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TABLE OF CONTENTS SEPTEMBER 2012/VOLUME 28/No. 9
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See page 42.
DEPARTMENTS
4 Vi ewpoi nt
8 Wat er Wor l d. c om
10 Was hi ngt on Updat e
14 Pump Ti ps & Tec hni ques
20 Aut omat i on Tec hnol ogy
99 Cal endar /WWEMA
101 Bul l et i n Boar ds
101 Adver t i s er I ndex
102 Cas e St udi es
PRODUCTS
6 Pr oduc t Showc as e
42 WEFT EC Pr oduc t s
90 Pr oduc t Foc us
90 Pr oduc t i ndex
92 Pr oduc t s & Ser vi c es : MET ERS & AMR
94 Pr oduc t s & Ser vi c es : CHEMI CAL S & APPL I CAT I ON EQUI PMENT
95 New Pr oduc t s
98 New L i t er at ur e
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EDITORIAL FEATURES
80 Avoi di ng Ar c Fl as h Hazar ds i n t he Wat er I ndus t r y
82 San Fr anc i s c o Near s End of $4. 6 Bi l l i on I mpr ovement
Pr ogr am
86 Tes t Ki t s Hel p Quant i f y Mi c r obi al Popul at i ons i n Wat er
86 WEF Publ i s hes Manual on Sol i ds Management
87 Above Gr ade Cont r ol s Mi ni mi ze Conf i ned Spac e Danger s
EDITORIAL FEATURES
22 Nutrient Removal, Recovery to be in Focus at WEFTEC
24 Spot l i ght i ng St or mwat er at WEFT EC. 12
27 POT W us es Advanc ed Tec hnol ogi es t o Addr es s Mul t i pl e
Needs
28 Us i ng Ci r c ul at or s t o Cont r ol Was t ewat er Pond Odor s
30 Pump Upgr ade Res ol ves Shaki ng, L eaki ng Seal Pr obl ems
32 El as t omer Val ves Pr ovi de Sol ut i ons i n Bac kf l ow, Sl ur r y
Appl i c at i ons
34 Aut omat ed Dos i ng Ai ds Chemi c al Phos phor us Removal
34 Vi br at i on Anal ys i s Hel ps I dent i f y Pump Pr obl em
36 Sys t em of f er s Odor Cont r ol f or Pl ant s wi t h Hi gh Gas
Conc ent r at i ons
38 Cent er St udi es E- Beam Technol ogy for Sl udge Di si nfect i on
40 New Membr ane Sys t em Of f er s No- Br eak Fi ber s
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WATERWORLD ADVISORY COMMITTEE WATERWORLD ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Christine Owen
Water Quality Assurance Officer- Tampa Bay Water
Dan Kroll
Chief Scientist- Hach Co., Homeland Security Technologies
Dawn Kristof Champney,
WWEMA President
James M. Force
US Filter/Siemens (retired)
Brent Fewell, Esq.
Vice President, Environmental Compliance- United Water
Fred Angel
Customer Operations Adm.- Chesterfield County Dept. of Utilities
Dr. Zaid K. Chowdhury
Vice President- Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.
Andrew W. Richardson
CEO, Greeley and Hansen LLC
Private Sector Funding Options for Water Infrastructure
4 WATERWORLD WWW.WATERWORLD.COM SEPTEMBER 2012
In a move that was more theatre than
substance, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-
Ore.) introduced legislation to establish
a federal trust fund for investments in
clean water infrastructure on the same
day Congress began its annual summer
break. Given the lack of action by Con-
gress in an election year, it is unlikely to
move forward and will die a quiet death
when this session of Congress adjourns.
Still, it was a nice gesture and high-
lights the growing need for alternative
funding sources for water infrastructure.
It has been estimated that such as trust
fund could provide $9 billion annually,
most of that going to support the Clean
Water State Revolving Fund program.
Several methods for fnancing water
infrastructure investment have been
considered over the past few years,
including an infrastructure bank and an
expanded SRF program. Most, if not
all, called for a signifcant amount of
federal funding, which is a tough sell
given the soaring federal defcit.
I recently read an interesting white
paper developed by American Water
that focused on boosting private sector
funding for the municipal water indus-
try. As the largest investor-owned U.S.
water and wastewater utility company,
the company clearly has a vested inter-
est in water infrastructure fnance.
According to the paper, one key solu-
tion is attracting additional private capital
from investor-owned companies like
American Water, as well as private capital
that is already in infrastructure funds,
pension funds, and other funds seeking
the long-term, reliable investments that
water utility systems can offer.
Top on its list was for Congress to ex-
tend the current dividend tax and capital
gains tax rates. Without action by Con-
gress, the tax rates on dividends and capi-
tal gains are set to increase signifcantly on
January 1, 2013. Those increases could
limit investment and hurt companies like
American Water that pay dividends and
rely on continued investor growth to
provide access to low cost capital.
The company would also like to see
an end to what it called punitive IRS
regulations for private water transac-
tions. Current IRS regulations impose
a signifcant fnancial penalty on mu-
nicipalities who sell or lease their water
system to a private company.
One legislative measure that many
thought would make its way through
Congress this year was the Sustainable
Water Infrastructure Investment Act,
H.R. 1802, which would have removed
water projects from the state volume
caps for Private Activity Bonds. Ameri-
can Water believes that removing the
bond cap would spur increased private
investment in water and wastewater
systems throughout the country.
Some believe that lifting the cap for
water projects could generate at least $2
billion in new investment each of the frst
few years and grow to several times that
as the market opens up. Other major in-
frastructure components already exempt
from existing caps include airports, high-
speed rail and solid waste disposal.
Ultimately charging full cost pricing
and focusing on effciency may be the
only real answer for public water agen-
cies, but encouraging private investment
may be one alternative to con-
sider for cash-strapped utilities.
To read the American Wa-
ter white paper on Financing
Solutions for Water Infra-
structure Investment, look
under the white paper tab in
the press resources
section of www.
amwater.com.
EDITOR VIEWPOINT
James Laughlin, Editor
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Wireless modules
OleumTech has released three new WIO Wireless I/O
Modules: Analog Input, Digital I/O, and Multi-I/O.
These new modules enable wireless connectivity and
simplify setup & operation while reducing overall equip-
ment cost. They are designed to communicate with the
primary Wireless Gateway in a network as point-to-point
end nodes attached to feld devices for such applications
as pressure monitoring, wireless valve control, emergency
shutdown, mirror I/O, triggering alarm, and many other
mission-critical process monitoring and control applications. They support Mod-
bus Master (read/write) feature for added automation control function. The new
modules are available in 900 MHz or 2.4 GHz radio option.
OleumTech Corp.
www.OleumTech.com
Gas monitoring
The Eagle 2 from RKI Instruments can simultaneously
detect and display up to six different gases. The com-
panys sensor technologies include a photo ionization
detector (PID sensor) for monitoring low ppm
VOC gases. The monitor also has the ability to
detect combustible gases in PPM, % LEL, or %
volume ranges with the capacity to auto range
based on the incoming sample. Many sensor
combinations are available including chlorine and
ammonia for water treatment applications and also
methane, oxygen and hydrogen sulfte.
RKI Instruments Inc.
http://rkinstruments.com
Wear compound
Abresist Kalenborn Corp. offers
Kalpoxy NS, a non-sagging epoxy
bonded wear compound suitable for
repairing almost any surface, including
piping and pumps. The two compo-
nent wear compound contains more
than 70% fne grain silicon carbide
(SiC) particles combined with DuPont
Kevlar fbers
for excel-
lent abrasion
resistance,
toughness
and adhesive
properties. The
compound is
easy to use and is non-hazardous. The
resin does not crystallize in freezing
weather and both it and the hardener
have very littler odor, making it user
friendly, even in confned spaces.
Abresist Kalenborn Corp.
www.abresist.com/kalpoxy.htm
Microfltration products
Parkers Domnick Hunter Process
Filtration Division manufactures
microfltration products for municipal
systems. Cartridge flters are available
in lengths from 10 to 60 inches in
confgurations to retroft all com-
monly installed flter vessels and are
offered in depth, pleated, meltblown
and large diameter media to meet pi-
lot and production scale requirements.
Filtration applications include RO
membrane protection, RO membrane
cleaning (CIP), blend water fltration
and sediment retention for municipal
wells.
Parker Hannifn Corp.
www.parker.com/processfltration
DO probe
The In-Situ RDO PRO Probe
uses the latest optical technology for
measuring DO in demanding process
environments and is EPA approved for
use in Clean Water Act programs. The
probes simple design reduces user er-
ror because the calibration coeffcients
and expira-
tion clock are
loaded into
the sensor
cap. The probe operates with no drift
over long-term deployments, and the
calibration will last for several months
if sample fouling is minimal. The
probe also reduces maintenanceno
hydration, conditioning, or spe-
cial storage is required. The use of
membranes and flling solutions are
eliminated. The RDO PRO Probes
patented signal processing design re-
sponds quickly to oxygen and temper-
ature changes and delivers consistent,
reproducible results.
In-Situ
www.in-situ.com
Blowers
Allegro Industries manufacturers a
line of blowers. More than 25 differ-
ent models are available, including AC
and DC axial, COM-PAX-IAL, explo-
sion-proof, centrifugal, venturi, heat-
ers and three-speed carpet blowers.
Many of the blowers
include heavy-duty
fan blades, are safety-
orange or yellow, and
are constructed from
welded, rivet-free steel
or corrosion, UV and
chemical resistant
polyethylene (plastic).
Purchase blowers, storage equipment,
and accessories separately, or many
products can be purchased as a total
system. The new 8 and 12 Indus-
trial Plastic Blowers are lightweight,
portable and suited for confned
spaces.
Allegro Industries
www.allegrosafety.com
Automatic lubricator
PLI now offers the new Memolub
One LPS, a low pressure 240cc
single-point self-contained automatic
lubricator with simple operation and
low environmental impact. The device
saves time, money, labor and bearings
with precise metered
lubricant injection,
simple program-
ming (1, 3, 6 or 12
month settings) and
easy-to-change, low
cost replaceable lube
cartridges. The system
uses a positive
displace-
ment
pumping
system
specifcally
designed for single point lubrication.
The simple Memo system is used to
set the programming, eliminating the
risk of inadvertently changing the lu-
bricant output frequency setting, thus
avoiding human error. The lubricator
can be remotely mounted up to six
feet from the lube point, minimizing
the danger of accessing critical points.
PLI, LLC
www.memolub.com
Pipe leveling system
HammerHead has released the Pipe
Mule Leveling System. This patent
pending system simplifes on-grade
pipe ramming. Users simply align
and set grade up to a pitch of 7 per
20 foot section, and begin ramming.
With a combined lifting capacity
of 240 tons, grade and directional
adjustments can even be made on
the fy on casings up to 84 diam-
eter. The system offers simplifed pit
preparation, by virtually eliminating launch pit grading preparation. The saddle
swivels keep the pipe centered during horizontal adjustments. Integrated into the
saddle swivels is a friction reducing set of plates designed to reduce overall drag.
HammerHead Trenchless Equipment
www.hammerheadtrenchless.com
Thermoplastic enclosures
Integra Enclosures re-
cently announced new
24x24x10enclosures, as part of
its Genesis line, to meet needs for
larger-scaled application protection
solutions. The line of non-metallic
NEMA 4X, UL-
rated enclosures
now comprises 16
standard confgu-
rations, including
hinged or non-
hinged lids. Made of high-impact,
UV-resistant polycarbonate materi-
als, the enclosures also boast fexible
interior mounting using Integras
patented adjustable swing panel
mounting system. And multiple bosses
on the product allow for easy installa-
tion of devices and DIN rails.
Integra Enclosures
www.integraenclosures.com
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Do more than just basic meter reading. Intuitive and easy to use, Neptunes N_SIGHT
software suite leverages the power of intelligent data so your utility can quickly identify problems
with system infrastructure, help conserve precious water, and calculate Non-Revenue Water.
Get overviews of your entire water system in seconds. Check the status of your meter interface
units and collectors. Drill down to the details of an individual users consumption to improve
customer service.
Dont just get the data your utility needs. Understand it and use it.
All the hard data. All the easy answers.
AS SEEN AT ACE 2012
Utility customer
usage comparison
trends assist with
forecasting and
long-term planning
N_SIGHT
IQ
INTELLIGENT
DATA AND ANALYTICS SYSTEM
Long-term
data retention
Cloud deployed host system keeps
all data available for real-time
access for three years, with optional
upgrades of up to ten years
Store, Analyze, and Inform
Real-time consumption, district
metering tools, and grouping to
compare accounts using an innite
amount of customizable criteria
Advanced
data analysis
and reporting
Optional web portal allows
end-use customers to monitor
their own water consumption,
compare it to other users, and
better budget their usage
Utility customer
web management
N_SIGHT
R450
HOST SOFTWARE
Dashboard to monitor Key Performance Indicators
Priority alarms for reverse ow events and continuous leaks
Time-synchronized meter reads and DMA analysis to

calculate Non-Revenue Water
Grouping of similar accounts to compare consumption
Support for water conservation
Web-based, thin-client platform
GIS mapping interface
Customizable reporting engine
Graphical/tabular representation of consumption data

N_SIGHT
R900
HOST SOFTWARE
Support for handheld, mobile, and xed network

meter reading
Data logging graphic and reporting specic to E-Coder
Allows migration without replacing software
System health screen
Standard and customizable reporting
Intuitive graphical representation of information
Unattended operation
Easy to install and use
Virtual disconnects to eliminate truck rolls

Learn how the N_SIGHT software suite can save your utility
time, labor, and money.
Call (800) 633-8754 or visit neptunetg.com.
