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“BE A YARDSTICK OF QUALIT Y. SOME PEOPLE AREN’T USED TO AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE EXCELLENCE IS EXPECTED” - Steve Jobs
A S A B U S I N E S S L E A D E R , you are more than just a public face of the
company—you’re also a touchstone for your executive team and staff, setting the tone for your organization and its potential for success. Are you guiding your team effectively, and living up to your full leadership potential? In this month’s issue, we’re looking at leadership in different forms. As presidential candidates compete for the United States’ ultimate CEO position, we’re examining their qualities and how each one may complement the business world. As effective leadership also means pushing your team to explore and master new concepts, we’re looking at Snapchat and the best apps to guide your own path. So read on, and consider the standards that your actions set for your team and its future.
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The curious history SNAPCHAT & its incr importance for bus Though originally developed as an instant social media platform for a young demographic, Snapchat is rapidly evolving into a marketing powerhouse. W RI T T E N BY: BUS I NE S S RE V I E W S TA FF
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TECHNOLOGY IN A MODERN world flooded with social apps, and with more being created almost every day, Snapchat stands out as one of the most successful, in the top five with Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, and the worldconquering Facebook. Launched in 2011, by the end of 2014 the app had 30 million active users and 60 million downloads, with over 40 percent of 18 year-olds in the United States using Snapchat on a daily basis. Snapchat is a relatively recent player in the social app game, but its rise to success is an informative story for any would-be Internet entrepreneur. WHAT IS SNAPCHAT? Snapchat is a social media tool that allows its users to send photos and videos that expire within seconds of being opened. Users can set these messages to last for one to 10 seconds, giving the recipient a brief chance to view them, after which they are permanently deleted. Another feature is the ability to create a post or a collection of posts to allow unlimited viewing for a 24-hour period, known as Snapchat Stories, by all members on the poster’s friend list. Recent updates allow users to chat by video, use 8
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facial-recognition filters to change their appearance, and choose from a broad selection of emojis and animations for direct messaging. THE HISTORY OF SNAPCHAT Snapchat began life in July of 2011 as the brainchild of Stanford University students Bobby Murphy, Evan Spiegel, and Reggie Brown, and was originally called Picaboo, for iOS only. It was renamed Snapchat two months later. The app caught on quickly, and began to attract the notice of some serious
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investors, among them Lightspeed Ventures, Benchmark Capital, and Institutional Venture Partners. The two main reasons put forth for the app’s phenomenal success are that it closely mimics the way communication works in real life, as person-to-person interaction that lasts only a few seconds and then the moment is gone. Secondly, parents and other members of older generations have a dominant presence on Facebook, causing younger users to seek out a new platform.
Snapchat came on the scene at just the right time. In November of 2013, the Wall Street Journal reported that Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg offered $3 billion to acquire Snapchat, but this offer was turned down. In the same month, it was reported that Google offered $4 billion to buy the app, but that offer was also declined. Snapchat’s rise to fame was not without some difficulties. Almost from the very beginning, the selfdescribed “brogrammers” had a falling 9
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out. Murphy and Spiegel decided to cut fellow co-founder Brown out of business dealings, though Brown claimed to have originated the idea for the app. Not surprisingly, this led to numerous lawsuits eventually settled in 2014. Despite this controversy, Snapchat has continued to prosper, launching new features and versions, including an app for kids under the age of 13 called Snapkidz. As of May of 2015, usage rates reached 2 billion pictures and videos per day, and in 2016 it reached a record of 7 billion videos a day, with a valuation of between 10 and 20 billion dollars.
