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New Depreciation Allowance for
Equipment Purchases
If you know companies who are
considering plant expansions, you might bring this news to their
attention. This would be an excellent time for them to reevaluate
the projects they've requested funding for that have temporarily
been put on hold.
During 2001, many of us wrote our
state representatives in Washington, D.C., to request that a special
depreciation allowance be enacted to stimulate the economy by growth
through corporate plant expansion. The recently enacted Job Creation
and Worker Assistance Act of 2002 is what we've been waiting for.
A portion of the act includes a new
30% first year special depreciation allowance. It states:
"If you acquire depreciable
property after September 10, 2001, with a recovery period of
20 years or less, you may be able to claim an additional 30%
first-year depreciation allowance. (More generous depreciation rules
apply to certain property acquired after September 10, 2001, and
used in the area of New York City damaged in the September 11, 2001,
terrorist attacks.)"
This act may also reduce 2001 taxes
for projects completed in the fall of 2001. Links to forms and
additional information are available at:
NORTHBROOK, Ill., Sept. 3, 2002 --
USF Consumer & Commercial WaterGroup, a subsidiary of United
States Filter Corporation, announced that it has entered into an
agreement to sell its Plymouth Products business to Pentair,
Inc. Price was not disclosed.
Plymouth Products manufactures water
filtration products used in residential, commercial and industrial
applications. The products include filter housings, replaceable
cartridge elements available in a variety of filtration media, and
filtration systems to treat drinking water for specific
contaminants.
The sale furthers USFilter’s
announced strategy to divest non-core assets, and focus on its
water-wastewater equipment and services businesses and consumer and
commercial businesses.
“The execution of the Plymouth
Products sale agreement keeps USFilter on track to meet its
announced target to divest over $1 billion in non-core businesses
during 2002. We completed the sale of our filtration and separation
group earlier this year and expect to sell our waterworks
distribution business--the leading U.S. distributor of pumps, pipe,
hydrants, valves, and meters—during the fourth quarter,” said
Andrew D. Seidel, USFilter President and CEO. “Completion of these
transactions will enable us to focus on the growth and development
of our core water-wastewater equipment and services businesses as
well as our consumer and commercial businesses.”
USF Consumer & Commercial
WaterGroup expects the transaction to be complete by fourth quarter
after securing necessary regulatory approvals.
USF Consumer & Commercial
WaterGroup is a division of United States Filter Corporation, a
Vivendi Environnement company. Visit the company’s web sites at www.usfilter.com
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WEF'S 2002-2003 Membership Drive is
Underway
(Alexandria, VA) - The Water
Environment Federation (WEF) kicked-off its 2002-2003 membership
drive, revolving around the popular Recruiter's Recognition Program.
The program encourages current WEF members to share the value of WEF
membership with their colleagues and fellow professionals. Top
recruiters will be recognized at the WEFTEC 2003 Awards Ceremony in
Los Angeles, CA.
The Recruiters' Recognition Program
consists of WEF Recruiter of the Year, the Diamond Circle (members
who have sponsored more than 100 new members since 1986), and the
VIP Circle (members who have sponsored 50-99 new members since
1986). In addition to recognition at the awards ceremony, the top
two recruiters will receive cash prizes and all sponsors of 10 or
more members will receive other great gifts. Each time a sponsor
recruits a new member, their name will be entered into the Grand
Prize Drawing of $1,000.
This year's membership drive hopes to
match the success achieved in 2001-2002. Ending July 31, 2002, last
year's results included 360 members sponsoring 1,539 new recruits.
Dan Cardellichio (New Jersey Water Environment Federation) who was
unseated last year by Bob O'dette (Kentucky-Tennessee Water
Environment Association) took back the title of top recruiter, for a
record-breaking 14th year and 146 new members. O'dette gave
Cardellichio a run for his top prize coming in a close second with
132 new members. Cardellichio, O'dette, and the other participants
will be recognized later this month at WEFTEC 2002 in Chicago, IL.
