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7 The pipes, the pipes, they're still appalling! - Editorial 8 Will Ontario's Bill 124 halt new water and wastewater projects?
10 Women and girls are the biggest victims of Third World's tainted drinking water
12 Land drainage in the 14th century B.C. 14 Aerobic biofiltration used to treat liquid and gaseous effluents
16 New York Region water treatment plant will replace aging facilities 18 Fine bubble aeration evaluated for energy savings
22 Huge York-Peel feedermain spurs construction of hi-tech pressure pipe plant
24 ES&E's annual spring conference previews 28 Wastewater treatment for bitumen extraction plant in Venezuela
30 $3.6 million sewer project will allow for expansion in StrathroyCaradoc
32 Cover story - Geosynthetics solve chronic lagoon system slope failure 34 Designing quality stormwatertreatment systems 36 New process developed for treating low temperature groundwater
38 Measuring dissolved oxygen in biological reactors 40 Providing seed money funding for water delivery project in India
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The pipes,the pipes,they're st/Z/appailing
The vibrant economic heartbeat of Canada's largest city stopped suddenly late January when a water main broke in
Toronto's Bay Street, flooding an elec trical transformer station and cutting off power for hours. This could have been economically devastating but, fortuitously, the flooding happened on a Sunday when Bay Street's Masters of the Universe were absent from their
glass towers. Had the break occurred a day later, the resulting chaos might have cost millions in lost salaries, not to mention zillions in commissions
from stock market trading. Happily, Toronto had expert crews who were able to restore water sup plies before the next business day. A few days later another break occurred in West Toronto. If nothing else these main breaks focused on the immeasur
able value of well-engineered and well-maintained
water
and
sewer
infrastructure. But out of sight is to be out of mind and, in value engineering, some accountants seem out of their
minds. A recent analysis estimates that Toronto has the highest rate of water mains leakage in Ontario — approxi mately 30 leaks annually for every 100
biofilm... For example, E.coli was
trical infrastructure, may expedite
found to withstand 2400 times more
water mains corrosion. Just for once, taxpayers should welcome this increased expenditure. It will be an investment in public health as well as making water services more secure. Leakage is another serious factor which is virmally unknown to the gen eral public. If the scale and economics of water main leaks were known, the public would find it startling. But water main leakage is a serious prob lem the world over. Canada might
chlorine when attached to a surface than when it was a free cell... There
fore the importance of biofilm forma tion in distribution systems cannot be underestimated."
If only water mains' infrastructure had the visibility of potholes, which are fully and painfully in view of the public they serve. Potholes cause both discomfort and automobile damage and the citizenry is quiek to complain to their elected representatives. Yet people scream if the water rates are raised. Ironic really as Canadian water rates are arguably among the lowest in the world, and possibly the safest.Yet water treatment and distribution sys-
Infrastructure
spending in Toronto will grow from $240 million in 2004 to $540 million
Some incidents result in unscripted of an ancient water main which had
become heavily tuberculated and had placed it on the sidewalk. On seeing this pipe, a visitor asked the engineer if the local citizens were not outraged that their precious drinking water had been delivered to them through such pipelines. "Not at all," the engineer responded,"some assume it is a sewer pipe!" I thought at the time this was a clever, but hyperbolic rejoinder. Then I checked Garry Palmateer's quote in my January 2005 editorial: "Many studies show that pathogenic bacteria introduced into a water distribution
system can survive and grow in
tems are usually ignored until tragedies, such as the Walkerton fatal ities occur. The low bid approach is often the decisive factor in the selec
tion process for engineering designs and equipment purchases. Environ mental infrastructure has a lifespan of many decades and human health is completely dependent on engineering and analytical chemistry. Meanwhile Toronto is responding to the general infrastructure neglect. It is reported that water and sewer sys tem infrastructure spending in Toronto will grow from $240 million in 2004 to $540 million by 2007. Plans are to increase pipe replacement — possibly with PVC pipe — from 22 kilometres in 2004 to 80 kilometres in 2009.
By Tom Davey, Editor
countries. Millions of litres of treated
water leak below the surface every day — indeed, in some countries, as much as 50% of treated water is lost to leak
age. Worse still, potable water which was treated to high standards, often leaks into sewer systems. Not only is this a shocking financial waste, but by a cruel irony, potable water — having been expertly and expensively treated to a high degree of safety — may find its way back to the treatment plant. Here it goes once again through an expensive series of treatments to restore its former potable standards — a macabre form of recycling. This is more than a waste of treated
by 2007
kilometres of water main. humour. A crew had cut out a section
even be more fortunate than most
There are plans also to remediate water mains with cement lining, including cathodic protection. Few of the general public realize that stray electrical currents from street cars, or
low voltage currents from buried elec
water, for, ironically, such water pene tration often weakens the raw sewage, making it more difficult to treat as well as requiring treatment plants to handle higher volumes. A financial double whammy for taxpayers. Yet councils, provinces and federal institutions still select the lowest bids
in erroneous attempts to protect both public health and the public purse when selecting consultants, laborato ries and environmental equipment
suppliers. In this they often waste pub lic monies and yet, in the long term, fail miserably to protect their con stituents' health as well as the environ
ment they inhabit. The Toronto flooding could be a warning to other cities that, while our
pipes are out of sight — and therefore neglected in budgetary considerations — they must not be out of mind. This latest mains failure and flooding is a warning that maintenance and
replacement programs are vital in pro tecting health, property, and ironically, corporate and taxpayers' money. ■
March 2005, Environmental Science & Engineering 7
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EnvironmentalScience
& Engineering Editor
Will Ontario's Bill 124 halt new water
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Bill DeAngells, P.Eng. Associated Engineering, Ontario Dr. Robert C. Landlne
ADI Systems Inc., New Brunswick Peter Laughton, M.Eng., P.Eng., DEE R. V. Anderson Associates Limited, Ontario Barry Loescher, Ph.D. Philip Analytical Services, British Columbia Stanley Mason, P.Eng. British Columbia Marie Meunler
Under Ontario's Bil 124,
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knowledge applicable to their specific disciplines. Currently there are ten areas of practice: Housing, Small Buildings, Large Buildings, Complex Buildings, Plumbing for Housing,Plumbing for All Buildings, HVAC for Housing, Building Services, Building Structural and Onsite Sewage Treatment Systems. Designers, including professional engineers and architects, must pass exams testing their knowledge on the Ontario Building Code Act and its administrative regulations. Failure to obtain the required certification will mean denial of a building permit.
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the
other) issues, then the Professional Engineers Act needs to be reviewed and
Bill. The CEO said it had been notified
shut down the $10 billion construction
by major professional liability insurance carriers that the Ministry of Municipal Affaus & Housing(MMAH)has failed to address their long-standing concerns
industry in Ontario - including the building of water plants, schools and
with Bill 124.
The CEO advisory stated that neither Encon nor XL Professional will be able
hospitals. The highway to hell is often paved
with good intentions. One hopes the government is able to avoid the impending traffic jam that CEO warns
to sign insurance certificates as required by MMAH for designer registration
Bill 124 could cause.
under Bill 124. As a result, if MMAH
qualifications can be found on the fol lowing Web sites: www.obc.mah.
fails to address industry concerns with Bill 124, design firms will not be able to submit building permit applications after July 1, 2005. This is regardless of whether or not they have been certified as "code knowledgeable". In a recent letter to John Gerretsen,
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124, the CEO outlined several other
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Professional Engineers Ontario (PEG) to deal with Building Code (or any
unavailability of liability insurance. The Consulting Engineers of Ontario(CEO) recently sent out an advisory on how insurance is being affected by the new
tion required under Bill 124, consulting engineers may also have to worry about Environmental Science & Engineering Is a bi-monthly business publication of Environmental Science & Engineering Publications Inc. An all Canadian publica tion, ES&E provides authoritative editorial coverage of Canada's municipal and Industrial environmental control systems and drinking water treatment and distribution.
As a result the examinations do not
reflect long-established disciplines and areas of practice within the profession (e.g. electrical engineers will be com pelled to write examinations that pre dominantly feature questions on mechanical engineering). 3. There is an ever-expanding list of "niche" areas of practice where it is unclear to what extent the qualification requirements apply. 4. If there are legitimate concerns
possibly improved, not layered over by additional regulatory regimes that address only one area of practice with in the engineering profession. Notwithstanding the original intent of Bill 124 to reduce red tape, the CEO feels that Bill 124 could effectively
In addition to the extra staff certifica
John Meunler Inc., Quebec
ates greater delays in issuing building pennits than code compliance. The com mitment to increasing public involve ment in planning approvals, will likely add time to the permitting process. 2. The organization of the Building Code does not realistically reflect the practice of professional engineering.
issues it felt remain unsolved:
1. This Bill does not address the plan ning approval process that typically cre
8 Environmental Science & Engineering, March 2005
Information on obtaining Bill 124
gov.on.ca (Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing) and www. oboa.on.ca (Ontario Building Officials Association).
