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ISSN-0835-605X
February/March 2001 Vol.14 No. 1 Issued March, 2001
Hazardous materials procedures and guidelines - See page 42
ipatty dwneH-operated ti'on plairit opens in BC - See page 14
Features 7
68 Upgrading conventional filterbeds
Editorial Comment - by Tom Davey
10 Cover Story - Government funds trickle while problems increase
12 Paper mill must meet China's stringent regs. 14
First municipally owned-operated microfiltration plant opens in BC
28
New impeller solves pump clogging problems
71
Does the wastewater industry need a national strategy?
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Water plant commissioned in only eight months
77 Walkerton had a prequel in the US 78 Arctic innovation cleans up DEW sites
Spring Conference Preview
30 Emissions reduction trading 32 Fuel cells could energize STPs 34
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Food processors also need corrosion protection
WEAO Technical Symposium and OPCEA
36 Asphalt landfill liner could improve safety and capacity
Exhibition
Ontario Water Works Association/Ontario
38 Study on alternative bedding could cut costs
Municipal Water Association Joint
40 Waste heat keeps pipes from freezing
Conference
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Hazardous materials procedures and guidelines
Americana 2001 Tradeshow & Conference
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Remediating a contaminated urban lake
AWMA Conference & Exhibition British Columbia Water & Waste Association Conference
67 Do water meters reduce wastage?
Departments 8
Feedback
53
Classifieds
25
Ad Index
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Literature Reviews
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Industry Update
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Product Review
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Editorial Comment
When the absence of proof could prove the real ergonomic burden
Driving through the United
States of America is always a view of extremes. This is
a new Roman Empire where the world plays American music, watches its movies and television shows
while eating its burgers, hot dogs and fried chicken - all while wearing US trainers, fashions and other palpable symbols of American culture. The US, is unquestionably the only remaining super power, having wrestled the Soviet giant to exhaustion in global economic
Jimmy Carter had nuclear engineering experience in the US Navy. While he always behaved like a gentleman, he was, inevitably, better known as a pea
the accused must prove their innocence, rather than the state prove their guilt. As governments have far more money and resources than individuals, onus pro
nut farmer.
bandi has also been a bedrock in Brit
While US engineering remains an invisible profession, there are legions of elected lawyers in American state and federal politics. The legal profession is dominant in popular movies and televi sion shows. Cinematic courtrooms, in
ish, Canadian, and Australian legal sys tems, to name but three others. But
eternal vigilance is the price which must be paid to maintain judicial freedom. There are some disturbing thoughts about a new Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulation which, claims the Washington Legal Founda
conflict.
tion', was rushed through in the waning
Where other historical conquistadors used force of arms to subjugate vassal states, billions of people around the world are peacefully and willingly, coopted into adopting US culture - hap pily paying to wear the badges and logos
days of the Clinton Administration. The Washington-based WLF states that OSHA-,the federal agency responsible for workplace safety, has a new and sweeping regulation that will affect Mom and Pop grocery stores and For tune 500 corporations alike. "OSHA's rule will govern the height of desks, the angle of computer monitors, even pos ture when employees lift a phone book," a WLF spokesman told me. Wishing to check further into the le gal status of the OSHA Regulation, I contacted an independent writer in Washington for clarification. He re plied: "The ergonomics standard is not a law, but a regulation. Laws are passed by our legislative branch (President signs). Regulations implement laws in detail, under authority delegated to the executive branch by the legislature. Although there are lots of procedural rules, the president has much power over what regulations are issued. The Ergo nomics Standard(a regulation, under the Occupational Safety and Health Act)
of Coca Cola, McDonalds, KFC, Nike,
Disney, Microsoft, IBM and countless others. Traditionally, it was manufac turers who paid to advertise their wares to consumers. Now,by media spin and economic alchemy, today's consumers fork out their own money to proudly advertise multinationals' logos. While US leadership in astro-phys ics and computer technology is a given, few are aware that world leadership in water treatment and research began 130 years before Walkeiton and over three decades before Henry Ford revolution ized industrial production with his Model 'T'.
This negation of the engineering presence is also reflected in US politics. Engineers and scientists are especially scarce in the US cabinet and state legis
fact, have replaced Wild West saloons as the backdrop staple of contemporary movies, a matter of art imitating reality. For unquestionably, the US has far more lawyers in politics than any other profes sion, and Los Angeles County alone is said to have more lawyers than Japan. Appropriately for Hollywood's home turf, the US legal profession provides an abundance,of heroic figures in mov ies and television programs. Moreover, many more lawyers have become award-winning novelists than have journalists. John Grisham, William Bernhardt and Scott Turow are but three
of the many lawyers who have written novels, many of which were turned into
latures, Presidents Herbert Hoover and
movies. Journalists, who also earn their
was issued in final form in November.
Jimmy Carter being two exceptions to
"Final" means it would be very hard to flat-out revoke because of procedural requirements." The Foundation says that OSHA's stated purpose is to reduce the number
when told that Hoo
living by the written and spoken words, rather surprisingly, have not matched the creative output of their legal counter parts. But perhaps our newshounds have already satiated their creative appetites in their reportage of environmental is sues which, all too often, has displayed imaginative conclusions unsupported by
ver was an engineer,
scientific realities.
the rule. Hoover was a brilliant busi
nessman and politician who, unfortu nately, inherited an economy poised for the Great Depression. One apocryphal story tells of a woman who,
remarked: "Oh
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thought he was a gen tleman."
President
By Tom Davey E-mail: tom@esemag.com
Tbe foundation of North American
jurisprudence is onus probandi - the burden of proof- where the accused do not have to prove their innocence. This is a fundamental difference with legal systems in some other countries where
Environmental Science & Engineering, March 2001
of work-related musculoskeletal disor
ders(MSDs). To implement this, OSHA has relied on the "fuzzy discipline of ergonomics", defined as "the science of fitting the job to the worker". OSHA's rule imposes several conditions, among them mandatory medical care and timeoff or reduced work responsibility- both with full pay, says WLF. The Foundation feels that OSHA has
Editorial Comment
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committed a terrible folly by issuing such an ambitious government mandate without a sound basis, because OSHA
cannot accurately identify what exactly causes an MSD. Nor can anyone be sure that the elaborate measures it prescribes will reduce workplace injuries. "But armies of plaintiffs' lawyers are itching to take advantage of this government
mail, assembling computers, loading trucks, mopping the floor, sitting in front of a computer, dealing blackjack, or helping patients into wheelchairs, you're covered."
In a phone interview, a WLF lawyer told me that OSHA issued its ergonom ics rule in November 2000, but the first
effective date for certain aspects of the
Cinematic courtrooms, in fact, have replaced Wild West saloons as the backdrop staple ofcontemporary movies, a matter of art imitating reality.
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fiasco anyway," says the WLF. WLF has powerful connections in US federal politics including the controver sial Attorney General, John Ashcroft now America's top lawyer - who has served on WLF's Board. Ironically, if the Washington Legal Foundation is correct in its assertions, then US law
yers may have struck the litigation motherload. Even if only one employee reports a single work-related MSD, an employer must develop a full-blown er gonomics program for that job and for all other jobs requiring similar physical activities. Brushing aside due process, says the Foundation, OSHA's rule will force employers to prove that employ ee's aches and pains are not work-re lated.
One expert, David Piaseck\ wrote: "The standard applies to 'All General Industry' with the only exception being agricultural, construction, or maritime operations. The scope of this standard is so broad that whether you're flipping burgers, running a machine, delivering
rule occurred in January 2001. Busi nesses must have an ergonomics pro gram in place in October 2001 if they have had employees who have reported work-related nnisculoskeletal injuries. OSHA has been sued by the Washing ton Legal Foundation, along with a long list of groups that represent private in dustry. The regulation will be chal lenged, as being unlawful on procedural, statutory, and constitutional grounds In my opinion, if the WLF is correct, the ergonomics regulation would reverse the long held protection that the burden of proof gives citizens against the might of governments. A federal agency is be ing sued by the WLF,yet John Ashcroft, the Attorney General of the Bush Ad ministration, had previous links to the WLF. The ensuing legal battles might end up being the stuff that dramatic movies are made of. Only in the United Torts of America, eh? Www.wlf.org %ww.osha-slc.gov/ergonomics-standard/ %ww.inventoryOps.com
Feedback Dear Editor: Re: Water contamination should be
prevented, not cured - RFK Jr. I read the above-noted short piece on page 66 of your November 2000 issue. I do not think that RFK Jr. was putting engineers down, as Tom Davey indi
must be less concerned with the origin of the advice than we are with the qual ity of the advice. Murray W.Jamer,P.Eng., Director of Engineering & Public Works, City of Eredericton, NB
cated. RFK Jr.'s view that it is better to
Dear Tom:
stop pollution from happening in the first place is consistent with engineering principles. I even agree with him that, by putting engineers in charge, we are sometimes conceding that the solution is in remediation instead of prevention. As an engineer, I am not at all offended by RFK Jr.'s remarks. If we are to properly address the is sues which affect the water industry, we
Thank you for your editorial comment The Gravity of Newton's Sentence, November 2000 issue. Audio pollution has increased and our attitude towards
it has decreased over the years. When I phone for a reservation to dine out these days, my first question is:"Are you play ing loud background music?" D.L. Thomas, Parry Sound, Ontario
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Government funds trickle while the flow
of problems Increases ith alarming frequency,
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we read of horror stories which focus on the de
clining quality of our water supplies. These issues relate not only to the quality of the groundwaters, but also to the infrastructure required to treat and distribute water. Over the past 15 years we have witnessed a striking decline in the health of our water and
sewage infrastructure. Governments at all levels and of all political stripes have allowed this decline to occur.
Changes to the financial relationship between Ontario and the municipalities resulted in the transfer of responsibility for water and sewerage financing to the municipalities. In theory, a correspond ing transfer in financial flexibility should have accompanied this, due to the Province assuming the full cost of education from municipalities. How ever, few municipalities have used this flexibility to invest in underground in frastructure, which is much less visible to voters.
The Ontario government has recog nized the pressure on water and sewage systems across the Province and has pro vided municipalities with access to over
$200 million via the three-year Provin cial Water Protection Fund, but that is
less than $6 per person per year. It's sim ply not enough to make a difference. It does not appear that the federal government is any more prepared to foot the bill for water and sewage infrastruc ture renewal than any other level of gov ernment. It is allocating a mere $400 million per year for infrastructure (wa ter/sewerage,roads and affordable hous ing) over five years -for the entire na tion! That's less than $4 per person per year, two-thirds as much as the provin cial government. We understand that there is fierce
competition for scarce public funds, and that tax dollars are not limitless. At
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ever, we watch help lessly as municipali ties continue to defer
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expenditures or significantly reduce capital budgets for maintaining and re placing water and sewage infrastructure. So where is the money to fix our grow ing infrastructure problem going to come from?
Over the long term, municipalities must be more responsible. This is not a novel idea. Successive provincial gov ernments have tried to get municipali-
it actually costs to provide water treat ment and sewage collection and treat ment services. One easy way is to have separate billing tied to usage for each and every user. Each user should pay for what they use. Full-cost Accounting The third step is actually the easiest. Municipalities should be forced to adopt full-cost accounting practices that en-
It does not appear that the federal government is any more prepared to foot the bill for water and sewage infrastructure renewal than any other level of
government. It is allocating a mere $400 million per year for infrastructure over five years -for the entire nation! That's less than $4 per person per year, two-thirds as much as the provincial government. ties to better manage their affairs. Re cent legislative steps, such as amalga mation and service realignment, can do much to improve economies of scale, but municipalities have taken to saving money not spending money, or direct ing it towards other projects. Less money spent on water and sewerage di rectly affects our waterways with more flooded basements,and more water that
is simply lost due to pipeline leakage. Change must happen now. Decisions can be deferred no longer. It is time to take a proactive approach and set municipalities on a course of action that is fuelled less by talk and more by action. How? With simple pro vincial legislation designed to protect our water quality, we can put water and sewage infrastructure financing on a sta ble, responsible footing today and into the future. Dedicated Reserve Accounts
The first step is to establish manda tory reserve accounts so that municipali ties have the means to deal with ongo ing maintenance, repair and eventual re placement. That's why we have RRSPs, so that governments can reduce the bur den of an aging population in future years. This is common sense. Separate Water and Sewage Billing The second step is to ensure that all municipalities have a sense of how much
sure that depreciation and eventual re placement are factored into budgets. Right now, municipalities generally treat assets as if they will last forever. This makes no sense. Municipalities need to treat their infrastructure assets, as assets
that wear out over time and eventually need to be replaced. By forcing municipalities to establish mandatory reserve accounts dedicated to water and sewage infrastructure, by implementing separate billings for us ers, and adopting business practices, the Province can ensure that municipalities have the tools to achieve financial
sustainability of our infrastructure. No longer will politicians at any level be free to ransom water quality for other more politically attractive projects. Municipalities cannot be expected to implement these changes overnight. Transition assistance and a phased ap proach will be needed to ensure that change is brought about in an orderly and timely fashion. The Ontario government has an op portunity to take a leadership role and leadership is what everyone in the Prov ince is looking for. It's time to clean up our water and protect our environment. Tony DiPede is past-president of the Ontario Sewer and Watermain Con struction Association.
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and TSS are not as significant as COD with respect to the design and operation of the wastewater treatment plant. Several secondary treatment alternatives were consid ered, but in order to produce the lowest possible effluent COD,the mill selected the ADI-SBR (sequencing batch re actor) system. This batch-fed SBR eliminates shortcircuiting of untreated effluent to the sewer and maximizes COD removal efficiency. Mill expansion in the future will include a de-inking proc ess and a second paper machine. Therefore, expandability of the wastewater treatment plant was also a consideration during the technology selection. The fact that an SBR sys tem can be easily expanded by the construction of new ba sins, as needed, was a determining factor in its selection. A contract between Shanghai Xin Lun Paper and ADI Systems Inc. was signed in January 2000. ADI supplied the process design, assisted with equipment and site layout, and supplied equipment including its proprietary stainless steel decanters, fine bubble aeration system, selected control valves and nutrient metering pumps,control logic diagrams and start-up assistance. Partners on the project included the mill, which provided project and construction management, Changsha Design ing Institute of Light Industry for detail design, and Hunan
ADI-SBR basin during aeration. The batch-fed SBR maxi mizes COD removal.
