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"For the water and wastewater treatment professional...."
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Vol. 2, No. 36, November 27, 2000
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN): 1533-449X
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Joseph Taylor, Editor, mailto:jtaylor@waterandwastewater.com
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Contents:
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> Contributors Wanted!
> OMI Wins Coveted Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
> Caterpillar Announces New Company to Develop Dredge Technology
> This Week's Top Picks From The Reading Room
> City of Detroit Selects Jacobs
> Over 17,000+ Visitors and 226,000 Page Hits in October!
> Small Footprint is the Key for this Wastewater Treatment System
> 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: December 1st
We give full credit to contributing authors. If so please send
it to:
mailto:news@waterandwastewater.com
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OMI Wins Coveted Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
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DENVER, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Operations Management International,
Inc. (OMI) was notified today that the company will receive
the 2000 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's
premier award for performance excellence and quality achievement.
One of four Baldrige Award winners, OMI is the only company
this year in the service category to win. The awards are expected
to be presented at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. later this year.
"OMI began its quality journey in 1990 when we initiated our
Obsessed With Quality process. Winning the Baldrige Award
demonstrates how our quality process continues to positively
affect the millions of lives our people touch through the daily
provision of superior utility management services," says OMI
President Don S. Evans, P.E. "My thanks to all OMI associates
for a job well done."
Named after a former Secretary of Commerce, the Malcolm Baldrige
National Quality Award is an annual award that recognizes U.S.
companies for performance excellence. It is the highest-level
quality award given in the United States. The Baldrige Award
evaluates businesses on seven performance excellence criteria:
leadership, strategic planning, customer and market focus,
information and analysis, human resource focus, process management,
and performance and business results. OMI uses that criteria
as a cornerstone for its Obsessed With Quality process.
OMI's Obsessed With Quality process focuses on empowering associates
to develop new approaches to enhance how they perform their jobs.
The company's mission is summarized in its E3 motto: Exceed
customers' expectations, empower people and enhance the environment
-- three main goals that illustrate how OMI does business every
day.
"At OMI, quality isn't something we just talk about; it's the
way we do business," says OMI Vice President of Quality and
Technology Roger B. Quayle. "For our customers that means lower
costs, world-class quality, amazing service and long-term
relationships."
OMI is a leader in the management and operation of water and
wastewater systems, providing a wide range of privatization and
outsourcing solutions for customers in government and industry.
A member of the American, employee-owned CH2M HILL Companies, Ltd.,
OMI offers complete infrastructure development, financing, design,
and operations and maintenance services. Headquartered in the
Denver Tech Center, the company manages 160 water and wastewater
facilities in the Americas, Middle East and Asia. For more
information about OMI, visit the company's web site,
http://www.omiinc.com/
Since Congress established the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality
Award in 1987, 41 organizations have earned the award. OMI is
the first Colorado-based company to win. Previous winners include
Federal Express, Merrill Lynch, 3M, Boeing, Ritz-Carlton Hotels,
Xerox, AT&T, GTE, IBM, Cadillac Company, and Motorola. More
information about the Baldrige Award is available at
http://www.quality.nist.gov/
SOURCE Operations Management International, Inc.
Web Site: http://www.omiinc.com
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Caterpillar Announces New Company to Develop Dredge Technology
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PEORIA, Ill., Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- A new company, Peoria
Dredging Technologies L.L.C., has been formed and will build
a state-of-the-art system that has the potential to revolutionize
the dredging industry. The principal stakeholders in the new
company are the Kress family, Brimfield, Illinois. Caterpillar
Inc. (NYSE: CAT) has a minority interest in the new company.
Two key technologies form the basis of the new company: the
"dredge wheel" invented by Caterpillar Inc. and a "silt
transportation system" invented by Kress Corporation, which
incorporates the Caterpillar dredge wheel with unique capabilities
to transport and off-load sediment.
"Our goal is to have a working prototype of this innovative
technology out on the Peoria Lakes by spring of 2002," said
Dennis Thomas, president of the new company and executive
vice-president of the Kress Corporation. "We're anxious to
demonstrate that this technology will provide a cost effective
and environmentally friendly way to remove sediment from our
nation's waterways."
The core concept behind Peoria Dredging Technologies' new
approach to dredging is non-hydraulic sediment removal, a
process to extract sediment without excess water while retaining
the sediment's structural strength. This non-hydraulic approach
to dredging will be fast, economical and provide a wide
range of innovation options for disposal of the dredged
material.
"The formation of this company offers an unprecedented
opportunity to enhance the commercial and recreational
benefits of our nation's waterways," said Dick Benson,
Caterpillar vice president with responsibility for diversified
products. "We're pleased to be a partner in the development
of this exciting technology."
SOURCE Caterpillar, Inc.