Steve Davey is Publisher of Environmental Science and
Engineering Magazine.
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Women and girls are the biggest victims of Third World's tainted drinking water
Third World women and girls
and die from tainted drinking water that year - and this decade - than from
are the biggest victims of tainted drinking water, the
all armed conflicts combined!
AGM of the Ontario Pollution
Control Equipment Association was told February 2. OPCEA members heard these and other thought-provok ing statistics along with some aston ishing benefits from inexpensive, yet appropriate, water treatment technolo gies. The data were given in a powerpoint presentation by Tony Petrucci, P. Eng., of Earth Tech Canada. Water is the most common sub
stance on Planet Earth yet only three percent is freshwater. Even with this small percentage, two thirds of Earth's freshwater is locked in glaciers and polar ice caps. Water use statistics world
wide include: household or
domestic use - eight percent; industry and energy - 23 percent; agriculture 69 percent. Only a meager one percent of glob al water supples is available for human consumption, Mr. Petrucci stressed. Using a Water for People powerpoint, he gave some shocking data on dis eases, fatalities and hardships resulting from inadequate and tainted drinking water supplies in the Third World. It was often, and erroneously assumed, that poor people could not afford, or would not pay for, treated drinking water. The reality was that drinking
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pushing handcarts laden with plastic vessels to peddle water of dubious quality. Somewhat macabrely, some of
The powerpoint showed that even simple techniques such as stand-pipes, hand washing stations, arsenic filter technology and hygiene education are inexpensive, yet highly effective in curbing the lethal effects of unsanitary drinking water. Even OPCEA mem bers, long familiar with the toxic rav ages of water pollution, were clearly shocked at the extent of the suffering caused by drinking water problems in the Third World.
these water carts were nicknamed the
Water for People was created by the
'cholera wagons.' Yet this untreated water, sometimes lethal, was priced from five to fifty times more than was paid outside their settlements. The burden falls harshly on women and young girls who often spend hours each day collecting water depriving them of the opportunity of income gen erating or domestic work. When clean water becomes available with appropri ate technology, villagers don't have to pay premium rates; this results in less money spent on doubtful water and more money for food, soap and clothing, three other life saving commodities. The powerpoint included a power ful quote from Peter Voicke of the World Bank, who, in 2003, pointed out that more people were likely to suffer
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Land drainage in the 14th century B.C By Ron W.Robertson
For those surveyors and engi neers interested or involved in
In some areas such as the Kephisos and Melas river outlets, where runoff
land drainage, the Lake Kopais drainage scheme may be of
freshets, extra precautions were taken.
interest. The area of concern was a
marshy lowland north of Athens. The works were constructed by the ancient Minyans of Orchomenos in the 14th century B.C. and the purpose was to secure fertile farmland similar to the
was
excessive
due
to
occasional
This additional work consisted of a 2 m thick double wall on either side of a
27 m earth filled section, giving a total An artificial 9 m wide and 9 km
long channel was dug from a point
Wawanosh areas of Ontario.
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However, when the excess waters were
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walls inside the lake basin so that an
m with the channel between being 40
northeast of Topolia to Binia, picking up additional waters from the moat area east of Gla. They now had rushing waters funnelled into the underground
m to 60 m wide. Where the lake bank
tunnel from the east end of the charmel
The width of the dikes was 40 m to 50
was too low, another wall was erected
at Binia rurming northeasterly for a
so that this particular area had an arti
mile and a third.
The tunnel, constructed about 3300
ficial channel between two walls.
The Minyans now had, in effect, a moat completely surrounding the lake with the mouth passing its runoff waters downstream, leading to an arti ficial channel 9 km long, then through a manmade tunnel 2.2 km in length through solid rock, continuing along a natural watercourse, and finally emp tying into the Euboian Gulf which is part of the Aegean Sea.
tion is that maintenance was aban
breakup of the confederation states caused by warfare. It also cannot be determined when the system ceased to
removed, the marsh dried up, hence creating arable land. Diking was done by building stone artificial channel existed between the
juncture in time whether the deteriora tion of the drainage works was by destruction or neglect. One assump doned when central authority ceased to function, probably during the
The aim was to channel runoff
dike wall and the natural lake bank.
Topolia and the eastern side of the lake; however, their specific purpose has yet to be resolved. It cannot be determined at this
dike width of some 66 m.
Newmarket, Klondike or Lake
waters from the Melas, Kephisos and Herkyna Rivers and some lesser streams, which became swollen during the winter and caused severe flooding.
nance purposes the same as our man holes of today. Underground tunnels at irregular locations were found at Pyrgos,
years ago was quite a project. Besides being 2230 m long, it also had 16 ver tical square shafts placed at intervals between 100 m and 200 m. Depths
function.
There were attempts to repair the works from time to time as evidenced
by ancient Roman inscriptions, but the attempts failed and again the marshy plain was inundated as nature took its course.
It was not until 1889, some 3200 years after the Minyans constructed this 200 square kilometer drainage basin system, that Lake Kopais was once again operational. In this day and age, with our advanced technology, a project of this nature would be tricky and costly. Imagine how daunting it must have been so long ago.
varied between 18 m and 63 m.
Minyan workers then excavated, at an 11% grade between the shafts. How they stayed on course and maintained their slope are mysteries. The shafts were used for inspection and mainte
Article reprinted courtesy of the Association of Ontario Land Siirveyors. with permission from the author, Ron W. Robertson, OLS, CLS,
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Drinking Water
New treatment plant will replace aging facilities By Melissa Weber
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enew or Replace" is the question York Region was facing with the Aurora Weils i- 4 treat
ment facility. York Region is among a number of municipalities that are deal ing with the problem of aging infra structure and technology in their water supply system, and are facing this decision. Under the new provincial regulations for drinking water supply, the Region is currently providing upgrades to the Yonge Street Aquifer Water Supply System, which supplies water to the Ontario municipalities of Aurora, Holland Landing, Newmarket, Queensville, and Sharon. The Aurora Wells 1 - 4 are one of
the larger producing wells on the Yonge Street Aquifer and are the major water supply for the town of Aurora. They are located near the Aurora Community Centre, just west of Tannery Creek. This facility was one of the oldest operational facilities in the distribution system. Due to the lim ited space on site, and the room con straints, an expansion or upgrade to add new equipment or additional equipment (for redundancy) was not possible. The Yonge Street Aquifer Water Supply System is a confined natural underground reservoir with the water treated for iron sequestration and dis-
The contact tanks are in the heart of Aurora.
infected with chlorine before being sent to the distribution network.
A majority of the facilities in the distribution system were upgraded during 2003 and 2004, with the excep tion of the Aurora Wells 1-4 facility. As a result of space constraints in the old facility, York Region decided to replace it with a new water treat ment plant, located to the east of Tannery Creek, directly opposite the well site. The new plant features a
fully automatic operation, computer monitoring and control system, an office and a laboratory. Water pro duced
at the
well sites will
be
pumped across Tannery Creek, in the new facility, where it will receive treatment:
â&#x20AC;˘ Iron sequestration with sodium silicate.
â&#x20AC;˘ Disinfection with gaseous chlo rine. â&#x20AC;˘ Chloramination with ammonium
sulphate. The contact time will be achieved in
contact tanks, which are large diameter (16.5 m long x 3.6 m diameter) in ground concrete pressure tanks. Each tank has a volume of 330 m^, which represents 50% of the required capacity, to provide the required con tact time for disinfection. Other equip
I
ment/features included with the chlo
rine system for safety, are a chlorine scrubber and various alarms.
To provide additional safety to the water supply system, a diesel genera tor set is supplied for stand-by power, as are primary and secondary dis charge water mains and multiple redundancies. Melissa Weber is with R. V. Anderson
Associates Ltd., Toronto. Contact e-
The author at the new Aurora treatment plant. 16 Environmental Science & Engineering, March 2005
mail: mweber@rvanderson.com
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Industrial wastewaters
Fine bubble aeration evaluated
for energy savings By Hans-Christian von Consbruch and George S.Pastoric
The Hoechst Industrial Park
Sewage Treatment Plant in Frankfurt is the second largest
industrial wastewater treatment
plant in Germany. Wastewaters from a broad variety of chemical production processes are treated in a biological treatment facility. The treatment process includes a biological high-load stage, a low-load stage and an intermediate clarifier. Bottom mounted jet aerators used for aeration had caused process problems. Acceleration of the water inside of the
jets resulted in excessive shear rates, causing a significant loss of biomass in the intermediate clarifiers. As well, high air flow rates were needed to achieve the required oxygen transfer. In addition to high power costs, these
high air flow rates made the off-gas cleaning system (compulsory in Germany) one of the most expensive
field tests. Diflusers from six manufac turers were installed on test racks in both
process steps. After examining various options, plant staff concluded that retrofitting the plant with an aeration system which treated the sludge gen tly, while reducing the air flow rate,
the high load and low load stages. The test installation provided the same con ditions for each diffuser type. Changes in pressure loss of each diffuser were monitored over a six-month period. After the test run was finished,
was necessary.
additional tests were conducted on the
Fine bubble aeration technology offers low (if any) shear rates and low
diffusers to measure the changes in efficiency and the change of the mechanical properties of the mem branes. Oxygen transfer tests and
air flow rates. However, due to chemi cals contained in the waste water, the
lifetime of the diffliser, the change in oxygen transfer efficiency, increased pressure loss over time, and the change of the mechanical characteristics have to be considered.