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SNAPCHAT FOR BUSINESS As an advertising platform, Snapchat offers significant opportunities for businesses. Although more expensive than traditional app advertisement, the exposure that ads get on the app is unparalleled. A new feature called “Discover” offers content from major news and entertainment sites like CNN, People, Buzzfeed, ESPN, and many more. The content is ad-supported, and it’s estimated that the ads on the feature are viewed up to 1 million times per day, at a cost between 10-15 cents per view. Still, with that kind of exposure, many businesses looking to target a younger
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demographic may consider the price tag worth it. Ads can now also be sold within Snapchat Stories, with the app offering geographically-filtered ads within individual snaps. In 2015 Snapchat signed a deal with the NFL to feature specific games within their Stories feature, another lucrative opportunity for ad placement. Snapchat has proven itself to be an effective social media marketing platform for businesses, especially for targeting mobile-device users with coupons and special offers. The future looks exceptionally bright
for this newest of shining stars in the social media constellation. With no lack of funding or users, and plenty of money rolling in for development, it’s certain that the app will continue to add more features in an attempt to broaden its user demographic base, with Facebook-like features such as the ability to create personal profiles and improved functionality. With usage in the billions and the potential to rake in new market shares, businesses can no longer write off Snapchat as just a millennial obsession.
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Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Ted Cruz: which of the current presidential candidates is best for businesses and business owners? The following is a look at the candidates and how their respective platforms might impact their business friendliness.
HILLARY CLINTON (Democratic Candidate) Clinton has declared her love for small businesses, but small business owners aren’t entirely sure they love
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her. In an Alignable poll, only 19 percent of business owners thought that Clinton would help their business. Still, Clinton states that she would cut taxes for small businesses, reduce regulations, and free up capital for investment. One interesting idea to come out of her campaign is to provide tax breaks to smaller businesses that offer profitsharing to their employees for two years. She would also enact legislation that would protect contract workers who work for companies in the “gig
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economy,� ad hoc job assignments that are arranged over the internet or mobile apps. This could have some far reaching implications for start up businesses, as current legislation has multiple gray areas.
TED CRUZ (Republican Candidate) Though Cruz was second behind Trump in the primaries at the time of publication he seems to have a business friendly attitude. Cruz is a self-proclaimed libertarian and a member of the Tea Party, with a plan to eliminate the IRS and all tax brackets. In its place, corporations would be charged a flat 16 percent tax, while individuals would be charged a 10 percent flat tax. He would also eliminate the payroll tax. When compared to other Republicans in a Manta poll, Cruz was favored by 16 percent of respondents. Companies that have taken their business and money overseas to avoid taxes could bring back the profits in a small one-time tax. Cruz’s libertarian views allow the free market to reign, thus making it positive for business.
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JOHN KASICH (Republican Candidate) Although his nomination is a long shot, Kasich is the third Republican contender. As governor of Ohio, Kasich cut the state’s income tax to 16 percent and phased out most income tax for small businesses. He eliminated the death tax as well. Kasich would repeal Obamacare, and while he acknowledges climate change as legitimate, he does not think that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should regulate factory or vehicle emissions.
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BERNIE SANDERS (Democratic Candidate) Sanders was second behind Trump with 23 percent in the Alignable poll asking small business owners who would help their business if he were president. Sanders plans to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour and tax the top bracket around 50 percent. He would increase also the capital gains tax as well as tax Wall Street bankers on speculation. Under Sanders, the Affordable Care Act would convert into a single-payer system, which would be managed by the U.S. government, thus reducing the burden on business owners to provide health insurance coverage. Instead, an increase in payroll taxes would fund the program.
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DONALD TRUMP (Republican Candidate) According to CNBC.com, Trump is a front runner when small business owners were asked who would help small business the best. In an Alignable poll, 29 percent of business owners thought that Trump was best for their business. Trump’s closest rival in that poll was Bernie Sanders with 23
percent. A poll from Manta also placed Trump high on the choices of small business owners. CNBC.com posts the Manta figures close to 38 percent favor Trump for president. If taking only Republicans into account for choice, 60 percent of those surveyed thought Trump would be good for business. According to Inc., Trump would 17
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drop corporate, LLC and S-Corps taxes to 15 percent. Corporations that have left the United States or have put their money overseas could return the money to the U.S. with a one-time tax of 10 percent. Trump would fix the capital gains taxes at no more than 20 percent and drop the top tax bracket down to just 20 percent. He would 18 May 2016
also eliminate the estate tax making it easier for companies to be inherited.
