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AbTech Completes Stormwater
Treatment System
 Scottsdale,
AZ -- AbTech Industries today announced completion of a new
stormwater pretreatment system installed as part of a recent
capacity upgrade at Albany International Airport's bulk fuel
refueling and storage facility. Albany International is
operated by the Albany County Airport Authority.
The Albany County Airport
Authority has a history of being environmentally proactive
and stipulated that all designs for the fuel facility
upgrade were to surpass existing environmental regulations
including SPDES (State Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System) for stormwater discharge standards for large volumes
of processed stormwater from the bulk fuel facility.
This was done to protect nearby
Shaker Creek, a sensitive receptor leading to a downstream
drinking water intake. AbTech Industries, Inc., a leader in
turn-key stormwater treatment systems and developer of the
Smart Sponge Technology, was brought in to help design a
high-capacity stormwater pretreatment system that would meet
the SPDES guidelines.
"We are proud to have been a part
of this project," said Rodolfo Manzone, Chief Technical
Officer (CTO) of AbTech Industries. "It was important for us
to understand the needs of the Albany County Airport and to
help them achieve their goals for a system upgrade that
would expand its capacity as well as protect the environment
and the community," he concluded.
The system design involving a
stormwater lift station with liquid oil sensors and a bank
of absorption filters which was developed and installed in
conjunction with the project contractor, FPI Mechanical, of
Cohoes, NY. AbTech Industries provided the Smart Sponge
Technology filtration system in which chemically selective
absorbing hydrocarbons encapsulate fuel from the stormwater
into a stable solid which does not leach when land-filled.
The spent filter media has been
proven to be non-leaching (TCLP) and is suitable for
land-filling or waste-to-energy disposal. The completed
stormwater pretreatment system processes 250 gpm of
stormwater with no bypass, ensuring that the entire flow is
filtered to ensure that the effluent quality meets the SPDES
permit discharge requirements.
"AbTech Industries is committed
to developing water filtration systems designed to keep our
water ways free of harmful bacteria and chemicals that that
contaminate waters due to stormwater runoff" said Glenn
Rink, President AbTech Industries. "The Smart Sponge water
filtration technologies have been deployed in hundreds of
communities across the country and are helping hundreds of
beaches, lakes and reservoirs remain free of Ecoli and
oil-based chemicals that can make people sick," he said.
The Albany County Airport
Authority implemented the bulk fuel facility upgrade to
ensure that Albany International Airport could maintain a
reliable source of aviation fuels in all weather conditions
for the foreseeable future, in an environmentally
responsible manner.
About AbTech Industries
AbTech Industries, Inc., based in
Scottsdale, Arizona, provides communities and industries
with customized solutions to control or remove petroleum
products such as gasoline, oil & grease, sediment, trash and
debris, while destroying bacteria that are threatening the
quality of our nation's waterways.
Source:
http://www.abtechindustries.com/
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WateReuse Foundation Releases
Two New Reports
 Alexandria,
VA -- The WateReuse Foundation announces the release of two
new research reports: Reclaimed Water Aquifer Storage and
Recovery: Potential Changes in Water Quality and Reverse
Osmosis Concentrate from Water Reuse Applications Using
Forward Osmosis.
The WateReuse Foundation’s
research seeks to provide water professionals with tools and
knowledge to meet their commitment to increasing the
reliability and quality of the nation’s water supplies.
Reclaimed Water Aquifer
Storage and Recovery: Potential Changes in Water Quality
(#03-009-01) Aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) is
defined as the storage of water in a suitable aquifer
through a well during times when water is available and
recovery of the water from the same well during times when
it is needed. This study investigated the variables of
aquifer characteristics, storage time, travel distance,
recharge water quality, and operational history. The data
support many aquifer process assumptions, such as enhanced
activity near the well.
Dewatering Reverse Osmosis
Concentrate from Water Reuse Applications Using Forward
Osmosis (#05-009-01) Reverse Osmosis (RO) is an
effective barrier in water production systems when removal
of dissolved contaminants or salts is needed to achieve high
finished water quality. A novel process of dewatering RO
concentrate is forward osmosis (FO). FO is defined as the
net movement of water across a selectively permeable
membrane driven by a difference in osmotic pressure across
the membrane.
The main advantage of using FO in
water and wastewater treatment is the very low energy
consumption rate since no external pressure is required
while rejecting a wide range of contaminants with possibly a
lower membrane-fouling propensity than pressure-driven
membrane processes. This report summarizes initial
feasibility data on the application of FO to minimize the
concentrate from RO process. It also contributes to the
knowledge base of novel draw solutions and high-performance
FO membranes.
The WateReuse Foundation conducts
applied research in all aspects of water reclamation, reuse,
recycling, and desalination. The research addresses the full
range of scientific, technical, policy, and social science
issues related to these areas. The Foundation’s primary
sources of funding are Subscribers and other funding
partners, which include the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the
California State Water Resources Control Board, the
Southwest Florida Water Management District, and the
California Department of Water Resources.
For more information on research
results visit:
http://www.watereuse.org/Foundation/researchreport.htm
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PureBallast Water Treatment
System Ordered
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Alfa Laval, a world leader in heat
transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, has
received a breakthrough order for its new system,
PureBallast, a chemical-free ballast water treatment system.
