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Sponsor : GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms
 Jacksonville
Beach, FL -- We are pleased to announce that GE Fanuc
Intelligent Platforms, Inc. has become a sponsor of Water
and Wastewater.com.
The ever-increasing demands on
today’s Water and Wastewater facilities require more robust
and effective automation and information technology support.
GE Fanuc offers software and solutions to address these
needs and drive operational excellence for the water
industry worldwide.
Reducing the total cost of
ownership, GE Fanuc’s Water Solutions Pack 2008 has 650+ new
water-specific dynamos for faster deployment. To improve
water quality and simplify reporting, their Proficy
Real-Time Information Portal makes all operational data
available via a web server from disparate sources. And to
secure operations, GE Fanuc's iFIX 5.0 and RX3i platforms
offer robust redundancy, as well as Electronic Signature
toolkits that help prevent data and physical loss.
Overall, GE Fanuc's water and
wastewater industry applications include:
Information Management: GE
Fanuc offers a robust set of tools to archive and rapidly
retrieve data to evaluate plant effectiveness and support
compliance reporting with customizable web-interfaces
allowing for complete and flexible access to all data.
In-Plant Processing:
Flexible and scalable solutions for the most demanding of
treatment applications, ranging from single-node filter back
wash systems to the complex coordinated control of 500+ MGD
facilities.
SCADA Water Collection &
Distribution: Advanced and reliable automation equipment
for pump and lift stations as well as applications enabling
a single integrated solution to network these remote
stations to a centralized SCADA system.
Specialized Water Processing:
OEM-supplied supporting automation solutions for industrial
applications as well as modules for incremental steps of
municipal process, all benefiting from the application of
advanced technology.
For more information contact:
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms, Inc.
2500 Austin Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22911
Telephone: 1-800-GE-FANUC
(1-800-433-2682)
Web site:
http://www.gefanuc.com/
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Microturbines to Power RO and
Clean Water
 CHATSWORTH,
CA -- Capstone Turbine Corporation, the world’s leading
clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy
systems, today announced that it received a follow on order
for three C1000 systems from Aquatec-Maxcon Pty Ltd, its
distributor for the Australian market. The order is for
Capstone C1000 MicroTurbine® systems to be installed by a
coal seem gas producer in a reverse osmosis water system
application in Australia.
“Australia is proving to be a
strong market for both green building and oil & gas
applications. This project is to power a reverse osmosis
plant that cleans contaminated water that is a byproduct of
coal seem gas extraction. The clean water is made available
to local towns as potable water,” said Jim Crouse,
Capstone’s Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing.
Commenting on this new order,
Capstone President and CEO Darren Jamison added, “We were
very pleased with the $4.7 million order from Aquatec-Maxcon
in July for our C30 microturbines. It is encouraging to see
the momentum continue with this latest order for C1000’s
from the same end-user as our C30 microturbines.”
Aquatec-Maxcon is Australia’s
leading provider of water and wastewater technology and
equipment. It is headquartered in Ipswich, Queensland,
Australia and has offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and
now a newly acquired property in New Zealand. Through its
sister company, PT Aquatec-Maxcon Indonesia, it also has
offices in Jakarta and Surabaya.
The C1000 is a robust megawatt
power system, based on Capstone’s C200 microturbine product
line. It will be configured in a single ISO container and
will provide the same low emissions and low maintenance
benefits of Capstone’s products in a compact footprint.
Source:
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Siemens takes over Hamburg-based
SG Water
 Erlangen,
Germany -- Siemens announced the acquisition of the German
company SG Wasseraufbereitung und Regenerierstation GmbH (SG
Water). The Hamburg-based supplier specializes in water
treatment solutions for laboratories and industrial
organizations.
SG
Water’s electro-deionization systems and reverse osmosis
technology for laboratory and industrial applications will
further strengthen the portfolio of Siemens Water
Technologies, a Business Unit of Siemens’ Industry Solutions
Division. SG Water employees roughly 60 staff members at two
locations in Barsbüttel near Hamburg and Haimhausen near
Munich.