Access vast amounts
of meter usage data online with
no archiving and no need to
purchase servers or invest in new
physical storage sites
Weather
data included
Historical weather data can
be synchronized against
interval usage
N_SIGHT IQs cloud-based intelligent data management and reporting empowers
utilities to do more with their AMI data, and their customers to better monitor and
manage their own water consumption. N_SIGHT
IQ
provides advanced data

analysis and reporting, long-term data retention, and web-presentment for utilities
and their customers.
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Utility customer
leak monitoring
and alerts
Personnel are kept abreast of leak
as well as reverse ow conditions
with immediate notication of
pre-determined alarm conditions
Utility and
utility customer
presentment
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Training Center Features Carbon, UV
Educational Videos
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bon Corp. The center includes a variety
of educational presentations covering
activated carbon applications, from basic
understanding to advanced techniques.
It also features videos on UV disinfection
and oxidation, with a focus on technolo-
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Optimizing Disinfection with Packaged Free Chlorine Measurement System
Originally Broadcasted on May 10, 2012
In this presentation, attendees learn the requirements for effective disinfection and are
introduced to a new pre-packaged free chlorine measurement system that is offered with all
necessary components for measurement and compensation.
How to Prepare for the Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act
Originally Broadcasted on July 11, 2012
Provisions to the Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act will take effect in 2014, reducing the
permissible amount of lead in water distribution system products from as much as 8 percent to no
more than 0.25 percent. In this webcast, attendees will learn about zero lead materials available
today. Topics covered will include an overview of legislative and standards body requirements and
which materials are suitable for commercial and industrial customers versus residential customers.
White Papers:
The Skinny on Lead
January 4th, 2014, is fast approach-
ing and will bring sweeping change to
water utilities in how they comply with
the Safe Drinking Water Act. Strict
new mandatory requirements and fxed
deadlines face the nations nearly 60,000
utilities, yet the majority are not familiar
with the legislation and how it will
impact them. Learn more about NSFs
Joint Committee standards for lead in
drinking water and national require-
ments, the development of these new
standards and what these changes mean
for you.
Measuring Methane-Based Digester
Gas Flow Wastewater
Treatment Plants
Process and plant engineers at municipal
wastewater treatment facilities need to
measure, monitor and dispose of meth-
ane and other digester gases that occur
in their operations. This white paper
will discuss systems that offer accurate
and repeatable gas fow measurement in
all phases of operation. Flow rates can
vary from low production in start-up
phases to much higher fows as the
process matures and with seasonal and
population changes.
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Groups Seek Guidelines to Protect Groundwater from Fracking
By Patrick Crow, Washington Correspondent -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Three water groups have proposed
guidelines to protect groundwater
from the hydraulic fracturing of oil
and gas wells.
The American Water Works Associa-
tion, the Association of Metropolitan
Water Agencies and the National Asso-
ciation of Water Companies said oil and
gas developments must protect ground
water and surface water resources.
They said the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) should
use existing Safe Drinking Water Act
(SDWA) authority to regulate oil and
gas well construction and operation
through the Underground Injection
Control (UIC) program.
Also, Congress should remove
statutory barriers impeding federal
regulation and oversight of oil and
gas wells under the UIC program,
particularly involving fracturing.
They said EPA should also use its
Clean Water Act (CWA) authority to
regulate discharges to surface water
bodies from oil and gas operations,
including the expedited preparation of
effuent guidelines under the CWAs
National Pollution Discharge Elimina-
tion System program.
Finally, Congress should provide
adequate resources to EPA and
partner federal agencies necessary to
support timely research and regulatory
oversight under the SDWA, CWA and
other appropriate statutes.
The water groups said that the
impact of drilling and completion
activities on ground water and surface
water supplies should be actively
monitored, and the federal govern-
ment should ensure the that hydraulic
fracturing activities are reported to
local governments.
Notifcation is critical to addressing
community impacts, including mitigat-
ing potential implications for drinking
water supplies. Drinking water systems
need information about the chemicals
to be injected in conjunction with
hydraulic fracturing activities, as well as
the amount and sources of water to be
used, they said.
Pennsylvania Water Study
The U.S. Geological Survey and
the Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection detected
low concentrations of contaminants --
including pharmaceuticals, hormones
and organic wastewater compounds
-- in rivers and streams throughout
Pennsylvania during a four year study.
These fndings are intended to help
wastewater and drinking water manag-
ers to make decisions about water treat-
ment options given the ever increasing
number of new compounds that come
into use and end up in the states water-
ways each year, said Andrew Reif, the
USGS scientist who led the study.
The 10 most frequently detected
compounds represented a wide variety
of uses, but all were derived from
human sources. None of the most
commonly detected compounds were
typically used in agricultural opera-
tions and most entered the stream en-
vironment from municipal wastewater
treatment facilities or septic systems.
Throughout the state, the most
commonly found compounds in
stream water were caffeine; acet-
aminophen; carbamazepine a seizure
medication; sulfamethoxazole and
trimethoprim antibiotics; and the
hormone estrone. Other commonly
detected compounds include the
antihistamine diphenhydramine; the
antibiotics azithromycin, erythromy-
cin, and ofoxacin; the fame retardant
tri(dichloroisopropyl) phosphate; and
the insecticide DEET.
In the heavily agricultural south-
central part of the state, the most
commonly detected contaminants
in stream water samples were car-
bamazepine, sulfamethoxazole, and
tri(dichloroisopropyl) phosphatea
fame retardant. The contaminants
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samples were the antibiotics ofoxacin
and trimethoprim, estrone, and the
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
benzo[a]pyrene, fuoranthene, phen-
anthrene, and pyrene.
Tests of waters downstream from
wastewater discharge sites showed
higher concentrations and numbers
of compounds detected than from
tests of water upstream of those sites,
indicating that wastewater discharges
are a source of contaminants.
The concentrations of individual
contaminants were generally low, less
than 50 nanograms per liter, equal
to less than one drop of water in an
Olympic-sized swimming pool. Con-
centrations and compounds found near
some of the states sources of drinking
water were consistent with compounds
and concentrations found in other
studies throughout the nation.
The report said that when used for
drinking water, the amounts of many
of the contaminants can be eliminated
or reduced by conventional or ad-
vanced treatments at water treatment
facilities. It noted that drinking-water
standards have not been established
for the individual compounds or for
the mixtures found, so the potential
human-health risk of chemicals that
may be present in drinking water after
treatment is unknown.
Water Supply Reservoirs
American Rivers has urged South-
eastern U.S. communities to carefully
evaluate the construction of water
supply reservoirs.
The environmental group said
many local governments throughout
Georgia, the Carolinas and neighbor-
ing states are considering constructing
water supply reservoirs. Collectively,
current reservoir proposals in Georgia
could total $10 billion.
Building a water supply reservoir
is an incredibly expensive undertaking
that carries tremendous risk and sad-
dles communities with debt, with no
guarantee theyll receive the hoped-for
water, said Jenny Hoffner, director of
water supply for American Rivers.
The report said reservoirs are very
expensive, their price tags tend to
increase, their fnancing plans often
rely on infated population growth
projections, they depend on uncer-
tain rainfall, and competing demands
for river water make water supplies
problematic.
For example, American Rivers said
the Hickory Log Creek Reservoir
for Canton, GA, quintupled in price
during its development and the debt
burden has hurt the towns ability to
address basic community needs.
The group said that rather than
proposing new reservoirs, government
leaders should frst optimize exist-
ing water infrastructure. It said they
should plan for water use to decrease
as a community grows and pursue
fexible water supply solutions.
In other Washington developments:
-- Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) has
introduced a bill to raise $9 billion
per year for the federal Clean Water
state revolving loan fund, fnanced
by taxes on consumer liquids
containers, drugs, and products dis-
posed of through sewer systems.
-- Four senators have urged EPA
not to require inherently safer
technology practices at facilities,
including water utilities, which use
large amounts of certain hazardous
chemicals. They were James Inhofe
(R-Okla.), Susan Collins (R-Maine),
David Vitter (R-La.) and Mary
Landrieu (D-La.).
-- Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) has
introduced a bill to provide federal
tax credits of up to 30% for projects
that increase water effciency at
manufacturing plants. They would
include water reuse, recycling, and
effciency investments related to
process, sanitary, and cooling water.
-- EPA said Chattanooga, TN, will pay
a $476,400 penalty and rehabili-
tate its sewer collection system to
eliminate overfows of untreated
sewage. It also agreed to restore
and stabilize the banks of a South
Chickamauga Creek tributary at a
cost of $800,000. WW
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Selecting the best coupling type
for an application can have a positive
impact on pump, driver, and/or cou-
pling reliability and maintenance costs.
Radial and/or axial loads that are
transmitted to the pump and/or mo-
tor bearings (through the coupling)
will reduce the life of these bearings.
Further, any
transmitted
vibration will
also short
the life of the
pump me-
chanical seal.
The pri-
mary function
of a coupling
is to trans-
mit rotary
motion and
torque from
one piece of
equipment to
another. Couplings may also perform
other (secondary) functions, such
as accommodating misalignment
between shafts, transmitting (or
not transmitting) axial thrust loads
and vibration from one machine to
another, permitting axial adjustment
of the shafts to compensate for ma-
chinery wear, and maintaining precise
alignment between connected shafts.
Another secondary function pro-
vided on many pump couplings is a
separate spacer section that allows
the driver and driven shaft ends to be
positioned a specifed distance apart.
The coupling spacer on horizontal
pumps can then be removed to allow
suffcient axial clearance to replace a
mechanical seal without moving the
pump or motor, or to allow room for
the pump back-pull-out element
to be replaced without moving the
motor. Also, since allowable shaft
misalignment is normally expressed
in fractions of an angle (in degrees) a
longer spacer will accommodate more
parallel shaft offset than a shorter
spacer or couplings without spacers.
Most couplings can be provided in
spacer or non-spacer confgurations.
Couplings can be divided into two
primary groups, rigid and fexible.
Rigid couplings are used to connect
machinery shafts, where it is desir-
able to maintain the shafts in precise
alignment, transmit torque and axial
thrust (if desired). Rigid couplings are
common on vertical turbine pumps as
well as some short set pumps. Flex-
ible couplings accomplish the primary
function of any coupling, transmitting
the driving torque between the driver
and driven machine. In addition,
they perform a secondary function
of accommodating a set amount of
misalignment between the driving and
driven shafts. Most horizontal, base-
plate mounted (long-coupled) pumps
use fexible couplings.
The following technical information
is normally required when selecting a
coupling:
Horsepower to be transmitted
Operating speed
Angular Misalignment
Offset misalignment
Axial travel
Limitation on coupling generated
forces
Ambient temperature
Space limitations
Rigid Couplings
Rigid couplings are found in certain
short set, vertical-in-line, and verti-
cal turbine pumps applications. Since
these couplings do not compensate for
any misalignment between the pump
and motor shaft ends, failure to ensure
precise alignment of the connecting
shafts will result in increased vibration,
bearing wear, and shortened mechani-
cal seal life.
Flexible Couplings
Flexible couplings, which are used
for most horizontal pump applica-
tions, may be separated into three
basic types, mechanically fexible,
material-fexible, and non-contact
magnetic. Mechanically fexible
couplings compensate for misalign-
ment between two connected shafts
by means of clearances incorporated in
the design of the coupling. Material-
fexible couplings rely on fexing of
the coupling element to compensate
for shaft misalignment. Modern non-
contact magnetic couplings rely on
rare earth permanent magnets which
Back to Basics- Pump Coupling Selection
By Allan Budris ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TABLE 1: Flexible Coupling Comparison Chart
COUPLING
TYPE
AXIAL FORCES
GENERATED
RELATIVE
COST
LUBRICATION
REQUIRED
ESTIMATED
SERVICE LIFE
(YEARS)
Mechanically Flexible
Gear Med-High Medium Yes 3 5
Chain Low Low Yes 3 5
Grid Spring Medium Medium Yes 3 - 5
Metallic Matl. Flexible
Disc Low-Medium High No 4 - 8
Diaphragm Low High No 5
Elastomeric Matl. Flexible
Jaw Medium Low-Medium No 3 - 5
Bonded Tire-Urethane Low Low-Medium No 2 - 3
Non-Contact Magnetic Low High No 5 - 10
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induce current fow in the mating
electro magnets. They are separated
by an air gap.
Mechanically Flexible Couplings
Mechanically fexible couplings
compensate for misalignment between
the connected shafts by means of clear-
ances incorporated in the design of the
coupling. Gear couplings are probably
the most frequently used mechanically
fexible coupling confguration. They
are power-dense, meaning that they
are capable of transmitting high torque
at high speeds in a compact size. Axial
force and moment transmission can be
quite signifcant with gear couplings.
The axial force must be absorbed by
the thrust bearings in the driver and
driven machines. Also, these couplings
must be periodically lubricated with
coupling specifc grease, which adds
to the maintenance cost. Further, the
gear teeth are prone to wear over time.
Material-Flexible Couplings
These couplings rely on fexing of
one or more coupling elements to
compensate for shaft misalignment.
The fexing element may be of any
suitable material (metal, elastomer, or
plastic), which has suffcient resistance
to fatigue failure to provide acceptable
life. Material-fexible couplings do not
require periodic lubrication, but the
fexing action can generate excessive
heat (a potential problem with elas-
tomer or plastic couplings), and/or
can cause fatigue (a potential problem
with metals), if loads or misalign-
ment exceed defned limits. This will
shorten the life of these couplings.
The advantages of material-fexi-
ble, non-lubricated couplings (over
mechanically-fexible couplings) are:
1. No down time for lubrication.
2. Generally transmit low, known
thrust forces.
3. They can be designed for infnite life.
4. Except for the rubber tire-type cou-
plings, maintaining balance is easier
than for gear couplings.
