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Water and Waste Water Dot Com Newsletter
"For the water and wastewater treatment professional...."
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Vol. 3, No. 50, March 12, 2001
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN): 1533-449X
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Joseph Taylor, Editor, mailto:jtaylor@waterandwastewater.com
Copyright 1999-2001, Water and Waste Water Dot Com
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Contents:
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> Contributors Wanted!
> Add "Live" Customer Service To Your Web Site
> Owens Corning Sells Engineered Pipe Systems Business
> Water Infrastructure Requires New Approach to Make the Grade
> This Week's Top Picks From The Reading Room
> Ask Tom! Column
> Interalia Helps Prevent Disasters at Canadian WTP's
> Over 24,000+ Visitors and 256,000 Page Hits in February!
> ThermoEnergy's Advanced Wastewater Treatment Project A Success
> Hot Messages from the Help Forum
> Call For Photographs!
> From the Job Fair
> Subscribe and Unsubscribe Information
> SEND THIS NEWSLETTER TO YOUR FRIENDS AND ASSOCIATES....
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Contributors Wanted!
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information you would like to share with our subscribers?
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Owens Corning Sells Engineered Pipe Systems Business
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TOLEDO, Ohio, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Owens Corning (NYSE:
OWC) today announced the sale of nearly all of its Engineered
Pipe Systems business to Saudi Arabian Amiantit Company, a
joint stock company headquartered in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, and
listed on the Riyadh Stock Exchange. Terms of the sale were
not disclosed.
Engineered Pipe Systems manufactures and sells large-diameter
glass-reinforced plastic (GRP) pipe for the transport of water
and wastewater. Amiantit is globally active in many different
pipe technologies and is a leading manufacturer of GRP pipe and
other types of pipe used in different applications. The company
has been a business and joint venture partner with Owens Corning
since 1977.
The sale includes two legal entities in Sandefjord, Norway:
-Flowtite Technology AS, the creator, owner, and licensor of
the fiberglass pipe technology, and which is responsible for
engineering, sales of equipment and spare parts, research and
development, and licensee support.
-Flowtite AS, the shareholder of pipe manufacturing interests
around the world including joint ventures, affiliates and
operations in Argentina, France, Germany, Norway, Saudi Arabia,
and Spain. Also included in the sale are the shares held by a
subsidiary of EPS in a joint venture in Botswana, and a pipe
manufacturer in India.
The units were both subsidiaries of Engineered Pipe Systems Inc.,
a U.S.- based holding company that is an indirect wholly owned
subsidiary of Owens Corning.
Excluded from the sale are shares held by Owens Corning in a
joint venture in Turkey.
The transaction is subject to regulatory approval.
Owens Corning is a world leader in building materials systems
and composites systems. The company has sales of about $5 billion
and employs approximately 20,000 people worldwide. For more
information, please visit the Owens Corning or Flowtite Web
sites at:
http://www.owenscorning.com/ or
http://www.Flowtite.com/
SOURCE Owens Corning
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Water Infrastructure Requires New Approach to Make the Grade
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AWWA: Better Asset Management, Funding Influx Critical to Pipe
Replacement Efforts
DENVER, March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Water Works
Association (AWWA) today called on Congress and the nation's
civil engineers to join it in developing an efficient,
responsible plan to overcome the nation's multi-billion dollar
shortfall in drinking water infrastructure investment. AWWA
made its request in light of the latest evaluation of the
nation's core infrastructure, conducted by the American Society
of Civil Engineers (ASCE), which criticized the investment
shortfall in issuing the nation's drinking water infrastructure
a "D" grade.
"America's water utilities, elected officials and civil
engineers all agree: drinking water infrastructure needs our
attention and needs it now," said AWWA Executive Director Jack
Hoffbuhr. "AWWA is eager to work with Congress and other
interested groups to make the necessary improvements in the
most practical, accountable manner possible."