Systems Computer Company Limited for programming. ADI also participated in the planning and layout of the future expansion of the wastewater treatment plant. Present design wastewater characteristics are tabulated below:
Flow, average COD,average BOD,average TSS, average
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ing in May 2000 with substantial completion by August 2000. The plant was started up in September 2000. The treatment system includes coarse and fine screen ing, pumping station, primary clarifiers, equalization basin, pumping station, and nutrient addition system. It also in cludes an SBR comprised of two 10,800 m^ basins and cen trifugal blowers for supplying air to a grid of fine-bubble, sock-type diffusers, and a combined primary/secondary sludge dewatering facility (belt filter presses). A design feature is the energy-saving aeration system. Each SBR is equipped with a fine-bubble diffuser grid and an on-line dissolved oxygen sensor. Fine-bubble diffusers have demonstrated an excellent efficiency in transferring oxygen from the air to the process water. This minimizes the volume of air that has to be compressed to meet oxygen demand.
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ADI Systems Inc. had designed and installed a similar-sized SBR
system for the pulp and paper industry in Canada, and were very impressed with the speed and quality of work in China. control valves on the suction side of the
blowers. As oxygen demand increases or decreases, the blower power draw is increased and/or more blowers are
brought on-line. Altematively, as oxy gen demand decreases in the basins, the number of operating blowers is auto matically reduced to a minimum,and the power draw on these blowers is also minimized.
Average SBR influent and effluent characteristics over a two-week test pe riod immediately after the system was placed in automatic operation in No vember 2000 is summarized in Table 1.
BODj of the effluent has ranged be tween 5 and 15 mg/L. Furthermore, during this period of relatively low or ganic loading, only one blower was run ning, and it was usually running at mini mum power consumption. Each SBR basin measures 30 m by 60 m,with a 7 m wall height. Up to four hundred labourers worked on leveling the floor ofeach basin when the concrete was
continuously poured over a 24-hour pe riod. ADI Systems Inc. had designed and installed a similar-sized SBR system for the pulp and paper industry in Canada, and were very impressed with the speed and quality of work in China. The system is automatically control led by a PLC system with a personal computer operator interface. All con trol screens are bilingual(Mandarin and English). Plans are in place to install a telephone line to the control computer. This will allow access to process spe cialists at ADI offices in Canada,so that
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APRIL 10
Law, Regul.ation and Due Diligence
and Engineering Conference,in asso ciation with the Ontario Environmen
tal Tradeshow, April 10 and 11, 2001. Ontario's largest private conference of environmental compliance strategies, technologies and solutions takes place at the Regal Constellation Hotel, near Pearson International Airport, Toronto. The workshops provide a unique en vironmental education and training op portunity for; • Plant managers and engineers. • Environmental managers and • Environmental lawyers. • Environmental and engineering consultants.
• Environmental health and safety managers.
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tal compliance. • Federal environmental legislation. • Provincial environmental legislation. Session A2 - p.m.
Environmental regulation & compliance 2001 (2) • The approvals process and approvals reform.
new definitions of'hazardous waste'
• Environmental auditors.
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• The new framework for environmen
• Enforcement, inspections and inves tigations. • Spill reporting requirements. • The waste management system: The
co-ordinators.
-for Cost-Effective Pumping
Session A1 - a.m.
Environmental regnlation & compliance 2001 for supervisors & managers(1)
• Dangerous materials shippers and supervisors. • Storage tank managers. • Spills and emergency response teams. Workshop participation gives del egates access to some of Canada's lead
and how they will affect you. • Clean-up of contaminated sites. Compliance In Practice
Session B1 - a.m.
Practical problem-solving for environmental & plant managers(1) • Air Emissions: New monitoring & reporting regulations.
Environmental Science & Engineering, March 2001
Spring Conference Preview • Industrial wastewater compliance issues. Session B2 - p.m. Practical problem-solving for environmental & plant managers(2)
• Environmental detective work: Phase I & II
• On and off-site contamination.
• Decommissioning, remediation, and the RSC. • Site specific risk assessment.
• Hazardous Materials: Compliance, spills, handling and removal.
Environmental Site Assessments.
• What can you do with a brownfield? • The law and the liabilities?
• Adverse effects.
Session D2 - p.m.
Environmental Management Session C1 - a.m.
Brownfields and contaminated land now: New
Principles and best-practices of Environmental Management(1) A practical approach to ISO 14001: Making it work.
opportunities and developments • New innovations and legislation - The Brownfields
• The ISO 14001 framework for an Environmental
• Process model for contaminated sites.
showcase.
Management System (EMS). • Underlying ISO 14001 principles. • Connectivity of elements. • The logical flow of environmental protection elements. Session C2 - p.m. Principles and best-practices of Environmental Management(2) ISO 14001 in practice: Management tips, tricks and traps. • Integrated design of environmental protection elements within an Environmental Management System. • Environmental management tips, tricks and traps.
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Ontario Environmental Tradeshow
Exhibitor List(as of March 1, 2001) A&A Environmental
#507
Endress -I- Hauser
Services Inc.
1440 Graham's Lane,#1
3 Industrial Dr., Box 604 Kirkland Lake, ON P2N 3J5
Burlington, ON L7S 1W3 Enviro Rentals
3505 Laird Rd., Unit 18
Bay 8 - 823 -41 Ave. N.E. Calgary, AB T2E 6Y3
Mississauga, ON L5L 5Y7
Environmental Management
Ashtead Technology
#502
#401
Purifies Env. 1941 Mallard Rd.
#501
London, ON N6H5M1
Quality Systems International #309 125 Hartwell Ave.
#302
Lexington, MA 02421
Solutions Inc.
RPR Environmental
Occupational Health & Safety
4278 Greenbank Rd.
164-166 South Service Rd.
250 Main St. E.
Nepean, ON K2C 3H2
Stoney Creek, QN L8E 3H6
Cdn. Centre for
#301
Hamilton, ON LBN 1H6
11 Laurier, Place du Portage,
Fielding Chemical Technologies Inc. 839 Central Parkway West Mississauga, ON L5C 2V9
Phase 111, 6B3
Gartner Lee Limited
Canadian General
#304
Standards Board
Hull, QC KIA 1G6
102-140 Renfrew Dr.
Canatech Environmental
Markham, ON L3R 6B3
#105
Systems Inc.
GreenWare
3-130 Saunders Rd.
Environmental Systems 145 King St. East, Suite 200
Barrie, ON L4M 6E7
Cancoppas Limited
#300
Harold Marcus Ltd.
Missis-sauga, ON L5L 3N9
15124 Longwoods Rd., Hwy.#2
CD Sonter
#209
HETEK Solutions Inc.
77 Browns Line, Suite 200 Toronto, Ontario M8W 3S5
2085 Piper Lane Horizon Environnement Inc.
SAIC Canada # 308
Gloucester, ON K1A0H3 Sentinel Laboratories Ltd. #202
Southam Environment #101
1450 Don Mills Rd.
Don Mills, ON M3B 2X7 Standards Council of Canada #511
270 Albeit St., Suite 200 Ottawa, ON K1P6N7
#305
871 Victoria St. N.
Stantec Consulting Ltd. Kitchener, ON N2B 3S4
RR#2 Stn Gait
T. Harris Environmental
IHS Canada
#407
Management 242 Galaxy Blvd.
Toronto, ON M5C 2N8
Toronto, ON M9W 5R8
Industrial Scientific
#500
Tanknology Canada
299 Brock Rd.
Guelph, ON N1H6H9 Concrete Solutions
#409
20 Victoria St.
Corporation 94 McGee Cres.
Mississauga, ON L5N 6M5
Rexton, NB E4W 1W8
Aurora, ON L4G 6C8
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Services Inc.
#102
7895 Tranmere Dr., #11
Mississauga, ON L5S 1V9 Davnor Water Treatment
Technologies Ltd.
Terrafix Geosynthetics Inc. 128 Bethridge Rd.
#400
#509
Petro Sep Membrane Technologies 2270 Speers Rd.
#108
Ottawa, ON KIB 5N3
195 King St., Suite 204 St. Catharines, ON L2R 3J6
3230 Wharton Way Mis.sissauga, ON L4X 2C1
#100
Company Ltd.
27-2450 Lancaster Rd.
Elemental Controls Limited
KWH Pipe(Canada)Ltd.
Niagara College Centre #503 for Env. Training Glendale Campus, 135 Taylor Rd., RR#4 Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON LOS IJG
22-3190 Ridgeway Dr. Mississauga, ON L5L 5S8
EHS Alliance Inc.
Hamilton, ON L8W 3P2
Toronto, ON M9W 1N3
Calgary, AB T2E 6T3
Ecoflo Ontario
1650 Upper Ottawa St.
1-117 East 15th St.
37 Centre St. N., PO Box 5435 Huntsville, ON P1H2K8
4007-23rd St. NE
Diverse Plastic Tanks Inc.
#306
Technologies Inc. North Vancouver, BC V7L 2P7
#505
#508
#405
#204
#201
#110
2650 Meadowvale Blvd., Unit 12A
58 California Rd.
Corrpro Canada
#109
Group
123 LabelleBlvd.
#207
#408
50 Bathurst Dr., Unit 1 Waterloo, ON N2V 2C5
Rosemere, QC J7A 2G9
Con Cast Pipe
#200
3439 River Road
Pipe & Products Cambridge, ON N1R5S3
#402
Guelph, ON NIK 1B8
London, ON N5V 3S5 #406
RWDl
#103
650 Woodlawn Rd. West
Bothwell, ON NOP ICO
Management Inc.
Centennial Concrete
#206
Toronto, ON M5C 2Y8
2 - 2595 Dunwin Drive
#307
Technologies Inc.
Thermo-Kinetics
#106
#208
#504
#104
6740 Invader Cres.
Mississauga, ON L5T2B6 Trans-Cycle Industries
#303
455 Archer Dr., Box 518 Kirkland Lake, ON P2N 3J5 Water Environment
#403
Association of Ontario
Oakville, ON L6L 2X8
177-14845-6 Yonge St.
Professional Engineers
Aurora, ON L4G6H8
#513
Ontario
Wessnc Inc.
25 Sheppard Ave. W., Ste 1000
1577 Colborne St. E.
Toronto, ON M2N 6S9
Brantford, ON N3T 5L4
#205
Environmental Science & Engineering, March 2001
Spring Conference Preview • Municipal financial tools. • The Olympic bid. • Amendments to Regulation 347. APRIL 11
Law,Regulation & Due Diligence Session A3 - a.m.
Environmental due diligence for supervisors and managers(1) • Environmental due diligence: What it means for owners, supervisors, and managers.
• Essential skills and techniques. • Compiling audit reports and action plans. • Auditing management systems for continuous improvement. Emergency Response Planning & Management
Session D3 - a.m.
noise: Successful environmental en
• Due diligence: The consultant's per spective. • What to do when you hear the knock at the plant door. • Anatomy of an environmental pros ecution.
Session A4 - p.m. Implementing due diligence: Frontline personnel management procedures(2) • Making environmental due diligence a fact of daily worklife. • Getting the support of senior manage
gineering and management strategies. • Environmental odours: Successful
environmental engineering and man agement strategies. • Money-saving strategies for combin ing energy and environmental
• ISO 14000 and the human elements.
Identification of responsible persons. Internal dispute resolution. Training and documentation. Implementing effective staff compli ance and due diligence motivation programs.
Engineering and Compliance Solutions
Session B3 - a.m.
Air emissions management: Monitoring and compliance methods and strategies. • Review of new provincial, national
Spill prevention planning and response for supervisors and managers(1) • Planning, preparedness and response: How the system links together. • The provincial approach to spill pre vention.
• Introduction to spill prevention pro grams.
Session D4 - p.m. Spill prevention planning and response for supervisors and managers(2) • An industry spill prevention and response plan. • A chemical spill prevention and response plan. • Facing the worst case scenario: Suddenly there's a spill: What Do You Do? A guideforfirst responders.
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Environment and Health & Safety Management Session €3 - a.m.
Integrating environment with workplace health and safety management systems
• Basic principles of all management
ment.
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and international regulatory require ments governing air emissions. • Plant facility testing. • New tools for measuring and model ling air quality. • Negotiating with the ministry. Session B4 - p.m. Successful solutions for noise, odour and energy efficiency problems. • Environmental and occupational
systems.
• Elements of an integrated EH&S management system. • The role of risk assessment and man
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• Practical consideration for integration. Session C4 - p.m. Principles and best practices of environmental and health & safety auditing • Description and uses of environmen tal and H&S audits.
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Spring Conference Preview
'
The 30th Annual WEAO Technical
Symposium and OPCEA Exhibition 0PCE4 Westin Harbour Castle Hotel, Toronto, Ontario April 1 - 3, 2001 TECHNICAL SESSIONS
Session 10
Monday,April 2 Session I
Water Environment Association of
Biosoeids Management - The
Ontario
Small Community Issues This session will focus on innovative
and alternative wastewater technologies
Challenge of Tomorrow
for small communities, natural treatment
Wondering what to do with all those
systems, including wetlands, and pro vide case studies of some of the cur
"biosolids"? You're not alone. This ses
sion will bring you up to date on how others are coping with this issue, both on the technology and regulatory/pub lic interest side.
Session 2 Preliminary and Primary Treatment - Not To Be Forgotten
This session provides some case stud ies on the benefits of understanding and controlling the preliminary, primary, and sidestream processes for improved treat ment and optimized performance. Session 3 Management Issues - New
rently operated systems.
PWO Workshop Secondary Treatment
Session 11
This workshop is focused on providing hands-on information for plant opera tors and supervisors. Basic fundamen tals, concepts and theories will be pre sented. The workshop will cover issues such as: equipment; online metering; oxygen transfer; anoxic zones; perform ance measures; respirometry; foaming; bulking sludge; denitrification; biologi cal nutrient removal; dye testing, and system optimization. Tiiesday, April 3
Upgrading Your Wastewater
Millennium Challenges
Session 7
This session will cover a major issue facing municipalities across Canada Asset Management. Papers will be pre
Plant Optimization - Perfecting
sented that cover some of the issues on
asset management and will touch on optimizing the operation and perform ance of assets and resources. Session 4
Treatment Plant 101
Is your aging treatment plant in need of a face lift? Is the concrete starting to crumble? Are museum curators check
ing out your switchgear? Practitioners with specialized experience in plant up grades will take you through planning, inspection and construction aspects of rehabilitating your old plant. Session 12 Research - The Key To The Future
Wastewater has long been considered a 'waste' to treat and 'throw away'. The
THE Process
value of wastewater as a resource has
This session will present various papers that are related specifically to plant op timization and will endeavor to provide
begun to be recognized. In this session,
information such as:
• How to find spare capacity in existing facilities.
the results of research to recover/reuse
water, sulphur, nitrogen and hydrogen, as products from wastewater treatment will be presented. Session 13
Biosolids Management - The
•Challenges of operating BNR in north
Challenge of Tomorrow This is a continuation of Session 1. It
• Case studies on WWTP audits and
This session will provide various aspects of collection system design, operation
optimization projects.
and maintenance.
will bring you up to date on how others are coping with this issue, both on the technology and regulatory/public inter est perspectives. Session 5 Advanced Treatment- Reaching High Treatment Levels
Increasingly more stringent limits are being placed on wastewater treatment facilities today, requiring a high level of treatment. This session presents a number of new advances to achieve a
high level of treatment. Session 6 Sewer Use - Gaining Control
ern climates.