WHO IS THE BEST CANDIDATE FOR BUSINESS? Ostensibly, Trump seems to have the most business friendly agenda followed by Cruz, Kasich, and Clinton, but practical application of his plans
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So who doesn’t know what LinkedIn is? It is the world’s biggest social network for business with over 400 million users, but many seem to forget to download the app to their smartphone. Apparently only around 25 percent of users have the app. I guess that’s because it’s not that great as an app, but it is still very useful and a very powerful business tool. Platforms: Available on iOS and Android CEO: Jeff Weiner WWW.LINKEDIN.COM @LINKEDIN
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So how many times do we take down a note and then forget where we put it, or hear the phrase “my notes are all over the place”? Well there is quite an easy solution, and that is to download the Evernote App onto your phone. Create your own range of online notebooks, search easily for your notes, and organize all of your notes by keyword or color. It is easy having in on your phone, because your notes are available wherever you go. It’s also a great place to keep that “To Do List” that you keep forgetting about. Platforms: Available on iOS and Android CEO: Chris O’Neill WWW.EVERNOTE.COM @EVERNOTE
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So we are all in business to make money, but sometimes the hard bit can be getting paid. Square is effectively a great app to solve that problem. Allowing users to take credit cards on the go, it can provide the equivalent of a cash register in your pocket. It also can sync with your laptop to provide cool analytics to better understand your business and drive sales. It’s just a great way to process payments from your smartphone. Platforms: Available on iOS and Android CEO: Jack Dorsey WWW.SQUAREUP.COM @SQUARE
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We hear all about globalization, and technology does allow business to be done anywhere in the world— so how do we all meet up regularly? Cisco WebEx is a very popular app that allows users to stay in touch using tools such as on-demand collaboration, online meetings, web and video conferencing. It allows peer to peer brainstorming over the video chat, private meeting rooms, screen sharing, and more. You can effectively work and meet whoever, whenever, wherever. Platforms: Apps available on iOS, Android and Desktop (Mac / Windows) CEO: Chuck Robbins WWW.WEBEX.COM @WEBEX 23
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OFFICE MOBILE
So you love Outlook on your laptop or at your desk, yet what about when you are on the go, away from the office? Well another great app is Microsoft Office Mobile, which is essentially a free office suite by Microsoft for smartphones and tablets. It is meant to be compatible with desktop versions of the office suite and allows you to use all of the popular products such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint from your phone. Platforms: Available on iOS and Android CEO: Satya Nadella WWW.OFFICE.COM/MOBILE @OFFICE
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Decent cloud storage is almost a necessity today, whether at home or at work. So you could be linked to the Microsoft Cloud or Microsoft’s OneDrive, but we recommend using Dropbox as an independent app. Launched back in 2007, Dropbox offer free basic accounts (2GB) or you can upgrade to Dropbox Pro and get 1TB of data for US$13.99 a month. Dropbox can be used to store any type of file, as well as share files with others as a great “all-rounder” in the crowded world of cloud storage. Platforms: Apps available on iOS, Android and Desktop (Mac / Windows) CEO: Drew Houston WWW.DROPBOX.COM @DROPBOX
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Many business deals are struck over breakfast, lunch, and especially dinner. When you’re travelling and looking for just the right place, you may just want to download Opentable. This easyto-use app allows you to look for available tables at restaurants in real-time. The popular app provides online reservations for some 31,000 restaurants worldwide and allows users to book based on times, dates, type of cuisine, and price range, and we thoroughly recommended when travelling on business. Platforms: Available on iOS and Android CEO: Christa Quaries WWW.OPENTABLE.COM @OPENTABLE
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Microsoft has now launched a new iOS and Android app, called Skype for Business, a piece of software that’s meant as a modern replacement for Microsoft Lync. SFB allows you to collaborate with anyone, anywhere, on any device via Microsoft Cloud or Office 365. Helpful for instant messaging, online meetings and screen sharing, SFB also lets you interact with Outlook products such as Calendar, Word, PowerPoint, etc. and is protected by strong authentication and encryption. Platforms: Apps available on iOS, Android and Desktop (Mac / Windows) CEO: Satya Nadella WWW.SKYPE.COM/EN/BUSINESS @SKYPEBUSINESS 25
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So if you haven’t already heard of Uber, what planet have you been living on? This incredibly successful “technology unicorn” is an unbelievable story of the new economy and how a company can start from scratch in 2009 and estimated by some to now be worth in excess of US$60B today, yes I did say US$60B. So from a business perspective, Uber is a super smart way to get a ride anywhere, from potentially anyone, depending on how much you are prepared to pay. For most business travelers where the service is available, it is by far the easiest way to get “black car 26
