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Los Angeles Joint WWTP Achieves Full
Secondary Treatment
CARSON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct.
24, 2002--The Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County's
(Sanitation Districts) Joint Water Pollution Control Plant (JWPCP),
in the City of Carson, will be in position, by December 31, 2002, to
process all wastewater through newly constructed secondary treatment
systems and discharge the cleansed effluent into the ocean off the
Palos Verdes Peninsula. The startup of the new secondary modules
represents the completion of the largest cumulative construction
effort in the history of the agency.
"The Sanitation Districts
committed to complete this project and achieve full secondary
treatment under a Consent Decree with the Federal and State
governments as well as with two environmental organizations: the
Natural Resources Defense Council and Heal the Bay. We are very
pleased to report that we met each deadline of this agreement and
completed the project on schedule and under budget," said James
Stahl, Chief Engineer and General Manager of the Sanitation
Districts.
The JWPCP serves over 3.5 million
residents, businesses, and industries in Los Angeles County. The
facility is capable of treating 400 million gallons of wastewater
per day through systems that remove solids and organics before the
treated water, called "effluent," is discharged through a
one and one-half mile long, 200 foot deep pipeline into deep coastal
waters off the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Biosolids removed from the
wastewater treatment process are reused in a variety of resource
recovery opportunities. Biogas generated during the treatment
process is another renewable resource captured and used by the
agency to provide all of the power requirements for the JWPCP.
According to Stahl, the Sanitation
Districts celebrated the achievement of reaching full secondary
treatment at the Carson facility on October 24, at 10:00 a.m., just
a few days after the 30th anniversary of the Clean Water Act,
approved in 1972. "Those of us who have been involved in the
planning, design, construction, and now the startup of the new
secondary treatment system at the JWPCP understand what it means to
achieve the goals of the Clean Water Act. We are very proud of what
we've accomplished here."
In addition to operating one of the
largest wastewater treatment facilities in the world, the Los
Angeles County Sanitation Districts have interacted positively with
the JWPCP Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) since 1978. Past CAC
Chair Margaret Hudson and current CAC Chair Ray DiPietro were
speakers at Thursday's celebration. They were joined by Carson
Mayor, Daryl Sweeney; Mayor of the City of Vernon and Chair of
Sanitation District No. 2, Leonis Malburg; California State Senator
for the 28th District, Debra Bowen; Congresswoman for the 33rd
District, Lucille Roybal-Allard; Retired U.S. Congressman for the
34th District, Esteban E. Torres; Chair of the State Water Resources
Control Board, Art Baggett Jr.; Heal the Bay's Executive Director,
Mark Gold; and the Senior Attorney for the Natural Resources Defense
Council, Joel Reynolds.
The Sanitation Districts have
conducted ocean monitoring and research since 1970 to track the
effects of releasing effluent from the treatment plant into ocean
waters. Marine biologists have the use of three ocean monitoring
vessels and a state-of-the-art water quality and marine biology
laboratory located at the plant in Carson.
"We have a long history of
protecting the public and the environment, recovering and using
renewable resources, recycling water from our upstream plants, and
being a good neighbor. Completing this full secondary treatment
project under budget and on schedule, and helping create 18,000 jobs
in the process -- well, it's just great and all of the Sanitation
Districts' Directors and I appreciate and commend the efforts of
everyone who has played a part in this accomplishment," said
Leonis Malburg, Mayor of the City of Vernon and Chair of Sanitation
District No. 2.
The Sanitation Districts provide
environmentally sound, cost effective wastewater and solid waste
management for over half the population of Los Angeles County, and
in doing so take what others had thought of as waste and turn it
into resources such as reclaimed water, energy and recyclable
materials.
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WEF
Applauds EPA Release of Gap Analysis
(Chicago, IL) - The Water Environment
Federation (WEF) today welcomed the release of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) gap analysis. This
long-awaited report is an important milestone in highlighting the
need for more water infrastructure investment in the United States.
According to WEF President Jim Clark,
"[the gap analysis] confirms what water environment
professionals already know - that unless we as a nation
substantially increase our commitment to repairing and replacing
water infrastructure, we risk reversing the progress we have made in
public health and water quality during the past 30 years."
The release of "The Clean Water
and Drinking Water Infrastructure Gap Analysis" was announced
this morning by EPA Administrator Gov. Christine Todd Whitman during
her keynote address at WEFTEC 2002 in Chicago, IL -- North America's
largest annual water quality conference and exhibition.
In her remarks, Gov. Whitman
indicated that, "[the Gap Analysis] looks at infrastructure in
the broad sense - everything it takes to deliver clean, safe water
to America's homes and businesses and then remove and treat the
waste that results. From the simplest pipe to the most complex
treatment system - we looked at the entire picture." Clark
later thanked Gov. Whitman for her leadership in the Bush
administration, particularly overseeing the completion and
publication of this report, which was commissioned in response to
the compelling need for federal investment on a local, state, and
national level.
While the capital needs estimates
presented by EPA today appear to be slightly lower than those found
in the Water Infrastructure Network's (WIN) report, Water
Infrastructure Now, both documents agree that the capital investment
need is tremendous. WEF believes that local solutions, such as
increased water and wastewater rates or operating efficiencies are
important; however, in many instances local sources simply cannot
meet the challenge alone. The State Revolving Fund (SRF) program,
which was hailed as a model when established 15 years ago, continues
to be an important mechanism for states to finance a variety of
water quality improvements.
However, due to the limited funding
available through SRF, combined with administrative "red
tape," many communities do not find this program to be a viable
source of financial assistance.
As we celebrate the 30th anniversary
of the Clean Water Act, the Federation continues its commitment to
working with Gov. Whitman, EPA, Congress, and other stakeholders in
solving infrastructure needs and remains an active participant in
continuing dialogue on this vital issue in the water quality
profession. EPA intended to release the report on its Web site
today.
To obtain a full copy, please visit www.epa.gov
. To view the WIN Report and obtain more information about water
infrastructure and the Federation, please visit www.wef.org
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Ozonation
Treatment
Groundbreaking For Swimming River WTP
Upgrades
HADDON HEIGHTS, N.J., Oct 28, 2002
/PRNewswire/ -- New Jersey- American Water Company is proud to
announce its groundbreaking for major upgrades at its Swimming River
Water Treatment Plant.
The state-of-the-art upgrades will
implement new water treatment technology to further improve drinking
water quality and help meet future water quality regulations. The
upgrades, estimated to cost about $20,000,000, will use ozonation as
part of the treatment.
Ozonation is one of the most
effective ways for killing microorganisms found in surface water.
New Jersey-American has had much success using the process at its
Delaware River Regional Water Treatment Facility located in
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majority of the water supply for New Jersey-American's northern
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For more information, please call
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Jersey-American Water Company is the state's largest investor-owned
water utility, serving over one million people in 124 communities
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(NYSE: AWK) is the largest publicly traded U.S. corporation devoted
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