Metallic Flexible Material
Couplings
Metal-disc (or disc-pack) couplings
are the predominant type used in pro-
cess plants throughout the industrial-
ized world. They use thin, contoured,
high-strength alloy steel laminated
sheet-metal discs alternately bolted to
the driving and driven hub members.
There are numerous confguration
variations of this coupling. Properly
selected and installed, disc pack cou-
plings with captured center members
are generally the most cost-effective
choice.
Another example of an all-metal
material-fexible coupling is the
contoured diaphragm coupling. This
coupling is similar in function to the
metal-disc coupling in that the single
or twin disc assemblies fex to ac-
commodate misalignment. They are
primarily used for large pumps.
Metallic fexible material couplings
have the following advantages:
No downtime for lubrication
Transmit low, known, thrust forces
Can be designed for infnite life
Better balance can be maintained
Torsionally Stiff
Good high temperature capability
High torque
High speed
Zero backlash
Metallic fexible material coupling
limitations:
Fatigue potential when misalign-
ment exceeds coupling limits
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Most need careful alignment
Usually cannot damp vibration
Elastomer Material Flexible
Couplings
Material-fexible couplings employ-
ing elastomeric materials are numer-
ous. Elastomers generally do not have
a well-defned fatigue limit. However,
most elastomers do suffer some form
of degradation from heat and require
de-rating at elevated temperatures.
Heat develops in the material when
the coupling fexes, and claims that
they will operate at severe misalign-
ments are often very misleading. Any-
thing other than moderate misalign-
ment will severely limit coupling life.
Elastomeric fexible material couplings
advantages are as follows:
Generally do not have defned
fatigue limits
Torsionally soft / good vibration
damping
No lubrication or maintenance
Less expensive than metallic couplings
Lower reactionary loads on bearings
More misalignment allowed than
metallic types
Elastomeric fexible material coupling
limitations:
Sensitive to chemicals / high tem-
peratures
Larger outside diameters than me-
tallic couplings
Diffcult to balance as an assembly
Some types have low overload
torque capacity
Magnetic Couplings
The same basic coupling used for
the Adjustable Speed Permanent
Magnet Drives spelled out in last
months Pump Tips Column, can also
be used in a simplifed version as a
constant speed pump coupling, with
some distinct advantages. The biggest
advantage is that the air gap allows the
coupling to tolerate the highest shaft
misalignment of any coupling type, to
the point that laser alignment of the
pump and motor shaft is not neces-
sary. Also, it will not transmit vibra-
tion and/or forces between the pump
and motor. This can increase bearing
and mechanical seal life in pumps and
bearing life in motors.
Advantages of magnetic couplings:
Low maintenance, does not require
periodic lubrication
Tolerates gross parallel and angular
misalignment.
Eliminates vibration transfer be-
tween motor and pump
Increases seal life
Permits shock loading
Overload torque protection, self-
resetting
Cushioned starts and stops
Limitations of magnetic couplings:
High initial cost
Couplings will experience a 1% - 3%
slip (slight speed reduction)
Heat sensitive:
Induction current adds heat to
driven portion of coupling
Excessive heat can weaken perma-
nent magnet strength.
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REFERENCES:
1. Pump Users Handbook Life Extension, third
edition, 2010, by Heinz P. Bloch & Allan R. Budris,
Published by The Fairmont Press, Inc.
About the Author: Allan R. Budris, P.E., is
an independent consulting engineer who
specializes in training, failure analysis,
troubleshooting, reliability, effciency
audits and litigation support on pumps
and pumping systems. With offces in
Washington, NJ, he can be contacted
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strategically sited in places where
storm runoff would otherwise reach
area rivers. By capturing and sub-
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basins play a major role in protecting
the surrounding watersheds, and the
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of runoff that would have otherwise
escaped into waterways. While a third
was pumped to the main plant for
treatment, the rest of that water was
treated in the basins.
Each combined sewer overfow facility
differs somewhat in size and design, but
all basically apply the same treatment
process: retaining the overfow, mechani-
cally screening out solids, and disinfect-
ing the water with sodium hypochlorite
(bleach). Basins also have equipment
that operators use to monitor fow rate
and volume, collect samples, remove
residual water from the basins, and clean
them after a wet-weather event.
Despite their similar functions, the
basins process control instruments
vary widely. Thats partly because
the basins were constructed over
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Through the years, weve had to
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for the Detroit Water and Sewerage
Department (DWSD). The result is a
myriad of different process control
systems at different locations. At one
basin, we have process control equip-
ment from four different vendors.
Such a hodge-podge of legacy
equipment makes integration diffcult
or impossible.
The lack of a standardized plat-
form also hampers troubleshooting
and maintenance, Gosine said. In-
ventory is another problem, because
we need to keep so many different
spare parts on hand.
In 2004, DWSD hired a consultant
to design new, more effective and ef-
fcient control systems for two existing
Combined Sewer Overfow Facilities.
DWSD engineers specifed Rockwell
Automation as the vendor for the
process control systems after per-
forming a life cycle cost analysis.
The new system leverages the
companys PlantPAx Process
Automation System, which is an
integrated control and information
system. System integrator Process
Control & Instrumentation (PCI),
LLC, was awarded the contract for
replacement of non-functional control
system instrumentation at two DWSD
CSO Basins. PCI, a control engineer-
ing frm with an offce in Detroit,
worked with DWSD on other recent
projects, giving PCI engineers a good
understanding of the DWSD overall
SCADA system.
But PCI faced a dilemma when it re-
ceived the contract to retool the basins.
The company had strategically offered
the lowest bid to win the project with
DWSD, as well as partner with Rockwell
Automation for the frst time. However,
PCI engineers were concerned that the
total cost of replacing the obsolete con-
trol systems would exceed the agreed-
upon contract amount.
Rockwell engineers recommended
a solution that kept the project within
budget its PlantPAx Process Library
and Water/Wastewater Accelera-
tor toolkit. The process library is a
software application for the Logix
Control Platform that includes an
array of pre-engineered code that can
be used in various applications. It also
incorporates custom faceplates based
on specifc plant roles, information-
laden icons and full documentation.
The Water/Wastewater Accelerator
toolkit customizes those elements to
signifcantly reduce the time required
to design, install, operate and main-
tain a wastewater project. The toolkit
contains confgured fles, selection
tools and examples of how to connect
the Allen-Bradley ControlLogix
controller to the facilitys human
machine interface (HMI) hardware
and other devices over EtherNet/IP
and DeviceNet networks. The tool-
kit also provides system architecture
drawings, basic status, control and di-
agnostic logic, as well as faceplates for
FactoryTalk View Site Edition HMI
software from Rockwell Automation
used in the new Detroit basins.
In the past, wed have to program
the HMI separately from the con-
troller and then link them together.
The toolkit comes with 80 percent of
the necessary code, predefned and
factory-tested. So youre free to focus
on customizing the machine control
for the customer, said PCIs controls
CSO Facility Replaces Obsolete Control Systems
The new system provides integrated data from the two CSO basins,
helping improve diagnostics and allowing for more preventive and
predictable maintenance.
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engineer on the DWSD basins project.
The Rockwell team helped train
PCIs engineers on how to use the
process library and the accelerator
toolkit to custom confgure the system
for the Detroit basins.
We needed to modify the toolkit
to make the process data presentation
familiar to DWSD operating folks,
the PCI engineer said. Some graphic
faceplate elements didnt align with
DWSDs color and naming conven-
tions. For instance, they were used
to seeing a red light when a piece of
equipment was turned on, instead of
the green light built into the process
library. So we made that change and
others that created a special standard
toolkit just for Detroit.
Results
The PCI engineer
estimated that the process
library and toolkit cut his
work in half for both basins,
saving around $120,000 in
programming and systems-
integration time. Another $90,000 was
saved in factory-acceptance testing and
startup/commissioning.
Programming the frst motor took
two hours, but after that I just had
to copy and paste the code, said the
engineer, who now is working on
his fourth project using the process
library and toolkit. The cooperation
Ive gotten from Rockwell Automa-
tion has been amazing. I had the op-
portunity to interface with the original
programmer of the toolkit to make
the changes as needed.
The lead engineer on the toolkit
was also among the Rockwell experts
who traveled to Detroit to demon-
strate the advantages of the system,
and later returned to conduct project
workshops for city engineers and
wastewater operators.
DWSD offcials estimate the new
tools from Rockwell provided a 50
percent reduction in design time,
contract oversight, and post-contract
documentation and support.
Theres a much shorter learning
curve for the operators with the Plant-
PAx system, said Gosine, who helped
oversee the project for DWSD. We
also have access to a lot more data
in an integrated format at these two
basins. That has really improved the
diagnostics, allowing more preventive
and predictable maintenance. WW
The PlantPAx Process Automation System, which is an integrated control
and information system, was installed at two Detroit CSO basins.
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New Orleans to Host WEFTEC 2012
WEFTEC 2012, the annual event hosted by the Water Environment Federation, will take place Sept. 30 through Oct. 3 in New Orleans, LA. The program in-
cludes 130 technical sessions, 24 workshops and eight local facility tours, and is expected to draw thousands of water quality professionals and exhibitors from
around the world. To date, nearly 900 companies have already reserved over 290,000 net square feet of foor space at the New Orleans Convention Center.
For more information on the event, and details on the individual paper presentations, visit www.weftec.org.
Nutrient removal and recovery
will be among the important topics
discussed at this years WEFTEC con-
ference, set for Sept. 30 through Oct.
3 in New Orleans. Across the coun-
try, and especially in key watersheds,
utilities are being challenged to meet
increasingly stringent nutrient limits
for wastewater discharges. At the same
time, there is a growing interest in
recovering nutrients from wastewater,
especially phosphorus.
Ana Pena- Tijerina from the City of
Fort Worth, TX, and Rajendra Bhatta-
rai from the city of Austin, will discuss
the challenges theyve faced in trying
to help develop nutrient criteria for
the state of Texas. Their paper, The
Texas Two-Step: Developing the Nu-
meric Nutrient Criteria for the Second
Largest State in the U.S, will discuss
the challenges, and frustration, they
have experienced as theyve worked
through this process.
Bhattarai said a dance has been
going on between USEPA and the
Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality (TCEQ),
with EPA insist-
ing on strict
numeric criteria
for total nitrogen
and total phos-
phorus, while
Texas has put
forward surro-
gate criteria as an alternative. In 2010,
TECQ submitted criteria for 75 major
reservoirs in the state but they have
yet to be approved by EPA.
We realize that what we are seeing
here in Texas is not really any different
from what other states are seeing or fac-
ing. The challenges are the same, said
Pena- Tijerina. The reason for this pa-
per was to make the point that we have a
common problem here. The challenges
are basically the same, and maybe we can
work together to solve these issues.
One major challenge has been the
low numeric levels sought by EPA,
which would be diffcult and expen-
sive to achieve with current technolo-
gies, Pena- Tijerina said.
Most of the wastewater treat-
ment plants here in Texas are smaller
than 10 mgd, so having to install the
technologies needed to achieve those
very low numeric criteria is just not
possible, she said.
Stephanie Sansom, a supervising
engineer at MWH, will present a
paper that highlights the challenges
faced by utilities trying to meet low
numeric criteria. Her paper, TN and
TP - How Low is Low and How Do
We Get There? highlights a series of
treatment plant projects designed to
tackle low nutrient levels.
In one example pilot project in
Florida, the treatment facility faced
two different phosphorus limits --
0.27 mg/l for reuse in wetlands appli-
cations and a very tough 0.005 mg/l
for discharge to Class 3 Outstanding
Florida Waters.
The pilot project used MBR, chem-
ical addition for additional phospho-
rus precipitation, followed by reverse
osmosis and then advanced oxidation
processes, Sansom said.
The point of that plant wasnt to
look at the various technologies, it
was really seeing if we could actu-
ally get to that (0.005 mg/l) level by
throwing everything at it, Sansom
said. We could achieve the .27 level,
but we could not achieve the .005.
We came close. We
got down to point
.007 on one or two
samples.
The facilities in
her study were all
discharging to sensi-
tive water bodies
and had limits that
went beyond those imposed by US
EPA, she said.
We found that MBR systems
can remove dissolved phosphorus
after chemical addition. Ultra fltra-
tion have been successful at rejecting
particulate sections of phosphorus
and that can be enhanced by chemical
addition, and then reverse osmosis has
various rejections, Sansom said.
Still, few treatment facilities would
be willing or necessarily able to install
an RO system to achieve extremely
low nutrient levels, she said.
For every additional point or ad-
ditional .5 of phosphorus or nitrogen,
you have to consider how much ad-
ditional energy does it cost, how much
additional chemicals, Sansom said.
Obviously, there is a limit not only on
technology but what treatment plants
are willing to spend on capital and op-
erational expenditures. And you have to
ask, at what point does the technology
or operational requirements outweigh
the sustainability of the plant?
Nutrient Recovery
While utilities are struggling to
meet or prepare for tighter nutri-
ent limits, there is a growing interest
in resource recovery in the wastewa-
ter treatment industry. Recovering
nutrients for reuse can help preserve
resources and also potentially help
offset the cost of treatment, said Dr.
James Barnard of Black & Veatch.
Barnard will present a paper en-
titled State-of-the-art Recovery Of
Phosphorus From Wastewater. The
paper will examine both biological and
chemical recovery system and look at
work underway in the US and abroad.
Barnard is recognized for his devel-
opment of biological nutrient removal
processes. He said phosphorus is a
limited resource and will grow in value
in the years ahead. While chemical pre-
cipitation can produce a viable fertilizer
product, he prefers biological processes
for recovering phosphorus. He said the
two processes can be used in combina-
tion to help increase recovery as utilities
strive to meet lower discharge limits.
