The Southern Delivery System (SDS) has broken ground on a $125 million facility to treat the “raw” water that will be pumped from the Pueblo Reservoir to Colorado Springs. The SDS water treatment plant, which is being built on 124 acres east of Marksheffel Road between U.S. 24 and Colorado Highway 94, will consist of […]
Month: March 2013
Portland to Use Ozone and UV to Disinfect Drinking Water
The Portland Water District (Maine) announced an upgrade to the Sebago Lake Water Treatment Facility with the addition of ultraviolet (UV) disinfection unit at the district’s facility in Standish. It is part of a $12.8 million project. When it becomes fully operational in 2014, the district’s UV water treatment system will be the second-largest in […]
Berwick Relies on Ozone to Remove Odor from their Wastewater Treatment Plant
Discharges from Eden Valley were causing odor problems with the Berwick wastewater treatment plant. Effluent from the Eden Valley overwhelmed the sewer treatment system, causing bad odors throughout the northeast quadrant of berwick. Upgrades were made to the system to ensure there would be no repeat of the problem. When Eden Valley purchased the former […]
European Union Supports Research on Ozone Use for Aquaculture
A European project is helping to improve the efficiency and safety of ozone use in the management of water quality in aquaculture. Ozone is a great tool for the removal of fine particles and dissolved organics in fish tanks when used with a Recirculation Aquaculture Systems (RAS). Research shows that using ozone for water treatment […]
Ozone Laundries Save Energy, Water and Money
The City of Santa Rosa conducted a pilot rebate program for hotes and commercial laundry facilities to use ozone. It was part of a larger state wide program determine the amount of energy consumed by various water using applications. Specifically the program tried to quantify the water and energy savings assocaited with ozone laundries versus […]