In its Report Card for America's Infrastructure released today,
the ASCE estimated that the investment in drinking water
infrastructure falls short $11 billion every year. Without
the necessary rate of investment, many communities continue to
rely on water pipe that has passed its prime and in some cases
is well over 100 years old. As pipes age, they become more
likely to burst, leak or corrode.
According to the report, the investment shortfalls are a result
of consistent underfunding of federal drinking water initiatives
coupled with increased demands on water utilities' financial
resources. The ASCE anticipates the problem being exacerbated
by growing demand for drinking water nationwide over the next
20 years. To remedy the situation, ASCE recommended Congress
fully fund existing federal drinking water programs and institute
new federal programs targeted specifically to staving off future
investment shortfalls to counter the current situation.
The findings of AWWA's ongoing research concur with the ASCE's
findings on the scope of the problem and the budget pressures
water utilities face, which led AWWA to call for a stronger
commitment to water infrastructure investment from the federal
government over a year ago. However, the Association's analysis
also indicates that improved local management and more
cooperative relationships between utilities and all levels of
government must be implemented before access to any new funding
resources can be optimized.
"Attacking the nation's water infrastructure needs will require
a more unified effort from all involved," concluded Hoffbuhr.
"AWWA intends to ensure those efforts result in plans that
protect public health and promote economic sustainability for
utilities and communities alike."
The American Water Works Association and its 56,000 members
work to assure a safe, sufficient supply of drinking water for
the people of the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The group
leads efforts to advance the science, technology, consumer
awareness, management, conservation, and government policies
related to drinking water.
For additional information please contact:
Doug Marsano at (303) 347-6138,
or visit our Web site at http://www.awwa.org/
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This Week's Top Picks From The Reading Room
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Top picks from the Reading Room this week are:
"Centrifugal and Rotary Pumps: Fundamentals With
Applications"
by Lev Nelik
Hardcover, 160 pages, 1999
"Centrifugal Pump
Design"
by John Tuzson
Hardcover, 450 pages, 2000
"Centrifugal Pump
Clinic"
by Igor J. Karassik
Hardcover, 2nd edition
We thank you for your continued support of the Reading Room.
Do you need a book? Can you suggest a book you love, that we
should have in the Reading Room? Let me know and we will
try to include it!
You can visit the Reading Room and view the selections we
have made for you at:
http://www.waterandwastewater.com/www_services/readingroom.htm
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Ask Tom Column!
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THIS WEEK'S ARTICLE
"In Control: Considerations for Control Systems"
by Dan Capano, DTS, Inc.
You can read Dan's article at:
http://www.waterandwastewater.com/www_services/asktom.htm
PAST Ask Tom! ARCHIVED ARTCLES
Web Address for Ask Tom! Archive is:
http://www.waterandwastewater.com/www_services/ask_tom_archive/toc.htm
-- WE NEED YOUR GUEST ARTICLES --
Do you have an area of expertise in water treatment, have you
solved a difficult wastewater problem? You too, can be an Ask Tom! guest author!
Share your knowledge with others and promote yourself (the
old publish or perish is true!) by contributing an article
to the Ask Tom! Column.
For more information, please contact Tom Keenan at:
info@nesa.ie
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Interalia Helps Prevent Disasters at Canadian WTP's
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Calgary, Alberta, March 2001 - Interalia Inc. helps Canadian
water treatment plants prevent disasters. Various water
treatment plants in Western Alberta use Interalia's OWL digital
alarm dialer to monitor remote equipment and alert personnel
of potential disasters before they occur. Up to eight
conditions can be monitored and then reported to maintenance
personnel via satellite, cellular, two-way radio or land
phone. Failures are detected before they become serious
problems, therefore reducing equipment damage and costly
environmental effects.
Kneehill, Alberta - Water Treatment Plant
The Interalia OWL digital alarm monitor is installed at the
water treatment plant in the Municipal District of Kneehill,
Alberta. It monitors six conditions including: pump failure,
low pressure, and low temperature, no flow from the well,
no power and a smoke detector.
