Lorne Park Water Treatment Plant project split into two contracts The Lorne Park Water Treatment Plant on the shores of Lake Ontario is undergoing a $200-million expansion which will increase the plant’s water producing capacity from 347 megalitres per day to 500 ML/d. New planned growth in northwest Brampton and infill development in Mississauga is […]
Month: August 2010
Andover Successful Treating Drinking Water with Ozone
The Andover Water Division was named 2009 Utility of the Year by the New England Water Works Association, a Massachusetts based not for profit organization of water works professionals. The award recognized the Town of Andover and the Andover Water Division for making significant improvements to its drinking water system. The Andover Water Treatment Plant […]
Ozone Generators to Remove Odors from Smoking Tobacco Products Can Create More Dangerous Compounds
Ozone generators are often used in hotel rooms, cars and private homes to get rid of the smell of cigarette smoke. A recent Los Angeles Times report indicates that ozone systems designed for odor control can be harmful. Researchers at the Univeristy of California’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) have found that ozone combines with […]
Japanese Cities to Add Ozone Water Treatment
Hanshin Water Supply Authority’s Amagasaki Waterworks, which supplies purified water to the cities of Kobe, Amagasaki, Nishinomiya and Ashiya has purchased ozone water treatment equipment. The newly installed equipment will start operating in August 2010. Ozone systems disinfect, deodorize, decolorize and remove organic matter with far greater oxidizing power than chlorine, while producing harmless oxygen […]
Ozone and UV Good Choices for Public Safety at Water Parks
In 1998, an outbreak of E. coli at White Water Park near Atlanta resulted in illness for 26 children aged 12 and under, seven hospitalizations for kidney failure, and the death of one child. According to the Center for Disease Control, this tragedy marked an increase in national awareness of the importance of recreational water […]
New Reports from the WateReuse Research Foundation on Advanced Oxidation
The following reports have been recently published by the WateReuse Research Foundation: Low Cost Treatment Technologies for Small Scale Water Reclamation Plants (WRF-06-008) This study identifies and evaluates established and innovative technologies that provide treatment of flows of less than one million gallons per day. The report includes an extensive cost database, where the cost […]
Columbus, OH to Adopt Ozone for Drinking Water Treatment
The City of Columbus’ Hap Cremean drinking water treatment plant will be converted to the use of ozone and biologically active filtration (BAF) by 2013. The change is driven by the EPA Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts rule that takes effect in 2012. The Hap Cremean plant has a capacity of 100 MGD. A variety of […]