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WEFTEC 04 : Hot Times in New
Orleans
 New
Orleans, LA -- My assistant, Diana and myself, editor of
this newsletter, spent a few days walking the floor of this
year's WEFTEC Show. First on our "to do" list was to visit
with some of our old friends and site sponsors. Luckily, all
these folks were easily located in the spacious exhibit
hall.
At the Aquastore booth, I had a
chance to introduce Diana to the crew from Engineered
Storage Products. Tom Renich and his group sell those
long-lasting, blue, glass-fused to steel tanks throughout
the world. You can visit their web site at:
http://www.aquastore.com/ .
ESP/Aquastore have been a sponsor of our site and newsletter
for over 5 years now. (Photo: The crew from ESP/Aquastore)
Then it was off to see Alec
Mackie of JWC Environmental. Alec is a clever fellow and JWC
a lively exhibit including grinders and screens in
operation, watch them grind up pretty much everything!. You
can find out more about JWC's products at their web site:
http://www.jwce.com/
The Franklin Miller's booth was
busy as a beehive! Bill and the guys never stopped as
their booth was swarmed with customers. They had a complete
display of septage receiving systems, rakes and commutators
to suit everyone's needs. Their web site is:
http://www.franklinmiller.com/
Cruising through the exhibit
halls, we saw some interesting new equipment and services.
One that comes to mind is the "Current Density Baffle", by
NEFCO, a simple device that stops short-circuiting in
activated sludge clarifiers. Earle Schaller of NEFCO, told
me that doing this improves TSS reductions in the range of
25% to 35% under average flow conditions. Their web site is
at:
http://www.nefcoinc.com/
 Mike
Meyer and Angelo Mazzei of Mazzei Injector Corp. (see photo)
took some time with Diana and I to show us their latest
injector designs. The Mazzei injector is high efficiency,
venturi-type, differential pressure injector. They
manufacture small units from PDVF and very large units in
all stainless steel, ones large enough that single injector
can be used to aerate a whole tank, pond or lagoon. You can
visit Mazzei's web site at: http://www.mazzei.net/
Some other points of interest, we
met face-to-face with Scott Malone and Chuck Copenhaver of
Allstate Tanks. Allstate manufactures powder coated, bolted
steel tanks for the wastewater industry. Their web site is :
http://www.allstatetank.com/ And who could forget
the friendliest guy, Lynn Douglass of Diffuser Express
(EDI), who's company manufactures a complete line of
diffusers for tank and pond aeration. Their web site is:
http://www.diffuserexpress.com/
 While
on the lookout, we stopped at Amiad Filtration's booth and
spend some time chatting with Eric Rothberg. Amiad makes
those strainers, sand filters and self-cleaning strainers
used in water plants and irrigation systems. You can visit
their web site at:
http://www.amiadusa.com/
And finally we took a moment
to visit with Teresa Parris of Siemens Automation (see
photo) displaying a complete array of level and WTP process
control equipment. Visit them at:
http://www.siemens.com/
I would like to extend my thanks
to everyone we met, too many people to mention in this
article. We both appreciate your time and attention. Also,
it was nice to meet people who are subscribers of our
newsletter and frequent visitors to Water and Wastewater.com
web site. I look forward to seeing everyone again in at the
WEFTEC 05 show in Washington DC next year!
Joe Taylor, Editor
jtaylor@waterandwastewater.com
Water and Wastewater.com
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WERF
: Researcher Who Turned Wastewater into Electricity Awarded
 Alexandria,
VA -- The WERF Endowment for Innovation in Applied Water
Quality Research presented the Paul L. Busch Award to Bruce
Logan, Ph.D., at its annual subscriber luncheon at WEFTEC
2004. Logan was selected for his research on microbial fuel
cells and their application in the wastewater treatment
process. The Paul L. Busch award carries with it a $100,000
research grant that will aid Logan in furthering this
important work.
Bruce
Logan and his research team have discovered that electricity
can be produced from wastewater using bacteria in a
microbial fuel cell, while at the same time accomplishing
wastewater treatment without the use of additional
chemicals. Logan has created a new hybrid technology whereby
wastewater is efficiently treated anaerobically using a
bacterial biofilm growing on one electrode of the fuel cell.
This new technology could lead to a process that not only
reduces operating cost for wastewater treatment but also
creates excess electricity production at treatment plants.
“It’s
a remarkable discovery with the potential to significantly
impact conventional wastewater treatment,” says Glenn
Reinhardt, executive director for the Water Environment
Research Foundation (WERF). “By creating a treatment process
that generates a product with market value, such as
electricity, the substantial costs of building, operating,
and maintaining wastewater facilities may be offset.”
Perhaps of more importance is the potential of Logan’s
research to create viable, self-sustaining wastewater
treatment facilities for developing countries. Although
industrialized nations can afford to operate conventional
wastewater treatment facilities, more than a billion people
in the world lack adequate sanitation and cannot afford to
build or operate traditional wastewater treatment plants. In
order to make wastewater treatment more affordable for all
nations, new processes and approaches to treatment such as
these must be developed.
Bruce
Logan is the Stan and Flora Kappe professor of environmental
engineering at Pennsylvania State University, and director
of Penn State’s H2E (Hydrogen Energy) Center and the College
of Engineering’s Environmental Institute.
The
WERF Endowment for Innovation in Applied Water Quality
Research presents the Paul L. Busch Award each year at
WEFTEC, the Water Environment Federation's technical
exhibition and conference. For more information on the
award, visit
www.werf.org/funding/endowment.cfm
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Sewer Collection Systems Modeling Book Released
 Broomfield,
CO -- MWH Soft, Inc., a leading provider of water
resources applications software, today announced the
release of Comprehensive Sewer Collection Systems Analysis
Handbook for Engineers and Planners - a complete resource
for anyone involved in sewer collection systems modeling
and management.
Written by leading industry
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full modeling process from start to successful finish. The
book describes state-of-the-art network modeling
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The unparalleled scope and
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steady sewer flows, including gradually and rapidly varied
flows; unsteady flow hydraulics, including numerical
solution methods; water quality analysis; management of
storm and combined sewer overflows, including surface
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subsurface detention systems; regulation of sewer systems;
and management of urban watersheds.
"Because modeling in the real
world is all about simulating and solving real application
problems, this comprehensive reference features the most
complete and up-to-date information about sanitary, storm
and combined sewer systems modeling available," said Paul
F. Boulos, Ph.D, President and CEO of MWH Soft and an
author of the book.
MWH Soft, Inc. is a leading
global provider of technical and infrastructure software
and professional solutions designed to meet the
technological needs of utilities, government industries,
and engineering organizations worldwide. For more
information, call MWH Soft, Inc. at (626) 568-6868, or
visit www.mwhsoft.com.
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WEFTEC 04 : Hot Times in New
Orleans
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WERF
: Researcher Who Turned
Wastewater into Electricity Awarded
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Read On :
Sewer Collection Systems
Modeling Book Released
:: The News Center : More headlines
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