The equipment will be installed on vessels owned by German
ship owner E.R. Schiffahrt. The total order value is about
SEK 12 million. Delivery will take place in 2008.
The
Alfa Laval PureBallast system combines a chemical-free
technology with a compact design that fits easily into the
engine room. The system meets the requirements defined by
the International Maritime Organization (IMO), specialized
agency of the United Nations.
“It is
of course a great pleasure for us to get this breakthrough
order of our PureBallast system,” says Lars Renström,
President and CEO of Alfa Laval. “The market for ballast
water treatment system is expected to be a SEK billion
market and our aim is to take the leading position.”
Alfa
Laval’s PureBallast equipment will be installed aboard four
new ships owned by German ship owner E.R. Schiffahrt. These
new ships, scheduled for completion in 2008, will be one of
the first to comply with the pending IMO regulations.
“Our
policy at E.R. Schiffahrt is to combine productive container
shipping with sound environmental practice,” says Mr. Hans
Huisman, E.R. Schiffahrt’s Senior Director for Newbuildings.
“For that reason we have concentrated our search for water
ballast treatment systems to non-chemical orientated
solutions. PureBallast fits completely in our design goals.”
The
system, developed in cooperation between Alfa Laval and
Wallenius Water, has in July, as the first system in the
world, been granted Final Approval by IMO. Alfa Laval’s
PureBallast is the first truly viable ballast water
treatment system. Its biological performance has been
confirmed in numerous independent tests, the environmental
performance is confirmed by IMO. The introduction of
invasive species through ballast water has been identified
by IMO as one of the most urgent threats to the world’s
marine environments.
About
Alfa Laval
Alfa
Laval is a leading global provider of specialized products
and engineering solutions based on its key technologies of
heat transfer, separation and fluid handling. The company’s
equipment, systems and services are dedicated to assisting
customers in optimizing the performance of their processes.
Source:
http://www.alfalalval.com/
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Basin
Water to acquire Mobile Process Technology
 RANCHO
CUCAMONGA, CA -- Basin Water Inc. announced today that it has
signed a definitive agreement to acquire the stock of Mobile
Process Technology Company (MPT) (Memphis, TN, USA). Subject to
completion of certain ongoing customary and other closing
conditions, the parties expect to close this transaction within
the next few weeks.
The acquisition of MPT is expected
to represent a synergistic expansion of Basin Water’s business
in the municipal drinking water treatment market via
smaller-capacity treatment systems and central regeneration
facilities. It is also expected to accomplish geographical
expansion for Basin Water and create a platform for entry into
the industrial service market.
The key components of the
acquisition are MPT’s expertise in process design and
engineering that is anticipated to facilitate new application
development. These capabilities are expected to drive new
opportunities for Basin Water in both municipal groundwater and
industrial service markets. MPT’s technology is expected to
expand Basin Water’s ability to offer technology plus service
solutions that deliver guaranteed performance and guaranteed
costs for drinking water, process water and wastewater projects.
According to Mike Stark, President
and Chief Operating Officer of Basin Water, the MPT acquisition
is an excellent fit with Basin Water’s strategies for regional
expansion and for broadening its offerings to both municipal and
industrial customers.
“We have said in the past that it
has been our goal to expand our business from our strong base in
the West and Southwest to become a national provider of high
quality water. MPT’s position in the Eastern U.S. will give us
an established footprint and customers in this region,” he said.
“We have also said that we will grow our capability to serve a
broader range of requirements for the municipal drinking water
market, and become active in the industrial process services
market. Upon the acquisition of Mobile Process Technology, we
will have made a strong move to accomplish all three
objectives,” Stark added.
In addition to serving as Basin
Water’s outpost in the Southeast, the MPT Memphis facility is
expected to function as a hub for the company’s developing
activity in industrial markets.
Founded in 1969, MPT is a process technology company with
strengths in adsorption, membrane filtration and industrial
chromatography used for groundwater purification, industrial
water treatment, and purification of industrial process streams.
The company has significant expertise in ion exchange processes
for wastewater and process water treatment over a wide range of
industries. This expertise is expected to augment Basin Water’s
technology in enhanced ion exchange. In addition to their work
with ion exchange systems, MPT has also provided its customers
coagulation filtration systems, reverse osmosis systems, and
chemical purification systems. It has specialized technology for
arsenic, radium, uranium, mercury and other metals as well as
ion removal.
The acquisition is expected to
result in a number of synergies. MPT’s history of system design
gives Basin Water access to high-efficiency smaller-scale ion
exchange systems that are cost-effective and that represent a
significant market opportunity. MPT typically provides and
services systems with capacities in the range of 20 to 750
gallons per minute (gpm) utilizing ion exchange and coagulation
filtration technologies for treatment of groundwater. Basin
Water has established itself as a provider of larger-scale water
treatment systems (over 600 gpm). The two companies share a
focus on removal of contaminants such as nitrate, uranium and
arsenic, allowing Basin Water to transition into new business
using existing sales and technical resources after the
acquisition.
Source:
http://www.basinwater.com/
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