The City of Tyler has released the results of an independent review of its water treatment process conducted by Enprotec/Hibbs & Todd, Inc. The study looked at the causes and possible remedies for high levels of haloacetic acids in the water. Haloacetic acids are a disinfection byproducts (DBP) which are regulated by the US EPA. […]
Emporium KS Upgrades Ozone Disinfection Drinking Water System
The Emporia City, KS Commission approved a request authorizing the Public Works Department to proceed with an Ozone Equipment purchase Wednesday afternoon during an active session. The current equipment at the Water Treatment Plant uses atmospheric air and bubble diffusers and was installed in 1995, with an expected life of 15 to 20 years. The […]
New Advanced Water Reclamation Demonstration Plant Commissioned
Padre Dam Municipal Water District (USA) opened its Advanced Water Purification Demonstration Facility in late April of this year. The demonstration facility will use advanced water purification technologies to purify and test approximately 100,000 gallons of recycled water each day. The facility was designed to deal with California’s severe drought conditions by developing a new […]
Brits Water Plant in South Africa Adds Ozone
According to Kormorant news papers the upgrading of the Brits Water Treatment Plant at a cost of R578 million could help alleviate the water problems the Madibeng Local Municipality. The upgrade will not only improve the capacity of water provision, but quality as well. As part of the project, the Ozone Purification System which could […]
Ozone Systems Market Expected to be $1.25 billion in 2020
A recent market study by Persistence Market Research suggests that global market for ozone technology market was $715 million in 2013 and is expected to grow to 1,242 million in 2020. Ozone technology is used for a wide variety of applications, but primarily for water purification, disinfection and the removal of organic and inorganic contaminants. […]
Celina, Ohio Deals with Algae Blooms Using Ozone and GAC
Recent news regarding the algae related water quality problems in Toledo have raised issues about the potential for algae blooms and the release of toxic chemicals from the algae elsewhere in the US and especially in Northwest Ohio. Celina, another town in Ohio, uses Grand Lake as its water source, which has encountered problems with […]
North Texas Municipal Water District Begins Operating Nations Largest Ozone Drinking Water Facility
The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) began using ozone as the primary disinfectant at its Wylie Water Treatment Plants in 2014. As a result of the $123 million ozone project, a significant improvement in the taste and odor of the drinking water produced is expected. The NTMWD selected ozone in the treatment process because […]
Ozone Effective for Hydrogen Sulfide and Color Removal from Texas Well Water
The Four Way Special Utility District (SUD) operates multiple potable water plants, including Water Plant Number 3 in Eastern Angelina County, Texas. Plant Number 3 was having problems with Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) and color due to the presence of tannic acids in the source water. The current process, aeration/chlorination was not successfully treating the problem, […]
Vancouver adds UV to Complement Existing Ozone Disinfection for Drinking Water
The Coquitlam watershed treatment facility in British Columbia provides approximately 370 MLD, a third of the total water supply delivered in Metro Vancouver. The facility uses the process of ozonation as the primary disinfectant, but has added new UV disinfection equipment to complement the existing ozone and chlorination processes. Construction of the new facility started […]
Yorkshire Water Adds Ozone Water Treatment for Pesticide Removal
The Acomb Landing water treatment plant with an output capacity of 35ML/day drinking water processes raw water from the River Ouse as part of Yorkshire Water. The principal contractor, AECOM, is working to update the plant to remove micro pollutatns, primarily pesticides. They have decided to use ozone water treatment combined with activated carbon to […]