Pilot Testing Plant operators conducted extensive
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pressure loss, the highest efficiency and the lowest change in efficiency over the six-month period of operation. As a result of the tests, the plant owners decided to use the OTT dif
fuser system. In the summer of 2004 ewage,stbrm water,
the OTT aeration system passed the
^ & eHfluent pump
oxygen transfer test with an SOTE of 48%. The diffusers were set at 7.1
metres (23.3 ft) submergence with a 50% density. Start up of the aeration system was done in September 2004. Data generated during the first four months of operation was used to
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CH2M HILL is one of Canada's largest multi-disciplinary engineering firms, with more than 500 employees in 12 offices across the country,including new offices in Victoria and Kamloops,British Columbia, Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta, and Winnipeg, Manitoba. We are expanding the breadth and depth of our resources in Water and Wastewater engineering to ensure that we continue to provide cost-effective and ecologically sound solutions that address our clients' increasingly specialized needs.
Peter Nicol, Regional Business Group Manager in Canada,is pleased to welcome senior Water and Wastewater specialists to our offices in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, and Ontario. These professionals bring with them,a wealth of experience.
Water and Wastewater Specialists Moosa Damerchie, Senior Engineer Moosa is a senior engineer based in CH2M HILL's Toronto office, with 24 years of experience in civil engineering,including planning, design, project management,contract negotiations, publishing and marketing for major water distribution and wastewater collection systems, and related equipment in North America,South America, Africa,South East Asia, and the Middle East. Moosa has extensive
technical, managerial, and field experiences in the trenchless engineering industry, water distribution and Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Studies, including pipeline inspection, pipeline condition assessment, trenchless technology evaluation and recommendation, design and construction management.
Linda Ferguson, Process Engineer, P.Eng. Linda is a senior technical specialist in CH2M HILL's Toronto Office. She has more than 15 years
experience in wastewater treatment. Her experience includes leading multidisciplinary teams in the initial evaluation and conceptual design development phase through the design and implementation of complex retrofit projects. Linda's area of specialization is process optimization. This includes applying diagnostic techniques to identify performance limitations, process and hydraulic capacity assessments, simulation modeling, and operations assistance.
Trevor Jones, P.Eng. Trevor has 14 years of experience in wastewater/biosolids treatment projects for both municipal and industrial clients. He is based in CH2M HILL's Vancouver office. Trevor's experience includes all aspects of project engineering,from developing conceptual designs, to leading multidisciplinary designs and construction supervision, to commissioning and operating treatment facilities. A specialist in odour control, Trevor is experienced in the development of odour management strategies, design of odour containment systems, and desigir and operation of odour control processes. He has also worked with many industrial clients on pollution prevention through containment and control of waste products, as well as developing treatment systems to treat wastewater to levels that allow industries to discharge wastewater to municipal sewer systems.
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Infrastructure
Huge York-Peel feedermain spurs construction of hi-tech pressure pipe plant By Jim Tully, Munro Concrete Products
Few know that Canadian and
Austrian engineering ingenuity was behind one of the largest watermain projects in the Greater Toronto Area(GTA). In record time, a new pressure pipe plant was constructed in Barrie, Ontario, to sup ply product to the $104-million YorkPeel Feedermain that will transport up to 381 million litres of treated water
per day from Peel Region to neigh bouring York Region. The plant is the largest pressure pipe plant producing small and large diameter
ter feedermain from the Airport Road
from The City of Toronto, Lake Simcoe (north of Toronto), and wells.
Pumping station along Castlemore
Peel draws its water from Lake Ontario
Road to the Peel-York boundary at
and treats it lakeside before it is
Highway 50, where it joins up with the
pumped to reservoirs. The $72 million design-build con tract for York Region was the first por tion of the project that was awarded.
York Region contract. Dufferin Construction Company of Oakville is overseeing the design-build
This section of the 1800 mm diameter
(72-inch) feedermain and associated road works, running 13 kilometres from the York-Peel boundary at
of the 21-kilometre transmission line
and associated road and civil engineer ing works. Consultants include Earth Tech Canada, Marshall Macklin Monaehan. URS Canada and John
Emery Geotechnical Engineering Ltd. Six 10-member
crews
precast concrete pres
worked simultaneous
sure pipe under one Immediately fol lowing the award of
ly on the project at peak construction periods, installing pipe along various sections
two separate contracts
of the two contracts.
roofin North America.
for
the
York-Peel
The feedermain
Feedennain to Dufferin
Construction Company in July 2003, engineers
design portion of the project is jointly man aged by Joe Sframeli
at
of Marshall Macklin
Munro
Concrete
Monaghan and John
Products began a fasttrack design and con struction project to meet the scheduling demands
of
Bourrie of Earth Tech
Canada. Larry Lorusso is the senior project manager from Dufferin
the
Dufferin design-build
Construction
team assembled to con struct the feedermain.
Company,a division of
SSP
of steel cylinders for lined and embedded cyllnder pressure plpe. Manufacture
Already recognized as a pioneer in fully robot ic concrete pipe production, Munro teamed with its equipment supplier, Schliisselbauer Technology GmbH & Co. KG of Gaspoltshofen, Austria, to build Canada's premier automated con crete pressure pipe plant. Since design of pressure pipe plants had not changed much over the past 30 years, Munro saw this project as a one-time opportunity to advance the technology for producing pressure pipe. To meet a sharp rise in demand for treated water in the GTA, Peel and York Region negotiated a unique arrangement to build infrastructure to provide water for York. Until the feed ermain was constructed, York's major urban areas received drinking water
St. Lawrence Cement Inc.
While
Highway 50 to the Maple Reservoir in Vaughan, is one of several projects that compromise the Water and Sewer York-Peel Agreement signed in February 2002. When the entire sys tem is complete, additional water con veyance of 40 ML per day will be delivered to York Region. The $32 million design-build con tract for the Region of Peel is the sec ond portion of the project that was awarded. This 8-kilometre section
involves the design and construction of a 2100 mm (84-inch) diameter con crete pressure pipe along Airport Road in Brampton from Queen Street to the new Airport Road Pumping Station and Reservoir and an 1800 mm diame
22 Environmental Science & Engineering, March 2005
Dufferin's
consultants were preparing the neces sary engineering plans and reports for construction of the Peel and York con
tracts, Munro's engineers met with counterparts at Ellis Don and Schliisselbauer to design the plant around a custom-built semi-robotic
production facility. In little more than 45 days, Munro and its partners had designed the plant and decided on the equipment suppliers. By August 18, 2003, the necessary approvals had been secured and construction of the
new plant was underway. Five months later on January 23, 2004, the first pressure pipe was produced. By February 19, 2004, the plant was in full production.
Infrastructure Other With
Liquids. embedded
cylinder pressure pipe, concrete is poured on the
Na
The plant has been designed on the back of experience with the fully
der surface. Once
robotic Schlusselbauer Exact 2500
cured, the con
gravity pipe plant also located at Munro. The versatility ofthe new pres sure pipe plant can accommodate the production of smaller diameter lined cylinder pipe using the packerhead method. The plant is now capable of producing 400 mm diameter to 3000 mm diameter pressure pipe to serve a
crete pipe surface is wrapped with prestressed wire that is then coat ed with mortar.
Lined cylinder pipe has concrete poured on the
Hydrostatic testing of steei cyiinders. The 8,550 square metres (92,000 square foot) plant features a Schliisselbauer core casting station
and pipe tipper. The pipe tipper is unique as traditional pressure pipe plants use cranes to adjust the pipe from a vertical to a horizontal aspect. The Austrian firm acted as agent to
secure additional process machines that interconnect with its technology. These included a wire prestressing machine, hydrostatic testing equip ment for the steel cylinders which make the pipe water tight, spiral
welder, and equipment to form the steel cylinders. The moulds for the core casting sta tion are also Schliisselbauer products
capable of producing pipe sizes from
chamber for 12 hours.
side of the cylin
inside and out
i
pipe is rotated to a horizontal position and then wrapped with the prestressed wire. After coating with mortar, the pipe is once again placed in a curing
inside of the steel
cylinder which is then wrapped with prestressed wire directly on the surface of the steel cylinder. The wire and cylinder are then coated with mortar to protect the prestressed wire. AWWA C301 requires the freshly-
Canadian and NE/ Midwest USA mar
ketplace. In addition to the precision product
being produced from the Munro facili ty, the local economy is also getting a boost from the construction and main
tenance of the facility itself, and the many plant jobs that were created by the construction of the feedermain.
cast core to cure for 12 hours. A serial
number is stamped on the end ring of every pipe to track it through produc
Jim Tiilly, P.Eng., is with Munro Concrete
tion and installation. After curing, the
mail:Jim.tidly@inunroconcrete.com.