Session 8 New Technologies - Scientific and Engineering Breakthrough
This session will provide interesting in formation on a variety of applications of novel technologies. The papers are intended to challenge our approaches and perceptions about process design, and include discussions of Anaerobic
SBRs, Recirculating Intermittent Sand Eiltration, Greenhouse-based biological wastewater treatment, and chemical
augmentation. Session 9 Watersheds and Stormwater
Collection Systems
Session 14
Phyto Technologies For Landfill, Stormwater,and Wastewater Applications
Phyto technologies are becoming in creasingly attractive for a variety ofcon taminant reduction applications. They are considered by many to be a sustain able technology that, in addition to pro viding a contaminant removal mecha nism, also provides a benefit to the lo cal community for enjoyment of outdoor activities and provides new or restored wildlife habitat.
The WEAO and the Municipal Enforce ment and Sewer Use Group(MESUG), have once again joined forces to profile issues related to the prevention, control and treatment of discharges to sanitary
This session will provide an update on the latest approaches for watershed stud ies, biological analysis,combined sewer
For general conference informa tion and registration details, contact Francesca Davino, Tel: (905) 7261300, Fax:(905) 726-2300, Web site:
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www.weao.org.
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OWWA/OMWA Annual Joint Conference
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Toronto Colony Hotel, Toronto, Ontario May 6-9, 2001
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Municipal
Water Association Annual Joint Conference 2001 intro
duces expanded plenary and technical sessions, featuring discussions and pres entations revolving around the theme Consumer Confidence -a 21st Century Challenge. Current shortfalls within the water supply profession will be identi fied and solutions will be explored and developed to move the water industry forward and improve public confidence in our water supplies. Monday, May 7,2001 Opening Plenary Session • Drinking Water in the Post Walkerton Era
• The Continuing Crisis of Our Water Resources: A Review of the Policy and Legislative Issues and Some Proposals
for Reform
• The Plain, Hard Truth about Pathogen Monitoring • Leadership is the Key to Consumer Confidence
Discussion and Question and Answer Period.
• Novel Applications of Horizontal Di rectional Drilling in Municipal Engi neering • Enhanced Water Quality Monitoring in the Distribution System: Customer Complaints Can Help • Do You Need an Asset Management Plan?
CoNcuitRENT Sessions
Ontario Municipal Water Association
Treatment
• Canadian Chemical Producers Asso
• Taste and Odour in Drinking Water -
ciation "Responsible Care Program" • Planning for an Emergency and Com municating in an Emergency Situation
• Magic in a Box: Retrofitting Conven
The Search for the Cause Continues tional Filters with Immersed Mem
• Peer Review and Accreditation Pro
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• Biological Iron and Manganese Re moval, Pilot and Full Scale Applications
• Legal Responsibilities and Liabilities of Public Water Authority Political and Managerial Representatives Operations & Systems Management • Cross Connections - A Water Purvey or's Viewpoint
• Ozone: Is it the Answer to Taste and Odour Problems? Research Forum
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Spring Conference Preview UV Exposure •An Evaluation of Chlorine-Based Dis infectants on Corrosion in Cast-Iron
Distribution Systems • Bench Scale Ozone Decay Study in Windsor, Ontario
• The Effects of Alkalinity and Hydro gen Peroxide on Ammonia's Ability to Inhibit Bromate Formation during Ozonation
• Effect of Temperature on Persistence of Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts in River Water by In Vitro Infectivity As say
• Temperature and Organic Matter Effects on Floe Size and Coagulant Efficiency
• Improving Customer Confidence through Better Asset Management Young Professionals •Primary Disinfection at the Mannheim Water Treatment Plant: Refocusing Ozone and Implementing Ultraviolet Irradiation
• Improving Drinking Water Quality through SCADA System Improvements •Potential Water Quality Improvements using Ozonation and Sedimentation at the Burlington Water Purification Plant • Application of Immersed Ultrafiltration Membranes for Organic Removal and Disinfection By-Product Reduction Surface & Groundwater Source Protection
Walkerton by swabbing and chlorine disinfection • Full Scale Trial of Chlorine Dioxide
at Wiarton, Ontario
•Water Demand Forecasting Model and its Utilization in High Lift Pump Op eration to Reduce Energy Costs •Water Industry and Consumers'Sensi tivity to Water Quality and Esthetic Issues
Closing Plenary • How do Municipalities pay for their Water Services?
Case Studies of
Smaller Municipalities and their Differ ent Financing Models •Water Safety: When is too Much Power Not Enough? The Medical Perspective • Tap Water: To Drink or Not to Drink? Keynote address: The Commitment to Safe Drinking Water, Ontario Minis
Tuesday, May 8,2001
• Impacts of Agriculture on Groundwater Supplies • Watershed Management - Surface Water Supplies • Groundwater Protection: Inception to Implementation • Can Watershed Management and
Concurrent Sessions
Enhanced Disinfection with UV Elimi
Tours
Management • Water Utility Strategies for Success
nate the Need for Filtration of a High Quality Surface Water
• R.C. Harris Filtration Plant
• A New Era for Water Providers
Distribution & Treatment
• Water Efficiency, Good Management and Improved Customer Confidence
• The removal of pathogenic bacteria from distribution system biofilm in
• Isolation and Characterization of
Legionella from Groundwater • Assessing Fouling in Membrane Sys tems using Particle Counts and Field Flow Fractionation
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• Discussion and Question & Answer Period
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• Air Canada Centre
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Spring Conference Preview
AMERICANA 2001 - Montreal, March 28-30, 2001
Representativesofindustry and the international environmen
with complex and varied realities. Cli mate change, one of the most pressing
Centre. For information and registra tion: Patty Jones, (604) 590-7433, Email: patty.jones@powertechlabs.com.
tal community from the Americas, Europe, the Mid dle East and North Africa plan to meet in Montreal from March 28-30, 2001,
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from the specialists and governments at this year's conference," said Nathalie Drapeau, President of RESEAU envi
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ronnement.
RESEAU environnement, the group organizing AMERICANA, has a pro gram that mirrors global concerns about climate change. Other concerns to be discussed throughout the conference are: air, agri-environmental issues, drinking water, municipal and industrial wastewater, groundwater, environmen tal geomatics, watercourse management, environmental management, solid
"More than ever, representatives of industry and the environmental commu nity must demonstrate the will to put
wastes and contaminated sites.
forward reasonable and lasting solu tions. This is the focus we want to give to AMERICANA 2001," she concluded.
RESEAU environnement is Quebec's leading environmental trade association, supported by a membership of 1600, including businesses, municipalities and several hundred professionals.
AMERICANA emphasizes techni cal, commercial and scientific ex
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view of development and offering pos
the British Columbia Water and Waste
Association, this seminar is directed at
"The environment is a concern for
governments as well as businesses and citizens who are trying to create a healthier environment. Every country is now confronted by many environmen tal problems and must come to terms
TheAir & Waste Management Association Conference is
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International Water Supply
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Aquablast Ashtead Technoiogy
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Azurix Baker Process
75 11
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BC Hydro Beriie Technologies
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Cancoppas Cancoppas
35 71
150 118
CCOHS
54
145
CH2M Hill
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Chemtrac Systems Colgate Palmoiive Colgate Palmoiive Con Cast Pipe
72 59 68 33
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Davis Controls Davnor
58 74
138 168
Degremont infiico
21
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Denso
78
Donson
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Eagiebrook
CAEAL CAEAL Career Advancement Can-Am Instruments
Company
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JWC Environmental Kee Industrial Products KMK Consultants
ITT Fiygt
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KSB Pumps Metcon Sales & Engineering MSU Mississauga
38 17 38
160 131 161
Nasco
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Neo Valves OCPA Ozonia
32 79 80
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Paques ADI
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115
Parkson
39
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Praxair
29
143
Professional Engineers Ontario
39
180
ProMinent Fluid Controls
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RAL Engineering Ltd
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RJ. Burnside & Associates RPR Environmental
74 61
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42 39 46
171 169 176
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Southam
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Eckel industries
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Ill
Stantec Consulting Stan Mech Agencies Stormceptor Summa Engineering
36 59 6 77
173 189 104 260-262
Team-1 Env. Services
57
137
Trans-Cycle Industries
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158
Trimax Residuals Urecon Victaulic XP Software Zenon Environmental
53 59 15 70 2
256 184 130 266 101
Ecoflo Ontario
61
247
Endress + Mauser Canada Enviro Rentals Enviro-Test-Sentinei Labs
27 13 36
141 128
Gary Steacy Dismantling
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GLV/Dorr Oliver Canada Goider Associates
22 37
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Spring Conference Preview
British Coiumbia Water & Waste Association 29th Annuai Conference Penticton, BC, April 8-11, 2001
In a pristine set ing, Penticton has
that "small town" atmosphere, yet has all of the amenities to host
major conferences such as that of the British Columbia Water & Waste Association.
Conference Schedule
Sunday,April 8 Technical Tours
• Penticton's Water Filtration Plant, fol lowed by Wine Tour.
Treatment Plant followed by visit to compost site and Wine Tour. Monday,April 9 Opening Ceremonies 9:00 am - 11:30 am
• Penticton's Advanced Wastewater
Afternoon Sessions
Decentralized Wastewater Treatment: The Sustainable Solution The BCWWA Small Wastewater
Systems Committee, Ministries of Health and Environment,Lands &Parks
present a program addressing the eco nomic, social and environmental ben efits to decentralized wastewater treat ment.
Water Quality & Treatment Selected papers highlight current top ics including risk assessment, pilot stud ies, full-scale plant performance, disin fection and contaminant removal tech
nologies. Trencliless Technology A full-scale demonstration slip-lin ing project is being planned. Operations Forum I - Develop Your Own Waterworks Emergency Response Plan
Why is there excitement in the air about Eaglebrook?
Although it is mandatory that BC water utilities have a current 'ERP',
We're continuing to spread our wings - taking the lead as your single source for water coagulation products and chemistry.
many utilities do not have a plan in place. The BC Ministry of Health and BCWWA Small Water Systems Com mittee will conduct a workshop-style session using actual case studies. Operations Safety Competition 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Several teams will compete for the BCWWA Operator Safety Award.
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Wastewater Treatment & Disposal This popular session will feature new technologies in operation in BC and throughout North America. Environmental Planning & Management A series of presentations will focus on environmental planning processes important in BC today. These typically include ecosystem-based planning, in tegrated stormwater planning, and liquid waste management planning proc esses ofinterest in the Georgia Basin and inland.
Water Use Efficiency The BCWWA Water Use Efficiency Committee, with the support of the MinEnvironmental Science & Engineering, March 2001
Spring Conference Preview istry of Environment, Lands & Parks, have assembled a series of papers out lining the state of water use efficiency in domestic and agricultural applications in BC today. Operators'Forum II- Sanitary Sewer Lift Stations - Design, Operations & Maintenance Techniquesfor Efficient and Trouble-Free Operations
sewer systems operators with classroom and field displays and instruction on operations and maintenance issues im portant to proper maintenance of your community's sanitary sewer collection system. Focus will be on preventative maintenance and cost saving measures. Waterworks Operators'Roundabout
This session will be of interest and
workstations to provide waterworks sys tem operators with hands-on experience with a variety of techniques and equip ment used in community water supply.
value to municipal wastewater lift sta tion operators and designers. Water Distribution
Typical session topics will include new piping products and techniques, modeling,contemporary thrust restraint procedures, and water quality deterio ration within the distribution system. Wastewater Collection Systems Innovative collection system pro jects, investigations and studies will be highlighted including inflow and infil
This session consists of a series of
Focus will be on water quality protec tion in the distribution system. Experi enced operators will be providing in struction on equipment selection, opera tion, maintenance and troubleshooting procedures, water quality issues, and answering attendees' questions. For more information, contact: British Columbia Water & Waste As
sociation, 342 - 17 Fawcett Road, Coquitlam,BC V3K 6V2. Tel:(604) 540-0111, Fax:(604) 540-4077.
"where iocs the WOkter goi"
tration, odour control and construction
techniques. Approaches in Stormwater& Drainage Management A series of local projects incorporat ing new methods for integrated stormwater management will be discussed. CMHC Water Conservation Workshop Series
The objectives of the nation-wide se ries of workshops are to share results of recent research in water use manage ment, and identify alternative water use management strategies. Operators' Forum III - Paper, Paper, Paper This session explains ways that mu nicipal operations departments and per sonnel are using the latest technology to reduce paper and increase efficiency. Wednesday,April 11 Technology Transfer Sessions A forum for drinking water manag ers and regulators will focus on contem porary health and treatment issues in BC. Typical topics will include; Waterborne pathogens; Traditional treat ment technologies; Contemporary treat ment technologies; Community water sheds; Case study - East Kootenays;
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Wastewater Operations
New impellersolves pump clogging problems
Within weeks of instal a
tion, the new pumps at a
Florida water reclama
tion plant were continu ously being clogged by masses of hair and rags. ITT Flygt's new 'N' impeller proved able to cut this fibrous material and solve the problem. On Florida's Atlantic coast, Cocoa
Beach Water Reclamation Department's (CBWR) prime mission is to convert sewage generated by its resi dents, tourists and nearby
ity of the staff encountering sharp ob jects that could easily slice through a work glove." Needing a solution, Blanchard turned to Ellis K. Phelps and Company, the Orlando-based Flygt distributor, who began sleuthing out a solution. One key
fact that pump flow rates at Cocoa Beach vary with the volume of inbound mate rial, and there are often high flow spikes throughout the day and throughout the season.