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service,” whether that be a luxury five-door sedan to an even more luxurious seven-seat SUV. Uber is ultra-price competitive, it’s easy to download and use and it’s even easier to set up from a payment perspective – no cash needed. Uber beats most local taxi services hands down. Platforms: Available on iOS and Android CEO: Travis Kalanick WWW.UBER.COM @UBER PLAY VIDEO
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So the web creates the biggest opportunity for collaboration, but how do we collaborate and moreover, how do we collaborate as a team at work? Well if you haven’t heard of Slack by now, you soon will, as you may have already seen their crazy animal advertisements on TV. At its heart, Slack is an instant messaging and collaboration system on steroids, but there is a lot more to Slack than that. This innovative team communication app provides unique functionality that is extremely powerful for companies
of all sizes. Slack offers channels, private meetings, direct messages, file sharing, search, notifications and so on. Slack has four price tiers: free, standard at US$8 month, plus at US$15 month, and enterprise, coming soon. Platforms: Apps available on iOS, Android and Desktop (Mac / Windows) or just use it through your browser CEO: Stewart Butterfield WWW.SLACK.COM @SLACKHQ PLAY VIDEO
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garden, and professional art studio and gallery spaces. “The idea is to attract young artists to the area, and to develop affordable housing for those artists,” explained Paul Buse, Senior Project Manager and Partner at KPRS. To handle the building and structural challenges of this project, Meta Housing Corporation and Studio One Eleven turned to the proven capabilities of KPRS.
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“This is built on a small piece of property, so the perimeter of the building is very near the property lines of the site,” said Buse. “We are also building right adjacent to a YMCA that has parking issues of its own. So, dealing with construction access is probably the biggest challenge, and getting enough manpower to stay on schedule and getting vendors on board with that is challenging in and of itself.” Working and finding access avenues within such close quarters requires finesse. KPRS was able
to overcome these challenges on a tight timeline, keeping the Glendale Arts Colony on schedule to open September 2016. REBUILDING WITHIN COMMUNITIES KPRS also realizes new visions for existing landmarks, like its 92,000 square foot Lake Forest Gateway Shopping Center and 59,908 square foot San Clemente Phase I and II projects currently under construction. Both retail projects have entailed extensive renovations
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for utility overhauls that don’t interfere with tenant operations. “The number one priority whenever you’re renovating an existing, operating center is always safety—safety for the public, safety for the tenants, and safety for the construction personnel,” said Buse. “I think the challenge on many existing retail centers is that
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the utility infrastructure completely changes, which creates distinct challenges keeping the existing tenants operational.” With this eye to safety and innovation, KPRS is able to stay on track with plans while satisfying building owners and working tenants alike. “Getting us involved in the early
design phase helps to facilitate the process and make important decisions early on—like what will we do with the existing tenants?” said Buse. “There are also a lot of unknowns that are uncovered through the process whenever you’re doing existing façade renovation. KPRS does a great job in helping the owner minimize w w w. k p r s i n c . c o m
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cost by way of looking at different alternate methods of achieving the look that the architect was after.� WORKING TOGETHER T O S TAY O N TA S K With large construction projects for multiple tenants, especially remodeling projects where tenants 54
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groundwork for a more streamlined project, and is key to KPRS construction plans. “It is all about preplanning—getting information out there as early as possible as to when you need materials, when you need manpower, and when their time to arrive on site is going to be,” Buse adds. “Getting that in well w w w. k p r s i n c . c o m
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in finding that unique aspect of each assignment it takes on, and giving it the extra attention needed so that all parties involved can be proud to put their names on the finished product. “For us it’s about service to the client and the project goals,” said Buse. “I’ve often found that if you look at the project as something of its own entity, and give that project what it needs to be successful, generally all parties that are a part of the project become successful
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as a result. If you can get vendors and the consultants and the owner on board with that as a team, it tends to work to the project’s benefit.” After all, just as a rising tide lifts all ships, a successful construction project is a win for everyone who made it happen along the way. Through its hard work and innovative ideas, KPRS strives to achieve that kind of win every time. “Then the owner is successful, our vendors are successful, the consultants are successful,” said Buse. “And ultimately KPRS is successful as well.” w w w. k p r s i n c . c o m