As more facilities turn to biological
phosphorus removal, a large fraction
of the nutrient becomes concentrated
Nutrient Removal, Recovery Challenges to be in Focus at WEFTEC
By James Laughlin, WaterWorld Editor ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Most of the wastewater treatment plants here in Texas are smaller than 10 mgd, so having to install the
technologies needed to achieve those very low numeric criteria is just not possible
-- Ana Pena- Tijerina, City of Fort Worth
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For every additional point or additional .5 of phosphorus or nitrogen removal, you have to consider how
much additional energy does it cost, how much in additional chemicals.
-- Stephanie Sansom, MWH Global Supervising Engineer
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Struvite recovery allows you to recover up to 90 percent of the phospho-
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Stormwater runoff has been called
the single most common cause of
pollution in our nations waterways,
carrying a variety of pollutants, such as
sediment, bacteria, organic nutrients,
and hydrocarbons to our watersheds
and degrading water quality. But
controlling and managing a non-point
source of pollution isnt easy fows
can be unpredictable, pollutants are
variable, and regulatory requirements
can be confusing. Couple that with
very limited funding and youve got a
perfect storm indeed.
This year at WEFTEC, stormwa-
ter will be covered like never before.
Compared to previous years, theres
been an overall increase in the topic
[of stormwater] and the program
refects that, said WEFs Stormwater
Program and Policy Manager Seth
Brown. Nearly 40 papers across seven
sessions will delve specifcally into
stormwater and green infrastructure
topics, exploring such themes as estab-
lishing stormwater utilities; sustain-
able stormwater infrastructure design;
managing urban stormwater with
trees; and using computer modeling
to help manage the impact of rain
events on watersheds.
This is the second year WEFTEC
has planned a dedicated stormwater
track, something Brown said is a refec-
tion of the maturation of WEFTECs
programming. In the past, storm-
water topics focused primarily on wet
weather issues like CSOs, he said.
While thats still part of what we do,
we are starting to diversify and talk
about things like rainwater harvest-
ing, sediment and erosion control, and
fnancing options for stormwater.
In addition to the traditional Tech-
nical Sessions, WEFTEC will offer
for the frst time this year a number
of Featured Sessions, which follow a
somewhat different format includ-
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The lines between stormwater,
drinking water, and wastewater are
quickly fading as we begin to embrace
the concept of holistic water manage-
ment, the idea that all of our water
resources are not only interconnected
but interdependent. Its worth noting
that a new session at WEFTEC this
year will bring water leaders from sev-
eral different sectors together to share
their perspectives on how to work
smarter not harder to manage
water and meet our quality and quan-
tity needs. On Monday, October 1,
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, join WEFs
Executive Director Jeff Eger and fve
distinguished speakers for insights
into their urban water management
visions and strategies for attaining
it. Speakers include: DC Waters
George Hawkins; American Waters
Jeff Sterba; Xylems Gretchen Mc-
Clain; University of South Floridas
Kala Vairavamoorthy; and U.S. EPA
Administrator, the Honorable Lisa
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ing a lively panel discussion and
are put together and led by leading
industry experts.
One of those Featured Session is
titled EPAs Stormwater Effuent
Limitation Guidelines: A Moving and
Disappearing Target. Three speakers
from the International Erosion Control
association will deliver presentations,
question each other, and then take
questions from the audience. Theyll
cover some ELG history, treatment
technologies, EPA activities and re-
search on the subject, and fnally offer
their predictions on where things are
headed.
Its focusing on erosion and sedi-
ment control guidelines for construc-
tions sites, said Brown. Thats a
new area for WEF and one that Im
excited about.
Its Not Easy Being Green...
Or Is It?
Communities across the country are
doing some amazing things when it
comes to managing stormwater with
green infrastructure. WEFTECs Big
Cities Turn Stormwater Green session
will highlight a few of these: Orlando,
Philadelphia, and New York City, to
name a few. One presentation will also
discuss how alternative green infrastruc-
ture can help cities save big dollars.
As water quality regulations grow
more stringent, its becoming clear
that traditional gray infrastructure
isnt enough. In the Gray, Green,
and Integrated Stormwater Design
session, six presentations will outline
how municipalities were able to suc-
cessfully combine planning, outreach,
engineering and management to cre-
ate innovative designs that utilized the
best of gray and green infrastructure
to manage runoff.
Trees can bring some tremendous
benefts to an urban environment:
theyre not just aesthetically pleasing
but also help conserve water, minimize
erosion, support wildlife, reduce air
pollution, and mitigate greenhouse gas
effect. But urban forests are not with-
out their challenges. Industry experts in
WEFTECs Urban Trees for Storm-
water Management session will discuss
these issues and strategies for reducing
the impact of trees on urban infrastruc-
ture and improving the success rate and
overall health of urban trees.
Cities are facing long term control
plans and consent decrees and theyre
seeing that green infrastructure can be
a cost-effective way to deal with these
issues, said Brown. At the same time,
EPA is opening the door to green so-
lutions through their new integrated
planning approach.
Theres more interest, even out-
side the regulatory environment, to
use a technology or an approach that
can be and has often been shown
to be more cost-effective that just
gray solutions, said Brown.
There are also a number of side
benefts to green infrastructure:
public health improvement, aesthetic
value, and economic revitalization of
blighted urban areas.
WEFTEC attendees are sure to no-
tice the volume and diversity of storm-
water content at this years event.
We recognize the value and inter-
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sector, said Brown. These integrated
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rhetoric, they are real issues. We hear
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The Town of Sturbridge in Worces-
ter County, MA, operates a publicly
owned treatment works that serves
more than 9,000 residents and lo-
cal businesses. The treatment plant
has experienced
steadily increasing
fows over the last
25 years due to
signifcant popula-
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community. Plant
loading rates even-
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above design levels,
and NPDES permit
requirements
were becoming
more stringent for both nitrogen and
phosphorous. Furthermore, a limited
footprint was available for expansion.
The town and its consulting engi-
neer, Tighe & Bond, considered many
potential solutions to address these is-
sues, including a system upgrade using
Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) technol-
ogy. During an evaluation of treatment
alternatives it was recognized that,
while MBRs can provide high-level
treatment in a small footprint they can
also be energy-intensive
and relatively expensive
to own and operate.
Taking this informa-
tion into consideration,
the town decided to
explore the BioMag
ballasted biological
treatment system, an
emerging new technol-
ogy from Siemens Water
Technologies.
The BioMag system
enhances biological wastewater treat-
ment processes by using magnetite to
ballast biological foc. With a specifc
gravity of 5.2 and a strong affnity for
biological solids, magnetite substan-
tially increases the settling rate of the
biomass. This provides the opportuni-
ty to increase mixed liquor suspended
solids (MLSS) concentration. Higher
MLSS concentration enables the
treatment of increased hydraulic fows
or surges and loadings, all within the
same tankage.
The town agreed to frst pilot this
innovative technology on one of the
facilitys three activated sludge trains.
Plant operators set several objec-
tives for the trial: demonstrate that
the new system was a cost-effective
alternative to MBRs; identify whether
converting the existing activated
sludge system to the BioMag system
could increase overall plant capacity
from 0.75 mgd to 1.6 mgd without
adding additional bioreactor or clari-
fer capacity; and determine whether
the system would enable the plant to
meet all permit limits, achieving < 10
mg/L total nitrogen and < 0.2 mg/L
total phosphorus.
Filtration Upgrade
Concern regarding future tighten-
ing of phosphorus limits, along with a
desire to have a reliable tertiary treat-
ment process to work in conjunction
with the BioMag system, the Stur-
bridge plant then turned its attention
to expanding the existing conventional
media fltration system. A demonstra-
tion showed that the installed cost
of an expanded sand flter would be
greater than that of a smaller and
higher-performing CoMag system,
also from Siemens Water Technologies.
The CoMag system is a solids and
particulate removal process that produc-
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at lower capital and operating costs than
conventional alternatives. It competes
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membrane fltration and conventional
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Operators have several options for
dealing with odor control problems
associated with wastewater treatment
ponds, from increasing the aeration
to applying chemicals to the water or
perfume to the air. But often these
solutions are expensive and not totally
effective. Another alternativelong-
distance circulators or mixershas
emerged as a method for controlling
odors in many wastewater ponds.
These mixers are installed on the
ponds surface and consist of a solar-
powered or grid-powered motor, an
axial fow impeller that pulls water up
from the intake to the surface where
is it spread out at 360 degrees, an
adjustable-depth intake hose, and a
power control system.
Long distance circulators are differ-
ent from any other reservoir equip-
ment in that the adjustable intake takes
advantage of the manner in which
water forms thin horizontal layers in
ponds, and allows a precise horizontal
cross-section of water to be circulated
throughout the entire pond footprint.
This circulated zone can be indexed to
the top of the pond, such as a setting
to circulate just the top X feet of the
pond, or the intake hose can be set to
circulate the entire depth of the pond
regardless of how full the pond is.
This article discusses how this unique
characteristic allows long distance mix-
ers to control odors in two types of
wastewater treatment ponds, equaliza-
tion ponds and anaerobic ponds.
Equalization Ponds
An equalization pond in front of a
wastewater treatment plant acts as a
shock absorber by temporarily holding
excess infow during rain events until
the water can go through the treat-
ment plant.
For example, an equalization basin
may be designed to hold eight million
gallons of water when full at eight feet
deep, but normally be operated with
two million gallons in the pond at a
depth of three to four feet, with one
million gallons per day entering the
pond and going through to the treat-
ment plant. During a heavy rain, the
equalization pond may quickly fll to
the depth of eight feet and then, a few
days later, be back down to three feet.
In this type of pond, without thor-
ough mixing, the organic solids enter-
ing the pond will tend to settle to the
bottom and, over time, the anaero-
bic digestive process at the bottom
can create ongoing odor problems.
But by keeping the solids and water
thoroughly mixed, the solids move
on to the plant instead of settling to
the bottom, and the detention time
of both the water and the solids is too
short for the anaerobic process to cre-
ate an odor problem.
In these ponds, the unique design of
a long distance circulator, set with the
intake hose all the way to the bottom of
the pond, will automatically allow full
mixing of the pond as it goes through
depth changes, without any adjustment
being needed and without damaging
the bottom of the pond in any way.
Anaerobic Ponds
Some wastewater treatment ponds,
such as waste sludge storage ponds in
activated sludge systems, are purposely
designed for anaerobic digestion and
thus produce sulfdes and odors
continuously throughout most of the
pond depth. To eliminate odors ema-
nating from these ponds, operators can
maintain an oxygenated layer of water
at the surface of the pond, sometimes
called an odor cap. When sulfde
gas bubbles rise toward the surface of
the pond, they are instantly oxidized
to non-odorous sulfate as they pass
through the oxygenated odor cap.
A thin odor cap at the top of the
pond, even 1 inch thick, is all that is
required to neutralize sulfde odors.
But a thin odor cap can be disturbed
by wind, which would then let odors
escape, so usually it is best to have a
one- to three-foot thick odor cap.
Floating circulators are ideal for
creating an odor cap on top of the
pond, because their intake hoses can be
set for a shallow water depth, usually
1-3 feet, and because one machine will
circulate to the edge of the pond in
all directions. Consequently only one
machine is usually needed per pond.
Circulators maintain the oxygen in the
odor cap through two mechanisms, (a)
capture of photosynthetic oxygen dur-
ing the daylight hours, and (b) surface
re-aeration during the nighttime hours.
Since the machine is not bringing up
any BOD loading from deeper water,
because there is no turbulence, usually
there is no problem in maintaining oxy-
gen in the odor cap 24 hours per day.
Regardless of what type of equip-
ment is used to create and maintain an
odor cap on an anaerobic pond, three
practices are crucial to proper odor
control in an anaerobic pond:
1. Infow to the pond should be kept
below the odor cap, so that the
infuent BOD does not use up the
oxygen in the odor cap. If the odor
control plan calls for a three-feet-
thick odor cap at the top of the
pond, the infow should be brought
in horizontally at four feet deep or
deeper. If an old pond is converted
to sludge storage and the horizontal
infow pipe is not deep enough, than
add a baffe or 45-degree elbow with
a short pipe extension so that the
infow water does come in below the
odor cap. And in ponds where the
infuent water enters vertically at the
bottom of the pond, place a defec-
tor, similar in shape to a card table,
over the infuent pipe to defect in-
coming water into a horizontal pat-
tern instead of allowing it to shoot
up to the surface of the pond.
2. Similarly, the effuent should also
be drawn off the pond from below
the odor cap. This prevents the
oxygenated water that comprises
the odor cap from being drained off
the pond. If an old pond is being
converted to use for sludge storage
and it has a skimming outlet pipe,
devise an anti-skimming baffe, or
45-degree elbow and short pipe
extension, to allow water leaving
the pond to come from below the
odor cap. WW
About the Author: Joel Bleth is president of Medora
Corp. The company recently announced plans to market
its solar- and electric-powered circulation equipment
under two brands, SolarBee and GridBee. Medora Corp.
will continue to be based in Dickinson, ND.
SolarBee is an exhibitor at the WEFTEC.12 event and
can be found at Booth No. 7251
Using Circulators to Control Wastewater Pond Odors
By Joel Bleth ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Keep an equalization pond well-mixed and aerobic. By keeping the solids and water thoroughly mixed, the solids
move on to the plant instead of settling to the bottom.
Odor-cap an anaerobic pond. Only the top two or three feet of the pond are mixed, effectively capping the
anaerobic waters below.
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After repeated pump failures at
the Infuent Pump Station for the
Williams-Monaco Wastewater Treat-
ment Plant operated by the South
Adams County Water and Sanitation
District (SACWSD), it made more
sense to replace rather than repair the
existing infuent pumps.
The SACWSD plant, located in
Henderson, CO, receives an average
fow of 3.5 mgd, with 6 mgd spikes
on weekends, from more than 250
miles of 8 to 30 collection lines
serving 50,000-plus customers in the
65-square-mile service area North of
Denver.