This is not so surprising given the fact that tourism-dominated Cocoa Beach can
factor, Blanchard stressed, was that he
see its 12,000 base population swell four
was certain that, hydraulically, the high flow, low head Flygt pumps were right for the job.
fold in season,and that the Air Force Base
Patrick Air Force Base, into
tends to pump over its sewage in very high flows for short intervals at various times during the day. Therefore, variable speed pumps make sense for vari
irrigation water for lawns, at an adjacent golf course, and the Base's public areas. That
ous reasons. As Blanchard
mission, however, was
factor, we achieve tremen
threatened less than two
dous savings by using just the power we need, instead of continually operating at top speed. We definitely didn't want to have to go to maximum speed just to
stresses: "Since electrical
power is always a key cost
years ago when a series of new pumps, installed to boost plant capacity as part of a $12 million upgrade, al most immediately started to fail. While four internal re
cycle axial flow Flygt model LL 3152 pumps were not im pacted by the inflow of hair and rags, the four new RAS Some of the debris that gets down the drains. (return activated sludge) Slicing up the Problem axial flow LL 3127 pumps were becom ing so clogged they were barely func When the snarling first occurred, tioning. Blanchard recalls:"We thought it was a According to Darby Blanchard, Wa hair binding problem. But that proved
J avoid pump fouling." The
N-Impeller equipped pumps allow the CBWR to do just
that.
From Sewage to Profits The Cocoa Beach Water
Reclamation Department is the second Florida city to provide its residents with a separate lawn irrigation system. Co coa Beach homes have a colour coded
ter Reclamation Administrator:"Within
not to be the answer. Just when we
pipe which enters each valve box. And
weeks of installation, the new Flygt model LL 3127 submersible pumps were continuously being snarled by masses of hair and rags that would clog the pump impellers and render the pumps useless." While there is quar ter-inch influent screening at the plant's headworks that blocks coarse or heavy material, hair and pieces of rags were still able to get through. Another factor is the crumbling cement around the screening at the sewage water entry point. Some of that cement dates back to the plant's opening in the mid-1960s, and gaps definitely allow material to pass through.
thought we'd exhausted all possibilities, Flygt suggested replacing the impel lers." After replacing one with a Flygt model 'N', and subsequently three oth ers, since April 1997, except for stand ard maintenance tasks such as checking the oil and motor, the pumps have re mained in place and on the job. What proved to be necessary was a means of cutting fibrous stringy mate rial before it got into the pumps. The design of the new 'N' impeller features a base groove operating within a very tight configuration. The sharpened end of the high chrome impeller provides the needed shearing action. And, while the same volume of hair and rags are likely still entering the Cocoa Beach water treatment system, their ability to foul critical pumps has essentially been cur
each home must have installed a back
A Maintenance Horror Show
As frequently as every other day, Blanchard's staff would have to pull and disassemble the pumps, then hack away at hair masses with a machete. Blanchard vividly remembers: "This was dirty and dangerous work, particu larly when there was a strong possibil 28
tailed.
N-Impeller allows for Variable Speed Efficiencies Equally if not more important was the
flow preventer that blocks any mixing of irrigation with drinking water. Home owners are also required to attend a seminar that details the do's and don'ts
of water service. Cocoa Beach style. Cocoa Beach's irrigation water sys tem is a real cost saver to homeowners
since much-more-expensive drinking water does not have to be squandered on lawns. While it can be costly to in stall new irrigation water lines, subse quent savings make those investments a very good deal. Now that the plant's pumps are ful filling their original mission, normal maintenance has again been achieved. That not only allows the hard-working Cocoa Beach Water Reclamation staff
time to ponder new ways of turning sew age and sludge into profits, they've also been able to hang up their machetes. For more information, circle reply card No. 142
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Air Pollution
Emissions reduction trading in the energy sector
After operating in a regulated
Act. These establish an emissions
The information on which the claim
reduction-trading program to help elec tricity generators reduce the emissions of contaminants that cause smog and
is based is that the intelligent deployment
stitute the currency of markets. In A Theory ofLegislation, the 18th century philosopher Jeremy Bentham expressed the view that property is designed to do something, and what it is supposed to do is tap individual energies in order to make us all more prosperous. In Economic Analysis of Law, the modern-day economist Richard Posner submits that property does this by cre ating private property rights that encour age people to invest their efforts in things they own (since each owner reaps
of market mechanisms is needed for ef
the reward of investment decisions as
ficient environmental management of the airshed by Ontario's electricity genera
well as bearing the costs) and because they encourage trade (since clear enti tlements are a precondition to trade). This, he argues, is desirable because in vestment and trade make us collectively
tions is that the government should de
market for many years,elec tricity generators in Ontario are facing shifting govern ment perspectives with respect to in creased competition and deregulation. A concern is whether these changes will increase air pollution. The Ontario gov ernment has responded to this by pro posing regulations for electricity genera
are allowed to electricity generators, divide that level into a number of rights, and auction off these rights to the high est bidder as private property. After the initial auction has been held, electricity generators can buy and sell these rights from one another in an open market
tion under the Environmental Protection
system.
acid rain.
Emissions reduction-trading is a mar ket-based approach to environmental management that uses "pollution cred its" as the currency of exchange. The government creates pollution credits by capping emissions at specified levels and auctioning off rights to pollute the airshed ("allowances") up to this level. Polluters purchase the allowances that they need for their operations. A pol luter achieving a level of emission that is below its allowance creates a pollu tion credit. Polluters that have earned credits can sell them to others that did not meet their allowances.
The policy claim behind the regula30
fine an airshed, determine the maximum
levels of SOjj and NO^ emissions that
tors. This is abstracted from the Minis
try of Environment's document entitled In Brief: Emissions Reduction Trading, which reads in part that, "the govern
wealthier.
ment believes that emissions reduction
So if we want to reach that result of
trading will unleash the power of mar ket forces to develop innovative, costeffective opportunities to reduce air pol lution." This suggests that the govern
collective well-being, we need to have clear and secure property rights and open markets in which to trade them.
ment's information is that market forces
is contained implicitly in this analysis is justice - both individual justice (just
cause the development of innovative, cost-effective opportunities to reduce pollution. Reliance on markets carries judg
The value or ethical consideration that
rewards based on work ethic) and so
ments that are based on values and eth
cial justice (collective well-being). Since reducing air pollution is the government's objective and its informa
ics because private property rights con
tion is that "unleashing" market forces
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Air Pollution
will achieve this, its argument trans
between countries in quotas for the emis
emissions from the US. In border ar
formed market forces into emissions re
sion of CFCs. No such mechanism,how
eas, the contribution from US sources
duction-trading. This argument is based on the assumption that electricity gen erators are motivated by the desire to achieve production efficiency. That this is the argument is evidenced by the state ment in the In Sn'e/document that, "in helping Ontario companies to meet the
ever, has as yet been established. An analogy is also unavailable to support the argument for the same rea son. Quasi-market incentives(or "green taxes")found official favour rhetorically in England, but have not found their way into policy-making.
is much higher. Any long-term solution to Ontario's air quality problem requires actions to be taken throughout the re gional airshed. Ontario emissions re
Province's stricter emission limits at the
Other countries have made more
lowest cost, the government is working
progress in actually implementing green taxes, especially on water pollution. Most notably, France, Germany,and the Netherlands make use of per-unit pol lution charges in their repertoire of en vironmental policy instruments, but the experiences of these countries is decid edly mixed. In France,charges are used mainly as a revenue-raising device, and
to ensure the continued health and com
petitiveness of the provincial economy." Thus, the cost-effectiveness of emis
sions reduction-trading for electricity generators is important because this helps them remain healthy and competi tive.
Production efficiency is essential because it results in lower operating costs and consumer prices. The cost of compliance with the air pollution caps will be an operating cost because of the desire of the electricity generators to achieve goodwill, which maximizes profits and the returns on investment to shareholders through higher consumer sales. The emissions monitoring and reporting strategy will create public awareness of the environmental per formance of electricity generators. Con sumers will set the acceptable level of environmental performance through their buying powers,and consumer pres sures will motivate electricity genera tors to achieve this level.
Pollution rights will provide electric ity generators with flexibility in timing the investments they need to make in or der to meet the emission limits. Those
for which it is easy and cheap to reduce emissions will cut back rather than pay for pollution rights, whereas those for which emissions reduction is expensive will purchase pollution rights. Environ mentalists who believe that abatement
should be greater still can purchase pol lution rights themselves and leave them unused.
A parallel case is unavailable to sup port this argument because emissions reduction-trading does not have a track record. The United States has experi mented with pollution rights to a lim ited extent. For example, the 1990 US
Many environmentalists argue that the environment has intrinsic value
or is a common property resource and, as such, is
not a commodity to be bought and sold. are not set high enough to affect dra matically the environmental behaviour of polluters. In the Netherlands, charges are successful and widely supported by environmentalists. In Germany, green taxes play only a secondary role within a more traditional regulatory system. In the absence of parallel case and analogy to support the argument, the government can point to the desire of influential organizations to follow its proposed course of action. For exam ple, the Organization for Economic Co operation and Development and the European Community have, in recent years, been promoting market-type policy instruments. These instruments were endorsed by the 1987 Brundtland Report, Our Common Future, which
duction actions must be coordinated and
harmonized with actions taken through out the regional airshed, which stretches beyond the province." The policy claim behind the proposed regulations describes the actions that are prescribed by the regulations, which is the creation of an emissions reduction-
trading program. It is not concerned with the outcomes of the action. These
are not fully known in advance. Only the maximum level of air pollution is prescribed. How the emissions reduc tion-trading program will play out is unknown and will be determined by market forces alone. Thisjump into the unknown is not reckless. It is based on
values and ethics, and assumptions about the motivating power of inten tions, goals or values of electricity gen erators after deregulation. Many environmentalists challenge these values and ethics. For example, they argue that the environment has in trinsic value or is a common property resource and, as such, is not a commod
ity to be bought and sold. Another re buttal is that people not only have con sumer and producer preferences, as is presumed by advocates of market-based approaches to environmental manage ment, but also citizen preferences. Fur thermore, these may point in different directions.
For example, as a consumer I may want to have free municipal water, but as a citizen I may want to externalize the cost of producing clean water through consumption charges. The result is that the arguments for and against an emissions reductions-trading system in Ontario's energy sector are es sentially arguments for and against a set of values that are being given predomi nance by the present Ontario government.
launched the era of sustainable devel
The emissions reduc
tion trading system is only the forum in
Clean Air Act Amendments allow for
opment on the international stage. The government qualified its policy claim by noting that coinelative and har
emissions trading for SO^ from coal
monized actions must also be taken
ing values are being
fired power plants. It is too early to as
throughout the regional airshed, which stretches beyond the Province. This qualifier is explicit in the Media Back grounder for the government's press re lease, which points out that, "over half of Ontario's smog problem is caused by
contested.
sess the results of the initiative. The United States is ahead of other countries
on such measures. On a larger scale, the 1987 Montreal Protocol for the protec tion ofthe ozone layer provided for trades
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Wastewater
Fuel cells could energize treatment plants
Fuel cel s operating at waste-
much more pollution to the
water treatment facilities have
air and are less efficient than
been demonstrating a cuttingedge application for reducing
a fuel cell.
emissions of methane and carbon diox
ide, pollutants that contribute to global warming. A fuel cell in Yonkers, New York,
utilizing Anaerobic Digester Gas(ADO) has the distinction of being the first project of its kind in the Western Hemi sphere. According to Yan Kishinevsky of the New York Power Authority, more than 90% of the wastewater treatment
plants in the United States generate ADO as a by-product of their operation, requiring many of these plants to be regulated as stationary sources of air pol lution under the Clean Air Act.
The gas, primarily methane and car bon dioxide, is a by-product of sewage treatment. Modem plants flare the gas, and many more are using it to power absorption chillers, reciprocating elec tric generators, or even as fuel for a gas turbine. All of these options contribute
Realizing the potential of digester gas as a fuel, NYPA enlisted the help of Westchester County in find ing a way to utilize the gas while reducing plant emis sions. The partners decided tion. To demonstrate the ap plication, they installed a 200-kilowattt fuel cell power plant, manufactured by Inter
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rather than combustion, to produce elec tricity in a process that is the reverse of electrolysis. In electrolysis, an electric cur rent applied to water produces hydrogen and oxygen. By reversing this process, hydrogen and oxygen are combined in the fuel cell to produce electricity and water. The environmental benefits of fuel
cells are significant, especially when compared with typical fossil-fuelled power plants. Air emissions, in particu lar, are much lower from a fuel cell. For example, the Power Authority's 200-kw fuel cell in Yonkers generates about 1.6 million kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, and in that time releases only 72 pounds of emissions into the environ ment. In comparison, an average fos sil-fuelled plant generating the same amount of electricity annually produces more than 41,000 pounds of pollutants. "Projects like these demonstrate the enormous potential of fuel cell technology to do 'double-duty' for our environment," says Robert Rose, executive director of the US Fuel Cell Council. "First, they capture waste gases which are contributors to glo bal wanning. Second, by utilizing digester gas, a renewable source of fuel, fuel cells reduce the need for traditional, fossil-fuel
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Food processors also require corrosion protection hile Denso North America
Inc. is one of the country's largest suppliers of corro sion prevention products to the water, oil and gas transmission indus tries, its tapes are also used in the food in dustry. For many years the company has supplied petrolatum tapes and primers to food processors for use in pickling plants, protection of brine lines, as well as to re frigeration companies needing products for their cooling equipment. Recently,the company was called upon to supply products on a pipe-wrapping project involving high temperature edible oil lines. A processing plant, located in Ontario, required corrosion protection; it operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The oil products produced are high quality com and canola oils that are mostly used on a commercial basis by restaurants for deep frying foods. Raw oil is brought into the plant via ship or rail car from Western Canada where it is processed and transported by a series of buried pipes to holding tanks several thousand feet from the plant. With little opportunity for mainte nance down time, the company needed a high quality, high temperature coating for their transportation lines that could be applied without major disruption and ex tensive delays in the plant. Due to se vere corrosion of the existing piping, new pipe had to be installed. As well, the anticorrosion coating had to be applied in a
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rupt a nearby rail yard and personnel parking lot. Operating temperatures of these oil lines reached 200°F(93°C), well within the operating range of Denso Hotline Tape. The tape was applied to the new pipe sections on a rolling pipe support above the trench and, once the wrapping was complete, these were lowered into place and bolted to the next pipe section. This project was completed well within the required two-day time frame with mini mal disruption to the plant and surface operations. For more information, circle reply card No. 148
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Groundwater Protection
Asphalt landfill liner could Improve safety and increase capacity
Morethan 200 mil ion tons
of trash are produced an nually in the United States and probably 20 million tons in Canada,so environmental safety and landfill space are always ofconcem. Researchers at the University of Mis souri-Columbia are developing a new type of landfill liner which they hope will improve safety while increasing capacity. "Since 1993, the Environmental Pro
tection Agency has required that landfills are lined with at least a two-foot layer of compacted soil and a 1.5-millimetre plas
hydraulic conductivity that is 100 to 1,000 times lower than traditional com
pacted soil liners. Hydraulic conduc tivity describes how a liquid flows through a material, and is important when preventing leakage from landfills. "Landfills with traditional soil liners
may have a flow rate of about 140 US gallons per acre, per day," said Profes sor Bowders, who is working with Civil Engineering Assistant Professor Erik Loehr to evaluate the new liner. "With
associate professor of civil engineering.
asphalt alone, the flow rate decreases to about nine gallons per acre, per day. When you complete the liner with a layer of sprayed asphalt and a geosynthetic fabric on top, the flow is al
"For an alternative liner to be used, it
most unmeasurable."
must meet or exceed cuixent standards.
