Lakewood, CO -- Linko Data Systems, Inc., the leader in FOG software, announces that it is distributing software for FOG control programs at no cost to qualified Waste Water Treatment Plants (WWTP). The free package, called FOG-EZ, is fully functional database software for managing business information in a FOG control program.

Linko President Michael Connolly states: "FOG control is the hot issue facing WWTP across the US today. Reduce the FOG in your collection system and you reduce sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) and sewer blockages. USEPA reports estimate that up to 40% of SSOs are caused by buildups of FOG from Food Service Establishments (FSE). Using database software is the fastest and most efficient way to manage FSEs in any FOG program. FOG-EZ is a unique, no-risk opportunity for FOG program managers to start using database software."

FOG-EZ comes stocked with built-in reports, mail merge capabilities and the ability to electronically import data. Users can manage inspection schedules and store trap cleaning reports. It is fully functional FOG / FSE database software with no time restrictions and no limit to the number of FSEs that can be tracked. FOG-EZ is compatible with other Linko software and users can choose to upgrade if they want more powerful features. FOG-EZ software is available via internet download, and a single-user license is granted free of charge. See www.linkoweb.com/linkofogez.html or call Linko ( 303-275-9968 ) for more details.

Linko Data Systems, Inc. provides comprehensive, easy-to-use compliance tracking software to the wastewater industry. A successful line of software products designed for Industrial Pretreatment, and Oil & Grease Programs has gained the company nationwide recognition as the market leader in the design and development of compliance software solutions for wastewater facilities.

Linko Data Systems, Inc.
9485 W. Colfax Ave, Suite 201
Lakewood, CO 80215
Telephone: 303-275-9968
Fax: 303-275-9949
Web site: www.linkoweb.com

Wash Water : New Generation of Treatment Introduced

Tumwater, WA -- OilTrap Environmental, a leading manufacturer of electro-coagulation (EC) wastewater treatment systems, has introduced a new generation of electro-coagulation wash water treatment systems designed for wash water generated from washing vehicles and equipment. The EP-1WR and EP-2WR are economically priced and easy to operate.  ElectroPulse will process up to 100 gallons per minute (GPM) of wash water and is of a quality that can be recycled or discharged to a sanitary sewer. Average treatment cost is only $0.003 per gallon or $3.00 per 1,000 gallons.

ElectroPulse system uses electro-coagulation, an electricity-based technology for wash water economically and on-site. The EC treatment process has proven successful in removing a variety of contaminants that are impossible or too expensive to be removed by filtration or chemical treatment systems. Among these contaminants are emulsified oil, TPH (Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon), suspended solids and heavy metals. Generally heavy metals are reduced to a hydroxide, allowing sludge that is separated through the ElectroPulse treatment process, to pass a TCLP (Toxic Characteristic Leaching Procedure) test.

The ElectroPulse wash water systems require small footprint and is modular for accommodating limited floor space. Systems are being used in many applications, including heavy equipment washing, marinas, military wash operations, forest products processing, aircraft refurbishing, auto auctions, equipment washing, and metal finishing and deburring.

Packaged with on-board automation, the ElectroPulse system is fully automated, which dramatically reduces the cost and time of maintenance often associated with on-site wastewater treatment systems. Also, there are no filters to clean or replace.

OilTrap Environmental, which has been manufacturing electro-coagulation water treatment systems since 1993, provides not only highly effective technology but a total solution approach through system design to meet your specific needs and requirements.  OilTrap Environmental offers a FREE waste stream feasibility study using a representative sample of wastewater from your facility.

For more information, contact:
Mike Davis
OilTrap Environmental
2775 29th Ave. SW
Tumwater, WA 98512
Telephone: 866-504-2248
Fax: 503-524-9375
Web site: www.oiltrap.com

Washington, DC -- Weekly Update #50 -- This fact sheet highlights overall accomplishments and some weekly activities from USAID’s reconstruction efforts in Iraq. For more information on USAID’s programs in Iraq please see: www.usaid.gov/iraq.

(Photo: A WWTP in central Iraq.)

Water and Sanitation Highlights this Week:

• The rehabilitation of a wastewater treatment plant in Al Qadisiyah Governorate, which began in August 2003, is on schedule for completion by mid-November. A lack of parts and effective maintenance during the previous regime caused failure of the mechanical and electrical equipment in the plant, preventing wastewater treatment and creating a health hazard through the contamination of groundwater and the local river. Work for this project includes cleaning the plant's aeration tanks and distribution chambers, refurbishing the plant’s mechanical and electrical systems, and restoring the plant to service.

Operations and maintenance training will also be provided to ensure sustainability of the project. Currently, the mechanical and electrical work is about 80 percent complete. Once all work is complete, this project will serve approximately 80,000 local residents. This project is one of six USAID water and wastewater treatment plant rehabilitation projects in central Iraq.

• USAID’s work at a Baghdad wastewater treatment plant, which began in August 2003, is nearing completion, and is scheduled to finish on October 15. The plant, which was built in the 1960s, is one of three sewage plants in Baghdad. These plants have the capacity to treat the wastewater from 70 to 80% of Baghdad’s 4.7 million residents.

One of the plants already began treating wastewater in June 2004 as a result of USAID rehabilitation work. The USAID portion of this project included cleaning of unit process tanks, restoration of site buildings, landscaping, and installation of 11kv electrical transformers, switchgear, cabling, as well as supply tools, equipment, and laboratory equipment. Upon completion of all US government projects at this plant, the plant will provide wastewater treatment services for nearly a third of all Baghdad residents. This plant is scheduled to come online in February 2005.

See complete report at:
http://www.usaid.gov/iraq/updates/sep04/iraq_fs50_092204.pdf

Source: USAID, http://www.usaid.gov/

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I have a vegetable processing waste water generated by washing potatoes as they are skinned and sliced. The waste water contains:

BOD - 1500
Suspended solids - 800
Nitrogen - 90
Volume about 500 kl/day
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Aqueous Solutions
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