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recycled water usage and achieving a higher standard of water quality in the Sacramento River watershed. FROM PILOT TO FULLS C A L E I N N O V AT I O N “We’re calling this major upgrade the ‘EchoWater Project’ to reflect how it will take our wastewater and
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return it to a clean, natural state— much like an ‘echo’ returning to its original source,” stated Regional San in its launch of the project. Regional San’s goal with the EchoWater Project is a full upgrade of functionality from an advanced secondary to a tertiary level of treatment. This will have several
concrete effects, including a 95 percent ammonia reduction in water discharged to the Sacramento River. Regional San’s EchoWater Project consists of about 15 individual initiatives working in concert to achieve this overarching goal. At the center of these projects is the construction of a massive biological w w w. re g i o n a l s a n . c o m
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nutrient removal (BNR) facility. A $600 million development the size of 20 football fields, the facility will be able to effectively remove practically all ammonia and nitrate from wastewater as it flows through the plant. Regional San perfected the capabilities of its new BNR facility by first building a 0.5 million gallon per day (MGD) “pilot” facility for hands-on research. “The pilot facility was designed and built in 10 months,” said
Vick Kyotani, Deputy Director of Operations and Program Manager for the EchoWater Project. “It was operated for a 12 month period to validate the BNR process, and test three filtration technologies and three disinfection technologies.” After testing nine different treatment train options in total, Regional San used its data along with business case evaluations and life cycle cost analyses to decide on the most cost effective technology
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to achieve its goals. “The pilot plant allowed us to select the technologies to complete a facility plan that was needed to complete the environmental permitting process,” said Kyotani, explaining how Regional San will integrate its pilot program findings into the full scale facility. “Selecting the most cost effective solutions used for the basis of designs 64
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allowed us to progress the design faster—we did not need to select the technology as part of the design process. This reduced the design time required, and a second phase of testing on the selected technologies has allowed us to get approval of higher filter loading rates and more optimized disinfection parameters which will significantly reduce project costs.”
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chemical storage facilities, which will replace the current existing gasbased disinfection system with a safer liquid system, and; • An all-new return activated sludge pumping system, which will provide upgraded replacements for the 48 existing pumps, VFDs and electrical power and control panels currently in use at secondary sedimentation tanks. Regional San is also taking an innovative approach to design throughout the EchoWater Project, improving efficiencies and accuracy through design tools and methods like 3D design models to reduce the occurrence of design errors, reliability centered design (RCD) and maintenance (RCM), and 5D modeling with Synchro technology to watch construction in time lapse and identify potential timing conflicts before they occur. “The goals of these efforts are to provide the most efficient and reliable systems possible, not only in terms of initial capital cost, but more importantly for the long term life of the assets,” said Kyotani.
BENEFITTING SACR AM ENTO’S ENVIRONMENT AND THE COMMUNIT Y When completed, the EchoWater Project will bring multiple benefits to Sacramento and its residents, not least of which is a higher standard of water quality for the Sacramento River, which will in turn provide better protection for the delicate Sacramento River Delta ecosystem. “The entire treated flow from the upgraded plant will meet Title 22 recycled water quality,” said Kyotani, noting that Regional San is actively working on projects to increase the usage of recycled w w w. re g i o n a l s a n . c o m
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facility in the City of Sacramento,” he said. “We are also in the planning stages of a large recycled water project for agriculture in south Sacramento County.” Regional San is also exploring further environmental improvements with this project. One project
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already in progress is a solar array, which will generate power that will in turn be fed back to the wastewater treatment plant to mitigate additional electricity usage from the EchoWater Project. Not only will this potentially create savings for ratepayers, but the use of renewable energy will create a treatment plant that is more environmentally sound.
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GROWING COMMUNITY The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) provides regional service through unity Written by: Eric Harding Produced by: Jason Wright
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NTMWD identifies future infrastructure needs to accommodate growth, develop and execute projects to meet the needs of the community.