Another environmental safety advan tage of the asphalt liner, he says, is that it is more flexible and pliable than tra
tic membrane," said John Bowders, an
An asphalt liner can do just that." He said an asphalt landfill liner has a number of advantages, the most impor tant of which is increased environmen
tal safety. The asphalt liner can have an
tional soil liners. In addition, the layer of sprayed asphalt on the liner's surface has the ability to seal itself against punc tures, a feature traditional plastic mem branes do not possess. Asphalt landfill liners also take up less space. Traditional soil liners are more than two feet thick, but asphalt lin ers are between four and six inches thick.
Although it doesn't sound like much,the additional volume that the asphalt liner provides is substantial. If you installed a four-inch-thick asphalt liner on a 30-acre landfill, you would gain 70,000 cubic yards of volume. This would mean that the landfill could hold about 50,000 more tons of trash.
Professor Bowders says that asphalt
ditional soil liners. This allows it to
handle deformations without cracking, which sometimes happens with tradi
liners could be used to line about 90
percent of landfills in the US. Landfills that hold petroleum wastes, hydrocar bon wastes or organic solvents could not use asphalt because these wastes could degrade the liner. He adds that installa-
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Concrete Pipe Bedding
Studies on alternative bedding could cut costs
TheNational Research Council hosted a conference
purpose of this study is to collect data from a test site in
in Ottawa to begin a research project Alternative Bedding for Concrete Pipe Study. Researchers will examine the use of standard installations bedding design as an alternative to the current practices outlined in
Ontario to further validate the model and, by extension, prove that the Standai'd Installation design method and in stallations are appropriate for concrete pipe in Ontario. Com parisons of the Standard Installations method with the cur
the Ontario Provincial Standards (OPS).
rent Ontario Provincial Standard will be made in terms of
Partners in this three to four year study are the National Research Council of Canada(NRC), Ministry of Transpor tation of Ontario (MTO), the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton (RMOC) and the Ontario Concrete Pipe Association (OCPA). The Standard Installation Direct Design method takes into account the inherent strength of concrete pipe and the in situ soil conditions. The bedding/backfill design mini mizes the use of imported material, making maximum use of the native soils when installing pipe. The design method has been derived from a finite element analysis model de veloped by consultants Simpson, Gumpertz and Heger called "SPIDA". Using SPIDA, four standard installations were developed ranging from Type 1, which includes the use of good quality imported material for bedding,to Type 4, which requires no imported material. Through extensive monitoring of test installations and input of the field data, the SPIDA model has been validated in the United States and, in part, in Western Canada. The
performance and costs. If the bedding designs prove to be feasible, the total costs to use concrete pipe, including bed ding costs, could be reduced. Current OPS design standards utilize the Indirect Design method for the design of backfill and bedding. Also known as the Rational Design Method, this design method was developed several decades before the computer age and the use of finite element analysis models. Thus, the inher ent strength of the pipe was not fully considered. As well, every installation is the same, regardless of the type of soils
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In addition to the bedding study, the OCPA has commis sioned the University of Western Ontario's Civil Engineer ing Department(UWO)to oversee a separate bedding study. UWO will inspect the installation of and monitor four sepa rate Type 4 Standard Installations. Type 4 does not use any imported material and requires minimal backfill compaction. It is the worst case scenario for pipe installation. The four sites are located at: Centennial Concrete Pipe & Products, Cambridge; Con Cast Pipe, Guelph; Munro Concrete Products, Bairie; Hanson Pipe & Products Canada, Whitby. The purpose of this work is to determine whether reinforced concrete pipe can withstand traffic loading when it has been installed in native material only, with no im ported bedding or backfill. The installations at the concrete pipe plants were com pleted by July 2000. Installation of the concrete pipe cul vert in Osgoode, Ontario was scheduled for completion by Labour Day of 2000. For more information, circle reply card No. 152
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way to prevent the water distribution system from freezing. UMA's team of engineers investi gated various methods of watermain freezing prevention, including several configurations of heating plants with an oil-fired boiler, an electric boiler, a wood-fired boiler and an 'enhanced"
electrical heat-traced system. The Na tion was not in favour of any method with environmental risks, e.g., hauling and storing the fuel required for an oilfired boiler, or operating the existing diesel-powered generating station to produce additional electricity for the electric boiler and heat-trace alterna
tives. These systems also entailed high annual operation and maintenance costs, so an alternative solution was sought.
By Rebecca Sullivan, UMA Group Ltd.
Crews installing pipe modifications to capture the heat emitted from the generators inside Manitoba Hydro's generating station. UMA proposed an innovative proc ess: utilizing the waste heat emitted from the operation of large engines in Mani toba Hydro's diesel-powered electrical generating station to heat the water in the distribution system. The warm water (heated to approximately 6°C) is recirculated through multiple loops of the community pipeline system. This is the first time this application of utiliz ing waste heat as a means of watermain
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required to filter and disinfect using chlorine as well. A small facility using groundwater as a source may only have to disinfect, using one of a number of aiternafives.
Regulations pertaining to smaii and large waterworks also stipulate monitoring and testing requirements for microbiological parameters, long term health risk concerns, and parameters that are not health related, but are tested to ensure the effectiveness of
the water treatment system. Smaii water works will have testing requirements that balance protecting individuals while ensuring that businesses are not subjected to unnec essary cost or regulation.**
the waterworks includes a chlorine monitor
to display the level of Free Residual Chlorine in the system, and a Turbidity Meter that will allow for monitoring the tur bidity, or level of suspended solids in the water. The effectiveness of Free Residual
Chlorine is dependant on the turbidity of the water as well, as any coiioidai matter in the water can prevent bacteria from being con tacted by the chlorine and also adds to chlorine demand. High turbidity can cause re-infection down stream in the water dis
tribution system.
What is required? Obviously, many water treatment facilities that at one point were not required to provide any type of disinfection or filtration process are now faced wifh fhe dilemma of meeting the new standards.
Smaii private waterworks now servicing six or more households must provide some form of disinfection, as well as monitoring of
Main/Backup pump system with fiow monitoring.
This means that if the water usage is more than 34 litres per minute a disinfection and possible filtration system must be installed as well. Equipment required on the outlet of
the residual in the line to act as proof that the water has been treated according to the specifications outlined. Size is also a con cern, 50,000 litres per day is not very large.
• Regulations Made Under the Ontario Water Resources Act, Drinking Water Protection. "" Protecting Drinking Water (or Small Water Works in Ontario.
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What do you look for in a water treatment package if you have to chlorinate or disin fect? Chiorination has been used as the pri mary disinfectant in water treatment for
years. Designing an effective chiorination system is a balancing act as too much chlo rine can be considered a long term health risk as a result of by-product formation. Too little and the microbiological risk is high, leading to short term health risks. The key is optimization using the most reliable dosing and monitoring equipment available. continued overleaf
The largest Chlorine Dioxide Bello ZonÂŽ installation in the world ENEL is Italy's national power supplier. Treatment of cooling water Involves the use ofseawater, which passes through heat exchangers before returning to the sea. This system can handle 40,000 rrf of water an hour-an enormous amount which demands a corre
spondingly high capacity over a short period for disinfection.
The Bello ZonÂŽ Installations produce 4x10 kg chlorine dioxide per hour. After the reactor, the seawater Is used to dilute the disinfectant
In a bypass conduit and Is then transported to where metering takes place. Thanks to a four branch system, metering can be carried out at four different places In the cooling water conduit. The systems are reliable and operate without any problems. The Installation Is the subject of national acclaim - grazie e complimenti amid!
Ozone addition
not depletion Ozone is not only in the atmosphere it is a valuable oxidant and disinfectant with the
estimable quality of breaking down into nat ural oxygen after use. Its excellent disinfec tion properties means it is being increasingly used in the food and beverage industry. The OZVa series from ProMinent offers users
an extraordinarily high level of safefy and practically zero product maintenance within the capacity range of 5-35g/h.The BONa technology can produce ozone at rates up to 800g/h. The newly developed "FCC" technol ogy means that the electrical components are fully protected. The exact ozone capacity is digitally displayed in "grams/hour" and the user can turn down ozone discharge to any value from 3 to 100% of rated capacity. The integrated alternating pressure adsorber drier and the use of a dielectric with
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Water Works continued from page 1 The chemical dosing or metering pump is the preferred means of chlorine addition for a small system as the product It Is dosing is readily available, relatively safe, and easy to handle. Selection of an appropriate pump is the key to an effective design. The metering pump must have the range, or turn down capacity to deliver the required amount of chlo rine accurately into the drinking water system. As many of these systems have small flow rates the pump must be able to dose extremely small amounts of chlorine reliably during periods of low use, such as at night. In this situation a contacting tank would be recom mended to supply adequate distribution of the chlorine throughout the whole line.
Materials of construction of the metering pump should also be compatible with chlorine. Materials that are compatible, such as PVC, Acrylic, Viton, Kynar and Teflon should be used. In the case of a pump failure a backup pump should also be readily available to maintain the chlorine residual in the sys tem.In remote Installations it is also a good idea to incorporate chlorine pump flow monlforing, alarm indication, and tank level o s o
indication to a remote alarm detection and annunciation device such as a automatic dialer.
For free chlorine, the sensors consist of a gold cathode and a silver/silver chloride
r Minent
anode. The electrodes sit in an electrolyte contained in a membrane-covered cap. The membrane is selective to hypochlorous acid (FIOCI), which provides the best disin fection of all fhe compounds of chlorine in water. The current measured between the
electrodes is proportional to the concentra tion of FIOCI. ProMinent chlorine monitor.
A proven method is to use a process con troller which continuously measures and controls the chlorine residual to maintain the required residual concentration (set point) by controlling the chlorine addition delivered by a metering pump. This method incorporates PID (proportional-integral-derivative) con
trol and can also accommodate a feedforward signal from a flowmeter (disturbance) to provide a compound-loop control system (combined feedforward and feedback control).
Ozone is the practical solution for iron and manganese removal in combination with
multi-layer filtration (sand and activated car bon). When bottling still water, ozone can be added shortly beforehand to the process water. The process minimizes the problem of re-infectlon of the bottles during bottling. Ozone can be used as a biocide in cooling or washing water systems. If coupled with fil tration the ozone requirement falls - the oxi dation power of the ozone is then applied predominantly for the microbiological stabi lization of the water.
Chlorine has played a crucial role in protecting our drinking water from waterborne dis eases for nearly a cenfury. As a disinfecflon method, chlorine has proven itself to be a cost effective means of disinfection against a variety of pathogens such as bacteria E. Coli, Salmonella (typhoid). Vibrio (cholera), and virus hepatitis A. The main benefits of providing a properly engineered chlorine-based disinfection system far outweigh the potential health risks associated with disinfection by-products such as chloramines and THMs. Especially since these by-products can be considerably reduced or eliminated by designing a proper water treatment system, that takes into account raw water quality, in synergy with chlorine disinfection. Walter Schajnoha P. Eng., National Engineered Product Sales
Food disinfection - Simple Chlorine Technology? Vegetable, meat and poultry process water and sanitation. Superior products, longer shelf life, mlcroblal control, these are all factors affected
by the disinfection process Involved with food washing and sanitation. High bacter ial loading, cross contamination, re-lnfectlon and inconsistent quality of material being processed are common criteria when designing an effective disinfection system, The best alternative will address these key concerns and contribute to pro
viding the proprietor with a high quality product that will outsell their competition.
As the pH Increases the disinfection capa bility of the water declines. This would not represent a problem If contact times were high as the dissociation of these two com
pounds exists In an equilibrium dependent on pH. However, In wash applications, contact times are typically low resulting in Inadequate disinfection. The problem of pH Is compounded by the fact that chlorine Is very alkaline by nature and adding large quantities Increases the pH of the water to over the 7.5 to 8.0 range that bounds Its effectiveness.
The most commonly used disinfectant In the food Industry Is chlorine as It Is a low cost alternative and when used correctly
The solution, already practiced by a num ber of food producers, Is to monitor and
and accurately controlled In order to ensure adequate HOCI concentration as well and to optimize chemical use.
Thirdly the configuration of the system can offer significant Improvements to Its efficiency and reliability. In many systems chlorine and pH control are applied to the Input side of the wash system, which means there Is no con trol of the actual process water after the Initial chlorine addition. Certain
chlorine concentrations may leave a sufficient residual after the washing stage to ensure good disinfection whereas others may not. Sensors should be situated on a recirculating loop after the disinfection process to account for the variation In chlorine
demand exerted by various products. Variations of Active % of some
Disinfectants based on the pH 120 100
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Chlorine Dioxide CiP system. extremely effective. Fed Into the process as a liquid or a gas, chlorine Is proven to destroy moulds, fungi, and bacteria. Industrial guidelines recommend chlorine dosages of up to 50 ppm for vegetable wash applications. Chlorine Is also used In carcass wash applications In the meat pro cessing Industry. Adding chlorine to the process to maintain a 50 ppm level seems simple enough, however chlorlnatlon Is a â– process that not only depends on the amount of chlorine added. It also depends on the pH of the water that It Is being added to.
Chlorine, when dissolved In water of pH greater than 4.0 can be found In two major forms. Each form Is greatly effected by the pH of the water. Free chlorine (HOCI) or hypochlorous acid Is the most powerful disinfecting form of chlorine when In dis solved state. Free chlorine disassociates
to the hypochlorlte Ions (CIO-) at pH levels above 7.5. The hypochlorous Ion Is not a powerful disinfectant compared to HOCI.
pH
control not only the chlorine residual of the water, but also the pH to ensure the correct level of HOCI concentration.