Products, Barrie, Ontario. Contact e-
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moulds used in the new casting station. Hydraulically-activated mould jackets expand with the push of a button and the core collapses, so that the precast
pressure pipe casting can be lifted and moved to a curing chamber. The moulds can be reused every 6 hours,
producing 4 units of pipe in 24 hours from a single mould. The plant is designed to produce both lined and embedded cylinder pipe. Pressure pipe, 1500 mm diame
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Conference Previews
ES&E's annual spring conference previews include a one-day workshop organized by the Professional Wastewater Operators. Plant operations staff will have an opportunity to demonstrate
Deerhurst Resort
Water Environment Association of Ontario
Deerhurst Resort,Huntsvllle April 17-19,2005 The 33nd annual WEAO conference
will feature a two day technical pro gram that will focus on; collection sys tems and stormwater management, odour control, new technologies and research, utility/information manage ment, preliminary and primary treat ment, advanced treatment, biosolids management, watershed management and small community issues. The symposium is scheduled to
their skill and knowledge by compet ing in the annual Operations Challenge on Tuesday, April 18. Teams from across Ontario compete in this compe tition, with the wirmers representing Ontario in a North American competi tion held each fall in the US.
There will also be a special session for New Professionals who have been
working for less than ten years in the wastewater treatment field.
The symposium will also include a
British Columbia Water and Waste Association
Pentlcton,BC
April 16-20,2005 David Granirer, humourist and motiva
tional speaker will open the 33rd Annual BCWWA conference and exhi
bition. Over 100 technical papers are scheduled on the following topics: • Drinking water supply • Drinking water treatment • Drinking water distribution • Small drinking water systems • Drinking water disinfection • Drinking water system manage
100-booth tradeshow, organized by the Ontario Pollution Control Equipment
• Water conservation
Association.
• Water sustainability
For further information please con
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• Cross coimection control
tact: Julie Vincent, WEAO Executive Administrator, P.O. Box 176 Milton,
• Wastewater collection
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• Wastewater management and reuse • Small wastewater systems • Decentralized wastewater systems
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Conference Previews • Organic residuals processing and recycling • Stormwater management • Flood management • Drought management • Project management
604-433-4389, Fax 604-433-9859, www.bcwwa.org.
This conference aims to continue to be
the forum for exchange of the latest technical, legislative and public aware ness issues related to the organic resid uals and biosolids management fields in Canada.
• Municipal operations and man
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agement
ence details and registration informa
• Asset management • Security issues • Emerging technologies • Operations • Analytical technologies • Service delivery, governance and funding • Water for People projects and pro grammes
There will also be four technical
transfer sessions on: groundwater protection regulation, wastewater effluent, sewerage system regulation and demand management strategies. The event will feature a 130 booth
tradeshow and a two day Operator Challenge. Technical tours include the Summerland Trout Hatchery and the Summerland Wastewater Treatment
tion.
Ontario Water Works Association and the Ontario Calgary's Bow River
Municipal Water Association
3rd Canadian Organic
Ottawa,Ontario
Residuals & Biosolids
Mays-11,2005
Management Conference Calgary,Alberta
Gordon Miller, Ontario's Environment
Commissioner is the opening keynote speaker at the annual OWWA/OWMA
June 1 -4,2005
conference. Ontario's Chief Medical
This will be the 3rd Canadian special ty conference to bring together produc ers, managers, practitioners and regu
and Prime Minister Paul Martin have
Officer of Health, Dr. Sheela Basrur
been invited to address the closing ple nary session. Key technical program sessions include: Distribution, Small Systems, Treatment & Water Quality Manage ment, Water Efficiency, Treatment, continued overleaf...
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Conference Previews The 13th Annual Canadian Environmental Conference &
Tradeshow(CANECT 2005) Toronto,Ontario
May 11-12,2005 Last year, more than 2,000 delegates visited the Canadian Environmental Conference & Tradeshow. With more
Compliance for Supervisors and Managers • Environmental Management Sysems: Troubleshooting the New ISO I400I
• Environmental Inspections and Investigations (Featuring a 'Mock' Investigation) • Environmental Health and Safety Due Diligence for Supervisors and Managers
Ottawa, home of Parliament
than 40 presenters and a 100 booth tradeshow, CANECT 2005 offers Canadian environmental managers, consultants, lawyers and others with
• Industrial Solid Waste and Waste
Source Water Protection, Youth Educa
responsibilities for EH&S compliance the opportunity to update skills and knowledge in the areas of environmen tal regulation, management and com pliance. Workshop topics include: • "You Spill, You Pay" What You
• Dealing With Spills and Environ
tion. The event will also include a 100booth tradeshow.
Three tours have been set up for those who wish to learn more infor
mally. The City of Ottawa will provide a tour of the Britannia Water Treatment
Plant, the National Research Council will provide a tour of the Institute for Research in Construction, and a limit ed number of tickets are available for the War Museum of Canada.
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Case History
Wastewater treatment for bitumen extraction in Venezuela By Andrew Hutton, Napier-Reid Ltd.
Two facilities for the extraction of natural bitumen located in the
Jose
Oil
and
Petro
chemical complex, north of Anzoagetui State in the Orinoco delta region of Venezuela will share a wastewater treatment plant designed and supplied by Napier-Reid of Markham, Ontario. Natural bitumen is extracted and
converted by a proprietary process into an industrial fuel similar to bunker fuel
used in power generation plants. The fuel production process is a license of Intevep, the research and development subsidiary of Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.(PDEVESA). The wastewaters are composed of oily wastewater, hydrocarbons, propri etary and contaminated rainwater from
Napier-Reid was selected in an invited tender process in conjunction with its Colombian engineering repre sentative. Napier-Reid is responsible for the overall process design, equip ment selection, supply, start-up and operator training. Construction is underway and the plant is due to start operating this summer.
The Venezuelan government man dates effluent standards covering marine discharges. The plant is fully automated and controlled by PLC. The Dissolved Air Flotation Cell is located in a hazardous
area requiring all equipment in this area to be explosion-proof. The biolog ical plant is in a non-hazardous area. All process equipment was subject to rigorous adherence to specification and independent inspection.
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Flowrate (Low season) (High season)
25.0 US gpd 146.2 US gpd
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350 mg/1
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<20 mg/1
PH
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6-9
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<40 mg/1
10 different streams.
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Geosynthetic solution applied for chronic slope failure at water treatment lagoon system
Consulting engineers for the
City of Dallas were asked to develop a solution to chronic sliding failures on the outer slopes of the City's Eastside Water Treatment Lagoon system. The Dallas Water Utilities facility consists of five water retention lagoons enclosed with in a large perimeter levee. Identifying the Problem The individual lagoons are lined with geomembrane and the tops of all levees are capped with paved access roads. The 3H:1 V exterior slopes were constructed of highly expansive clay soils with a PI (Plasticity Index) rang ing from 21 to 75. Because of the nature of expansive soils, the exposed levee embankment slope suffered from severe soil shrinkage and result
ing surface cracking during the dry summer months. During the rainy sea son, water flowed into these deep cracks causing saturation and instabil ity of underlying soils. By maintaining proper soil mois ture, the sliding failures, which were triggered by the drying-cracking-raining-saturation cycle, could be elimi nated by controlling soil moisture fluc
A geotechnical engineering firm was retained to evaluate the problem soils and develop alternative solutions to the sliding issues. After considering a wide range of approaches, a compos ite geosynthetic solution was devel oped. It included two layers of 28oz. nonwoven geotextile, a 40-mil imper meable HDPE geomembrane liner, the
tuations with a liner cover.
GeowebÂŽ (geocell) cellular confine
Since the lagoon side of the levee embankment was protected by the liner and the top by the paved road, it was determined that only the outer exposed embankment surface needed protection. An impermeable geomem brane cover could provide a barrier, preventing the drying-saturation cycle which was causing the instabilities
ment system with integral tendons and restraint clips, and aggregate infill within the geocell to stabilize and pro tect the geomembrane. Evaluating the Solution The engineered composite geosyn thetic solution has a flexibility that
within the levee.
conforms to surface deformations in
the embankment soil while resisting down-slope sliding at the various inter faces without the use of penetrating ground anchors. The protected geomembrane layer forms a permanent impermeable barrier that prevents infiltration of water into the embank
ment soils. The aggregate-infilled geo cell slope cover prevents major surface erosion and creates a permeable pro tective layer that allows rain water to
flow through the stabilized aggregate and drain off naturally over the geomembrane without penetrating down to the problematic soil layer. Anchored internal high-strength tendons and load transfer clips within the cellular structure create a suspend ed protective cover over the geomem brane, maintaining the liner's integrity
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by preventing puncture and natural degradation. Installing the Geosynthetic Components
The installation began by stripping the slopes of vegetative cover and fin ish grading. An anchor trench for the geosynthetic layers was excavated along the outside perimeter of the access road at the top ofthe slope. The geomembrane, sandwiched between the protective cushion of two geotex tile fabrics, was then installed.