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Projects such as the new Dallas Cowboys training facility and the “$5 billion mile” of projects along the Dallas North Tollway invite huge amounts of growth to the area. NTMWD is preparing for this through infrastructure development
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opportunities associated with that, which puts us in a unique position.” Such an opportunity comes in the form of the Stewart Creek Waste Water Treatment Program (WWTP). Currently rated at 5 million gallons per day (mgd), this set of construction projects is set to expand that figure to 10 mgd. The facility is permitted to discharge up to 15 million gallons 74
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per day in the future, with additional improvements. “There’s a lot of big development happening within the service area of this facility,” said Covington. “There’s a lot of commercial development and residential highrise development in that general vicinity that had really happened over the last couple years. The changing economic conditions are a
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big driver.� Regulations have not changed as a result of the growth, however. For example, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has implemented new discharge requirements for facilities discharging in close proximity to reservoirs. NTMWD is staying abreast of these increasing water quality
discharge requirements, and has made provisions to meet the requirements using chemical precipitation on an interim basis. N E W W AY S O F T H I N K I N G NTMWD has closely coordinated with the City of Frisco to optimize the network of infrastructure and to meet the current and future needs for community members. w w w. n t m w d . c o m
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An example is the ability to transfer flow from Stewart Creek WWTP to Panther Creek WWTP (an existing 10 mgd facility also serving City of Frisco). This transfer has been used as an interim measure to support current development, provide redundancy, flexibility, and optimize capital capacity expansions. The existing facility is continuing to be leveraged to reduce capital expenditures associated with the expansion. 76
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NTMWD uses Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) to allow for a better understanding of what’s happening within the facility. This tool increases efficiency by controlling the equipment to produce higher quality water and save operating costs. SCADA systems are adaptable in several different industries because they can range from simple configurations to large, complex projects. Virtually anywhere you look in today’s society, there is some
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type of SCADA system running behind the scenes. In NTMWD’s case, this system is used at ten water and wastewater treatment facilities. S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y MEASURES The City of Frisco is the leading utility for non-potable water reuse
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in North Texas, and NTMWD is pleased to partner with them in its sustainability endeavor. Both the Stewart Creek WWTP and Panther Creek WWTP effluent water is used throughout the city for irrigation at locations such as Toyota Stadium, multiple schools, city parks, athletic complexes and open spaces. In addition, NTMWD is a leading utility in the nation for indirect potable water reuse. Treated effluent is diverted into the 2,000 acre constructed wetlands for
polishing and returned for use as water supply. NTMWD plans to continue putting significant emphasis on public education, awareness of efficient use of water, and implementation of water reuse strategies. MANAG ING COM M UNIT Y NEEDS AND CITIZEN INPUT “Communicating with stakeholders and addressing concerns has built trust. We maintain an open line of communication with neighbors and w w w. n t m w d . c o m
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explain the need for the project, and discuss the treatment technologies that would be employed to address their concerns. “Part of the Stewart Creek WWTP project is the construction of a berm with landscaping to create a nice visual, capture and treat foul air to
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reduce odor impacts, and consistently produce high quality effluent that is used throughout the city for irrigation and discharged into Stewart Creek. “NTMWD puts significant investment and emphasis on developing and maintaining a good neighbor status,” Covington said.
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A safer world for
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“What people are looking for is a resource to provide meticulous and excellent customer service,” says Silas Boyt, Quality Assurance Consultant for Amerisan USA. “We achieve this by leveraging our focus on providing clients with what they need: leading edge food safety solutions, innovative industry trends, best practices, which all result in compliance for the customer—which is key—and great value.”
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forefront of public concern more than ever before. Food processors must be vigilant in protecting themselves against pathogens and other contaminants—a problem that reaches consumers and triggers a recall can be incredibly costly in more ways than one. “Recall is the biggest dread of any processor,” says Boyt. “The average cost of a recall to a food company 86
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is about $10 million US dollars in direct costs, and then you have the additional damage to the brand and to loss in sales which is significantly higher. With such high risks, it’s imperative that operational mistakes are reduced to a minimum or eliminated through implementation of HACCP programs and GMP programs. Even 5S can play a great part in increasing food safety.”
