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 […]
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Barriers to Water Reuse for Drinking Water in the US
It has been demonstrated that existing technologies for advanced water treatment can successfully upgrade wastewater to drinking water quality in large scale. There are installation for water reuse/water reclaim in California that are treating municipal wastewater to drinking water quality in volumes over 70 MGD. These technologies employed include membrane filtration, RO, UV and ozone. […]
2013 World Congress of the International Ozone Association (IOA) and International UV Association (IUVA) to Run 9/23-26 in Las Vegas
The IOA/IUVA World Congress will take place in las Vegas, NV from September 23rd to September 26th. The world congress of these two organizations is held every two years and roates between the US/Canada, Europe and Japan. The congress will feature comprehensive techemical sessions covering various aspects of ozone, UV and advanced oxidation processes, a […]
Boulder Installs UV Wastewater Disinfection
Boulder’s wastewater treatment plant started up a new $3 million UV disinfection system purify the city’s wastewater. Flows are 12.5 million gallons per day of wastewater. Costs are comparable to the previously used chlorine gas/sulfur dioxide chemicals previously employed, however the safety and environmental aspects of UV are dramtically better than the chemicals. The UV […]
Lakeview Water Plant Celebrates 60 Years with Advanced Water Treatment Technology
The Lakeview Water Treatment Plant in Mississauga, Ontario is celebrating its 60th anniversary. The celebration was held in the new administration and maintenance building that was designed to LEED Gold standards. It features a green roof, a design that automatically adjusts lighting and airflow, and geothermal power. It was originally built to treat lake water […]
Alternative Disinfectants such as Ozone Taking Share from Chlorine
World demand for water disinfection products is projected to increase 5.5 percent per year to $7.7 billion in 2016. There is continued concern about disinfection byproducts (DBPs), outbreaks of waterborne illness continue to occur even in developed countries as pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia lamblia are resistant to chlorine, heightened security and anti-terrorism measures […]
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 […]
Sequester to Affect Water Funding According to the EPA
The Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean Water Act include revolving loan funds to help states finance drinking water purification and sewage treatment facilities—both of which are essential to the country’s public-health infrastructure. The Environmental Protection Agency reports that: Reductions under sequestration would impact states’ ability to meet drinking water public health standards and […]
Americans Show Interest in Wastewater Reuse
Most Americans have limited knowledge about their drinking water supply,but they are concerned about it, and believe recycling water is something that should be considered according to a recent survey. However, Americans are less accepting of drinking recycled wastewater in a practice known as toilet-to-tap, the survey found. With clean water growing scarce in much […]
Portland, Maine Upgrades Water Treatment Plant with UV and Ozone
A major upgrade to the Sebago Lake Water Treatment Facility has been started for the Portland Water District’s treatment facility in Standish at a cost of a $12.8 million. It adds two UV reactors as well as an upgraded ozone water treatment system. The Water District has been designing this system since 2002. Engineers with […]