The William-Monaco WWTP has
undergone three major expansions. In
1980, the new east side of the plant
was constructed with rotating biologi-
cal contactors (RBCs) for secondary
treatment. In 1994 a bio-tower trick-
ling flter system was added as well to
the east side of the plant to supple-
ment the RBCs and a shallow rock
media trickling flter that is located on
the old plants west side.
In 2004 the plant underwent yet
another expansion that involved the
demolition of the old RBC sys-
tem, the addition of a moving bed
bio-reactor, and the addition of a
new sludge digester, administrative
building and garage that enabled the
facility to comply with more strin-
gent regulations addressing nutrient,
nitrogen, chlorine, and bacterial levels
in the treated effuent discharged
into the South Platte River. The work
increased the plants capacity from 4.4
mgd to 8 mgd.
Ironically, these improvements
coincided with recurring
pump problems at the
headworks. As part of the
2004 expansion, the district
had replaced a series of
1980s-vintage long-shaft
pump motors with four,
60 hp submersible pump
motors but kept the dry
pit confguration of the old
pumps in the 27-ft. deep
basement of the three-level
infuent station.
The pumps were de-
signed to operate individu-
ally until suffcient fows oc-
curred to activate a second
unit. The pumps cycled in
an alternating sequence,
a common operations
concept intended to equal-
ize the wear on multiple
pumps in a station. It was
therefore easy to conclude
that all of the headworks
pumps began experiencing
problems around the same
time due to their age, equal wear and
other shortcomings.
Wear and
age, coupled
with vibra-
tion, sudden
jolts when
the units
shut off, air-
locking and
inadequate
cooling con-
tributed to
the utilitys
mounting
maintenance
issues. Fore-
most among
maintenance
concerns was
the erosion
of seal integ-
rity of the
pumps that
allowed leaks resulting in accelerated
bearing wear.
After repair costs had grown to
an unacceptable level, staff proposed
replacing one of the pumps. Based
upon price, performance, and war-
ranty, the Water Technology Group
of Cogent, a Denver-based water and
wastewater treatment and pumping
systems specialist, was chosen by the
district. Water Technology Group rec-
ommended replacing the 60-HP unit
with a 60-HP Flygt N-Pump.
Wastewater personnel carefully
studied the advanced features of the
new-generation pumps as they related
to the problems experienced at the
districts infuent pump station. Staff
also toured another plant that was
equipped with the pumps operating in
a similar dry pit installation.
The Flygt brand pump, manu-
factured by Xylem, incorporated
advancements absent in the existing
pumps, including a patented impeller
known for its clog resistance, ability
to handle modern trash, and energy
saving operation. The replacement
pumps performance claims became
evident in the monitoring by the util-
itys SCADA system.
District wastewater staff noted
the N-pump immediately reduced
energy consumption, drawing 25 to
35 percent fewer amps. The energy
savings, operational performance, and
fve year warranty earned the districts
confdence and decision to replace the
rest of the existing headworks pumps
in the next budgeting cycle.
Over the course of a three-month
period, one by one the existing trou-
blesome pumps were replaced as they
failed or as the work load allowed.
Water Technology Group specialists
also noted other features that favored
the N-Pump for the remaining re-
placements. A primary feature was the
double tungsten carbide seals whose
mechanical strength would withstand
thousands of hours of high-pressure
operation under extreme conditions.
Cooling would also improve because
the pumps employed a glycol-based,
closed-loop motor cooling system,
unlike the plant water used to cool
the old pumps. Finally and perhaps
foremost, all Flygt N-pumps are
specifcally engineered to reduce shaft
defection resulting in less vibration,
a nemesis the districts staff blames
for many repairs needed by the old
pumps. The fve year warranty was an
added bonus appreciated by manage-
ment.
District staff partially engineered
the replacement program in-house
with the local offce of Burns &
McDonnell providing backup exper-
tise. The engineering frm modeled
and reviewed the pump curves to
verify the delivery rates of the former
pumps. They designed new header
connections for the new pumps, and
oversaw the installations and submit-
ted reviews. The frm also conducted
vibration tests that confrmed the new
pumps would operate without the
vibration that had plagued the old
submersible dry-pit pumps for years.
WW
Xylem is an exhibitor at the WEFTEC.12 event and can
be found at Booth No. 6239
Pump Upgrade Resolves Shaking, Leaking Seal Problems
South Adams County Water and Sanitation District (SACWSD) has experienced signifcant en-
ergy savings after replacing aging 60 hp long-shaft pumps with these Flygt 60 hp submersible
pumps in a dry pit confguration.
Infuent bar screens complement the new infuent station pumps, which improve solids handling and energy effciency.
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Stainless Steel Enclosures
for the Water &
Wastewater Industry
POWER DISTRIBUTION ENCLOSURES CLIMATE CONTROL
Elastomer Valves Provide Solutions in Backfow, Slurry Applications
By Chris Raftis --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The most critical part of any valve is
its engineering and construction. Elas-
tomer valves are built to specifcally
provide low maintenance and long life
span in the toughest applications. The
design of an elastomer valve provides
trouble-free, high wear-resistance that
outperforms and outlasts many other
valve styles.
Elastomer valves are ply reinforced,
much like an automotive tire. Special
plies of nylon, polyester and Kevlar
fabrics provide the structural support
within an elastomer valve and form
the pressure-containing vessel. The
wear surface of an elastomer pinch
valve is vulcanized to the ply and is
chosen on the basis of compatibility
with the process fuid. Elastomer
valves can be built to suit almost any
process condition. Large-diameter and
high-pressure designs are available, as
are variations in elastomer thickness
for severe conditions.
Year after year, millions of dollars
are spent in the United States when
CSO systems allow receiving waters
to enter into sewage treatment plants
and collection systems. The unique
characteristics of elastomer valves
make them ideal for backfow preven-
tion in these applications.
Developed specifcally for CSO
and diversion chamber applications,
elastomer valves such as the Tide-
fex Check Valve and Tidefex
CheckMate Inline Check Valve can
A cutaway drawing of a elastomer pinch valve sleeve,
showing the plies.
With a maximized bill height that increases the open area, headloss in elastomer check valves is signifcantly reduced.
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SOFTWARE & SERVICES IT INFRASTRUCTURE
eliminate backfow from oceans, rivers
and interceptors.
Elastomer check valves are designed
to be installed in the upstream or
downstream end of a diversion cham-
ber or pipeline. Simply insert the valve
inside or onto any size pipe and clamp
it into position. No modifcation to
the pipe or structure is required.
The all-rubber construction of
elastomer check valves provides
trouble-free service because there are
no mechanical parts to fail or corrode.
Their unique design allows for near
100% fow and a tight seal to elimi-
nate backfow. These valves even seal
on entrapped solids. Their construc-
tion also gives the valves extremely
low headloss.
Elastomer check valves completely
drain the pipeline and are sensitive
enough to open with as little as one
inch of water.
Pinch valves are another type of
valve that use engineered elastomer
technology. At the heart of every
pinch valve is an elastomer sleeve that
can manage the toughest fow applica-
tions in sludge
- specifcally
return and waste
activated sludge,
grit and lime
slurry. The sleeve
provides excellent
corrosion resis-
tance, abrasion
resistance and
pressure containment. Pinch valves are
ideal for both isolation and fow con-
trol applications and can be optioned
with customized cone sleeve trim.
When abrasive particles strike the
hard surface of traditional metal
valves, the energy of impact is ab-
sorbed by the metal surface -- prema-
turely wearing seats, weirs, rotating
discs, plugs and balls. Additionally,
these abrasive particles pack behind
the ball and plug, scoring the sealing
surface and creating leaks.
When abrasive particles strike the
elastomer surface of a pinch valve, the
impact is absorbed and defected back
into the particle. Extremely resistant
elastomers wear at a far slower rate than
ceramics or metal alloy valve trims.
Pinch valves are full-ported with no
crevices or seats to foul valve operation.
Another major beneft of pinch
valves is that there is no packing to
maintain. Pinch valves provide double
containment without the need for
packing. Therefore, they are often
installed in buried service applications
and if fugitive emissions are a concern.
Accurate, repeatable linear fow
control and drop-tight, bi-directional
shutoff make elastomer valves such as
Red Valve Companys pinch valves ide-
al for infuent fow control and during
pretreatment as wastewater is passed
through a screen to remove grit.
Caustic and chemical solutions,
such as lime are used to equalize
wastewater. These materials present
tough problems for metal valves, but
the elastomer sleeve within a pinch
valve resists abrasion and corrosion.
The fexing action of an elastomer
sleeve breaks apart dewatered solids
each time the valve is actuated, even
after long periods of inactivity. In
sludge, waste activated and return
activated applications where the per-
cent solids is greatest, pinch valves can
outperform all other valves. WW
About the Author: Chris Raftis is President of Red Valve
Company and Tidefex Technologies. For more
information on elastomer valves and their applications,
visit www.redvalve.com.
Red Valve is an exhibitor at the WEFTEC.12 event and
The fexing action of an
elastomer pinch valve
sleeve breaks away
any solid or dewatered
slurry build up, even
lime. The sleeve has
no pockets for slurry to
plug in or erode.
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Vibration Analysis
Helps Identify Pump Problem
The operators at the Beaver Dam,
WI, wastewater treatment plant knew
there had to be a better way to meet
their 1.0 mg/L total phosphorus
limit. They struggled to feed enough
ferric chloride to handle the incoming
phosphorus spikes without overfeed-
ing, which would increase sludge
production and waste chemical.
To automate the process, staff
acquired a new RTC101 Chemical
Phosphorus Optimization Solution
from Hach. The new system auto-
matically feeds the exact amount
of precipitant needed to maintain
a programmed orthophosphate set
point. By measuring effuent fow
and orthophosphate in real time,
the controller uses preprogrammed
algorithms to automatically adjust the
ferric chloride dose ahead of the clari-
fers as the phosphorus load changes.
If a real time measurement signal
is lost, the controller will switch to
previously entered data until the signal
is restored.
At Beaver Dam, the installation was
simple. The orthophosphate analyzer
measures plant effuent every fve
minutes and sends that measurement
to the real time controller (RTC)
installed in a PLC cabinet along with
the measured effuent fow readings.
The system then outputs the fer-
ric dosing signal through the PLC
to control the chemical feed pumps
based upon the set point programmed
into the controller.
The system was installed, confg-
ured, and operational in less than 48
hours. The labs test results correlate
almost perfectly to the RTC101s
phosphorus readings.
Even with substantial pretreat-
ment, infuent phosphorus spikes
are common at Beaver Dam due to
industrial discharges and other unfore-
seen events. When the system senses
the load of phosphorus changing, it
increases the ferric chloride dose to
maintain the 0.60 mg/L orthophos-
phate set point.
Previously, the staff maintained an
average ferric chloride dose of 12.5
gallons per hour. After the installa-
tion, the average feed is 5.55 gallons
per hoursavings of 56% in ferric
chloride costs alone. At this rate, the
savings will have paid for the system in
less than 12 months.
Moreover, although not yet quanti-
fed, the staff believes that an associ-
ated decrease in sludge production
provides additional savings stemming
from reduced solids handling costs.
WW
Hach is an exhibitor at the WEFTEC.12 event and can
be found at Booth No. 5739
Automated Dosing Aids
Chemical Phosphorus Removal
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The water treatment facility in the
City of Fairfeld, Ohio, uses vibra-
tion analysis as part of its condition-
monitoring planned/predictive
maintenance program to help verify
and assure equipment is operating
satisfactorily. The Water Treatment
Plant processes an average 5.1 mgd
for a population of 44,000 people
with a customer base of approximately
14,000 accounts.
Public Utilities Superintendent
Andreas Eddy initiated the vibration
analysis program as part of a cost sav-
ings measure with regard to total
operating cost of equipment associ-
ated with the water treatment process.
The intent was to identify potential
equipment problems at an early stage
and to allow maintenance work to be
performed on a proactive basis.
Vibration data was collected with the
Vixpert 2-channel vibration analyzer
and plotted with Omnitrend software
by Prueftechnik/Ludeca. The system
helped identify a Severe Mechanical
Looseness problem on a pump in-
stalled at a pumping station considered
critical to the citys water system.
Initial baseline measurements of the
unit revealed the mechanical looseness
and a possible coupling problem with
the pump and motor assembly. The
vibration data showed severe impact-
ing with high frequency harmonics
characteristic of looseness of both
pump bearings.
It was sus-
pected that the
looseness could
be simply loose
bolts on the
bearing mounts
and fanges, or a possible worst case sce-
nario of internal looseness of the bearing
components themselves.
The vibration analysis condition-
monitoring survey report recommend-
ed that staff check all mounting and
fange bolts of the bearing itself and
to inspect the condition of the steel
grid type motor-pump coupling.
The majority of the mounting bolts
associated with the pump-bearing fange
and pump supports were found to be
very loose. Inspection of the motor-
pump shaft coupling also revealed a lack
of proper lubrication around the steel
grid component. After corrective action,
follow-up vibration measurements were
taken to verify satisfactory results. WW
Ludeca is an exhibitor at the WEFTEC.12 event and
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Process controls for water treatment
Industrial, Municipal and Wastewater Solutions
in biomass. Anaerobic digestion and
dewatering produce a sidestream with
a high nutrient content. Recover-
ing nutrients from that concentrated
stream can be more economic than
recovery from main-stream processes.
Wendell Khunjar of Hazen and Sawyer
will present a paper entitled Economic
Evaluation of Alternatives for Sidestream
Nutrient Removal and Recovery. He will
discusses different strategies for treating
and recovering nitrogen and phosphorus
from that sidestream.