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While these programs are a processor’s most important line of defense, Amerisan is able to help enhance the safety routines of its clients with products and solutions designed to cut down on contamination. “Using metal detectable items is one way to greatly reduce the risk of foreign particle contamination,” says Boyt. “It also validates to the consumer that the processor is taking into account due diligence in protecting the product and their brand for the consumer.”
Products like resin-set brooms and cleaning brushes are another line of defense against contamination. “We acquired one client that found some brush bristles in their products—they threw away eight tons of product, which is huge, and luckily they found it before it went out into market. Since then, they have only used our Resin Set Brushes,” Boyt recounts. “There are many steps that processors can take to protect themselves, and that’s where we are able to help them, bringing these new innovative w w w. a m e r i s a n u s a . c o m
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products to market.” D I F F E R E N T W AY S O F GOING GREEN When the goal is to kill as many pathogens and bacteria as possible, the priority for food processors is not whether a cleaning product is environmentally friendly—the priority is simply whether or not it’s the most powerful and effective cleaning product for the job. But a business like Amerisan does not have to give up on sustainability
altogether. “It is tough to make this industry go green, but we encourage it,” says Boyt, explaining that there are other ways to help their clients embrace more sustainable practices. “With the technology and innovation we have today, we can help them reduce waste and reduce consumption,” Boyt continues. “We helped one client reduce consumption by 50 percent which made a substantial difference on its carbon footprint and its bottom line.
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and so are the wants and needs of processors working to meet more rigorous demands. “People aren’t necessarily looking for the lowest item cost nowadays— they’re looking for the lowest cost of ownership, which takes everything into account from quality of the product through to its longevity,” says Boyt. “We’ve seen a shift in focus by the industry to see the real value of what they’re getting. The culture of our business is very 90
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customer service-led, in order to meet the deadlines and demands of the industry operates. The team is very dedicated, enthusiastic, and empowered to take care of our clients’ needs, providing great feats of exceptional customer experiences on a daily basis.” Amerisan is there to help the industry comply with auditing bodies from the FDA to the SQF & BRC (British Retail Consortium) through a range of solutions. As
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demand grows, Amerisan has continued to grow between 20 and 50 percent year over year, expanding its national supply chain network to 14 strategic warehouse locations and its global reach through strategic partnerships in order to better serve as a trusted partner to the modern food processing industry. “The world is becoming constantly smaller, with communications and travel improving,� says Boyt. As these changes continue, Amerisan is continuing its mission of making sure that world is a safer one as well. w w w. a m e r i s a n u s a . c o m
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impairments caused by combined sewer overflows (CSOs), a mixture of raw sewage and stormwater. During a typical year, about 11 billion gallons discharge from more than 200 combined sewer overflow (CSO) outfalls along local rivers and streams. The utility is under a $3.1 billion unfunded Consent Decree to reduce the overflows, with hundreds of sewer and stormwater projects slated for construction. With costs passed along to customers through ever-increasing sewer rates, MSD is seeking new and less expensive ways to address wet weather issues. In early 2015, MSD deployed its Wet Weather SCADA system
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covering Mill Creek, its largest watershed. This transformational technology is designed to use available storage capacity in existing sewer infrastructure (e.g., interceptor sewers, storage tanks or high-rate treatment units) to avoid overflows, in lieu of building expensive new infrastructure. The system uses sensors to provide real-time monitoring of wastewater flows in the sewer system over large geographic areas, a sophisticated SCADAbased computer system, and the physical control of flows. Within the first several weeks of operation, the technology was used to store flows at a high-rate
treatment facility, avoiding 1.4 million gallons in overflows at a location nearly 11 miles away. The Wet Weather SCADA technology is being advanced in other MSD watersheds and is anticipated to save tens of millions of dollars in capital investments in wet weather projects. DETECTION OF P O L L U TA N T S A N D P O L L U TA N T L O A D I N G Many different pollutants and pollution sources can contribute to a decline in water quality. MSD is responsible for reducing sewer overflows, but it’s hard to improve water quality with w w w. m s d g c . o r g