With the composite protective liner system in place, a 4-inch diameter,
High-strength tendons, tied to a PVC pipe, aiiow the GeowebÂŽ sections to be suspended over the containment lagoon's outside embankment. 32 Environmental Science & Engineering, March 2005
schedule 40 PVC pipe was placed in the trench at the top ofthe slope for the dead man anchor system. High-
Cover Story During the various stages of design and construction, the Geoweb system representative. Soil Stabilization Products Co.(SSPCo), provided tech nical support to four consulting engi neering firms involved in the project: Camp, Dresser & McKee Inc., Intersol Engineering Inc., Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Inc., and Terra Mar Inc.
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Results
With the GeowebÂŽ sections secured by integrai tendons over an impermeabie geomembrane, workers distribute aggregate infiil in the ceils. strength tendons were secured to the pipe and threaded through the 4-inch deep geocell sections, then secured
ment of the geocells system was per formed by subcontractor Colorado Lining International, Inc. The last step in the construction process was infilling the cells with crushed stone to provide the final cover for the protected slope. The con tractor developed a conveyor system to expedite the infilling process. Over
through the use of ATRAÂŽ restraint clips. The large cell size (18.7 in x 20.0 in), allowed installers to work effi ciently on the 3H:IV slope, expanding, orienting, and then securing the geo cell sections in place. Installation of the geotextile fabric, flexible geomembrane liner and place
The geocell system was uniquely suited to this application - restraining sliding forces of the protective stone without staking through the liner sys tem. The perforated geocells allow heavy water flows accumulating above the liner to move quickly down-slope without migration of the stone infill. This composite geosynthetics slope protection system gave the City of Dallas Water Utilities a long-term, low maintenance solution for this challeng ing problem. Photographs courtesy of Colorado Lining International, Inc.
1,500,000 ft^ of geosynthetic materials
Contact: Patricia Stelter, e-mail:
were installed on this project.
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Stormwater Management
Providing economical stormwater quality solutions By Penh Tov,Stormceptor Group of Companies
Hydrologists often design for
quantity treatment where large infrequent design flows are considered for the pur pose of flood protection and drainage. As a result, the Rational Method is adopted for conveyance designs.
The
Stormceptor®
System
is
designed for quality treatment. Histori cal rainfall data is examined to deter mine the characteristics of storms that
represent the majority of the events that occur over the long term. These events tend to be frequently occurring small storms.
This design philosophy is similar to that presented in the general guidance document for Urban Runojf Quality Management prepared by WEF and
ASCE.' By analyzing historical rain fall records, general trends indicate that frequently occurring storms tend to be small storms that constitute the
majority of runoff volume over the
long term. To illustrate, runoff from a 2.5 acre (1 ha), 100% impervious site is plotted using historical rainfall data for various areas in the state of Ohio
(Figure 1). Figure 1 also demonstrates that a large percentage of runoff volume (almost 90% in this example) is con tributed by small storms that yield low runoff rates (<1.5 cfs or 42 L/s). By designing stormwater quality treat ment systems to treat most frequently occurring flows, a high level of treat ment and an economically feasible solution is achieved. Treating higher runoff rates does not necessarily yield a significant increase in removal effi ciency and, therefore, does not provide an optimum cost-effective solution. The most cost-effective design for stormwater quality treatment can be determined using data found at the "knee of the curve" in Figure 1. Internal Bypass Achieves Quality
be higher. When the remainder of the storm gives way to higher flows, the patented internal bypass enables the system to treat up to its maximum flow rate and to bypass the remainder of the runoff volume.
By capturing frequently occurring events and bypassing infrequent excess flows, a high level of treatment is achieved without the risk of scouring previously captured materials. Scour ing generally occurs when flows or velocities entering a device are high enough to re-suspend settled sediment. The Stormceptor System prevents scouring by controlling flows in the lower chamber and internally bypass ing excess flows. It is the only propri etary stormwater Best Management Practice with an in-line bypass capabil ity. It effectively allows excess flows to bypass the lower chamber without the added cost of installing upstream and downstream off-line bypass structures.
Stormwater Treatment 1 Water Environment Federation and American
Society of Civil Engineers(1998) Urban Runoff Quality Management. WEF Manual of Practice No. 23, ASCE Manual and Report on Engineering Practice No. 87, USA.
For infrequently occurring higher flows, the Stormceptor System treats the "first flush" portion of a large storm when pollution loading tends to
Penh Tov is Stormwater Specialist with Stormceptor Group ofCompanies. For further details, e-mail: mmckenzie@ monteco.ca.
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Bio-membrane filtration
An effective alternative process for treating low temperature groundwater By Dan Hogan and Hans Peterson
Associated Engineering and
WateResearch Corp. of Saskatoon have developed, piloted and implemented a new, full-scale water treatment process based on biological purifica tion, integrated with reverse osmosis membranes. The Yellow Quill First
um, and high total dissolved solids (TDS) levels. Yellow Quill decided to proceed with piloting treatment processes which could treat the source water to drinking water quality. Conventional technologies, such as manganese greensand filtration, were ineffective. While some other tech
Nation bio-membrane water treatment
nologies, such as ozonation, were
plant in Saskatchewan is the first of its
promising, the floe generated by
kind in Canada.
ozonation resulted in short filter runs.
Yellow Quill is a native community of approximately 600 people in eastern Saskatchewan. Due to its poor surface
The biological filtration was attractive; however, the low temperature of the
well water, only 6°C, would impact
The bio-membrane process has a number of advantages. No chemicals are used for the biological process, which takes advantage of naturally occurring microorganisms to remove contaminants from the water. A small
amount of chemicals is required for the membrane process. The process accommodates long filter runs before backwashing is required and uses 1520 times less water compared to man ganese greensand filtration. The bio logical material can withstand large variations in pressure. The process delivers high quality water, which allows the membranes to run 24 hours
per day, 7 days a week without mem brane "relaxation" and
membrane
cleaning. Higher membrane recoveries are also possible using this process. Thus, treatment can be relatively inex pensive as the filtration material will last for more than 10 years and there is no need for coagulation or pre-oxida-
n
tion chemicals.
Commissioned in the Fall of 2003, the plant meets both current and future Canadian Drinking Water Quality Guidelines. Operation ofthe bio-membrane treatment process is stable and robust. The success of bio-membrane filtra
tion in treating this low temperature groundwater bodes well for applying biological treatment to poor quality groundwater sources elsewhere. Cur
rently, Associated Engineering and
The Yellow Quill First Nation blo-membrane water treatment plant In Saskatchewan is the first of Its kind in Canada.
WateResearch Corp. are applying this process technology at a water treatment plant retrofit for the Pasqua First Nation in Saskatchewan.
water source and ineffective water
treatment process, a boil-water adviso ry was established in 1995. A search for better quality source waters found good quality water 100 kilometres from the community. The potential for local groundwater to supply the com munity was positive; however, although the quantity of groundwater supply was sufficient, quality was extremely poor. Despite concerns with iron, manganese, arsenic, dissolved organic carbon, manganese, ammoni-
The Consulting Engineers of Saskatchewan recently presented the project team with Awards of Excellence for technology irmovation
treatment efficiency. However, the integrated biological reverse osmosis treatment system offered promise for removing iron, arsenic, biologically available carbon, and transforming
and infrastructure for their work on the
ammonium to nitrate.
Yellow Quill plant.
Pilot testing showed that, despite low temperatures, the biological activ ity in the filters was very high. The biologically stable water produced generated low biological and low organic fouling of the membranes in the final treatment of the water.
36 EnvironmentalScience & Engineering, March 2005
Dan Hogan, P.Eng. is a Senior Civil Engineer with Associated Engineering. Contact e-mail: Hogan@ae.ca. Hans
Peterson, Ph.D. is President of WateResearch. Contact e-mail:
hanspeterson@sasktel.net.
Odour Control
Using sludge pellets to suppress sewage smells
New York City needs 1,400 tons
phide and mercaptan odors, and
of carbon for odour control at
Professor Bandosz wants the DEP to
its sewage treatment plants, the equivalent of 14 railcars. Now, a chemist at The City College of New York (CCNY) has developed a method to produce some of that carbon from the sewage sludge itself. According to Teresa J. Bandosz, CCNY Professor of Chemistry, adsor bent pellets produced from sewage sludge are two to three times more effective at removing hydrogen sul phide than carbon particles derived from coconut shells, the best source of virgin carbon used for this purpose. In addition, the pellets convert the gas to pure sulphide, making disposal of the byproducts safer and easier. Professor Bandosz, a native of Poland, has been working on sewage odor control for the New York City Department of Environmental Protec tion under a grant since 1996. She has already persuaded the city to use "vir gin" carbon, i.e. carbon not impregnat ed with caustic substances that generate heat and can self-ignite. Caustics embedded in carbon were responsible for a major fire at the Coney Island sewage treatment facility two years ago. Absorbent agents derived from sewage sludge are even better than vir gin carbon at removing hydrogen sul-
use them, as well. The absorption agents are derived from fertilizer pellets produced from the sludge at a factory in the Bronx. Pellets are heated to 950
degrees Centigrade (1,732 degrees Fahrenheit) to convert the precursors into efficient desulphurization catalysts.