Before the OWL, remote sites without a phone line or two-way
radio could not be monitored. Alarm conditions were reported
by two-way radio so workers were unable to distinguish which
unit, or location was experiencing a failure. The plant
found that since installing the OWL, the response to alarm
conditions was much faster. Their remote sites are now
protected too.
When no telephone line is available, the OWL uses satellite,
cellular or two-way radio to automatically dial a list of
pre-programmed phone numbers until it is able to notify
personnel. Workers are told which site is having a failure
and the problem it is experiencing. With the OWL, failing
equipment can be remotely turned on or off, or operations
can be shifted to backup units until personnel are able to
physically reach the site. Since the OWL quickly alerts
Kneehill personnel to potential problems, they can now
respond to a failure before a larger disaster occurs.
High River, Alberta - Water Treatment Plant
The town of High River, Alberta uses the Interalia OWL to
monitor eight separate conditions at its water treatment
reservoir. Specific equipment monitors water levels of the
reservoirs (too high or too low), and temperatures in the
equipment room (overheating or freezing). When a reservoir
level becomes too high or too low, it means a pump has
failed and requires immediate attention by a maintenance
supervisor. The OWL detects when a failure is occurring
and places an alarm call to the supervisor, informing him
which reservoir is having the problem and what condition
it is experiencing. Supervisors know how serious the
problem is even before they arrive at the site.
In certain cases a supervisor may remotely dial into the
OWL to shut the failing equipment off, or switch operations
to a backup pump in order to prevent a potential disaster.
The OWL helps supervisors manage the situation, thereby
reducing their stress and frustration.
For more information contact:
Art Carter
Sales Manager
Interalia Inc.
Phone: 1-800-661-9406 or
403-288-2706 x 108
Web site: http://www.interalia.com/
e-mail: acarter@interalia.ca
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ThermoEnergy's Advanced Wastewater Treatment Project A Success
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 2001--ThermoEnergy
Corporation (OTC BB:TMEN) announced the successful conclusion
of the STORS 2000 Advanced Wastewater Demonstration Project
sponsored by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
This $3 million dollar project, located in Colton, California
(greater Los Angeles area), confirmed the ability of the
Sludge-To-Oil Reactor System (STORS) process to convert raw
sewage sludge (biosolids) into a high energy fuel - known as
`bio-fuel'.
Bio-fuel can either be used on-site to power the STORS/ARP plant
or sold to the local electricity power market. Water from the
STORS system will be further treated by either the Company's
Ammonia Recovery Process (ARP) - see New Wastewater Treatment
Technology Wins Award, Aug '99 - which removes nitrogen (ammonia)
from the water, converting it to ammonium sulfate - a commercial
grade fertilizer, which can be distributed to agriculture
markets around the world. Combined, STORS and ARP represent a
significant advancement over conventional wastewater treatment
methods in the $150 Billion wastewater treatment industry.
Some of the many benefits a STORS/ARP system offers municipal
and industrial wastewater treatment plant operators are:
(1) on-site conversion of sewage to commodity EQ Class A
commodity products, (2) allows generation of energy for use
on-site or sale to the local market, (3) greatly improves
nitrogen removal efficiency, (4) greatly reduce or eliminate
odor control problems, (5) removes phosphorus from discharge
stream, and (6) greatly reduces traffic to and from existing
wastewater facilities.
The STORS/ARP system readily integrates with existing wastewater
treatment plants and requires much less space to process and
treat biosolids than conventional methods. This is a key
factor for large urban areas where additional capacity is
desired but the space required is not available.
Aside from establishing itself as one of the best available
technologies to achieve regulatory compliance as well as
the beneficial reuse of sewage waste, STORS/ARP provides
the municipality with an excellent cost-to-benefit ratio.
In addition the STORS/ARP process easily degrades toxic
organic materials such a chloroform, Lindane and other
similar pesticides, removing them from the discharge stream.
ThermoEnergy Corporation negotiated the exclusive worldwide
rights to the STORS/ARP process from Battelle Laboratories.
