Interest in the use of ozone for drinking water treatment continues to expand, especially with increasingly tight regulation and the availability of stimulus money for infrastructure projects. The Manistique, Michigan is looking at stimulus money to help fund ozone treatment at the city’s water/wastewater plant. Local officials report the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has […]
Month: March 2009
Entry for March 18, 2009
In our continuing series highlighting drinking water plants that use ozone for water treatment we are travelling to the greater Boston area. The Massachusetts Water Resource Authority (MWRA) runs the water system for the Boston area. The MWRA gets its water from the massive Quabbin reservoir. The reservoir which holds a 5 year supply of […]
Entry for March 14, 2009
As in our recent post on Billerica, MA, we will continue form time to time to point out drinking water treatment systems that use ozone. The Portland Water District of Maine is one such organization. Sebago Lake is the deepest and second largest lake in the U.S. state of Maine and is the primary water […]
Entry for March 11, 2009
People often ask what ozone is used for in water treatment. In Billerica, MA it is used at the Billerica Water Treatment Plant. The plant, which opened May 18, 2006, draws water from the Concord River, the town’s water supply, and then screens it through a raw water pumping station. The water is ozonated – […]
Entry for March 4, 2009
Water recycling is becoming an increasing important issue. Ozone water treatment is among several techniques that are being studied for this application. Work done by Black & Veatch indicates that membranes combined with ozone water treatment may be a good solution. Ceramic membranes used in conjunction with ozone produce significant benefits for water recycling. Jonathan […]