She has applied to patent the process. The sludge-derived materials and virgin carbon are complementary, and Professor Bandosz envisions the city using layers of both in its sewage treat ment plants. The later, she explains, is superior for removing volatile organic compounds from the air. Contact e-mail: esimon@ccny.cuny.edu
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Instrumentation
Measuring dissolved oxygen in biological reactors
Almost al dissolved oxygen
2. Galvanic (no membrane). The
analysers are calibrated using
electrodes of this sensor are exposed to
air as the reference. At 25°C, the saturation value of oxygen in water is 8.4 ppm. However, oxygen concentrations in a biological reactor (aerobic and anaerobic zones) normal ly range from 2.0 ppm down to zero. Very few manufacturers recommend checking the zero point, even though the measurement range is much closer to zero than the air calibration point.
the wastewater, which is used as the electrolyte. The sensor is calibrated in oxygen saturated water. As water has
There are four basic sensor technolo
gies available today, and their low range measurement capabilities are as follows: 1. Galvanic (membrane). The anode and cathode are immersed in an
electrolyte, into which oxygen perme ates through a membrane. The galvanic sensor converts oxygen into a voltage (via a sacrificial anode) that is propor tional to the amount of dissolved oxy gen. Therefore, the sensor has an absolute zero. Zero D.O.= Zero output.
different pH and conductivity values to that of wastewater, there can be no cer tainty that the measurement, especially below 2 ppm, is accurate. 3. Polarographic (membrane). This is sometimes called amperomet-
fluorescing material, which produces light at a different wavelength. The presence of oxygen slows or reduces the amount of fluorescent light pro duced. As light is constantly produced in a bandwidth rather than an absolute
immersed in an electrolyte, into which oxygen permeates through a mem
wavelength, there is no absolute zero. However, as the measurement is fre quency (rate of change) based, there is no drift as long as the signal strength is reasonable. However, the detector sees any light (sunlight, area lighting, etc.) as a change in oxygen concentration, so it must be calibrated and operated in an
brane. It differs dramatically from a
almost black box environment. It must
galvanic sensor in that the anode has to be polarized, after which a current
be submersed into a reactor, sometimes cannot normally be used in effluent channels, and in some cases the sensor is irreparably damaged by sunlight. Development History The Clark Cell principle for the measurement of dissolved oxygen, both galvanic and polarographic was developed in the 1960s. Over the years
ric. The
anode
and
cathode
are
flows in the sensor. So at 0 ppm D.O., the sensor has an output which is offset by the parent analyser. As the sensor ages, its zero offset changes. 4. Optical (Fluorescent). This is sometimes called Luminescent. A cer
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Instrumentation major advancements were made, such as the use of pure electrodes rather than plated ones, and electrochemically cleaned membranes. The optical measurement technique
The report can be found at www.instrument.org Operation in Biological Reactors There are many myths associated with accurate, reliable on line D.O.
has also been available for several
measurement. So much so that there
decades. But there is a major problem in that the fluorophore is soluble in water.
are some who flatly refuse to use any thing but timers for control. Others have tried OR? to control D.O., and
So the material needs to be bonded to
another material, which impedes or stops the degradation of the fluorescing material. Only the Ruthenium (fluorophorej/Silicon (bond) matrix does this, and this sensor is patented and licensed to one manufacturer.
Third Party Verification While there have been numerous tests and evaluations carried out in the
wastewater industry since the 1980s, the only independent, scientific evalu ation of all sensor technologies was performed in 2002/2003. The Instrument Testing Authority carried out testing of 10 D.O. analysers
some have used nutrient monitors.
Some have simply given up and set blowers to fixed settings. A primary requirement in these reactors is biological nutrient removal. A common methodology is to control D.O. at below 0.5 ppm so that nitrifica tion and denitrification occur simulta
neously. This requires D.O. analysers to reliably and accurately measure under 0.5 ppm. Modern reactors are commonly designed with two zones, aerobic and anaerobic. This somewhat reduces the
reliance on D.O. analysis, as nitrifica
in Decatur, Illinois over a three month
tion and denitrification are bound to
period. The comprehensively document ed report makes no recommendations or draws conclusions, it simply reports on the performance of the technologies.
occur. However, without D.O. control, the process is inefficient, and the delay in using nutrient results for control is similarly inefficient. Using timers or
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Aquifer Recharge
Geophysical assessment of the recharge to a river-connected aquifer By Jean-Christophe Nadeau,Karl E. Butler and Russell Parrott
The City of Fredericton, New
Brunswick, extracts its water
supply from a semi-confined
aquifer within the glaciofluvial sediments of the Saint John River
Valley. The coarse-grained sediments that make up the aquifer are confined between an overlying clay/silt aquitard and an impermeable till blanket that overlies fractured bedrock. The aquifer is recharged by surface water through "windows" in the discontinuous clay cap, and by regional groundwater from bedrock through areas where the till blanket is missing. Previous hydrogeological and geochemical investigations (e.g. Thomas, 1994) have indicated that the major contribution to recharge at the city's main well field is drawn directly from a window beneath the riverbed. As the
water demand increases, a better
understanding of the recharge and flow paths through this complex hydrogeological system has become essential in order to safely manage land-use and assess the impact of nat ural riverbank filtration on the quality of water entering the well field. This
ranging from a metre or less in the region below the esker ridge to 40 m in other areas. Localized deposits of sand and gravel have been encountered beneath the till in some areas. The till
tured sandstone and shale is overlain
is in turn covered by glaciofluvial sands and gravels of the Fredericton aquifer which include an esker-like formation that is tapped by the munic ipal well field. The aquifer is overlain by a clay/silt unit of glaciolacustrine (and possibly marine) origin. The aquitard is up to 40 m thick but thins over the flanks and top of the buried esker ridge as shown in Figure 1. Erosion of the clay/silt aquitard has revealed the top of the esker in some areas, allow ing a direct recharge of the aquifer by rainfall, snowmelt, surface runoff
by glacial till of variable thickness.
and/or riverbed infiltration. Areas
article discusses the successful and
novel geophysical approach taken to
delineate the river bottom recharge zone using a combination of acoustic
reflection profiling and electromag netic surveys. From a hydrogeological perspec tive, the river valley sediments at Fredericton can be divided into the six units shown in the cross-section of
Figure 1. Bedrock consisting of frac
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Geophysical Data Acquisition Single-channel acoustic reflection
equipment was deployed from the University of New Brunswick's 13-m research vessel Mary O, operating in water as shallow as 1.5 m. Special emphasis was placed on investigation of the region opposite the Wilmot well field (see Figure 4(b)) where lines were spaced as closely as 20 to 40 m apart. Depth penetration seemed to be
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Aquifer Recharge conductivity meters were operated along lines spaced 30 to 50 m apart on the river and as closely as 10 to 30 m on land. For riverine surveying, the 3.66 m long EM31 instrument was set
EM31 survey was carried out at the end of August, when the water level is
in the bottom of a non-conductive
at is lowest.
canoe and paddled along the river
Survey Results and Interpretation Figure 3(b) shows acoustic sub-bot tom profile W1_C1040 that runs subparallel to the river's edge, 100 - 200 m offshore as shown in Figure 4(b). Profiles of bathymetry-corrected apparent conductivity obtained from
while the larger, deeper penetrating EM34 instrument was deployed using an outboard-motor-powered canoe to carry the receiver, and a towed inflat able dingy for the transmitter as shown in Figure 2(Butler et ah, 2004). Both instruments were operated in vertical dipole mode, thereby provid ing depths of exploration of approxi mately 1.5 times the coil separation (McNeill, 1980), or 6, 15 and 30 m for the EM31-V, EM34-V10 and EM34-
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reflectivity extending to depths as great as 21 - 22 m. The deeper promi nent reflector is identified as the con
tact between the clay/silt aquitard and underlying sand/gravel aquifer. There was no evidence of a reflection from till or bedrock that would have been b)
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signal observed in the low conductivi ty esker-like sediments may arise from (1) the dispersive character of the rough and discontinuous high-angle reflectors commonly found in glaciofluvial sediments, and (2) absorption of the signal by the coarse grained matrix. There is, however, one
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Boreholes are marked by blue and yellow dots depending if they con firmed or not the presence of the clay/silt aquitard. (b) EM34-V10 bathymetry-corrected apparent conductivity contour map along with production wells marked as red triangles. The sub-bottom acoustic profile W1_C1040 and the interpreted cross-section are highlighted by white and orange lines respectively. 44 EnvironmentalSdence& Engineering, March 2005
into the esker ridge, as suggested by the higher apparent conductivity and later confirmed by drilling. In the central part of the section, the prominent reflectors are draped on the flanks of a low reflectivity zone corresponding to the esker ridge. This interpretation is supported by bore holes as well as by results from the
riverine EM surveys. The apparent
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is possible to delineate windows in the clay/silt cover by following these steep drops in apparent conductivity. Figure 4 shows maps of bathyme-
try-corrected apparent conductivity derived from the lines of data collected with the EMS 1-V and EM34-V10 Continued on page 57...