The Company formed a joint venture, known as ThermoEnergy
Environmental, LLC, with a large international engineering/
construction firm that designed, built and operated the
Colton STORS 2000 project. Joining ThermoEnergy Environmental,
LLC on the project was the City of Colton (CA), the US EPA,
and the Civil Engineering Research Foundation. Based on the
success of this demonstration project, ThermoEnergy
Environmental plans to design, build and operate STORS/ARP
facilities worldwide.
For more information contact:
Dennis C. Cossey
ThermoEnergy Corporation
Telephone: 501-376-6477
Web site: http://www.thermoenergy.com/
mailto:dcossey@thermoenergy.com
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Hot Messages from the Help Forum
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People post their requests for help and offer their suggestions
to others in our open forum.
Mr. Musluoglu needs help with aerated grit chamber calculations:
For the calculation of the grit quantity in aerated grit chambers,
I couldn't find reliable constants, grit quantity as m3/1000m3.
Can anybody give any reference or idea?
Ahmet Musluoglu
mailto:amusluoglu@hotmail.com
Mr. Higgins needs a system to recycle wash water:
I am looking for a system that i could use to recycle our wash
bays waste water. We have 2 wash bays which we use to wash our
equipment (typically road grit and oil). i would like a system
that can separate the sludge and oil and allow me to recycle
the water.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
John Higgins
mailto:jhiggins@totaljetting.com
The Help Forum is open for everyone to use. Share your
expertise with others, you can find these & other messages at:
http://www.waterandwastewater.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl
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Call For Photographs!
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This week's photo is of a 24-inch-in-diameter Slurrycup grit
classifier with a one-cubic-yard Grit Snail dewatering unit,
located at the Florence, Oregon WWTP. Eutek® Systems, Inc.
meets the challenges of separating and classifying grit as
small as 50 micron (270 mesh), while providing secondary
washing to minimize organic content. The 'all hydraulic'
Slurrycup has no internal moving parts, increasing operating
reliability. Applications include grit washing, snail shell
removal, and primary sludge degritting.
Photo courtesy of Mr. Mike Gregg, EMA Marketing
http://www.eutek.com/
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If you have a favorite photograph of water treatment at its
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Full credit and the description of the photo will be given.
Photographs are be changed every two weeks to give everyone
a chance to be included.
Send your photograph and description to,
mailto:news@waterandwastewater.com
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From the Job Fair
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DIRECTOR OF WATER RECLAMATION
COMPANY OVERVIEW: Adding 24,000 new citizens per year, our
client is one of the fastest growing counties in the U.S.
This county is one of the most progressive counties in
Georgia with a 1.3 billion dollar budget. This is one of
the few counties in the U.S. with a AAA bond rating. With
550,000 citizens, this upscale community is made up of
urban, suburban and rural areas. Office headquarters are
located outside of the beltway resulting in minimal traffic
during your daily commute. If you would like to be a part
of this dynamic organization, please submit your resume!
Responsibilities: The Director of Water Reclamation will
manage the operations of the Reclamation Division consisting
of 8 facilities totaling 48 MGD of treatment capacity. This
individual will develop and manage division goals and
objectives and assist in supervising, hiring, training and
counseling staff. The Director will communicate to the
public by coordinating hearings and meetings to explain
department functions and resolve problems. This individual
will direct the preparation and implementation of the
division budget and participate with long-range plans
concerning county water reclamation needs.
Requirements: The ideal candidate will possess the following
skills: ·7 years experience in wastewater treatment operations.
·3 years in a supervisory/leadership position. ·Great
verbal and written communication skills.
BS in Engineering, Public Administration or related field.
Masters or MPA preferred
Handler.com is an internet recruiting firm based in Atlanta,
GA. Please forward resume with WW-263 in the subject line.
Contact:
Ms. Ashley Whitt
2255 Cumberland Parkway, SE
Atlanta, GA. 30339
FAX:(770)805-5024
mailto:resume@handler.com
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