There are many reasons why ozone is used to treat drinking water, but one of the most noticeable is that it makes water taste better. A further example of this comes from the state of Georgia. There are 1,600 public water systems in Georgia and 100 of those systems competed for the title of best […]
New Arizona Treatment Plant Adopts Ozone
We continue to scan news releases about new water treatment facilities employing ozone to improve water quality around the US and Canada. As we have noted in previous posts, ozone offers multiple benefits for drinking water treatment. Below is another example of a large water system switching to ozone water treatment. Gilbert and Chandler Arizona […]
Ozone Treatment for Urban Storm Water Runoff
Poche Beach, a county-owned spit of sand between Dana Point and San Clemente, California had a problem with water quality as a result of storm water runoff with pollutants and bacteria that flowed right into the Pacific making the water unsafe for bathers. Recently, officials in the area dedicated a $3 MM treatment facility using […]
Novel UV Technology for Producing Ozone
Research in ozone generation technology continues to provide new approaches to improving the cost and effectiveness of ozone for a variety of applications. The two technologies that were discussed at the recent International Ozone Association conference pointed out the promise of these new approaches. One approach involved electrochemical formation of ozone using artificial diamond electrodes […]
Spartan Environmental Technologies Introduces the SPARTOX Ozone Water Treatment System
Spartan has introduced its SPARTOX ozone water treatment system. The SPARTOX system is a completely self contain ozone water treatment system mounted on a skid which requires only a connection for the water to be treated and electrical power. The on board systems include a compressor/oxygen concentrator, ozone generator and ozone water mixing system with […]
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Entry for June 2, 2009
Another town is looking to add ozone for drinking water treatment to meet new EPA regulations. Manistique, MI will add ozone water treatment as part of a two step improvement to their water treatment plant. The funds will come from the US Department of Agricultures Rural Development (RD) fund. The RD funding is 75% grant […]
Entry for May 29, 2009
As we have noted in this space in the past, a new range of emerging pollutants in drinking water and wastewater are being recognized by regulatory authorities in the US and other jurisdictions around the world. It is likely that these compounds will regulated as contaminants and as a result will require new treatment technologies. […]
Entry for April 10, 2009
A small regional dairy food processor recently topped the BRW Fast 100 list as the fastest growing business in Australia. Longwarry Food Park, Victoria, manufactures powdered milk, mainly for export, and has recorded an amazing 423 per cent average growth over the past three years. It is the only privately owned milk powder company in […]
Entry for March 30, 2009
Interest in the use of ozone for drinking water treatment continues to expand, especially with increasingly tight regulation and the availability of stimulus money for infrastructure projects. The Manistique, Michigan is looking at stimulus money to help fund ozone treatment at the city’s water/wastewater plant. Local officials report the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has […]