Design Criteria for Effective Ctiiorine Disinfection Processes
Many of the products that require disinfec tion start soiled with organic material. This material should be removed as much as
possible before the product enters the washer. This not only lessens the require ment of disinfecting chemicals, but It also minimizes the formation of chlorinated by products that can cause tainting. Both pH and HOCI should be monitored and controlled using appropriate tech niques. The chlorine concentration should be monitored using an HOCI sensor rather than a redox or ORP sensor when possible. This ensures that the measured parameter Is an accurate Indication of the disinfecting power of the system. The pH should be monitored using a potentlometric sensor
The ProMinent free and total chlorine
monitoring system. The outputs of the controllers should then be used via a feedback loop to accurately control chemical metering pumps that maintain the pH and HOCI concentrations at optimum levels by dosing citric acid and sodium hypochlo rlte at the in/out to the washer.
Accurate control of the hypochlorous acid and the pH In this way ensures that the sys tem will operate efficiently and offer excellent microbiological results. In addition to this, the Increased precision of dosing minimizes the overall chemical cost.
Alternate technologies expand on nieinfAAtinn ■ the efficiency options for industry to improve of heat exchangers. time for cleaning and maintenance of the heat exchange equipment with con sequent loss of profit, reduction of fhe useful life of the equipment and most significantly the increase of the energy consumption by engines, recircuiation pumps and fans. Ozone and Chlorine Dioxide offer not
only biocide effectiveness but also effec tive slime removal and prevention of the adhesion of slime. As neither effects the
pH of the water in the same manner that chlorine will the pH of the system is more stable as is the alkalinity. The increased efficiency of fhe heaf exchange process results in lower oper ational costs and the stability of the alkalinity results in a reduction of the corrosion levels present in the cooling tower. The stability of the alkalinity also reduces the requirement of corrosion
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inhibitors.
Further to the benefits associated with
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Anywhere chlorine finds applications, alternative disinfection technologies can also be considered. One area receiving much attention recently is the application of Ozone and Chlorine Dioxide in cooling
ozone has no increasing effect on the conductivity of the water. This results in an increase of the number of cycles experienced in the system. Systems have been designed to the point where only the water required to replace the evaporative losses is needed and no blow down is required.
fower water treatment.
Problems that require examination in cooling water treatment are corrosion, scaling and slime or microbiai control. Slime appears due to the adhesion and/or sedimentation of determined types of particles that can exist in suspension in the cooling water. These particles are
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Emergency Response Careful planning and the selection of competent, professional tradespeople are two crucial ingredients required in today's process safety management pro grams. Working with hazardous mate rial process equipment requires being alert to, and prepared for, potential spills, leaks and releases. This means a bal
ance of pro-active and reactive ap proaches, plans and procedures to ad dress the production needs of the job as well as the needs of the customer.
Planning should consider the oper ating history, frequency of releases, age of the process and response capability. Oversights could lead to upsetting con ditions inside the plant and the evacua tion of nearby residents. Understand the team approach Whether your job involves develop ing an Action Plan, designing the proc ess or setting the specifications, it in volves having specialized skills, know ing your limits and being a team player. Players must understand: • not only what to do but also what not to do,
• how the equipment works, • which chemicals are used in various
locations,
• where safety features and alarms are located,
• when "safe work practices and per mits" are required, • who to call for information,
mately familiar with all aspects of the project, is appointed as the Project Ad ministrator. The Project Administrator is responsible for developing an Action Plan that transforms the approved project into a working reality. Process Safety Management Procedures Prac tices and Guidelines are developed by the Project Administrator on a job-spe cific basis to ensure that the sequence of events, proper equipment and work permits are in place and that workers know exactly what, where, when, why
and how to do theirjob. Pro-active plan ning, actions and preparedness may pro vide the buffer required to gain control of an unanticipated event. The ideal team will have an intimate
knowledge of the standards,codes,speci fications, regulations and the hands-on skills required to do the job as well as a working knowledge of the chemicals in volved in the process. The team should include representatives from operations, maintenance, engineering, chemistry. Continued overleaf
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Emergency Response environment, health and safety, as well as outside contractors and consultants
as required. Developing an action plan An Action Plan must address the
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dangers that could affect workplace safety, cause fires, explosions, release toxic vapours and create runaway reac tions. Material Safety Data Sheets and workplace labels ai'e the starting point for gathering information about process chemicals. Data from these and other sources should not be taken at face value
and the requirements of emergency re sponse teams.
Emergency response Teams responding to emergencies should also view them as opportunities to expand their knowledge, establish project-specific response procedures and ensure that appropriate supplies, equipment and support services are in place during critical phases of the job. The majority of the members involved in an indus
trial response team are from the maintenance or engineering de partments who may have built the systems, operated the chemical processes and seen unexpected events react vigorously or remain dormant. They are used to "safe work practices", and often their judgement and reactions are drawn from first-hand experi
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Debriefing the job In spite of the best laid plans, unanticipated events occur. Some are good and some are not, but ment. both increase the base knowledge Considerations to address of all involved. Recently, during critical issues may include: a hydrochloric acid line break-in • stockpiling finished product to and tie-in at a refinery, both an ex meet customer demands, perienced plant engineer and pipe • using portable feed tanks to fitter had concerns about joining maintain production, old plastic acid pipes to new ones. • reducing the inventory of haz Acting upon the information of a ardous materials during periods Inspecting hazardous material processes to determine reputable supplier, a testjoin was cal issues could result in business
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Industry Update CH2M Gore & Storrie Ltd. becomes CH2M HILL Canada Limited CH2M Gore & Storrie Limited, the Canadian division of the international
engineering firm CH2M HILL Compa nies Ltd., recently changed its name to CH2M HILL Canada Limited. CH2M
HILL Canada is headquartered in To ronto, with offices in Waterloo, London,
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as technology, ideas and resources. Envlroclub Pollution prevention is becoming a way of doing business in the Saguenay-LacSaint-Jean and Quebec-Centre areas, with the recent inauguration of Enviroclub''^. Established under a partnership involv ing Environment Canada, Economic Development Canada, National Research Council and the Climate Change Action Fund, the new Program involves twenty small and medium-based manufacturing enterprises that will realize pollution pre vention in-plant projects or the initiation of an Environmental Management Sys tem and will attend four workshops. Enviroclub''"'^ activities in other parts of Quebec have resulted in numerous advancements that benefit both the en
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Pumps speed up operation of largest dry dock in the US In New Orleans, on the Mississippi River, the largest dry dock in the United States is being built by Conrad Dry Dock. Dry docks are utilized to repair large ships, and range in size up to three hundred feet long(more than 90 metres). The process of preparing a ship to be dry docked can be long and tedi
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Parkson acquires American Bulk Conveying Parkson Corporation recently an nounced it has acquired American Bulk Conveying, Inc. (ABC). ABC's prod uct line and the combined marketing
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Viewpoint" The financial industry has been a roller coaster ride over the last few years. Vir tually every day we hear about Nortel
way that revenue and market share have been built, and it will give some finan cial information and analysis. This column will try to look for fu ture winners and attempt to stay ahead of the market as it reports on develop ments in the environmental and invest
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ject-by-project basis for technologies such as alternative energy production, will be managed by a Board of Direc geological sequestration of carbon di tors with expertise in technologies that oxide, fuel cells, advanced materials, promote sustainable development. They and technologies to reduce volatile or will be chosen from the business com ganic compounds and nitrogen oxide in munity, academia and not-for-profit or the air. Eligible recipients will be ex ganizations. The Foundation will oper pected to provide or seek other funding ate at arm's length from the Government, and will be asked to make provisions for and will be fully accountable to the pub ensuring broad dissemination of the re lic, presenting an annual report on its sults of the projects. activities to Parliament. The Sustainable Development Tech Funding will be available on a pro- nology Fund was first announced in the 2000 federal budget, with initial funding When established, the Foundation
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Restoring an Ecosystem
A unique approach to evaluating remedial options for a contaminated urban lake
Mohawk Lake, located in
Brantford, Ontario, is a
prime example of a con taminated, urban lake, in
which both water and sediment quality often exceed provincial quality objec tives. Parameters of concern include
metals, petroleum hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and faecal coliforms.
Mohawk Lake has a rather complex history, having been constructed as a barge canal in the early 1800s and, as a result, encouraged industrial develop ment in Brantford, particularly in the im mediate vicinity of the canal. Conse quently, the present day condition of the lake is perceived by many to be the re sult of historical contaminants associ
ated with past industrial activities in cluding the discharge of wastewaters from several metal foundries into the
lake, historical waste disposal practices
tion projects. In 1994, the City of Brantford re ceived a $6 million grant from the Prov
(i.e., there are seven abandoned landfills in the immediate vicinity of the lake), a former coal gasification plant, and ero
eral studies were carried out which
sion at contaminated sites and construe-
the lake. Based on these studies, sev
ince to rehabilitate Mohawk Lake. Sev
documented the present day quality of eral preliminary remedial options were
By Sherry Eaton,
identified. However, due to the with
Golder Associates Ltd.
drawal of provincial funding in 1995, plans to rehabilitate Mohawk Lake were cancelled and,consequently, none of the
and Miriam Diamond,
University of Toronto
remedial options were ever evaluated in detail or implemented. As a continuation to the work already conducted, it was decided to carry out an independent review and evaluation of remedial options for Mohawk Lake by developing a multi-media (air, water and sediment) mass balance model of the lake. Using currently available data, the model would provide an estimate of current conditions, including an assessContinued overleaf
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and calibrating the model for Mohawk Lake In order to determine baseline con
ditions. Model parameter values were then modified to reflect each of the re
medial options and thus estimate the effectiveness of the selected remedial
options. Five remedial scenarios were evaluated: (1) sediment capping, (2) sediment traps at the end of storm sewer outfalls discharging Into the canal,(3)
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Restoring an Ecosystem ACLAE construction of a wetland at the mouth of the canal,(4)com
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BaP, a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), was selected as an indicator compound since its presence and concentration in the lake are of concern. As well, it is thought that several historical sources, in addition to stormwater discharges (in which PAH are typically present in urban areas), are or have been contributing to the presence of PAH in Mohawk Lake. A summary of the results of the model for baseline con ditions and each of the remedial scenarios is provided on Figures 1 and 2. Figure 1 summarizes water and sediment concentrations and a breakdown of the sources of BaP (i.e., inflow versus in-place/historical contributions)for baseline conditions and each of the remedial scenarios. Figure 2 summarizes the major processes affecting the transport and fate of BaP in the canal and lake under baseline conditions and for each of the remedial scenarios.
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averaged conditions, the model developed for Mohawk Lake repre.sents a screening or preliminary level of assessment, upon which further research can be based. The results of Continued overleaf
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Restoring an Ecosystem the model do, however, clearly indicate that the primary factor responsible for poor water quality in Mohawk Lake is the contaminants associated with stormwater inflows. In
comparison,the impact on water quality resulting from historical/in-place contaminants is relatively minor. Of the five remedial options evaluated,#5(combination of sediment traps, wetland and dredging) provided the most improvement to the overall quality of the canal and lake, while the wetland scenario was able to provide the most significant improvement to lake water quality. It should be noted that the stormwater management op tions considered in this study represent passive, structural, control devices, designed to remove pollutants prior to their discharge into the lake (i.e., end-of-pipe treatment). It is expected that significantly better improvements in the wa ter quality of Mohawk Lake could be achieved via a stormwater management program which involves both endof-pipe treatment and source control techniques. Examples of source control techniques for the improvement of stormwater quality include public education,industrial spill prevention, housekeeping programs,sewer rehabilitation and improved street sweeping. The results of this study have shown that the degraded water quality in Mohawk Lake is the result of present day stormwater discharges, typical of most urban areas, and not the result of historical contamination, as perceived by many to be the case. In fact, comparison of the environmental
as a large stormwater retention pond, protecting the Grand River from the impacts of Brantford's stormwater runoff. The selection of the preferred remedial option for Mohawk Lake, as for any aquatic system, is ultimately de pendent on the objective or goal of the remedial program. For example, if the primary objective of the remedial pro gram for Mohawk Lake is to improve water quality, and thus protect downstream water quality, then a remedial pro gram involving stormwater management is necessary. How ever, if the objective is to improve the aquatic habitat of the lake and reduce impacts on existing biota, then stormwater management alone is inadequate and a combination of dredg ing and stormwater management would be required. The remedial program originally considered for Mohawk Lake was intended to improve water quality to support rec reational use, improve aquatic habitat for fisheries and en sure the long-term protection of the lake from potential sources of contamination. Based on the results of this study, it has become apparent that both in-place sediment and stormwater quality must be addressed in order to achieve the original remedial goal established for the lake. However, with the loss of $6 million in provincial funding and current restraints on government spending, it is unlikely that the original reha bilitation goal for Mohawk Lake will be achieved. In the mean time, Mohawk Lake is destined to remain
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protocols when utilizing a dissolved oxygen sensor in aeration tanks. De
signed to be easily mounted with the EVITA® Oxy dis solved oxygen sensor, this CE,C-tick and UL-approved converter compensates for temperature, barometric pressure, humid ity, and salinity. It operates in tempera tures ranging from -40°C to -I-70°C with + 0.1° accuracy. Davis Controls Limited
To help control zebra mussels,
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dium hypochlo-
Domes, Roofs and Covers for Potable
the larvae. We are
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please contact us. Colgate-Palmolive Canada Inc.