We will discuss four case studies
representative of treatment facilities that
are experiencing really stringent nitro-
gen limits and have to deal with a large
fraction of their nutrient load coming
back in their sidestream, Khunjar said.
From a nitrogen perspective, he
will discuss removal of nitrogen using
conventional nitrifcation/denitrifca-
tion or using novel strategies includ-
ing nitritation/de-nitritation as well as
deammonifcation.
He will also discuss recovery of both
nitrogen and phosphorus in struvite.
Struvite recovery allows you to
recover up to 90 percent of the phos-
phorus but also allows you to take out
about 25 percent of the nitrogen,
Khunjar said. In some facilities, that
25 percent reduction might be suf-
fcient to allow that nutrient stream to
come directly around to the head of
the plant and not have an impact on
mainstream treatment.
As plants begin to embrace biologi-
cal phosphorus removal, they often
also experience an increase in prob-
lems caused by struvite. Dealing with
that nuisance and also recovering a
marketable product can make eco-
nomic sense, Khunjar said.
Right now there are 20-25 plants
who have done piloting or some
type of evaluation and that number
is growing, he said. Everyone is
very interested in understanding if it
(nutrient recovery) makes sense from
an economic perspective. Sometimes it
does and sometimes it does not.
Conclusion
Sansom said the facilities she exam-
ined in her study were all working to-
ward a future of tight nutrient limits.
They are looking more long-term
and how to phase in these require-
ments, she said. They are not ready
to stick an RO plant at the back of
their facility to achieve these limits,
but they are looking for ways to move
forward and how can they incorporate
even upstream reductions of nutrient
loading in the source water.
The process of setting nutrient crite-
ria is slow and frustrating at times, but
it is an important process that requires
careful deliberation, Bhattarai said.
The nutrient problem was not cre-
ated overnight and we cannot solve it
overnight, he said. Its probably better
to take some initial steps and, gradually,
using an adaptive management strategy,
work toward achieving compliance.
The title of our paper is the Texas
Two Step. In the end, we say the
Texas Two Step still goes on, he said.
Were still dancing. WW
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WEFTEC
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System offers Odor Control for Plants with High Gas Concentrations
Wastewater treatment plants often
need to control the rotten egg odors
resulting from their waste and sewage
treatment processes. The unpleas-
ant odors in and around wastewater
plants are mainly caused by H2S, but
other odorous
compounds can
include mercap-
tans, amines,
aldehydes, and
ketones.
In higher gas
concentration
applications,
one alterna-
tive is Purafls
Biological Air
Treater (BAT),
which features
a propri-
etary fxed-
flm trickling
flter technol-
ogy. Offered
through an exclusive license with
Honeywell Process Solutions, the
system can provide more effcient
and cost-effective odor abatement
and VOC treatment than other bio-
logical removal systems.
Whereas other bioflters are chal-
lenged to maintain proper moisture
and reduce pressure drops, the mixed
media of foam cubes and spacers in
a standard BAT have been proven to
accomplish more than 99% removal
of hydrogen sulfde gas. The polyure-
thane foam cubes provide incredible
surface area per unit volume to host
microbial bioflms.
Polypropylene spacers supply
substantial void volume and struc-
tural integrity for tall beds, as well as
enhanced mass transfer and excellent
hydraulic dispersion and distribution.
The unique mixed-media support
allows for control of surface area and
void space. Ratios of foam-to-plastic
vary with engineering design and ap-
plication, and are used to control the
bioflm depth and pressure drop.
Purafl provides design assistance to
the customer, to select the appropriate
equipment based on the customers
requirements. The BAT system can
be used to treat low and high airfows
with hydrogen sulfde concentrations
ranging from 25 ppm to 1000 ppm.
The system operates on electrical
power and water supply. The water
source can be either potable or re-use
water from the wastewater treat-
ment plant with at least 60 psi. The
amount of water required to rinse out
the sulfates generated by the biologi-
cal reaction (usually 5-25 gpm) will
depend on the H2S concentration. In
a typical wastewater treatment plant
application, using secondary treated
effuent as a water source is recom-
mended; not only is it economical,
but this type of water often carries the
nutrients needed by the bacteria in the
biotrickling flter.
In order to design the appropriate
biotrickling odor removal system, the
following information is required:
1) Airfow
2) Gas concentrations (average and
peak conditions)
3) Required removal effciency (normal-
ly 99% for H2S and 90% for total odor)
4) Temperature of the airstream (this
will normally be ambient but varia-
tions must be known)
5) Availability and quality of the water
(including fow and pressure if possible)
6) Odor source (e.g. headworks,
pump station, sludge storage, etc.)
An optional dry scrubbing polish-
ing system is available to end-users
and can increase the odor removal
effciency to more than 99.5%.
With any BAT sold, Purafl provides
the vessel, media, blower and motor,
recirculation pump, nutrient pump,
complete water control cabinet, elec-
trical control panel, system start-up
and inoculation. Honeywell controls
are offered as standard equipment on
all Purafl BAT systems. A detailed
scope of supply can be provided for
any application. WW
Purafl is an exhibitor at the WEFTEC.12 event and
Insertion Paddle Wheel
Line Sizes 1 1/2 in. to 36 in.

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Te IM stainless steel (316L) & PVDF
construction make this meter ideal
for many applications including:
HVAC (hot & chilled water)
Municipal and industrial water
& waste water
Chemical batching & blending
Irrigation
WEFTEC EXHIBITORS
Purafls Biological Air Treater
(BAT) uses a mixed media of
foam cubes and spacers to
accomplish more than 99%
removal of hydrogen sulfde gas.
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Ragless Impeller
Reduces Maintenance CostsImproves Uptime
The Chemineer
RL-3 Ragless Impeller eliminates expensive maintenance

and downtime caused by brous material buildup.
High axial ow for superior mixing performance
Easily retrots to existing agitators
Safe and reliable operation
Application versatility with wide range of sizes and materials
Sizing support available through Chemineer Express
Visit www.chemineer.com/rl3 for a large scale installation reference.
For the nearest sales ofce, call 1-800-643-0641
or go to www.chemineer.com/sales.
Eliminate brous
material buildup
with Chemineers
RL-3 Ragless
Impeller
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Pump
Alignment
Rotalign
ULTRA
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Flatness
Vibration
Analysis
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Quick and easy
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Sales Rentals Services
Earlier this year Headworks BIO
signed an option agreement with the
Texas A&M University System (TA-
MUS) that provides the company with
the right to negotiate an exclusive
license for TAMUS patent pending
Electron Beam (E-Beam) technology
for use in municipal wastewater treat-
ment applications.
The National Center for Electron
Beam Research (NCEBR) at Texas
A&M in College Station, TX, is the
leading academic and research or-
ganization focused on the research,
development, and commercializa-
tion of E-Beam and X-ray technol-
ogies. The activities of the NCEBR,
conducted by Texas AgriLife Re-
search, hinge around of the worlds
largest high-throughput research/
commercial grade E-Beam and X-
ray irradiation equipment.
Electron Beam processing or
electronic irradiation is a process
which involves using electrons,
usually of high energy, to treat an
object for a variety of purposes.
Possible uses for electronic irradia-
tion include sterilization, disinfection,
to cross-link polymers, and modify
materials.
This process has the ability to break
the DNA molecules in microorgan-
isms resulting in microbial death and
rendering the product or sample ster-
ile. E-Beam processing is currently in
use commercially for the sterilization
of medical products and pasteurizing
food to protect against foodborne
pathogens.
Wastewater Applications
The NCEBR is researching ways
to harness E-Beam and X-ray tech-
nologies to treat municipal drinking
water, wastewater, and industrial waste
streams. It is hypothesized that high
energy (10 MeV) Electron Beam
technology might one day be used to
disinfect municipal biosolids to Class
A standards, disinfect wastewater ef-
fuents, reduce estrogenic activity in
sludges and effuent, and potentially
reduce digester residence time and
enhance methane production.
E-Beam disinfection or sterilization
is powered by electricity and can be a
quick switch-on, switch-off technol-
ogy that can be used to treat material
that is fowing through pipes or on
conveyor belts. It can oxidize organics
and inactivate microbial pathogens.
Studies performed at Texas A&M
demonstrate that E-Beam technol-
ogy can be used on sludges at varying
doses to obtain sludge that meet Class
A specifcations. WW
Headworks is an exhibitor at the WEFTEC.12 event
and can be found at Booth No. 2937
Center Studies E-Beam Technology for Sludge Disinfection
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ging or backwashing, and a process
guarantee of < 0.05 mg/L of effuent
phosphorus, convinced plant operators
to try the system.
The trial period for the BioMag
system alone ran from November
2007 through May 2008. The total
solution, with the addition of the
CoMag system, has been fully opera-
tional since January 2012. Overall
plant capacity was increased from 0.75
mgd to 1.6 mgd and effuent concen-
trations were substantially reduced,
with all results achieved in the existing
space with no added footprint. WW
Siemens is an exhibitor at the WEFTEC.12 event and
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A new membrane treatment system
that will be on display at WEFTEC
features a low-pressure polymeric
membrane with fbers specially con-
structed to never break. Not only do
these no-break fbers save the end
user the cost of repairing fbers, but
they also have higher permeability,
more resistance to fouling, and less
power/chemical requirements than
other MF and UF membranes, ac-
cording to the manufacturer.
The Aqua UltraFiltration system,
offered by Aqua-Aerobic Systems, uses
special hollow-fber membranes manu-
factured by inge GmbH, a division of
BASF, at their production facility in
Greifenberg, Germany. Unlike other
hollow-fber membranes, where each
fber is a thin strand with a single bore
running through it, each inge fber
has seven bores running through it.
In addition, this patented Multi-
bore fber is made from a single ma-
terial. The result is analogous to the
strength of a rope made from several
cords put together: other membrane
manufacturers use a single membrane
fber, while inge has melded seven
fbers together to form a stronger,
multibore fber.
Most other membrane fbers are
manufactured using a thermally
induced phase separation (TIPS) pro-
cess, while the Aqua UF membrane
is made with a solvent-induced phase
separation (SIPS) process. While the
TIPS process creates a stronger and
thicker membrane, the SIPS process
produces a membrane with higher
permeability and lower transmem-
brane pressure (TMP), which results
in a system with fewer membranes and
lower pumping costs to treat the same
fow. The SIPS process weakens the
typical single-bore fber, but doesnt
diminish the strength created by the
multibore construc-
tion of the inge
fbers.
The membranes
used in the Aqua
system are made of
polyethersulphone
(PES). Most MF
and UF membranes
are made of poly-
vinylidene fuoride
(PVDF) because
it is more fexible
(less brittle) than
PES and is more
resistant to chlorine
and other oxidants.
However, the dif-
ference in fexibility
between the two
materials has abso-
lutely no bearing
on the strength of inges multibore
fber. Because PES is cleaned with
caustic - and not chlorine, as PVDF is
the difference in chlorine resistance
is no longer signifcant.
Since material strength and cho-
rine resistance are not issues with the
multibore fbers, PES is used because
it gives several advantages over PVDF
that result in lower O&M costs:
PES is more hydrophilic than
PVDF, so solids have less tendency
to stick to the membrane surface.
This means that less backwash water
and cleaning chemicals are needed to
remove the solids.
Pores in PES can be made smaller
and more uniform than in PVDF. As
a result, less pressure is required to
get the same fow through the same
membrane area. Also, more viruses are
rejected; the inge membrane is rated
for 4 log virus removal.
PES can be cleaned at higher pHs
than PVDF. Since caustic is better at
dissolving organics than chlorine, less
chemical is needed.
Better Backwash Effciency
During fltration on most MF
and UF membranes, the feed water
fows from the outside of each fber,
through the fber material, to the bore
inside the fber. In contrast, fltration
on the Aqua UltraFiltration system
is from inside each multibore fber to
the outside of the fber. To make sure
the solids are fltered out evenly over
the full length of the fber, fow to the
fber is alternated between the top and
the bottom of the membrane module.
The advantage of the in-to-out fow
path really occurs during the periodic
backwash cycles, where the fow is
reversed. On standard out-to-in mem-
branes, there is a drop in pressure as
the backwash water fows up through
the inside of the fbers such that the
fow through the bottom of the fber
is more than through the top of the.
In addition, compressed air is needed
to remove the solids that collect on
the outside of the fbers at the bottom
of the module.
On the in-to-out membranes used
by the Aqua system, there is no pres-
sure difference between the back-
wash water entering the top of the
fbers and that entering the bottom
of the fbers, so the backwash fow is
even. Less backwash water is needed
to achieve the same level of solids
removal. Also, air is not required
because there is nowhere for the
solids to collect; therefore, the system
doesnt have blowers to maintain and
uses signifcantly less power.
Lower Plugging Tendency
While the commonly-held belief
is that in-to-out membranes have a
higher tendency to plug with solids,
the opposite is actually true of the
Aqua UF membrane. There are several
reasons for this:
The diameter of each fber bore
is larger than other in-to-out mem-
branes; 0.9 mm bores are used for
waters with average infuent turbidities
up to 50 NTU, and 1.5 mm bores are
used for waters with average infuent
turbidities up to 200 NTU.
The hydrophilic nature of the
membrane minimizes solids accumula-
tion on the membrane surface.
The in-to-out fow path means
there are no solids to collect on the
outside of the fbers; this is the main
reason for plugging of out-to-in mem-
branes.
Coagulant is often injected into the
infuent, which lowers the tendency of
the solids to adhere to the membrane.
When a small amount of coagulant
is added to the infuent, fewer mem-
branes are required to obtain the same
system fow and less backwash water
and chemicals are needed to clean the
membranes. This offsets the cost of
the coagulant such that there is actu-
ally a net savings in operating costs.
