The expansion of the Sweeney Water Treatment Plant in Wilmington is nearing complete. Planning for the project began in 2005. The construction will take the plant from 25 million gallons of treated water per day to a potential 44 million gallons per day. The facility is implementing new filtration systems, including ozone and UV disinfection. […]
Month: May 2011
Advanced Oxidation Process Added to Wastewater Reclaimation System in Southern California
Parsons was selected by the Orange County Water District (OCWD) to provide construction management services for the $128 million Initial Expansion of the Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) in Fountain Valley, CA. Scheduled for completion in 2014, this project will increase the treatment capacity of the GWRS by 31,000 acre-feet per year. GWRS, the largest advanced […]
Massachusetts Regional Water Authority to Combine Ozone and UV for Disinfection
To meet new federal regulations aimed at reducing gastrointestinal illness from Giardia and Cryptosporidium microbes, the Marlborough plant will use ultraviolet light. The combination of treatments will allow for a reduction in the amount of ozone that is added to the water, which in turn will reduce our ozone operating expenses to offset increased operating […]
International Ozone and UV Conference in Paris May 23-27
The 20th World Congress and Exhibition of the International Ozone and International UV Associations is to be held May 23-27 in Paris, France. The technical program has been prepared and will include presentation on Advanced Oxidation, Ozone and UV reactor Design, Industrial Applications of Ozone and UV, Ozone in Agrifood, Ozone and UV Reaction Modeling, […]
New Book on Ozone Chemistry in Water and Wastewater Treatment Published
IWA has published a new book International Ozone Association members Clemens von Sonntag and Urs von Gunten. The book will discuss the details of ozone reactions as they relate to micropollutant ( pharmaceuticals, pesticides, fuel additives, solvents, taste and odor compounds, and cyanotoxins) degradation. The book will be useful for those doing research or planning […]