For more information about WEF's
2002-2003 membership drive, please visit us online at http://www.wef.org/membershipbenefits/contest/
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Hydrogen Release Compound Recently
Granted Patent
SAN CLEMENTE, CA, August 28, 2002 —
Regenesis’ Hydrogen Release Compound (HRC) was recently granted a
U.S. Patent on July 16, 2002. HRC is a proprietary polylactate ester
used for the purpose of accelerating reductive bioremediation
processes that effectively degrade chlorinated contaminants,
nitroaromatics and oxyanions in groundwater and saturated soils.
HRC also has the capability to remove
certain metals from the subsurface through the facilitation of
precipitation reactions. HRC offers a unique, time-release feature
that slowly releases lactic acid into contaminated environments for
periods of up to 1 to 2 years or more. Lactic acid is widely known
as one of the most effective ways to provide hydrogen and electrons
to microbial populations as it undergoes microbial breakdown
(fermentation). The hydrogen is then exploited by the microbial
consortium for the availability of its electrons and, by example, as
a replacement for chlorine in chlorinated contaminants. It is in
this manner that HRC purposefully allows for prolonged periods of
enhanced biodegradation of anaerobically degradable contaminants to
occur.
Current research indicates that low
concentrations of contaminants are optimally treated with low
concentrations of hydrogen that can be slowly released over long
periods of time. These characteristics are significant when
comparing HRC to other soluble substrates in that its slow-release
profile avoids rapid and uncontrolled releases that can be exhausted
early on, foster competitive reactions and cause unwanted buildup of
potentially dangerous gases like methane in the subsurface.
Additionally, HRC, unlike other
substrates, is an extremely viscous, thick material that is
approximately soluble in water but will not easily be carried away
with groundwater flow. Rather it tends to remain where injected or
deposited thus generating hydrogen that can be transported within
the preferential groundwater flow.
HRC has been applied on over 350
sites to date and therefore makes up about 75% of all electron donor
applications performed in the U.S. HRC has been used on a wide range
of contaminated groundwater sites from dry cleaners and
microelectronics manufacturing facilities to chemical depots and
agricultural lands. With simple direct-push injection as the
preferred method of delivery, HRC can be applied almost anywhere
very quickly, unobtrusively and cost-effectively. With the ability
to degrade contaminants such as PCE, TCE, pesticides, perchlorates,
explosives, chloroflurocarbons and to precipitate metals, the use of
HRC has captured the attention of groundwater remediation
professionals around the globe, and is quickly outpacing other
soluble electron donors as the long-lasting, cost-effective
substrate of choice.
Incorporated in 1994, Regenesis is
the world’s leading developer and distributor of products used to
restore contaminated groundwater and soil through accelerated
natural attenuation (bioremediation). Regenesis’ products, Oxygen
Release Compound (ORC®) and Hydrogen Release Compound (HRC®), have
been used to remove a wide range of groundwater contaminants,
ranging from gasoline, MTBE, and chlorinated solvents to
nitroaromatic explosives and heavy metals, from over 7,500 sites
across the U.S. and around the world.
People post their requests for help and offer their
suggestions to others in our open forum.
Mr. Shaw wants help wastewater
treatment:
We are a manufacturer of ice cream
novelties and are in the process of setting up a new manufacturing
facility in an existing building.
We need to install some kind of waste
water treatment system to limit the output of BOD's and grease.
We have a 1,200 gallon septic tank set up as a grease trap
inside our present facility. This creates problems when we
have it pumped out weekly. So we would prefer not to do the
same thing over again.
Does anybody have a cheap and
effective solution for latex removal in wastewater from rubber
factory?
RO and NF are not recommended
(recovery of latex and water reuse is not essential at this
stage). What about coagulation then DAF? Is there any possible
risk of blocking? What is the best coagulant? The removal
efficiency?.
Or coagulation then clarifier? The
influent characteristics is COD 3000 ppm and BOD 1330 ppm ,
TSS 1000 ppm (results after fine drum screen of 2mm).
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providing high-flow capacity and redundancy. Headworks spiral
screens pose less danger of blocking. The diameter of the sieve and
transport spiral are always the same size throughout.
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our home page.
Viatec is seeking experienced,
exclusive representatives for its RESIN-FAB line of
corrosion-resistant fiberglass storage & process tanks for the
water & wastewater industry.
Kenneth Kensington Viatec, Inc.
Phone 269-945-9578
Fax---- 269-945-2357
Web site: Viatec, Inc.
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