WW
Aqua-Aerobics is an exhibitor at the WEFTEC.12 event
and can be found at Booth No. 3327
New Membrane System Offers No-Break Fibers
Figure 1: Backwash Of An Out-To-In Fiber
Air Filtrate
Drain
Air
Figure 2: Backwash Of An In-To-Out Multibore
Fiber
Filtrate
Drain
Figure 2: Typical Arrangement With Coagulant Injection
UF Modules
Backwash
Pump
Filtrate/
Backwash
Tank
Drain
Filtrate
N
a
OCI Caustic
Chemical Dosing System
Acid
Feed
Strainer
Air For
Integrity Test
Coagulant
Dosing System
Feed
Water
Pump
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Introducing the new I.M.S
200 and I.M.S
1000 media retainers from Leopold
.
Designed to improve the efciency and reliability of both water and wastewater ltration
systems, these next generation media retainers have been carefully engineered to do
their job and help you do yours. As part of the complete Leopold underdrain system,
these media retainers increase exibility in media design by eliminating up to 14" of
support gravel. And their physically rigid construction reduces exing of the slots and the
chance of clogging or biofouling. You now have two superior solutions for all your water
treatment applications that ensure a highly uniform distribution of air and water during
the backwashing process to eliminate deadspaces and provide longer lter runs.
Be the rst to nd out how you can get greater performance with lower installation and
operating costs Oct. 1-3 in booth #6239 at WEFTEC in New Orleans.
www.fbleopold.com
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WEFTEC PREVIEW INDEX
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46 Accusonic Technologies 225
66 ADS Environmental Services 306
67 Aeration Industries International 308
67 Airmaster Aerator Inc. 310
46 Airvac 222
44 AlgaeWheel 213
68 Allied Moulded Products Inc. 314
50 AllMax Software Inc. 234
45 AMETEK Drexelbrook 217
42 Amiad Filtration Systems 203
68 Analytical Technology Inc. 422
62 Aqua-Aerobic Systems 289
66 Aquionics Inc. 303
45 Arch Chemicals Inc. 215
44 Arizona Instrument LLC 210
59 ASA Analytics 282
54 Ashbrook Simon-Hartley 254
68 Ashcroft Inc. 313
64 Assmann Corp. of America 298
52 Bilco 240
49 Bio-Microbics 233
56 BioAir Solutions 267
54 Bioscience Inc. 253
72 Blue-White Industries 332
66 Bredel Hose Pumps 305
76 Burkert Fluid Control Systems 354
68 Caldwell Tanks 315
54 Calgon Carbon Corp. 246
70 Campbell Scientifc 423
58 CertainTeed Corp. 271
67 Check-All Valve Mfg. Co. 309
67 CHEMetrics Inc. 311
62 Chemineer Inc. 290
54 CST Storage 250
58 Cues Inc. 272
56 Delta Screens 263
64 DN Tanks 302
56 Duperon Corp. 264
68 Eagle Microsystems 318
44 EBAA Iron 214
55 ECHO Process Inst. Inc. 257
68 Electrolytic Technologies Corp. 319
68 Emerson Process Management 320
68 Endress+Hauser USA 321
70 Enviro-Care Co. 322
44 Environment One Corp. 212
63 ESRI 292
46 Filtronics Inc. 223
54 Flo Trend Systems Inc. 251
60 Flomatic Corp. 283
60 Flowpoint Environmental Systems 286
70 Flowtite Pipe 323
63 Fluid Components International 293
63 Fluid Metering Inc. 294
58 Force Flow 273
48 Gamajet Cleaning Systems Inc. 227
62 GE Energy 287
58 Godwin, a Xylem brand 268
64 Gorman-Rupp Co. 299
44 Great Plains Industries 211
70 Greyline Instruments Inc. 326
64 GridBee 296
70 Hach Co. 327
54 Hach Co. Flow Prod. and Services 247
58 Halogen Valve Systems 274
70 Hayward Flow Control 328
70 HF scientifc 329
72 Hobas Pipe USA 330
50 Huber Technology 239
66 Hydra-Stop, a division of ADS LLC 304
72 Hydro International 331
72 ICS 333
72 INFICON 334
46 Inflco Degremont 224
42 Inliner Technologies 202
56 IPEX USA 262
48 JUMO Process Control Inc. 226
52 Kaeser Compressors 243
72 Keller America 335
72 Koch Membrane Systems Inc. 336
78 Komline-Sanderson 356
50 Krohne Inc. 238
55 Kruger Inc. 255
74 KSB USA 344
58 Kusters Water 275
48 Layne Co. 228
59 Leopold, a Xylem brand 281
44 Liquid Analytical Resource, LLC 208
70 LobePro Rotary Pumps 424
74 Ludeca Inc. 38
58 Magnetrol Environmental 276
55 McCrometer Inc. 258
52 McGard 241
49 Measurement Specialties 230
60 Microdyn Tech./Meurer Research 284
67 Mitsubishi Electric Automation 307
60 Moyno Inc. 285
54 MTS/Mass Transfer Systems 249
42 Mueller Co. 200
48 MultiTrode 229
74 Myron L Co. 339
74 Neptune Chemical Pump Co. 340
44 OCV Control Valves 206
63 Olin Chlor Alkali Products 295
56 OMI Industries 259
49 Onyx Valve Co 231
58 OpenCEL 421
75 Orival Inc. 346
74 Ovivo 341
42 Phoenix Contact 201
46 PolyPipe Inc. 221
58 Primary Flow Signal Inc. 269
74 Probiotic Solutions 342
74 Process Solutions Inc. 343
76 Proco Products Inc. 355
74 Purafl 337
75 R.S. Technical Services 347
44 RACO Mfg. and Eng. Co. 207
42 Red Valve Co. 204
75 Rittal Corp. 345
45 Robo-Control 216
58 Rotork Controls Inc. 278
50 Salsnes Filter 236
56 Sanitaire, a Xylem brand 266
59 Sauereisen Inc. 279
75 Scaletron Industries, Ltd. 348
76 Schneider Electric 351
62 Schreiber LLC 288
78 seepex Inc. 357
64 SEEwater Inc. 295
76 Severn Trent Services 353
76 Siemens Industry Inc. 350
49 Singer Valve 232
59 SJE-Rhombus 280
46 Smith & Loveless 219
76 Solinst Canada Ltd. 352
76 Spectrashield Liner Systems 349
55 Sper Scientifc 418
50 Spiralift 235
78 SSPC 358
67 SUMA America Inc. 312
46 Team Industrial Services 218
55 Teledyne Isco 256
78 Telog Instruments Inc. 359
58 Thermo Scientifc Water and Env. 277
64 Thompson Pump & Mfg. 300
54 Tnemec Co. Inc. 248
64 Toray Membrane USA Inc. 297
52 Toro Equipment 242
52 TRIPAC 245
52 Trumbull Industries Inc. 425
56 US Pipe and Foundry Co. 260
46 Val-Matic Valve & Mfg. Corp. 220
50 Vanton Pump & Equipment Corp. 237
64 Victaulic 301
54 Walchem, an Iwaki America Co. 252
56 Wedeco, a Xylem brand 265
78 WesTech Inc. 360
68 Woongjin Chemical America Inc. 316
44 Xerxes Corp. 209
56 Xylem Flygt Products 261
78 YSI 361
42 Zoeller Engineered Products 205
The WEFTEC Exhibitors Preview and booth numbers are published as a sevice to our readers.
Every effort is made to maintain accuracy, but WaterWorld assumes no responsibility for errors or ommissions
Automatic fushing
Hydro-Guards S.M.A.R.T. Auto-
matic Flushing System can fush water
mains automatically with precise
timing and frequency to maximize
results with less water. The system
offers two-way communication over
secure web link or existing SCADA.
Operators can receive
real-time updates and
residual analysis results
remotely without feld-
ing personnel.
Mueller Co.
www.hydro-guard.com
Booth 4241
Controllers
Phoenix Contacts new ILC 1x1
compact controllers make advanced
control options available for small- to
medium-sized water systems, includ-
ing remote assets such as water tow-
ers, remote pumping and lift stations,
and other distant monitoring sites.
The controllers support the Modbus
TCP protocol. This means the user
can confgure and commission in just
two steps, no additional
programming required.
Phoenix Contact
www.phoenixcontact.com
Booth 5925
CIPP system
Inliner Technologies offers cured-in-
place pipe renewal systems for pipes
and culverts ranging in diameter from
4 to 120. The companys licensees
are contracted by municipalities and
industrial companies to renew storm,
waste, and process
sewer piping that
has been damaged
by corrosion and/or
structural deteriora-
tion.
Inliner Technologies
www.inliner.net
Booth 1811
Self cleaning flters
Amiad automatic self cleaning flters
deliver clean water with clean technol-
ogy. The technology is used in waste-
water treatment systems worldwide.
For example, the companys ABF
automatic brush flters handle more
than 200 mgd in Singapores
NEWater system. Amiad EBS
and SAF automatic screen
flters protect thousands of
cartridge, membrane and
other fne fltration systems.
Amiad Filtration Systems
www.amiad.com
Booth 4141
Check valve
The CheckMate Inline Check Valve is ideal for backfow preven-
tion and odor mitigation. In outfalls, stormwater, CSO and SSO ap-
plications, the check valves custom-engineered, all-rubber unibody
design eliminates backfow from oceans, rivers and interceptors.
Its elastomer fabric-reinforced design provides a proven record of
maintenance-free performance and extremely low headloss. The valve can open
to a near full pipe diameter, maximizing the fow capacity of the outfall.
Red Valve Co.
www.redvalve.com Booth 1733 Circle No. 204 on Reader Service Card
Solids handling pumps
Zoeller offers a broad selection of 1-15 hp submersible solids han-
dling pumps with vortex impellers. Vortex pumps, recognized for
their improved solids handling capabilities, are being successfully
applied in the most challenging wastewater pumping applications.
The company offers these pumps in either 2.5 or 3 solids handling
capacity. Discharge sizes are 3, 4 and 6 with standard or explosion
proof motors.
Zoeller Engineered Products
www.zoellerengprod.com Booth 2945 Circle No. 205 on Reader Service Card
WEFTEC
2012, hosted by the Water Environment Federation, will take place Sept. 30-
Oct. 3 in New Orleans, LA. The program includes 130 technical sessions, 24 workshops
and eight local facility tours, and is expected to draw thousands of water quality profes-
sionals and exhibitors from around the world. For more information, visit www.weftec.org
WEFTEC
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Surge protection
In addition to protecting systems
against power surges and pump fail-
ures, the OCV Model 118-4 control
valve operates in conjunction with
the Surge Commander III, which
functions via solid state circuitry. The
valve offers features such as a charged
battery backup, multiple control op-
tions and indicator lights that monitor
and communicate the valves
activity at all times. The eff-
cient design also saves space
and operates on a lower
electrical usage.
OCV Control Valves
www.controlvalves.com
Booth 2341
Sensors, analyzers
Liquid Analytical Re-
source had introduced
the Chemitec line of sensors and
analyzers. The companys measure-
ment parameters already included
TOC, COD, BOD, total nitrogen,
ammonia, toxicity, conductivity, dis-
solved oxygen, pH, ORP, turbidity,
suspended solids and respiration. The
new line expands clients choices for
pH/ORP, conductivity, turbidity and
suspended solids.
Liquid Analytical Resource, LLC
www.larllc.com
Booth 1119
H
2
S analyzer
The newest instru-
ment from Arizona
Instrument is the Jerome J605 Hy-
drogen Sulfde Analyzer. The analyzer
can read as low as 3 ppb with a resolu-
tion to 20 ppt, and is housed in a light
and ergonomically designed case. The
gold flm sensor has been upgraded
and improved from previous models,
resulting in longer life expectancies.
Arizona Instrument LLC
www.azic.com
Booth 3021
Lateral valve
The Uni-Lateral
from E/One is an
all-stainless steel lateral valve system
for use with the companys grinder
pump stations. An integrated unit
consisting of a check valve, ball valve
and cleanout all in a compact module,
the system effectively protects against
backfow. The kit can be installed and
accessed between the sewer main and
sewer service line. Its versatile design
greatly reduces opportunity for leak
paths simplifying and speeding
installation, while meeting all codes
and regulations.
Environment One Corp.
www.eone.com/sewer
Booth 2319
Remote monitoring
RACO Manufacturing con-
tinues to add new features
to its AlarmAgent.com
wireless, web-based remote
equipment monitoring
and reporting system. The
latest is Real Time Data due out in
Q4, 2012. Together with centralized
WRTU access, Real Time Data gives
customers the information they need
for comprehensive feet management.
RACO Manufacturing and Engineering Co.
www.racoman.com
Booth 4018
Fiberglass tanks
Xerxes Corporation
and ZCL Composites
offer fberglass under-
ground storage tanks.
The tanks are ideally suited for a wide
range of water and wastewater applica-
tions such as onsite wastewater, rain-
water harvesting, NSF listed potable
water and more. With over 150,000
tanks installed for motor fuels, the
companies have 30 years of experience
producing structurally strong, water-
tight, corrosion resistant tanks.
Xerxes Corp.
www.xerxes.com
Booth 6252
Paddle wheel meter
Great Plains Industries has introduced
the IM36S insertion paddle wheel
meter. The meter is suited for line
sizes from 1 to 36. Its stainless
steel construction makes it ideal for
metering many low viscosity liquids in
application including: irrigation, water
distribution, boiler feed, heat and
energy monitoring, chemical batching
and blending, and many more. The
meter comes standard with hall-effect
and reed switch pulse outputs making
it compatible with GPIs
battery and AC pow-
ered electronics.
Great Plains Industries
www.gpimeters.net
Booth 4758
Algae treatment system
Algaewheel has been re-branded to
OneWater. The change refects the
evolution of the company from a tech-
nology supplier to a fully integrated
service provider. OneWater exclusively
uses the Algaewheel Technology to
deliver a full-range of wastewater
treatment solutions. Its systems deliver
effuent water quality ranging from
direct discharge to high grade re-use.