Aluminum doesn't rust like steel, doesn't
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Geodesic domes & flat covers
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Completely destroy PCBs
Your Single Source
i Odor & Corrosion Co OneSimple The Ultraflote Ultradome trademark is
now available in the Batten Quad Seal design. Ultraflote, established in 1972, is an international leader in the design, manu facture and installation of geodesic domes and flat covers. Ultraflote's attention to detail has been instmmental in the success
of dealing with difficult applications re quiring specific engineering and constmction know-how and experience. Donson Engineering & Contracting Circle reply card No. 206 62
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Gary Steacy Dismantling Ltd. is the only Ministry of Environment approved final destruction/incineration facility in On tario. Here, we completely destroy PCBs in an environmentally safe manner, us ing no hazardous chemicals or solutions which them.selves require destruction. We are capable of destroying and have safely and totally destroyed or recycled waste electrical equipment from Askarel transformers to light ballasts. Gary Steacy Dismantling Ltd. Circle reply card No. 208 Environmental Science & Engineering, March 2001
Product and Service Showcase Glass pipe outerwrap
CEM equipment rentals
Magmeter for water and wastewater
Ashtead Technol
ogy rents equip Endress+Hauser's
ment for CEM
Promag W is said to offer higher functionality at
and ambient air
lower cost. Fea
monitoring and sampling, includ ing analyzers for
tures include a
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ozone, methane/
Denso Glass Outerwrap is a water acti vated fibreglass tape that is used for mechanicai protection over Denso Petrola tum Tape Systems or as a pipe repair product for cracked or broken pipe. Glass Outerwrap is said to offer exceptional impact and mechanical strength on above or below ground pipes, pilings, and fit tings. Glass Outerwrap is paintable and has an in service temperature from sub
display with push button programming for quick set-up and easy commissioning. Remote versions are available for pipe mount, wall mount and panel mount. HART protocol is standard with optional Profibus PA or
zero to 350°F. Denso North America
and 2-line back-lit
oxygen,
non-methane hydrocarbons. All instru ments meet EPA requirements. Heated sample lines and sample conditioners also available. All instruments are meticu
Foundation Fieldbus. Endress+Hauser
lously maintained and shipped overnight almost anywhere in Canada. Local pick up and delivery also available at the Ashtead office in Mississauga, Ontario. Ashtead Technology
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Jet Aeration System
Wastewater treatment
Noise control panels
packages
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The MTS Jet Aeration System is among the most widely applied aeration systems in biological wastewater treatment plants worldwide. MTS Jet Aeration systems are available with a tJushout system, eliminating the costly requirement of basin drainage or aerator retrieval throughout the expected service life. Flushouts are used to unclog plugged
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Paques ADI offers anaerobic wastewater treatment packages to industries having high-strength waste streams and supplies these packages on a design-build basis. Packages range from low-rate to ultrahigh-rate anaerobic and include up stream/downstream processes when re quired to complete a treatment train. Systems range in size from compact(and modular) to large. Paques ADI Circle reply card No. 213
New generation of
Chlorine dosing packages
aeration nozzles.
North American Filtration, Inc.
submersible mixers
Now available in Canada is the line of
KSB submersible mixers, designed to save energy and maintenance costs in sewage and sludge treatment applica tions. The units are also ideal for clean
ing of pump sumps and stormwater over flow tanks - and can be combined with
other reservoir cleaning systems. KSB Pumps Inc. Circle reply card No. 215
ProMinent
has
Eckoustic'" Functional Panels(EFPs)pro vide a more comfortable acoustic envi
ronment. By reducing noise levels, thereby lessening worker fatigue, EFPs promote safety and help improve produc tivity. EFPs can quickly add .sound ad sorption to compressor rooms, blower rooms and pump rooms. Eckel Industries, Inc.
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UV light disinfection system ProMinent's
supplied many chlorine dosing plant installations
Light Disinfec tion System uti
and
lizes a number of
retrofits.
Dulcodes
UV
With their wide
unique key op
range of experi
erator interfaces
ence in the field of
to demonstrate
chlorination.
the effectiveness of the UV disinfection
They have the ex pertise you need to implement new and upgrade existing equipment. They can satisfy the largest range of feed requirements from less than 1 litre per hour, to over 1.000 litres per hour, by using standard ProMinent de signed and built packaged solutions for
stage. Its advanced control mechanism monitors bulb efficiency, trends in UV light dosage, and hours of operation to allow for appropriate scheduled preventative maintenance on the unit. UV light dosage is continually monitored using ProMinent's UVB intensity sensor
chlorine feed. ProMinent
diation vessels. ProMinent
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mounted on their 316 Stainless Steel ra
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Product and Service Showcase Package Wastewater Plants Adapted to Your Needs
Upgrade Now
Multi-stage filter for small systems
The new version of PipePac 2000 in cludes advances such as a new 32 bit
We have supplied Package Sewage Treat ment Plants worldwide. The Package Plant concept is a low cost, odourless plant, achieving a high degree of treat ment. It is economical, easy to install and operate, reliable, fulfills regulatory requirements and is ideal for any loca tion unable to connect to municipal sewer systems. Sanitherm Engineering Ltd. Circle reply card No. 218
system's water treatment needs that is simple and inexpensive to operate. There are no pre-treatment chemicals, no mem branes to replace, and yet treatment per formance equals or exceeds membrane or conventional processes. The plant is ideal for serviced populations of less than 1,500. RAL Engineering Ltd. Circle reply card No. 219
Inlet Stormceptor® system
Submerged Stormceptor®
The MS Filter is a solution to a small
operating system for quicker runtime; better help screens; upgrades to the Life Cycle Analysis; and LIVE updates to cape's pipe costing tables. Call the Ontario Concrete Pipe Association(905) 631-9696, for your free copy or if you have Access 2000 or 2000 Runtime,
download PipePac 2000 from www. ocpa.com. OCPA Circle reply card No. 220
New low-cost Levelogger
system
Through technological advances,
The Inlet Storm
ceptor System em ploys the same prin ciples of operation as the well-known In
line Interceptors. Developed to treat run-off from an area
of up to 0.30 ha, the Inlet Stormceptor -
'
has inherited the in
ternal by-pass function, ensuring that all sediment and oil removed from storm-
water runoff remains trapped within the storage chamber,even during peak flows. TTiere are currently more than 4,500 units installed throughout North America. Stormceptor Canada Inc. Circle reply card No. 221
Suspended solids analyzer
Developed for sub merged and partially submerged storm sewer pipes, the new Submerged Storm ceptor System em ploys the same oper ating principles as the well-known In-line
and Inlet Stormceptor systems. Compared to the In-line system, the Submerged Stormceptor has two modifications: an extended weir and a
second drop pipe to enable it to capture oil and sediment during high tailwater conditions. Stormceptor Canada Inc. Circle reply card No. 222
Solinst is releas-
ing a new lower-
I
Levelogger.
i
^ Pits ™'Le palm of
your hand. New Levelogger offers same high quality www.solinst.com datalogging capa bilities as previous model. Levelogger is a datalogger, pressure transducer, tem perature sensor and 8 to 10 year battery, self-contained in one 7/8" dia. x 4.92"
long probe. Factory sealed design elimi nates needing electrical cable, although direct read cables are available. Visit our web site at: www.solinst.com Solinst Canada Ltd.
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The Sludge Judge® II
HEC-RAS/12D
The Sludge ludge® II is made from a 1 1/4" outside
diameter plastic tubing re sulting in double the capac ity and a very rigid unit when assembled. It holds
The Royce Model 7011A Suspended Sol ids Analyzer provides reliable, continu ous operation in waste treatment plants, rivers, lakes and other aqueous systems. A user friendly text screen provides menu driven setup and operation in easy to un derstand language. The instrument will read in either milligrams per litre or per centage of solids and is auto-ranging. The Model 7011A has set the standard for
measuring suspended solids. Cancoppas Circle reply card No. 224 64
6 oz. per foot and can be assembled according to the requirements of the job. Add or subtract sections as
Create a HEC-RAS model directly from a Digital Terrain Model (12D) and cre ate inundation maps from the results. Complete integration between 12D and HEC-RAS allows water level results read
back into our 12D model. A water level
surface is automatically created and ready for presentation, plans production and further analysis. XP Software Circle reply card No. 225
needed, and the 1 ft. mark
ers on the tubing will help identify both the depth of the tank and the amount of
sludge on the bottom. The unit is made up of three 5 ft. sections (top, extension, bottom) or as individual sections. NASCO Canada
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Product and Service Showcase Microbiology testing products
Laboratory spectrometer
Aluminum fittings for railings Kee Lite aluminum
Hach has added
fittings are designed for building railings
several new plastic ampoule products
and other tubular
and a full line of
prepared agar plates. In addition to a quality pre pared media offer ing, Hach now car ries an expanded line of microbio
logical chemicals, extracts, and reagents for the technician who prefers to prepare media from scratch. The new prepared agar plate offerings are m-EI, modified m-TEC, m-ColiBlue24ÂŽ, m-Endo,m-FC, nutrient agar with MUG,R2A,Rose Ben gal, and m-HPC. Hach Company Circle reply card No. 227
Self-cleaning dissolved
structures at water
and
wastewater
treatment facilities.
Corrosion-resistant,
The Odyssey DR/2500 Laboratory Spectrometer will include such advanced features as automatic wavelength selec tion, a touch screen display with a sim ple user interface,easy computer connec
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strong and light weight, these fit tings feature a bright aluminum finish, unique de sign contours, and hidden set screws for easy installation and aesthetic appeal. They are constructed of high-grade Aluminum Silicone Mag nesium alloy. Kee Industrial Products, Ltd. Circle reply card No. 229
STPs for marine applications
Specialty gate valve for sewage
tions, and advanced software. It can also
read pH with an optional electrode di rectly. A newly designed cell holder al lows the user to use many different sizes of sample vials without having to mess with multiple adapters. Hach Company
oxygen sensor
Neo Valves Seguro Resilient Seal Gate Valve has been de
signed with sew age applications in mind
- force-
mains, pumping
said to provide maintenance-free moni toring of dissolved oxygen in any wastewater aeration system. ATI's new Series B15/60 D.O. monitor solves fouling problems by adding an automatic clean ing system that cleans the sensor at least every 24 hours, and more frequently if required in a particular plant. Analytical Technology,Inc.
Specially designed for the workboat in dustry, the LX-Series FASTÂŽ System has a lightweight DOT certified tank design. The technology comprises a tank packed with fixed media that is totally submerged in sewage wastewater. Bacteria are "fixed" or attached to the media, which prevents hydraulic peaks from washing the bacteria out and provides for a higher surface area to volume ratio. This equates into a higher level of sewage treatment. Smith & Loveless, Inc.
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Design data for seismic applications
High capacity hose pumps
Wastewater solids reduction
ATI's new "Auto-Clean D.O. Monitor is
Victaulic now offers detailed design data for use of its grooved mechanical piping system in fire protection, HVAC,munici pal and industrial applications in seismically active areas. The 12-page re port covers the Victaulic system's builtin stress relief, performance characteris tics of its flexible and rigid couplings, seismic movement compensation de vices, system bracing and support guide lines. Victaulic Company of Canada Circle reply card No. 233
Labcor presents the high capacity, high performance Ponndoif hose pumps. These pumps have capacities ranging from 12 to 176 GPM and 30 to 220 PSI. They can be ideal for water treatment and wastewater treatment where waste effluent often re
quires the addition of chemicals to control foaming, enhance flocculation of solids, precipitate hazardous metals and emulsify (or separate), oils and greases. They can also be ideal for other applications in the chemical processing, pulp & paper, rub ber and construction industries. Labcor
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stations and treat
ment plants. The Seguro Valve has a resilient seal that ensures a 100% bidi
rectional bubble-tight seal, according to Neo Valves. Additionally, the valve is designed in such a manner that sewage debris is prevented from collecting in the bonnet area. They are available in sizes up to 60", with 100% full bore design and hundreds of installations in Canada since 1972. Neo Valves
JWC Environmental manufactures and
services a complete line of sewage waste grinders, high flow fine screens and re moval equipment for wastewater treat ment. The Muffin Monster grinding tech nology is able to grind solids to a uniform particle size before they reach sensitive equipment. The grinders protect down stream processing equipment from the clogging and damaging effects of unpro cessed solids, eliminating unplanned, costly downtime. JWC Environmental Circle reply card No. 235 65
Product and Service Showcase Environmental Services
Stantec provides value-added pro fessional services
and technologies in the five princi' pal market seg-
StdfltQC ments of environ ment, buildings, industrial, transportation and urban land, from over 40 locations principally in North America. Environmental engineer ing services include municipal and indus
Pre-engineered pump and monitoring packages Pre-Engineered Pump attd Monitoring Packages
Iron and manganese removal
Metcon offers a
variety of pre-engineered, fabri cated metering and control pack ages, as well as design and fabri cation of custom
bution, pumping and storage and general municipal engineering. Stantec Consulting Ltd. Circle reply card No. 236
all necessary piping, appurtenances and fittings assembled and tested. Premounted packages are a cost-effective way of ensuring reliable systems. Metcon Sales & Engineering Circle reply card No. 237
Filtronics Electromedia 1 System is a simple, compact filtration system that effectively removes iron and manganese concentrations without the use of green sand or potassium permanganate. Elec tromedia 1 filters up to 15 gpm per sq. ft. and offers extremely low operation and maintenance costs, especially in chemi cals, according to the manufacturer. Metcon Sales & Engineering Circle reply card No. 238
Package potable water
Compact ozone generator units
Field instruments training
trial wastewater treatment, wastewater
collection and pumping, municipal and industrial water treatment, water distri
systems. Pack aged panels are corrosion resistant, pre-engineered, pre
packaged, completely self-contained packages with chemical metering pumps,
treatment
The PulsapakÂŽ is a package potable water treatment plant designed for both munici pal and industrial applications. It com bines two Degremont technologies: the Pulsator Flocculator-Clarifier, and a sand
Ozonia's range of standardized compact ozone generator units, the OZATÂŽ, take advantage of the latest technological de velopments, including "Advanced Tech nology" dielectrics. They are ideal for: Ozone oxidation; up to 15% concentra tion and higher(from oxygen); chemical
and anthracite dual media gravity filter. The Pulsapak produces clean water equal in quality to that produced by large instal lations. Degremont Infilco Ltd.
process oxidation; groundwater oxida tion; recycle process water; wastewater
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Flow pacing valve
Enviro Rentals offers a one-day course on "Obtaining accurate and reliable data from field testing instruments", used in environmental testing. Basic theory of gas detection, water testing, and hands on techniques in recalibration of instru ments will be covered. Automatic data
collection and downloading of several in struments will be also be covered. Enviro Rentals
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oxidation; sterilize DI water. Pilot units are available. Ozonia
Denso Petrolatum Tapes
Stop water inflow Manhole leakage wastes money!
The Regal Smartvalve''''*^ is an accurate and versatile Flow Pacing Valve for chlo rine or sulphur dioxide. Operating on fully automatic or manual, with an ad justable "low-flow" alarm, it is widely used for treating water with varying flow rates. The multi function digital display highlights flow rate; valve flow position in pounds per day of actual gas feed rate; mode of operation; and dosage value. Chlorinators Incorporated Circle reply card No. 242 66
Cretex Manhole Chimney Seals stop manhole frame-chimney inflow, the sin gle largest public sector source. This in flow reduces system capacity and in creases pumping and treatment costs. Manhole frame-chimney inflow enters manholes through frame-chimney area joints that are unsealed or have been bro ken by soil movement,frost heave, ther mal expansion and contraction of the sur rounding pavement and/or traffic load ing. Scarborough Supply
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Proven worldwide for well over 100 years, Denso Petrolatum Tapes offer the best, most economical, long-term corrosion protection for all above and below ground metal surfaces. Requiring only minimum surface preparation and environmentally responsible,Denso Petrolatum Tape is the solution to your corrosion problems in any corrosive environment. For applications in mines, mills, refineries, steel mills, pulp & paper, oil & gas, and the waterworks industry. The answer is Denso! Circle reply card No. 244
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Water Metering
Do water meters reduce wastage?
