A recent report from the Texas Water Development Board entitled: Effect of Roof Material on Water Quality for Rainwater Harvesting Systems was recently published. As the title mentions, the study centered on the effect that different roof material have on the quality of collected rainwater. A survey of the most common roofing materials in Texas […]
Month: July 2010
Growing Importance for Ozone and UV in Advanced Water Treatment
The urgency caused by the deterioration of traditional water sources have increased interest in advanced water treatment technologies, with increasingly stringent regulations encouraging the use of alternative technologies. Poor water quality, the need to upgrade or replace existing plants, and general aversion to chemical water treatment technologies have made a strong case for novel treatment […]
Ozone Seen As Best Treatment for Ballast Water
Regional training and workshop on the legal implementation of the ballast water management (BMW) convention was held in Lagos, Nigeria to support the timely and harmonized implementation of ballast water convention in the West and Central Africa region. There has been a growing concern over the problem of invasive alien species in the marine environment […]
Oregon Cities to Use Ozone for Drinking Water Treatment
The cities of Tigard and Lake Oswego, OR will use conventional drinking water treatment plus ozone to best meet their future water treatment needs. This is the first phase of planning for an expansion of the city’s water supply through a water partnership with Tigard. Initially 18 different water treatment technologies were examined for social, […]
Napa Adds Ozone to Drinking Water Plant to Meet Treatment Objectives and Improve Taste
Napa, CA will install advanced ozone treatment in the new water treatment plant in Jamieson Canyon. The plant is undergoing a $35 million upgrade and expansion to handle more water from the State Water Project for city of Napa customers. There is still money in the project’s $3.5 million contingency account to pay for additional […]
Revised Edition of Reference Text on Chlorine, Ozone and UV has been Published
The water industry has made substantial advancements in its understanding and application of chlorine, ozone and UV for water and wastewater treatment since 1998, when the Fourth Edition of White’s “Handbook of Chlorination and Alternative Disinfectants” was published. At the request of the Wiley publishing company, Black & Veatch has completed a two-year revision process […]