A team of contractors teaming up on a project to modernize the nearly century-old Canoe Brook Water Treatment Plant in Short Hills. The $78 million venture has been named one of New Jersey’s Leading Infrastructure Projects by the NJ Alliance for Action, a non-profit statewide coalition of more than 2,500 business, labor, professional, academic and […]
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San Clemente Upgrading to Ozone Water Treatment
San Clemente is requesting residents, businesses, and homeowner’s associations to reduce their water use while a regional water treatment facility in Yorba Linda is shutdown for maintenance. During the shutdown the Metropolitan Water District’s Diemer Filtration Plant will undergo a series of operational upgrades and improvements related to a new ozone water treatment system. Ozone […]
York, UK to Add Ozone Drinking Water Treatment
A complete ozone drinking water system will be part of a new £16 million treatment works being built in York, UK. The Acomb Landing project will provide water to the residents of York from early 2013 and replaces the aging current water treatment works which have provided drinking water to residents of York since 1846. […]
Manchester Upgrades Drinking Water Plant with Ozone Treatment for Taste and Odor Control
The Manchester, CT water treatment plant was officially opened on Dec. 14 to mark completion of a $12.5 million improvement project. The major upgrades to the Globe Hollow Water Treatment Facility were a switch from gaseous to liquid chlorine and the installation of an ozonation system to improve the taste and odor of the water. […]
Napa Adopts Ozone Treatment of Drinking Water
Twenty-four percent of Napa residents don’t drink the city’s tap water. Most people indicated that it’s because of a chlorine smell or taste. The chlorine is in the water to make sure it stays safe to drink as it travels through pipes leading from the treatment plant to taps. In the spring, the city improved […]
International Ozone Association Meeting in Toronto September 18-21
International Ozone Association meeting will be held in Toronto September 18-21. This meeting offers an informative technical program covering ozone and UV application with regard to the following subjects: disinfection and disinfection byproducts, UV validation and monitoring, advanced oxidation processes, ozone in drinking water, ozone in wastewater, and applications of ozone in food processing. Tours […]
Growing Importance for Ozone and UV in Advanced Water Treatment
The urgency caused by the deterioration of traditional water sources have increased interest in advanced water treatment technologies, with increasingly stringent regulations encouraging the use of alternative technologies. Poor water quality, the need to upgrade or replace existing plants, and general aversion to chemical water treatment technologies have made a strong case for novel treatment […]
Fort Worth Adds Ozone for Drinking Water Plant
Construction on the $47 million Fort Worth Westside Water Treatment Plant began recently. It is set to have an initial treatment capacity of 12 MGD and cost $47 MM. It will treat raw water from the recently installed Tarrant Regional Water District 90-inch raw water main that connects Eagle Mountain Lake with the East Texas […]
Bromate in Drinking Water may not be as Serious as Previously Thought
Currently, allowable levels of bromate in drinking water are 10 micrograms per liter. The US EPA and WHO are considering lowering this limit. Under certain conditions, bromate may be formed when drinking water with bromide ion content is ozonated. Technologies exist to prevent or mitigate this formation, but question have been raised as to whether […]