PERTH, Australia, -- The new Kwinana Water Reclamation Plant, owned and operated by the Water Corporation of Western Australia (a governmental authority), will supply high quality reclaimed water to key industries at Kwinana, located south of Perth. These industries include a chemical fertilizer manufacturer CSBP, petroleum refiner BP, and Hismelt (Rio Tinto) for a future direct iron smelting plant. This new plant is part of the State Government’s goal to achieve 20% reuse of treated wastewater by the year 2012.

An integral part of the new plant, which will treat wastewater from an existing wastewater treatment plant, will be the Memcor Continuous Microfiltration-Submerged (CMF-S) system.

"This project represents a convincing start in our objective to significantly increase water reuse in Western Australia,” announced Western Australian Government Enterprises Minister, Nick Griffiths. "The water reclamation plant will significantly reduce demand for scheme water at major Kwinana industrial sites, the metropolitan area’s biggest public water supply users."

Added Griffiths, "Not only does this project represent an important advance in water recycling, but it is also a tangible illustration of the Government's determination to make Perth one of the world's most water-efficient cities. It demonstrates that we have a model for the rest of Australia to follow.”

The plant, which will initially produce 2.3 mgd (8.7 ML/d) of treated water, will be increased to 4.4 mgd (16.7 ML/d) of reclaimed water within the next year, in order to meet the needs of the new Hismelt iron smelting plant. A third future expansion will increase the RO permeate capacity to 6.9 mgd (26 ML/d).

Veolia Water Systems (VWS) Australia, a sister company of USFilter, in a joint venture with John Holland Pty Ltd was awarded the contract for design and construction of the Kwinana Water Reclamation Plant.

The Memcor CMF-S system at the Kwinana plant consists of four membrane filtration cells, each containing 288 modules. The Memcor CMF-S system will easily expand to 4.4 mgd with the addition of membrane modules to the existing cells. Additional cells are planned for a future build-out of the plant. The reverse osmosis system, designed and supplied by Veolia Water Systems, consists of four 0.76 MGD trains configured in 18:8 arrays for phase 1. In phase 2, the RO system trains will be upgraded to 20:10 and two additional trains will be supplied. Both the microfiltration and reverse osmosis systems are designed to allow full treatment with one unit off-line.

Memcor Products provides flexible, state-of-the-art integrated microfiltration and RO membrane solutions for treating ground water, surface water, seawater, industrial process water, and water reuse. A leading manufacturer of municipal and industrial microfiltration systems, USFilter’s Memcor Products continues to develop new membrane polymers, module configurations and system designs for today and the future.

United States Filter Corporation, a Veolia Environnement company, is North America’s leading water company providing comprehensive water and wastewater systems and services to commercial, industrial, municipal and residential customers.

Source:  http://www.usfilter.com/

WATERBURY, Conn.-- Haestad Methods is now accepting registrations for its new 2004 accredited water resources modeling training courses. These courses are offered globally to civil engineers of all experience levels in the public and private sectors.

"We have completely rewritten our educational curriculum for 2004, and we are really excited about all of our new training courses, which highlight new ground-breaking software," said Nicole Beckom, Director of Continuing Education for Haestad Methods. "The technologies featured in these training courses are so new that even past trainees will want to retrain and retool."

Haestad Methods courses are available worldwide from beginner to advanced levels. New programs include:

New Stormwater Training:

• Dynamic modeling of interdependent systems of inlets, storm sewers, culverts, channels, and detention ponds
• Advanced HEC-RAS floodplain modeling
• NPDES Phase II stormwater permitting
• Strategic stormwater modeling

New Sanitary Sewer Training:

• CMOM permitting
• Advanced sanitary sewer modeling
• Maintenance tracking
• Rehabilitation and capital costs comparisons
• Automated pump selection
• Strategic sanitary sewer modeling

New Water Distribution Training:

• Modeling water distribution within GIS
• Automated system calibration
• Automated system design
• Automated system skeletonization
• Automated pump selection
• Water security modeling
• Strategic water distribution modeling

Haestad's professionally developed courses have been designed to teach engineers how to apply cutting-edge software technologies to real-world design situations in the areas of GIS, water distribution, sanitary sewers, and storm water systems. Each course is accredited by the IACET (International Association for Continuing Education and Training) and includes a balanced mix of background principles and hands-on computer modeling.

For complete details on all domestic and international courses, download the full course catalog at: http://www.haestad.com/ced_2004_training

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Environmental Business Development Manager Wanted

One of our clients requested that we assist them in their search for an Environmental Business Development Manager for their office in Old Saybrook, CT. (Similar positions are also available in Tampa, FL., Boston, MA and Portland, ME.)

Our client is one of the fastest growing multi disciplinary firms of consulting engineers and environmental scientists, established since 1972, and is an employee-owned, 1000 person firm with offices throughout, the eastern United States, Canada and internationally.

The Business Development Manager will play a lead role in the continued development of the client's company's U.S. expansion and will work closely with the Vice President of National Accounts and U.S. President. Major responsibilities include business development, staff leadership and recruitment, technical direction of project work, office management and human resource development. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing all aspects of the office in  Connecticut, with a mandate to expand and develop a team of highly skilled and motivated professionals.

The successful candidate will be a dynamic professional with a strong technical background in the Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical and/or Science consulting field. He/she will be a results-oriented self-starter who has excellent people skills. He/she will be a “hands-on” person who shows initiative and has high standards regarding quality of work and client service. The successful candidate will also have excellent organizational skills and will be able to create and foster a team environment. The individual must have a strong marketing presence and a proven capability to develop business in Connecticut and the surrounding area.

Client offers challenging and rewarding technical work. Additional benefits for proven performance include a merit-based reward system and eligibility for ownership.

They would prefer someone from the State of Connecticut  or surrounding areas who can walk in and generate business.

1) Senior or Professional level Engineer/Scientist
2) 10-15 years or more experience in "environmental" consulting
3) Considerable experience Managing an office or large group of
engineers/scientists
4) Client contacts in the Connecticut / New York area (must be able to bring
clients/business with them)
5) Major Business development experience and abilities/expertise

Candidates must be able to provide information and references to back
these requirements.  We like to see a cross range of references from
subordinates, peers, supervisors, and clients.

The salary for this position is about $90,000 - $100,000 plus bonus, plus eligibility for company ownership (shares). Of course these details will be negotiated and depend on the qualified candidates skills and expertise.

To apply, send MS Word formatted resume to:
David P. Smith
Harbor Associates, LLC.
PO Box 1736
Westerville, OH 43082-1736
PH.: (614) 818-3318
FAX: (614) 818-3318

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