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BV : Southern Water’s
Improvements Completed
 Redhill,
UK -- Roger Gale MP and Stephen Ladyman MP officially marked
the completion of Southern Water’s Margate and Broadstairs
scheme at the new Weatherlees Wastewater Treatment Works
(WwTW) in Kent, on the eve of Kent Coastal Week last month.
The scheme was a joint venture between Black & Veatch (B&V)
and Costain to enhance coastal water quality off the Isle of
Thanet.
The Margate and Broadstairs
Project is one of the largest in Southern Water’s AMP4
programme. The scheme will provide cleaner seas for the Kent
resorts’ bathers and a better aquatic environment for marine
life. Treatment for the towns’ wastewater now includes
ultraviolet disinfection, which provides additional
protection for local shellfish populations.
Ladyman, MP for Thanet South,
said: “This scheme is so important for the local area and,
knowing the water released to our seas is now treated to
such high standards, means we can be even prouder of our
beautiful coastline here in Thanet. Southern Water and their
contractors should be congratulated for their hard work.”
In addition to constructing the
new WwTW at Weatherlees, the project included refurbishing
pumping stations in Margate and Broadstairs, construction of
a sea outfall and laying 24km of new pipes.
Black & Veatch was responsible
for the scheme’s civil design, and mechanical, electrical,
instrumentation, controls and automation (MEICA) design and
MEICA contracting. The project team employed multi-phased
design and construction practices to keep work to programme
and budget.
Commenting on the project, Bruce
Ainsworth, Managing Director of Black & Veatch’s water
business in Europe, said: “This is truly a measure of what
can be done by a strong team working together toward a
common goal of delivering a sustainable solution that
benefits an entire coastal area. It is a great
accomplishment and a credit to everyone involved.”
Keith Jeffery, Southern Water’s
Project Manager, said: “Southern Water and its contractors
Black & Veatch/Costain are pleased to have completed this
important scheme which is already bringing significant
environmental benefits to the Thanet coast. We would like to
thank the people of Thanet for their patience and
co-operation during these very visible works.”
Picture shows: Georgia Penney, a
pupil from Newington Junior School, at the completion
ceremony. Two years ago, she named the tunnel boring machine
for the scheme, “Crystal,” as in crystal clear water for
Margate and Broadstairs.
The company’s web site is:
http://www.bv.com/
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Thomas Mills named Chairman of
WWEMA
 FORT
WASHINGTON, PA -- Thomas M. Mills, vice president of
marketing and business development for Severn Trent
Services, has been named chairman of the Water and
Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association (WWEMA). The
organization, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in
2008, represents the interests of companies that provide
technologies used in the treatment of wastewater and the
purification of potable water for municipal and industrial
customers worldwide. Mills began his one-year term as
chairman at WWEMA's 99th annual meeting held November 8-10
in Ponte Vedra, Fla.
The Washington, DC-based WWEMA is
composed of 72 water and wastewater industry suppliers that
join forces to affect positive changes in the marketplace,
including promoting cutting-edge technologies, advocating
value-based procurement policies and defending against
unfair trade practices. The organization works with federal,
state and local governments to achieve the environmental
goals of a safe water supply and healthy water ecosystem.
According to Mills, “America’s
water and wastewater industry is confronted by unprecedented
challenges of population growth, enhanced security,
depleting water supplies and an aging infrastructure. WWEMA
and its members are leaders in providing solutions to these
challenges. Working with regulators, we drive innovation and
bring new, cost-effective technologies to the marketplace
while protecting our country’s water resources.”
Mills joined Severn Trent
Services in 1999. His responsibilities include global
marketing programs, communications and brand development
opportunities, equipment sales within North America,
business development and strategy.
About WWEMA
The Water and Wastewater
Equipment Manufacturers Association has safeguarded and
promoted the interests of its members since 1908.
Headquartered in the nation’s capital, WWEMA works closely
with Congress and other regulatory agencies, providing
leadership on issues affecting the future of companies,
large, medium and small, throughout the water and wastewater
industry. The organization monitors legislative actions,
testifies before congressional committees and advocates
adequate funding to meet environmental goals.
Source:
http://www.wwema.org/
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Iraqi's Construct Fallujah’s
First Sewage System
 Fallujah,
Iraq -- About 450 Iraqis are currently working to get
Fallujah’s first-ever sewer system operational by next
summer.
That
number is expected to soon grow to a construction force of
700 Iraqis. The $85 million project includes a collection
system, trunk mains, pump stations and a wastewater
treatment plant processing 40,000 cubic meters daily (10.5
million gallons).
“People are happy because our community is safer now and
there are more American projects creating jobs in different
areas,” said Construction Manager Awaf Abdul Rahim at the
wastewater treatment plant. “It’s helped Fallujah’s
unemployment. When the security situation improved earlier
this year, we were inspired to work hard. Our construction
crews became more serious and active and are now getting
more done.”
Peter
Collins, with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is the
project manager overseeing the work. “The long term benefit
is huge. At the moment Fallujah’s raw sewage is flowing into
the Euphrates River, polluting it, impacting communities
downstream who depend on it as a drinking source,” Collins
said.
Apart
from the Iraqi work force, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
has 35 Iraqi engineers visiting the various project sites
daily, checking on the quality of the ongoing construction
and encouraging worker safety.
Collins says the new treatment plant will have the capacity
to serve Fallujah’s needs until 2025, even if the community
has a 50 percent growth in population (from 200,000 to
300,000 residents).
“People in Fallujah may not fully appreciate the impact of
this project because they have never lived in a sewage-free
city. Next year there will be no wastewater flowing in the
streets and their children will be able to play safely
outside,” Collins said. “It represents a monumental step
forward and that’s what motivates us as we work to achieve
that goal.”
Source:
http://www.grd.usace.army.mil/
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Hach Fluoride Test is Now
Arsenic-Free
 Loveland,
CO -- Hach introduces the new SPADNS 2 arsenic-free
fluoride test. SPADNS 2 offers a truly green chemistry
option that is equivalent to the Environmental
Protection Agency reference method and is compatible
with current Hach instruments.
Hach's new SPADNS 2 test
eliminates arsenic from the original SPADNS formulation
by using non-toxic, proprietary agents to achieve
identical results in the presence of chlorine. The
absence of arsenic means no carcinogenic arsenic
exposure to workers or the environment, and no arsenic
disposal fees or negative consequences for improper
arsenic disposal.
The new SPADNS 2 reagent can
be used on the same Hach instruments, using the same
procedures and calibration curves, with identical
performance as the current Hach SPADNS test.
For more information on the
Hach SPADNS 2 reagent for fluoride testing, visit
http://www.hach.com/SPADNS2
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