SG
Water can look back on more than 30 years of experience in
developing, producing and selling high-purity water products
and systems for laboratories and industry around the world.
"The
solutions of SG Water will complement especially our water
treatment product portfolio in the USA", says Dave Spyker,
Executive Vice President of the Industry Segment for Siemens
Water Technologies. "More than half of SG Water’s turnover
is generated outside Germany in countries such as the USA,
Ireland, the UK and China."
Spyker
continues, "The acquisition is about strengthening our
portfolio and our service business as well as expanding our
international footprint in the high-purity water solutions
market."
The
hitherto privately owned SG Water will continue to operate
under the same name, but with the addition of “A Siemens
Company.”
Source:
http://www.siemens.com/
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Mayor Daley to give WEFTEC
Keynote Speech
 Alexandria,
VA -- The Water Environment Federation (WEF) is proud to
announce that Mayor Richard M. Daley will give a keynote
speech at the largest water quality conference in North
America attended by participants from many countries.
If it’s about water, it will
be at WEFTEC.08 in Chicago October 18-22. The unrivaled
exhibition and conference is an annual event that brings
experts in water and wastewater together to discuss the
latest developments in research and technology.
Recognized as one of the
greenest cities in America, Chicago is an ideal host for
this event. Mayor Daley has led the effort to make
Chicago a global leader in adapting green practices.
Under Daley’s active leadership, the city has long
focused on programs and practices that protect water
quality, promote sustainability, and mitigate the
impacts of climate change.
With a population of nearly 3
million residents, Chicago installed the first-ever
municipal green roof in the U.S. The city has also
initiated a Chicago Climate Action Plan while creating
green jobs and planting 500,000 new trees.
The mayor will speak about
Making Chicago a Global Leader on Water and
Sustainability. This keynote will provide an opportunity
for WEFTEC attendees and water leaders from around the
world to hear Mayor Daley share his experiences, and
provide his perspective on environmental issues.
Web site:
http://www.weftec.org/
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People post their requests
for help and offer their suggestions to others in our open
forum.
Mr. Losey wants help with WAS
& MLSS:
I operate a wastewater
treatment system that consists of a 1.25 million gallon
aeration basin with 0.35 MGD with approximately 3,000 mg/L
BOD and 1,200 TSS mg/L in the influent.
We have been having some
issues with our final clarifier with having some carry over
of around 500 mg/L lately. This had been happening for a few
weeks prior to me stepping in. I started to control our WAS
sludge better to increase our MCRT.
Our MLSS had been around
5,000 mg/L when I started. Once we reduced the WAS, we saw
an improvement in our clarifier except for some small fines
in our effluent totaling around 70 mg/L. Our MLSS has been
rising slightly as a result and we are approaching around
6,000 mg/L. I am having concerns with getting to high of a
MLSS concentration and need some assistance in identifying
when to start increasing the WAS volume.
In the past, we have been
able to operate in the 4,000 mg/L range. Should we simply
increase our WAS rate slowly and observe the effects over
the next few weeks? Or is there something else we should
look at to assist us in determining when to work our way
back to our normal operating range?
(Click
here to post a reply)
Thanks for the thoughts,
Brett Losey
Sanimax
brett.losey@sanimax.com
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| From the Job
Fair: Part-Time
Water/Wastewater Instructor Wanted
EnviroEdGlobal has been in
business for over 30 years and is the leader in Operator
Certification Environmental and Safety Training.
We have successfully worked
with business' and industry, municipalities, government and
educational institutions to develop innovative employee
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a high degree of employee learning success.
We are currently looking to
fill a part-time position (primarily in Phoenix, AZ and
California). Experience in Water, Wastewater, Collections &
Distribution required. If you are interested in working in a
fast past, innovative and positive environment, call us
today.
We are looking for someone
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education. This position could lead to full-time work with
possible ownership in the company for the right candidate.
We look forward to hearing
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Email:
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Clean Water
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Show in Chicago. All our interview slots are filled,
so we will not be able to accept any additional interview
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With over 10,000+ subscribers,
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