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Drinking Water
UF membranes retrofit vintage pumping station in Sudbury By Paul Graham,Toby Brodkorb,and Scott Lenhardt
The City of Greater Sudbury has become a thriving commu nity centrally located in
Northeastern
Ontario. Well
known for its nickel mining industry it is also a centre for governance, med ical referral, education, retail and
many service industries - a community that is committed to diversification
and sustainability.
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The former Regional Municipality of Sudbury has won several interna tional, national, and provincial awards for its successful environmental initia
tives. In 1992, the City was honored by the United Nations for the Sudbury Regional Land Reclamation Program, which led to the planting of over eight million new trees in the local area.
Greater Sudbury is also a leader in local action planning to promote the reduction of greenhouse gases. Black water blues
Though Greater Sudbury's water had always met provincial water quali ty standards, the City's long history of providing an unfiltered water supply had resulted in an accumulation of
manganese and other substances, such as iron, in parts of the City's water dis tribution system. This led to seasonal problems with water discolouration and, on some days, residents com plained about a black tinge in the water caused by the manganese. New provincial drinking water stan dards also made filtration of all City surface water supplies a necessity. The Ontario Drinking Water Standards,
The second stage of membrane treatment incorporates reinforced, hollow fibre membranes that are ideal to treat the reject water from the first stage. This two-stage design enables the plant to operate at 99 per cent efficiency.
introduced in 2000, created a legally enforceable standard, to guarantee
cally acceptable. Aesthetic parameters established by the legislation control
water that is safe, palatable, and pro tective of public health. Not only would potable water need to be free of disease-causing organisms and danger ous concentrations of toxic chemicals, but it would also have to be aestheti
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the taste, smell, and colour of the water.
Working with consultants, CH2M HILL, the City studied several options for improving water quality. One option was the possibility of upgrading its David Street Water Treatment Plant.
Located minutes from the City's down town core, the plant has long provided the community with high quality water from Ramsey Lake. The site was ideal due to its proximity to both the water source and the customers, but posed some significant challenges because of its limited size. It would be difficult to
convert the plant to a full water treat ment plant using conventional technol ogy. As a result, water managers quick ly began to consider retrofitting the existing plant with ultrafiltration (UF) membrane technology because of its
Drinking Water flexibility of design, compact foot print, and high quality water produc tion capabilities. Working within a small footprint After prudent evaluation and pilot testing, the City of Greater Sudbury selected ZENON ZeeWeed® immersed
hollow fibre UF technology for the David Street site. It was ideal for this
plant for three main reasons: • The location near housing and parkland made it impossible to signifi cantly expand the footprint. UF mem brane technology allowed the City to construct a full water treatment plant on the existing site. • By retrofitting the David Street Plant, the City was able to save signif icant capital costs. Distribution of
makes the plant one of North America's most sophisticated in terms of water utilization.
At the start of the process, raw water is sampled and then treated with sodium hypochlorite. Four vertical tur bine pumps lift water from the lake
into inline strainers where it passes though a 0.5 mm screen, on its way to the first filtration stage. If the raw water manganese levels exceed 0.2 mg/L, sodium permanganate may be
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tive since the plant is located in the heart of the City. This minimizes pumping costs since customers are in such close proximity. • The innovative siphon design of the plant further minimized construc tion and ongoing operational costs. Since gravity is used to draw water through the hollow fibre membranes, the plant does not require permeate pumps, which saves the cost of the pumps and associated equipment such as valves and variable frequency drives. Moreover, the ongoing expense of maintaining and operating the pumps is also eliminated. The City has concentrated on energy effi ciency for years and is very proud of the efficient design. Two-stage gravity assisted process delivers 99% efficiency The City of Greater Sudbury is con strained by limitations on the amount of water it can draw from Ramsey Lake. The water taking permits allow 27,300 m^/day (7.2 MGD)on a month ly average basis and 40,000 m^/day (10.5 MGD) in any 24-hour period. This limit is set by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment to protect the shoreline and aquatic life of the lake. Recreational activity and aesthet ic concerns also play a part in the plant's water taking restrictions and it
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Drinking Water All three levels of government -
The final plant water is treated by chlorination and fluoridation. A corro
The final plant water is treated by chlorination
sion inhibitor is also added. The water
is then pumped into the distribution system after passing through UV dis
municipal, provincial, and federal came together to provide funding for the retrofit of the David Street WTP.
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and fluoridation.
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Virtually every operational and maintenance process in the new David Street WTP is automatically con trolled. Only one operator is on site during the day shift, while overnight the plant is remotely monitored from
A corrosion inhibitor is also added.The
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operating flux is increased in the oth Paul Graham, P.Eng., is Manager of
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Domestic Wastewater
Re-thinking hydraulic flow in septic tanks By Richard Lay,Max Weiss, Kris Pataky,Craig Jowett
Theexisting CSA Standard B66 on septic tank construction
requires a continuous airspace above the water level specifi cally for "floating scum storage", and perhaps for "upwelling surge storage" to decrease velocities through the out let pipe (Baumann 1978). But what does this airspace really do and is it
ically excluded air to promote fermen tation. From the mid-1900s onward,
standard septic tank design comprised a box tank with openings in the end walls, a flat lid, and an airspace from inlet to outlet.
In his classic 1984 book, The Septic Tank, Winneberger questions the use of the airspace, concluding it "might
even a good thing? The first septic tank in the mid1800s(Mouras tank) had its inlet in the
suggests that the "configuration of
roof and no continuous airspace. It ran
simple construction convenience", and
into difficulties from accumulated fer
"most authorities
mentation gas pockets forcing sus pended solids through the outlet. Venting ofthese gases allowed the tank
improved septic-tank designs, but reg ulations pre-design tanks as they are",
to operate properly. Other designs in the early 1900s used long tank configurations with no
airspace,just venting, and these specif
not serve a useful function". He also
septic tanks has long been dictated by would
welcome
Figure
1a. Standard 4500 L
Ontario CSA Tank B with 2:1 com
partments and central openings in partition, before pump dosing.
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intended function of (a) separating solids from sewage, and (b)optimizing fermentation and hydrolysis reactions? Forming Scum and Sludge "Floating scum storage" sounds reasonable, but we would be better off
with less scum and more sludge. Again Winneberger; "it is a common miscon ception that...lighter solids...rise to surface and form a layer of scum". Rather, scum is related to amount of
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gases evolved, because sludge particles are carried up by gas bubbles, only to sink again when released. However, with an airspace present, vegetative moulds take hold and accel erate the trapping of rising sludge, matting them together into a "tough.
Domestic Wastewater floating mass". In comparison to sludge, this leathery scum is more dif ficult to pump out. Also it is denser than water, and can overturn and sink,
causing re-suspension and out-flow of sludge. Removing the airspace from the tank will result in relatively more sludge and less crusty scum. Capturing Scum and Sludge The CSA B66 standard specifies a deeper tank (typically 1200 mm) and allows a short distance (1200 mm) between the inlet and outlet. Is this
good design in a septic tank? Entrained sludge particles settle out (up and down) along the flow path, and are captured when they reach the floor or upper scum layer of the tank. The hor izontal distance required for settling out increases with smaller particle size, and with greater depth. A longer, shallower tank therefore captures more sludge, and finer sludge, than a short er, deeper, box tank. Short Circuiting vs. Laminar Flow Patterns
Differential flow velocities, causing unwanted higher-velocity plumes, increase in tanks with shorter, wider,
Figure 2a (left). Prototype 4500 L Tank D with no airspace between ris ers and 1:1 sections, before pump dosing.
Figure 2b (right). Prototype Tank D during 10% volume dosing (450 L), with "untreated sewage" contained near inlet, and only "old," treated sewage exiting tank. Parabolic discs depict relative flow velocities over cross-section of tank, and movement of water from disc A to disc B during 10% dosing. Tank B: 4500 L Ontario CSA tank,
partition with 2:1 compartments (Figure la). Tank C: 4500 L prototype sub merged tank, partition with 2:1 sec tions, and
Tank D: 4500 L prototype sub merged tank, partition with 1:1 sec tions (Figure 2a). The prototype design has the inlet and outlet up in the 450 mm risers and
a long shallow, narrow submerged tank, with no airspace above the water level, between the risers. Light expanded clay aggregate (leca) was used as a surrogate for sludge particles (60% float; 40% sink), added to the inlet during pump dosing at a rate of 3.75 L/s (60 gpm). Volumes of ~5% and ~10% of the effective capacity of the tank (i.e., 90 and 180 L, 225 and continued overleaf...
or deeper aspects (e.g., Figure 1), espe cially in those with 'point source' inlets and outlets like a septic tank. Higher-velocity plumes allow untreat ed sewage to short-circuit directly to the outlet. To optimize separation of
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solids and to maximize retention time
without short-circuiting, the tank design should encourage a well-devel oped, laminar flow regime. The 'mix ing zone', with eddy currents and pres
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sure differentials characteristic of the
inlet area, should be dampened as early as possible in the pathway of the sewage.
