH Analyzer, Model
HATR-T, that uses hexane for extraction of the oil and grease in the
sample(s) being measured. In the new effluent limitation guidelines,
the EPA lists oil and grease as "hexane extractable
material". Because hexane contains hydrocarbons, it must be
evaporated off in order not to interfere with the hydrocarbon
measurement in oil and grease. Since the Infracal TOG/TPH Analyzer
measures the "hexane extractable material" and uses an
evaporation process, it will closely match the hexane/gravimetric
method. This unique infrared instrument allows an industry to
analyze their effluent on site in just 15 minutes.
The extraction and measurement
procedure involves several simple steps allowing an operator with
minimal training to do the analysis. The sample is collected in a
container. Hexane is added at a ratio of one part solvent to 10
parts sample. After shaking for 2 minutes the hexane, being lighter
that water, will rise to the top carrying dissolved oil and grease
with it. Using a syringe or pipette, 50 microliters of hexane is
deposited on the sample plate of the Infracal TOG/TPH Analyzer. The
analyzer's "run" button is pressed and the measurement
result is displayed in three minutes. Since the Infracal TOG/TPH
Analyzer requires a small amount of extract for analysis, only 10ml
of hexane is needed per sample extraction.
With the Infracal TOG/TPH Analyzer,
operators of pretreatment systems can quickly and easily assess
their system's efficiency and can see how it functions under heavy
loads. They can also avoid discharging effluent that is above the
regulatory limit.
For further information contact: Wilks Enterprise, Inc.
140 Water Street
South Norwalk, CT 06854
Telephone: 203-855-9136
Fax: 203-838-9868
Web Site: http://www.wilksir.com/
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Quantico,
Va.
Earth Tech Awarded
Five-Year Navy Contract
LONG BEACH, CA, (November 15, 2002) -
Earth Tech has been awarded a five-year indefinite
delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract to provide civil and
environmental design and engineering work to the Marine Corps Base
at Quantico. The contract is valued at $3.75 million. Work on this
contract has already begun.
Under the contract, Earth Tech will
support the maintenance, repair and construction of civil and
environmental projects at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Quantico,
Virginia. Work consists of preparing detailed plans, specifications,
calculations, studies and cost estimates. The estimated construction
cost for each project ranges from approximately $100,000 to $2
million. The average construction cost is expected to be around
$700,000.
MCB Quantico covers an area of
approximately 60,000 acres with more than 1,200 permanent buildings.
Portions of the base are in historic districts with some of the
buildings dating back to the 1920s. The types of facilities include:
barracks, administrative facilities, training buildings, ranges, an
airfield, hangars, schools and family housing. Quantico has
approximately 97 miles of paved roads, 15 bridges, one
water plant, three water-pumping stations, two sewage plants and 25
sewage-pumping stations.
"Since 1990, Earth Tech has
continuously provided engineering design services to MCB Quantico
through three prior ID/IQ contracts - our history with the Base
dates back to 1985," said Diane C. Creel, president of Earth
Tech. "Earth Tech's experience with Department of Defense bases
and similar government installations and our ability to deal with a
variety of civil and environmental projects was a very important
factor in choosing Earth Tech. We're proud to continue our
relationship with MCB Quantico."
EFA Chesapeake is a network of 35
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who work together to provide innovative and continually improved
facilities, products and services. Its customers include the Navy,
Marine Corps, Air Force, Defense Intelligence Agency, Secret Service
and other federal agencies in Washington, D.C., Maryland and
Northern Virginia.
Since its inception in 1917, MCB
Quantico, has been the "frontline of innovation." Quantico
serves as the focal point for professional military education.
Marine concepts, doctrine, training and equipment of the future are
initiated aboard the Base. Located on the base, the Marine Corps
University provides the academic platform the Corps uses to shape
and hone leaders at every milestone of their professional lives. The
Marine Corps War College, School of Advanced Warfighting and
Amphibious Warfighting School are also located at Quantico
About Earth Tech
Founded in 1970, Earth Tech (www.earthtech.com)
is an international provider of global water management and
transportation, engineering and environmental services. Earth Tech
is headquartered in Long Beach, Calif., and employs more than 8,000
people in nearly 200 offices worldwide.
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