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the true cause of water quality impairment is a huge benefit when it comes to making decisions addressing major pollution issues. • DNA Source Tracking: MSD partnered with the U.S. EPA and University of Cincinnati to develop an analytical laboratory method that uses DNA and RNA (genetic markers) to detect where pollutants
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in local streams and rivers are coming from and their quantities. The genetic markers can tell you whether the pollutant is animal fecal matter or from a human and can also identify pollutant loadings such as sewer overflows vs. leaking septic systems. MSD is using this information to support decision-making for capital projects related to sewer overflows
or stormwater management. The method also helps MSD communicate and collaborate with other local agencies, such as the health department, park district or environmental services to reduce water quality impacts from other sources. • Remote Sensing: MSD is pilot testing a new technology that uses satellite images of local streams and rivers – combined with a proprietary algorithm – to detect pollutant loadings and hot spots on a watershed scale. The technology was developed by Blue Water Satellite, Inc. with the assistance of Black & Veatch, a national design engineering firm. One pilot study focused on total suspended solids, phosphorus, phycocyanin, and chlorophyll-a in the Ohio River during normal river conditions. A second pilot study looked at hot spots in communities on septic systems. • Decision-Making Tool: MSD is using a decision-making tool called the Integrated Prioritization System (IPS) that analyzes water quality monitoring data and w w w. m s d g c . o r g
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presents it in a comprehensive Excel-based database format. Developed by the Midwest Biodiversity Institute, the tool allows users to query, view, map and export data summarizing the conditions of local streams and rivers. The IPS accesses recent water quality monitoring data for the Little Miami, Mill Creek, Great Miami and Ohio River basins, as well as historical monitoring data prior to 2011.
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N E W T R E AT M E N T TECHNOLOGIES As a wastewater utility, MSD is charged with treating sewage and discharging clean effluent that meets water quality standards and complies with environmental permits. • Future of Disinfection: Disinfection of treated effluent prior to discharging it into a local stream or river is an essential part of the wastewater treatment
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process. Although most solids, organic matter, and metals are removed from wastewater during the treatment process, the effluent still contains bacteria, viruses and other disease-causing organisms. Disinfection is the only way to destroy these pathogens to
maintain water quality and prevent disease. MSD’s plants currently use sodium hypochlorite (liquid chlorine) or ultraviolet (UV)-based systems. Both methods are highly effective, but are either expensive (UV) or create byproducts (sodium
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Pilot testing of native Ohio algae
hypochlorite), many of them toxic. To address these challenges, MSD is currently evaluating paracetic acid as a potential new disinfectant. Testing in the lab showed that paracetic acid met the following criteria: > Powerful enough to neutralize a wide spectrum of bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms > Effective with a short contact time > Does not produce any toxic
byproducts > Does not require neutralization after disinfection treatment > Not affected by the type of contaminants and level of organic matter in the wastewater > Safe to use and store MSD is now preparing for a pilot study to validate the lab data. MSD’s ultimate goal is to improve the environment, conserve energy, and reduce the cost of wastewater treatment at MSD plants by w w w. m s d g c . o r g
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switching to paracetic acid. • Using Algae to Fight Algae: Wastewater is loaded with organic matter and nutrients like ammonia and phosphorus. During warm weather, nutrient-loving microorganisms or “bugs” in the secondary aeration tanks do a great job of “eating” the excess nutrients. But during colder weather, the bacteria can become dormant, causing increased levels of nutrients 102
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in the effluent discharged to local streams and rivers, which can potentially lead to permit violations or algal blooms. To address this challenge, MSD is developing an all-weather, algaebased technology to remove and recover nutrients from wastewater. A native Ohio algae and an algae from the Antarctic (South pole) have been tested in the laboratory and show promising results. MSD is now
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focusing on pilot studies of both strains of algae, with the goal of blending the two types of algae to create a nutrient removal system that works in all temperatures. Besides removing nutrients from effluent, this technology also has the potential to reduce the cost of sludge incineration. Excess algae, which has been dewatered, has a very high fuel burn rate and can be mixed with sludge prior to incineration to reduce the amount of natural gas needed to burn the sludge.
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About $287 million (projected operating revenue for 2016)
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