Web Site: http://www.CAT.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:
"Biotreatment of Agricultural
Wastewater"
by Mark E. Huntley
Hard Cover, October 1989
"Standard Methods for Examination of Water &
Wastewater"
by A. E. Greenberg, A. D. Eaton & L. S. Clerseri
Hardcover, 1,325 pages, 1999
"The Industrial Wastewater Systems
Handbook"
by R.L. Stephenson, J. B. Blackburn, etal
Hardcover, 432 pages, 1997
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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City of Detroit Selects Jacobs
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Detroit Selects Jacobs Subsidiary Sverdrup Civil and Wade-Trim
to Rehabilitate the Country's Largest Wastewater Treatment Plant
DETROIT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 28, 2000--Jacobs Engineering
Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today that its subsidiary
Sverdrup Civil, Inc. and their joint venture partner Wade-Trim
signed a contract with the City of Detroit Water and Sewerage
Department (DWSD).
This joint venture, known as the Detroit Wastewater Partners
(DWP), will perform program management/construction management
for rehabilitation and upgrade of the Detroit Wastewater
Treatment plant. The 5-year project is valued at $550 million;
options could extend the contract to eleven years and $700
million.
The joint venture team will provide improvements to the existing
wastewater treatment plant while simultaneously keeping it
in operation and in compliance with its discharge permit.
DWP will prepare plant needs assessments and develop a program
of improvement projects needed to meet DWSD goals. During
the implementation of these projects, DWP is responsible for
design, construction, and startup of assigned contracts. At
DWSD's option, DWP will provide extended maintenance on new
and existing facilities for a period of 7 years.
Joint venture responsibilities also include extensive
activities to enhance the capabilities and skills of plant
personnel. Services include evaluating and upgrading plant
maintenance practices, staffing assignments, skills enhancement
training, and rewriting and renovating the plant operations
and maintenance data system to produce a modern database.
In making the announcement, Jacobs Group Vice President
H.G. Schwartz stated, "We have put together a great team to
work on one of the most challenging wastewater programs in
the country. We look forward to working with DWSD to help
make the Detroit Wastewater Treatment Plant a world-class
facility that will set the standard for the industry."
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. is one of the world's largest
providers of professional technical services. With annual
revenues exceeding $3 billion, the company offers full-spectrum
support to industrial, commercial, and government clients
in diverse markets. Services include scientific and
specialty consulting as well as all aspects of design,
construction, and operations & maintenance.
CONTACT:
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
Pasadena, Calif.
Sherry Sweitzer, 626/578-6992
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Small Footprint is the Key for this Wastewater Treatment System
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Fall River, MA - The Waterlink MTS Jet Aeration System is well
suited for use in deep tanks of 24 ft. high or greater. As l
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In the past, most tanks in the industry range from 14 ft. to
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Web site: http://www.waterlink.com/
mailto:waterlink@waterlink.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.
Mr. Staley needs help with centralized water plant:
Our community of 45 homes is considering moving to city water,
or funding and building a centralized water treatment plant
just for our neighborhood. We live in Florida and each have
well with varying results. The city has offered to let us tap
their water supply but the long term cost in taxes is very
high.
We suspect that we can issue a bond and fund the plan ourselves.
I don't have a civil engineering background, but am a registered
professional engineer. I have no idea on where to start looking
for both options and selection criteria.
Our rough rough guess is we could afford a $500,000 bond. We
would only use water for household use as we all still have
irrigation wells, and would most likely keep out existing wells.
Any pointers on where to go next would be appreciated?
C. D. Staley
Telephone: 561-999-4259
mailto:a36bonanza@bigfoot.com
Mr. Cooper needs info on using hydrogen peroxide as an oxidizer:
We have a high COD discharge and was hoping to use hydrogen
peroxide as an oxidizer. I hope someone can give us advice
on how to accomplish our goal of lowering COD discharge.
Jon Cooper
mailto:cooperj@marca-tn.com
The Help Forum is open for everyone to use. Share your
expertise with others, you can find these & other messages at:
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Call For Photographs!
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This week's photo is of two 25-foot diameter by 34-foot high
Aquastore® tanks for leachate storage are enclosed in a
70-foot diameter by 5-foot high secondary containment tank.
Aquastore® primary and secondary containment tanks offer
reliable leachate storage with a glass-fused-to-steel coating
that resists corrosive contaminants. That’s why our tanks
are in service in hundreds of leachate storage applications.
Photograph courtesy of Mr. Tom Renich
A. O. Smith, Engineered Storage Products
http://www.aquastore.com/
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Photographs are be changed every two weeks to give everyone
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Send your photograph and description to,
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From the Job Fair
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POSITION AVAILABLE - WTP OPERATOR US MILITARY BASE IN PORTUGAL
Water Treatment Plant Operator wanted:
Lead operator needed for small WTP on island in Atlantic
(Azores, Portugal) - short term or long term. Island is
small, very friendly, nice living conditions. Facility is
located on U.S. military base. Plant is a nanofiltration
system, 740 gpm, operates 18-20 hours/day.
Job Description: Day shift, M-F, collect data, prepare reports,
supervise other operators, provide training, coordinate
maintenance, order supplies. Must be available "on call"
for emergencies. Candidates should possess "Class B" or
higher Water operator certification; membrane experience
helpful but not required.
Salary negotiable; we provide off-base housing, car, cell
phone, and much more.
Please reply to:
Susan Bond
Bond Engineering, Inc.
Tampa, Florida
Telephone: 813-961-6062
mailto:rop56663@mail.telepac.pt
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