Ismetering ef ective? As of 1996,
Chart 1 Incidence of Non-Metering by Municipal Size
approximately 33% or 86 munici palities representing 1.3 million people had not installed water me ters in southern Ontario (Cliart 1). In northern Ontario, the figure is 67% or 32 municipalities comprising 227,000 people. An opportunity to answer the ques tion about meters is provided in the En
Per Cent of All Muntcbalibes m Category
vironment Canada MUD 1996 database
that covers 261 municipalities in south ern Ontario and 48 in northern Ontario.
These data represent 9.7 million residents served by communal water systems or
90% of tire 1996 Ontario population.
1.000-1,999
Residential water use per capita was used in this analysis as it is comparable from one municipality to another and usually accounts for one half of the water use. Non-metered municipalities
2,0004.999
5.00049,999
50,0(X)-319.999
320,000+
ToaS.OrtL
Ncrthem Ontario
Source: 1996 MUD Database. Environment Canada with analysis by Ken Sharratt June 00 Based on 261 municipaiides In S. OnL represendng 9,037,122 people and 48 representing 615,767 in N. Onl
Chart 2 Residential Water Use by Size of Municipality Non-Metered and Metered Municipalities
are those with less than 30% of the con
@Non-Metered ■ Metered
nections that are metered.
According to Chart 2,residential per capita water use is consistently lower for metered municipalities for all size ranges. In southem Ontario,residential water use
in metered municipalities was 253 litres per capita compared with 345 for nonmetered municipalities. The difference was 27%. The effects of metering are equally striking in northern Ontario where residential water use in metered
1.000-1.999
municipalities was 291 litres per capita and that in their non-metered counterparts
Source: 1996 MUD Database, Environment Canada with Analysis by Ken Sharratt June 00 Based on 261 mun. in S. Ont. representing 9.037,122 people and 48 representing 615.767 in N. Ont
2,COM,
5.00{M9,999 50,000-319.999
320,000 +
Total S. Ont
Northern
Ontario
was 459,for a difference of 36%. These data have shown that meters
Chart 3 Residential Water Use in Metered Compared to Non-Metered Municipalities By Size of Municipality
reduce residential water use but the size
of the municipality also influences the amount of the saving. As shown in Chart 3, metered compared to nonmetered municipalities with a popula
1,000-1,999 2,OOCM,999
tion under 320,000 have a lower level
0%
of use that ranges from 28-34%. The figure is 19% for metered municipali
-10%
ties over 320,000 residents. In conclusion, meters work as far as
-5%
-15% -20%
residential water use is concerned. Us
-25%
age is about 30 percent lower for small and medium sized municipalities. For very large cities the figure is 20%. In
-30%
northern Ontario, residential water use
in metered municipalities is 36% lower. Managers and decision makers in nonmetered municipalities can assume that
-35%
5,000-
50,000-
49,999
319,999
320,000+
Total S.
Northern
Ont.
Qntano
tmsm -31%
H ■■
^28%
^
-34% -W/o
-27%
■ Percentage Less in Metered Municipalities --36%-
Source: 1996 MUD Database, Environment Canada with analysis by Ken Sharratt June 00 Based on 261 mun. In 8. Ont Representing 9,037,122 people and 48 representing 615,767 in N. Ont
turn may postpone the need for new capi
meters work and that water use will de cline after meters are installed. This in
tal expansion and will reduce operating costs. Accordingly,one key question can be asked. Will the capital cost savings
By Ken Sharratt, Principal, Sharratt Water Management
resulting from postponement of new ca pacity expansion, combined with lower operating costs, offset the costs of the
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metering? The answer will vary accord ing to local circumstances but the costefficient utility manager will wish to an swer this question before considering any expansion to water or wastewater plant. For more information,
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Drinking Water
New immersed membranes for upgrading conventional filter beds
Municipalities often have
Feed
substantial investments in
drinking water treatment infrastructure that may not be able to achieve required water
Blowers
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quality standards. The new ZeeWeedÂŽ 1000 membrane system allows existing conventional filtration plants to be up graded to ultrafiltration facilities, by re placing the existing media with mem branes. In addition to saving capital and/ or operational costs over other upgrade options, the system can simultaneously achieve a high quality effluent and in crease plant capacity in the existing plant footprint. The building blocks of this filtration system are parallel piped membrane el
BW
Tank
Treated Waterto Clearwell
Reject Figure 2a. Existing rapid sand filter(5 MGD)
ements. Elements are assembled into
cassettes by stacking them in vertical
elements can be assembled to fit in shal
By Rafael Simon, and Michael 8. Stadnyckyj, Zenon Environmental
An element can be inserted into, or re
and horizontal dimensions. In the ver
tical dimension, a standard stack has three elements,but stacks ofone and two low tanks. In the horizontal dimension,
cassettes of one, sixteen and thirty-two elements, allow the flexibility to fit in virtually any size tank.
moved from the cassette by sliding it like a book into a bookcase. Each stack of
three elements is connected to a perme ate manifold that runs horizontally above the cassette. Cassettes are suspended in the process tank and do not require any bottom connections or support. The sys-
The Workhorse SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE
For water disinfection, wastewater treatment,odour
control,cyanide removal, and general sanitation and disinfection.
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Drinking Water tern incorporates ultrafiltration mem branes that remove suspended solids, parasites, bacteria and viruses. Filtration is achieved by immersing cassettes into the existing media filter basin. Raw water is fed from the bottom
of the basin and flows vertically through the individual cassette elements. Impu rities are rejected and remain in the proc ess tank, while pure water is drawn through the surface of the membrane fi bre under an ultra-low pressure suction and conveyed to the main permeate col lection system. At specific time intervals, the membrane fibres are back pulsed and the reject water and impurities are re moved through a backwash channel. Given the similarity of operation be tween ZeeWeedÂŽ 1000 and conventional
sand filters, existing troughs, backwash equipment, pipes, blowers, and other in frastructure can often be re-used in the
upgrade, extending the life of capital structures and equipment that have often already been fully depreciated. In fact, operators may find that the system's op eration is more similar to a sand filter than
to other membrane systems. As an example of upgrading exist ing media filter beds. Figure 2a displays
Feed
Feed
ZW-1000 Cassettes
Blowers
BW
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PUmpS^g g Chemical
Injection
Treated Water
Permeate Pump Reject
to Clearwell
Figure 2b. ZeeWeecPIOOO retrofit in same footprint(18 MGD)
a conventional rapid sand filter that can no longer meet demands for effluent flow and quality. The 110 m-(1,200 ft.-) of filter beds have a rated capacity of 19,000 mVd (5 MGD) with a filtration rate of 7.3 mTm^-hr (3 gpm/ft.^). Fig ure 2b shows a ZeeWeed 1000 upgrade
isting spare space. Membrane quality water is achieved while simultaneously increasing the plant capacity by a factor of3.5 to 70,000 mVd (18 MGD). Other than pre-screening, no pre-treatment for the membrane system is required. Rather than adding a new unit process
where membrane cassettes have been
(membrane filtration) after the sand fil
inserted directly into the filter beds. Much of the existing equipment is reused, resulting in a substantial cost savings. The overall plant footprint is essentially unchanged as any additional equipment needed can be fitted in ex
ters, the granular media has simply been replaced by membranes, resulting in a much higher throughput and enhanced treated water quality. For more information, circle reply card No. 120
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Industry Update .P-SWMM2Dna,
Ontario's Environmental Commissioner documents
management problems of Ontario's groundwaters The Environmental Commissioner of
S-SWMM2000 16 a friendly, graphics based storm and wastewater decision support system. XP-SWMM2000 may be used to model the full
hydrologic cycle from storm water and wastewater flow and
Ontario(EGG)submitted a study to the Walkerton Inquiry, February 1, 2001, that pointed to deficiencies in the man agement of major water takings in Ontario. The study, Ontario's Permit to Take Water Program and the Protection of Ontario's Water Resources, is based on background research prepared for the ECO's recently released annual report. Environmental Commissioner, Gord Miller, said the research indicates that
Ministry ofthe Environment(MOE)staff may be allowing users to take thousands of litres of ground or surface water per day without having accurate
enough importance is being given to the consideration of Ontario's ecosystems." Under the Ontario Water Resources
Act, water taking in excess of 50,000 litres per day requires a Permit to Take Water(PTTW)from the Ministry of the Environment. The ECO study reviewed the PTTWs posted by the ministry on the Environmental Registry, an Internet site showing the government's environ mentally significant proposals and de cisions. ECO staff found that descrip tions of some of the water-taking per mits included incorrectly reported sources of water,inaccurate water quan
pollutant generation to the simulation of the hydraulics in any combined system of open
information on how much water is actu
metric litres and Imperial gallons as
and/or closed conduits with an
ally being taken in an area-or how much
units of measure.
water will be available in the future.
Along with the broad exemptions MOE grants for many water takings,
boundary conditions.
"We think the Walkerton Inquiry will be interested in our review," said Com missioner Miller, who monitors whether
HEC-RAS/1 2D
provincial ministries comply with the Environmental Bill of Rights. "When ministry staff issue permits without tak ing into account how much water is available in a locality, it means not
tities, and the inconsistent use of both
these inconsistencies and deficiencies.
Commissioner Miller said, suggest that the ministry would not be able to de velop accurate regional overviews of exactly how much is being taken from Ontario's ground and surface water sources. Contact: www.eco.on.ca.
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directly from a Digital Terrain Model (12D) and create inundation maps from the results. Complete integration
Senior Wastewater Project Manager with 10 years experience, to market and manage the engineering for all phases of industrial and municipal wastewater facilities.
between 120 and HEC-RAS
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by Environment Canada, took place January 16 to 18 in Ottawa. CWWA and Member Association rep resentatives included Doug Scott(Thun der Bay, and President of CWWA),Ted Gillespie (Camrose, Past President of
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CWWA Report lating and operating wastewater sys tems), provincial and territorial regula tory departments,First Nations, the Fed eration of Canadian Municipalities and various provincial Municipal Associa tions, and environmental organizations. The meeting was prompted in part by the general recognition that municipal wastewater effluents contribute a signifi cant contaminant burden in environmen
tal waters (both fresh and saline) and in part by the fact that ammonia in the aquatic environment,chloramines,nononphenol and its exthoxylates, and tex tile mill effluents(four substances on the Canadian Environmental Protection
Act's Priority Substances List) have had assessments judging them to be toxic wjthin the meaning of CEPA.
end of the meeting on the definition of municipal wastewater. It was agreed that the term does include conventional wastewater treatment effluent and a ma
jority of participants supported the in clusion of stormwater and combined
sewer overflows. Outstanding issues for further discussion include groundwater, agricultural run-off, and private or small septic systems. The CWWA and Member Associa
tions' messages were consistent in that any management strategy had to recog nize that:
• municipalities had regulatory powers which could be effective adjuncts to fed eral and provincial legislative tools in the overall scheme,
•there is need for flexibility due to vari ability in ecosystems and regional con these substances are added to the List of ditions (e.g., the receiving environment, Toxic Substances in Schedule 1 ofCEPA, the nature of the discharges and load the Department will have two years to ings, the size and age of the municipal ity and of its infrastructure), develop management instruments to con trol their release to the environment. •zero discharge of contaminants is not a realistic objective for end-of-pipe Other provisions of CEPA,e.g. environ mental emergency planning, spill release wastewater treatment facility and other reporting, and pollution prevention plan discharges, given costs, the full scope of environmental issues and social factors ning, could come into effect. contributing to contaminant release, There was no clear consensus at the If this assessment is confirmed and
•some contaminants cannot be removed
once they have entered the sewer system by current treatment plant technology, •therefore,emphasis should be placed on controlling such contaminants at source, i.e.,in products and in industrial and com mercial processes prior to their discharge into wastewater collection systems, • solutions have to be prioritized on the basis of risk, cost and the capability of responding and, overall, should be rea sonable in the circumstances,
•therefore, emphasis has to be given to public communications, awareness and acceptance of the strategy's objectives (e.g., monitoring and reporting,and 'how clean is clean?'), • funding the development and imple mentation of the strategy will present challenges if the strategy takes too nar row an approach to water cycle inter ruption and contamination, or if the time-frame is not realistic,
•the absolute liability under the deleteri ous substances provision of the Fisher ies Act had to be dealt with as a priority. CWWA advanced again the idea of establishing a Ministerial Advisory Coun cil under S. 7 of CEPA in recognition of the great importance and potential mag-
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CWWA Report nitude and impact ofthe national strategy. The outcome of the meeting was an agreement to work towards the forma tion of a national (not federal) strategy through a multilateral Steering Commit tee representing all the levels of regula tory jurisdiction (federal, provincial/ter ritorial, municipal and First Nations), technical and professional stakeholders such as CWWA and the Member Asso
ciations, possibly industry groups (if management of contaminants is to be undertaken in their life-cycle prior to discharge into sewer systems) and en vironmental groups. The Steering Committee would have
The four-year NRC/FCM project to develop a sustainable municipal infra structure guide was noted as a parallel and valuable activity which will contrib ute much to the success of the plan. In conclusion, this project will have an enormous influence on discharges to municipal wastewater systems and the way the wastewater sector will change and develop in the coming decade. CWWA will therefore be undertak
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and knowledge of the sector and their private sector suppliers of services and products. Regular Communiques are planned to the sector on this project, but you may contact CWWA by phone at: (613) 747-0524, by fax at: (613) 7470523,or by E-mail at: admin@cwwa.ca at any time.
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and is then split among three units. Each unit incorporates flocculation (slow mixing)cells with variable speed turbine mixers followed by the flotation zone. The design surface loading on the DAF units is 4.5 US gpm/ft-. The float accumulation on the sur
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proving that E. coli can travel through water supplies. All told, the circumstances of
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tors eliminated, a large scale study of Cabool's water system was launched. The inquiries included a widespread sample collection and testing regimen and a re-creation of how the pathogen moved through the distribution network. Investigators found a distinct connec tion between the system and illnesses of local residents. The vast majority of in fections had struck on lines adjacent to a pair of watermains that had frozen and cracked in the days leading up to the con tamination. Moreover,inadequate capac ity in the town's storm-sewer system meant that dirty water routinely bubbled
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Investigators found a distinct connection between the system and illnesses of local residents. The vast majority of infections had struck on lines adjacent to a pair of watermains that had frozen and cracked in the days leading up to the contamination. familiar to Canadian authorities would
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