A tank design with longer, narrower, or shallower aspects (e.g.. Figure 2) limits the mixing zone to the inlet area, and allows a well-developed, laminar flow regime to develop along the path way well before the tank outlet. Only 'old' water that has completed the fer mentation process, and that has settled out entrained sludge particles, will exit the tank. Untreated sewage, or 'new' water, will not circumvent the old water by way of higher-velocity plumes. Comparative Hydraulic Flow Testing Hydraulic tests were carried out on four different tanks:
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Prototype
Prototype
Tank A
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•
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n
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Table 1. Relative amounts of leca solids ("untreated sewage") passing directly through the tanks. 450 L for the 1800 and 4500 L tanks
respectively) were added, and the
effluent was screened for particles.
10% of tank volume) allow escape of much 'untreated sewage'. While the partition wall of Ontario
1200 mm between inlet and outlet.
Tank B kept much of the floating leca away from the outlet, a distinctly visi ble, higher-velocity plume developed
Even doses of 90 L and 180 L(5% &
across the short, 790-mm second com-
The small Alberta Tank A fared the
worst with no partition wall and only
partment (Figure lb). This plume emanated from the two partition open ings and coalesced into a single plume directed to the outlet baffle, and sub stantial 'untreated sewage' escaped (Table 1). For both tanks, the effect of dou bling the pumped volume from 5% to 10%, was to produce more than twice the amount of 'untreated sewage' short-circuiting through the tank (Table 1). Prototype Tanks C and D passed no solids through at all, even after flush ing with additional water, presumably due to laminar 'plug' flow keeping 'new' water near the inlet, and allow
ing only 'old' water out. Longer term, stress tests were carried out on proto type Tank C, including continuous pumping, with only minute traces of solids passing through. Instead ofthe single-tube tanks test
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through walls and other structures. The VFR also has a 2.4 GHz portion to the system. This portion of the system is
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Use of system After a target area is identified, the triple antennae array is removed from its rugged case and placed as near to the hot zone as possible, while still being kept uncontaminated. A long life battery powers it. The monitoring station is
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for another antenna and
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which signal is best even though the signals may change because the per son carrying it moves to another spot. Antenna one may have the best signal one second and then antenna three might have a better signal just a couple of feet away. Another advantage is the frequency choice. Some systems rely only
connected to the anten
nae array so the scene commanders can observe
the video being sent back to them. When a first
responder team enters the hot zone or target area, the handheld unit (cam era) is powered on. As the team approaches the target, the clear steady video is sent out in all
on 2.4 GHz, VFR uses both 900MHz and 2.4GHz. 900MHz
has a longer wavelength than 2.4GHz and is a better choice for transmitting
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directions by the omni directional antennae. The video signal will penetrate some structures and continued overleaf...
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Aquifer Recharge
Recharging a river-connected aquifer (continued from page 45) instruments. The apparent conductivity
ed by the Canadian Water Network,
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The most striking features on the two maps are the oblong, low conduc tivity zones heading off under the river in a north-westerly to westerly direction. These are interpreted as aquitard windows, where low conduc tivity aquifer sands penetrate through the overlying clay/silt layer. In the region to the north of the windows, apparent conductivities measured by the EM31 are significantly lower than those measured by the deeper pene trating EM34.
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We conclude that the thickness of
electrically resistive fluvial sands cover ing the clay/silt aquitard is greater there than in other areas where the EM31 and
EM34 readings are both high. We note finally, that the areas of highest EM31 apparent conductivity in Figure 4(a) (i.e. the regions east of the window and between the western part of the window and the southern shore) are also the areas where we obtained the best seis
mic records. The presence of a relative ly thin fluvial sand blanket covering the clay/silt layer in those areas is proposed as a geologic model that could explain
30
100 y
both of those observations.
Summary The combination of riverine seis
mic and EM methods has proven high ly effective for investigation of the Fredericton aquifer system underlying the Saint John River. Apparent conduc tivity maps, derived from riverine EM surveys were used to extend the aquitard window boundary out under the river and provide a complete plan view of the inferred recharge area. Single channel acoustic profiling, using a receiver specially suited for shallow water operation imaged the stratigraphy of the clay/silt aquitard surrounding the window including its termination against the esker ridge. For purposes of application to the present hydrogeological study, the two data sets are highly complementary and will help facilitate 3D modelling of groundwater flow paths and the aquifer's hydraulic connection to the
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Water Resources
Solar-powered circulation technology clears out blue-green algae By Ed Sullivan
Annual onslaughts of blue-
green algae (cyanobacteria) blooms continue to plague
fresh water lakes and reser
voirs. In the past, copper sulphate has been the chemical of choice for treat
ing blue-green algae. However, as the algae become increasingly resistant to copper sulphate, continuously larger doses are required for effective con trol. Furthermore, impacts on zooplankton and other life forms have led to increasingly stringent permitting requirements for its use. A non-toxic solution arrives
Due to all the problems associated with stagnant water and chemical treatments, the principle of forced cir culation of lakes and reservoirs has
gained increasing interest in recent years. "If you can create sufficient cir culation, blue-green algae problems and other unwanted water conditions
can be avoided or even corrected," says Joel Bleth, president of Pump
The Palmdale (California) Water District had been using up to 3,000 ibs of cop per suiphate powder per week to control algae growth In Its 4,130 acre-ft lake until It put in a SoiarBee unit.
system for use in lakes and reservoirs.
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The system's mixing action pre vents the takeover of blue-green
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algae and promotes a good crop of diatoms ("good algae") and zooplankton. Instead of constantly sink ing to the bottom and being blocked from the sunlight, they continuously glide up and down in the mixing cur rents. At the same time, continuous
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When used to control blue-green algae growth, units are positioned at problem locations, with the unit's down-hose suspended to just above the thermocline. The water intake, from the relatively warm epilimniun layer, is pumped up the down-hose and spread across the water surface, providing beneficial turbulence and aeration. The resulting circulation of the epilimnium prevents the bluegreen algae from staying at the top of the layer, so that diatoms are able to out-compete the blue-green algae. Units may be installed throughout the year as long as ice has not formed on the lake or reservoir. Case studies
ttve Zone Slurry
Mechanism of operation of the SolarBee system. 58 Environmental Science & Engineering, March 2005
At Palmdale Lake in the high desert country of southern California, the Palmdale Water District had been
Water Resources using 2,000 to 3,000 lbs. of copper sul phate powder per week from March to September to control algae growth in
ing the reservoir, scraping out the sed iment and hauling it away - a process
its 4,130 acre-ft. of water.
of dollars - or finding a less expensive approach. The SolarBee system was suggested.
that would cost hundreds of thousands
the clean-up has eliminated the nutri ents in the sediment, it also helped get rid of the blue-green algae problem at the same time."
"Besides being expensive, we want ed to avoid using excess copper," says Greg Dluzak, Palmdale Water District Production and Control Superin tendent."So we were very pleased that a year after installing seven of these
and close to the bottom where it pulls large volumes of water and spreads
The Englewood Water District is also considering the installation of these units in potable water storage tanks. "With large storage tanks of treated water you may have turnover problems," Coatman explains."We use
SolarBee circulation units we had
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Old Chemistry
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250 mg/L
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120 mg/L
76%
EC
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1,300 umho/cm
24%
1,400 mg/L
950 mg/L
32%
Solids
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The Trial using Floccin-J The addition of the Floccin-J prod uct required some small changes in the system's operation. In order to feed product into a pressurized line, the Floccin Feeder system was modified: the auger of a standard feeder was set
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Old Chemistry
Usage Rate
$/Day
Acid
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$68
Caustic
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$45
Coagulant
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$350
Cationic Flocculant
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$150
Anionic Flocculant
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$120
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$2,700
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$378
TSS*
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$193
Flow*
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$159
disposal costs were reduced from $900
per load to $600 per load. Trial Results
The goals for the trial were: • To optimize the treatment process and allow increased production with out capital outlay. • To simplify the wastewater treat ment process, reducing the operators' workload and dangerous chemical exposure.
$4,163
• To reduce the EC/TDS in the
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Floccin Chemistry
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costs.
The use of Floccin-J reduced the
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Net Savings
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Floccin-J has simplified the system, allowing the poultry processor to run a more consistent process, obtain better quality effluent and sludge - with less operator intervention. The daily chem ical/sludge hauling costs have been reduced by 34%. Best of all, the processor is free to move forward with increased production without the expense of expanding the wastewater treatment plant, buy additional capaci ty units from the POTW, and has reduced costs with lower surcharges. J
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