The Diemer Water Treatment Plant in Yorba Linda shut down for a week to prepare for new equipment. The shutdown will allow crews to upgrade the plant so that it can use ozone as the water’s primary disinfectant, rather than chlorine compounds. Substituting ozone for chlorine compounds as the primary disinfectant reduces the potential for […]
Month: March 2011
Anaheim to Demonstrate Ozone Wastewater Reclamation
The city of Anaheim, California has awarded a municipal water reuse system contract for a demonstration facility that will supply reclaimed water for toilet flushing, irrigation, and recreational use. The project is the first ozone-based technology to be accepted by the California Department of Public Health. Ozone is widely used in a variety of water […]
New Study Suggests UV and Ozone Will Be Fastest Growing Water Disinfectants
According to a recent study by the Freedonia Group, worldwide demand for water disinfection products is projected to grow more than 7% annually through 2014. UV and ozone are expected to grow the fastest. Regulations developed in the US and elsewhere to reduce the threats posed by disinfection byproducts have created opportunities for newer technologies […]
Wylie Texas Building New Ozone Water Treatment Facility
McCarthy Building Companies has started work on a project for North Texas Municipal Water District, constructing new ozone facilities for the existing water treatment plant in Wylie, Texas. The $112-million project will include the installation of ozone generation equipment and construction of two buildings to house this equipment. McCarthy will also install liquid oxygen storage […]