AlgaeWheel
www.onewaterworks.com
Booth 7847
Pipe restraint products
The two newest products from EBAA
Iron are the Mega-Stop PVC Bell
Protection System and Series 1900
PVC Restraint Systems. The bell
protection device facilitates quick, ac-
curate, proper assembly of PVC pipe
joints. It reduces damaging stresses in
pipe joints caused by over-insertion,
and incorporates an ERS
to allow for pipe
expansion and contrac-
tion. The PVC restraint systems are
engineered to accommodate the
increased pressure ratings for C900
and C909 PVC pipe. They effectively
and economically restrain pipe in
a variety of applications above or
below ground, residential or indus-
trial. EBAAs other products include
the Force Balanced Flex-Tend fexible
expansion joint.
EBAA Iron
www.ebaa.com
Booth 6939
wmpg.com/apex
800-282-8823
Peak performance
from the market
leader
Higher productivity,
lower cost of ownership
Scalability from 0.7 GPM
to 317 GPM flow
Robust and compact
direct-coupled design
APEX
TM
, the
revolutionary
hose pump
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WEFTEC PRODUCTS
Cal hypo system
Arch Chemicals new generation of
Constant Chlor Plus calcium hypo-
chlorite briquette feed systems provide
increased capacity
and accuracy, plus
new capabilities and
features that further
enhance operation,
maintenance and
safety. The model
MC4-150 system
retains all of the key features of the
earlier system, such as optimum solu-
tion consistency and a small footprint,
but its loading and feed rate capacities
are much higher, allowing for service
in larger treatment facilities.
Arch Chemicals Inc.
www.archchemicals.com
Booth 6057
Emergency actuators
Robo-Control manufactures battery-
operated actuators to remotely open
and close hazardous gas
cylinder and container valves
such as chlorine and sulfur
dioxide. The actuators weigh
as little as six pounds and
mount to the valve indepen-
dently from existing hard-
ware or dispensers. Each ac-
tuator has integral indication
for actual valve position and outputs
for valve position are available.
Robo-Control
www.robo-control.com
Booth 3645
Level measurement
AMETEK Drexelbrook has launched
the Universal IV, its fourth gen-
eration Radio Frequency (RF)
Admittance/Capacitance continuous
level measurement transmitter. The
transmitter offers a
wide range of features
and options and is
ideally suited for the
most common to the
most challenging level
measurement applica-
tions. The transmitter
is intrinsically safe,
explosion proof and
fameproof for Class
1 Div 1 Zone 0 hazardous locations.
It features stable, repeatable and ac-
curate measurement within 0.25% of
range and a user friendly push-button
LCD display for confguration and
monitoring.
AMETEK Drexelbrook
www.drexelbrook.com
Booth 2131
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Grit
removal
system
The Smith
& Love-
less Pista
360 grit
removal
system with patented V-Force Baffe
captures 95 percent of grit particles
down to 140 mesh / 105 microns.
The system design increases velocity
during low fow periods while main-
taining consistent grit capture during
surges. Its baffe, uniquely positioned
within a 360-degree, fat-foor grit
chamber, helps comprise a patented
hydraulic design within the chamber.
The integral baffe design also serves
as a water level control device, often
eliminating the need for downstream
fow control devices like weirs.
Smith & Loveless
www.smithandloveless.com
Booth 6739
Vacuum sewer technology
Airvac is a manufacturer of specialty
components used in vacuum sewer
systems. These components include
vacuum valves, valve pits and vacuum
station equipment. The company
offers complete start-to-fnish project
services including preliminary system
layout and
design, cost
estimating,
detailed design assistance and con-
struction supervision.
Airvac
www.airvac.com
Booth 7039
Nutrient removal
The Hybacs process, available from
Inflco Degremont, is an economi-
cal and versatile approach to nutrient
removal. The process consists of two
biological stages followed by clarifca-
tion. The
frst stage
comprises
Smart
units and
the sec-
ond stage
comprises
activated
sludge tanks. The Smart units use
shaft mounted advanced reactor tech-
nology featuring a series of plates.
Inflco Degremont
www.degremont-technologies.com
Booth 4527
Packaged water treatment
Filtronics EM-mini packaged water
treatment systems are factory assem-
bled, fully self-contained and specif-
cally designed for applications from
5 to 100 gpm or less. Available in
standard confgurations, the EM-mini
features a smaller footprint at the low-
est capital cost in the industry, making
them perfect for budget
minded small communi-
ties, schools, commercial or
industrial facilities.
Filtronics Inc.
www.fltronics.com
Booth 2665
Circle No. 223 on Reader
Valve systems
Val-Matics product line of Shut-off
Valves include the EnerG AWWA
Resilient Seated Ball Valve featuring
fusion bonded epoxy interior/exterior
coating, bi-directional
resilient Tri-
Loc seating
system and
compliance with
AWWA C507. The
American-BFV
Butterfy Valve
features a ductile
iron disc, continu-
ous uninterrupted seating and compli-
ance with AWWA C504, C516, and
NSF/ANSI 61.
Val-Matic Valve & Mfg. Corp.
www.valmatic.com
Booth 5829
HDPE pipe
PolyPipe has
introduced LightView Plus HDPE
pipe for forced main applications.
Its specially formulated gray color
allows inspection of the pipe interior
via CCTV monitoring. The pipe is
fexible enough to easily bend around
obstacles and under roads, and is well
suited for both open-cut and HDD
installations. It is manufactured with
high performance polyethylene resin,
provides superior fatigue resistance, is
resistant to corrosion, abrasion, and
chemical attack, and suffers no damag-
ing effects from freeze-thaw cycles.
PolyPipe Inc.
www.polypipeinc.com
Booth 1626
Insertable valve
Teams InsertValve installs under
pressure, eliminating the need for line
shut downs for valve
cut-ins. Designed for
a wide range of line
sizes and types, the
valves wedge gate
seats on the valve
body, not the pipe
bottom. This unique
feature prevents the
seat from coming
into contact with the cut pipe edges.
If repairs are needed, the valve can be
repaired under pressure. Team offers
professional installation services by
trained technicians or packaged solu-
tions ready for line cut-in.
Team Industrial Services
www.teamindustrialservices.com
Booth 7613
Flowmeter
The new Accusonic Model 8510 is a
multiple-path, transit-time fowme-
ter. The backward compatible meter
is designed to conquer challenging
installa-
tion and
mea-
sure-
ment
require-
ments
associ-
ated with large pipes and channels in
a variety of applications. The meter
was designed to meet the installation
challenges of large ultraviolet (UV)
disinfection systems which require
very accurate fow measurement to
operate most effciently. Measurable
pipe and channel sizes range from 8
to 600.
Accusonic Technologies, a Division of ADS LLC
www.accusonic.com
Booth 1329
Not just solenoids*
*While we love the fact that our solenoid valves have
earned us the reputation of being a quality brand
with long life-cycle products, weve got more than
just solenoids up our sleeve. From Process Solutions
to Sensors, Mass Flow Controllers to Pneumatically
Actuated Valve banks and Ball Valves and, of course
were still producing those world-class solenoid valves too!
Visit us at WEFTEC Booth #4077
www.burkert-usa.com 800-325-1405
Online ordering now available at www.BuyBurkert.com
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TA2 raises the bar for thermal dispersion ow meters. Improve your
performance, efciency and process control of greenhouse gas emissions, carbon credits and
co-generated energy with the TA2 thermal mass ow meter.
With a 100:1 turndown capability, the TA2 can easily handle wide owrate uctuations.
The TA2s low-ow sensitivity allows for precise measurement of low owrates, as well as
easy retrot installation.
The TA2 measures mass ow, so theres no temperature or pressure data conversion
required and no incremental equipment or installation costs.
In-eld calibration verication without the need for additional hardware eliminates costly
shipping and service fees.
Thermal mass technology virtually eliminates pressure drop, to preserve operating pressure.
Robust, reliable, repeatable gas ow meter solutions. Contact your Magnetrol
Environmental representative to learn how our Thermatel TA2 thermal mass ow meter can
drive improved process control and energy efciency for your wastewater treatment plant.
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easier to install...
very, very reliable.
Thats what TRUE system efciency is all about.
FREE brochure, case studies and video:
www.dynamatic.com/ww or call 800.548.2169
See us at WEFTEC
Booth 4501
Dynamatic
adjustable speed
pump drives with easy-to-use
advanced digital controls
Dynamatic
electromagnetic
drive systems can save you up
to 65% on drive system capital
costs, achieve higher overall drive
system operating efciency with
the lowest cost of ownership.
WEFTEC
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Tank cleaning
Gamajets impingement technology
has enabled hundreds of municipal
treatment facilities to clean lift sta-
tions, wet wells, and manholes quickly,
while eliminating the need for con-
fned space entry. The patented tank
cleaning machines combine pressure
and fow to create high impact clean-
ing jets. It is this impact and tangen-
tial force that radiates from the jets,
blasting away sludge, grease, and non-
biodegradable waste in a full coverage,
global indexing pattern.
Gamajet Cleaning Systems Inc.
www.gamajet.com
Booth 6156
MBR systems
As one of the nations largest treat-
ment plant contractors, Layne has
the specialized wastewater treatment
equipment knowledge to provide
sustainable solutions.
The companys teams are
responsible for manag-
ing water in every phase
of its lifecycle supply,
treatment, delivery and
maintenance. Through-
out each phase, they
work to ensure com-
pliance with complex
state and federal regulations, meet
increasingly high standards for qual-
ity, reliability and effciency while
constructing projects in any delivery
mode required.
Layne Co.
www.layne.com
Booth 1711
Pump station manager
MultiTrodes MultiSmart is an intel-
ligent Pump Station Manager that can
help reduce energy consumption and
operating costs. With out-of-the-box
functionality designed for simplifed
deployment, the manager combines
thousands of dollars in technology,
components and engineering into one
device. It features the best of PLCs,
RTUs and pump controllers in a
comprehensive, intuitive package. Pre-
programmed logic developed from
decades of real-world industry experi-
ence is designed to signifcantly reduce
operating costs, decrease energy costs
and consump-
tion, and prevent
failures, blockages
and spills.
MultiTrode
www.multitrode.com
Booth 2239
Transmitter, controllers
Jumo dTrans pH/CR/AS 02 are com-
pact and modular transmitters/control-
lers that are highly fexible (for example
three slots for optional boards) and
capable of performing a wide range of
tasks. The quality of this series is ensured
by production on fully
automatic production
lines and a fnal 100%
inspection. The exten-
sive spectrum of pH and ORP elec-
trodes, conductivity sensors and accesso-
ries allows adaptation to every measuring
task. The transmitters feature 4-20 mA
and 010v signal input for sensors with
a standard signal output, such as free
chlorine, chlorine dioxide, ozone and
hydrogen peroxide sensors, level probes,
and pressure measuring instruments.
JUMO Process Control Inc.
www.jumousa.com
Booth 2001
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.12 Booth No. 7613

Ductile iron body
maintains strength of
existing infrastructure
True MJ connections
for downstream pipe
replacement
Seals on valve body not host
pipe, providing excellent
sealing characteristics
and long life
Accepts a wide range
of operators
Installs and repairs
under pressure without
system interruption
WEFTEC PRODUCTS
Remote monitoring
The TruBlue Remote Monitoring System
(TRMS), from Measurement Specialties, the
makers of KPSI Level Transducers, makes gathering essential data on water
levels more cost effective, allowing users to obtain readings remotely instead of
having to travel to each monitoring point to collect data. The system provides
a comprehensive, systematic approach to collecting and managing groundwater
level data. Up to four transmitters can be attached to a Node, which transmits
data via a built-in 900 MHz RF transmitter to a Gateway, which collects informa-
tion from multiple Nodes.
Measurement Specialties
www.meas-spec.com
Booth 1164
Valve systems
Onyx pinch valves are ideal for on/
off and throttling applications in-
cluding raw sewerage (equalization
basin fow), sludge (centrifuge feed)
and lime slurry
(pH control).
The companys
Isolator Rings
are a convenient
way to reliably
measure pres-
sure on sewerage,
slurries and other
hard-to-handle
fuids. They are
guaranteed to
never clog or plug
and are compatible with a wide array
of gauges, switches, and transmitters.
Onyx Duckbill checks valves are ideal
for high fow/low head applications
such as stormwater and tank over fow
applications.
Onyx Valve Co
www.onyxvalve.com
Booth 4701
On-site water reuse
Bio-Microbics has earned NSF/
ANSI 350 certifcation for its
Bio-Barrier membrane bioreactor
(MBR). NSF scientists conducted an
evaluation spanning more than six
months of continuous operation of
the treatment system at one of NSFs
approved wastewater testing facilities.
NSF/ANSI 350 was developed over a
four-year period and covers onsite wa-
ter reuse technologies. As one of the
frst systems to comply with applicable
standards, the goal of Bio-Microbics
is to use decentralized treatment
technology for the beneft of water-
reuse projects that reduce fresh water
consumption and minimize effuent
discharge.
Bio-Microbics
www.biomicrobics.com
Booth 3116
Valve strainers
The Singer Valve Strainer ZS is designed to protect control valves
and pipelines from foreign matter such as twigs, leaves and rocks that
get caught in the fow and can cause blocks or equipment failure. The
strainer has a Z plate design that provides a smooth laminar fow which
reduces downstream disturbance making it ideal for locations ahead of automatic
control valves.
Singer Valve
www.singervalve.com Booth 6123
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Sludge blanket monitoring
Krohnes new Optisys SLM 2080
optical sludge blanket measurement
system offers accurate measurement of
sludge blanket depth, separation zone,
and swirled solids (fuff zone) depth
using optical suspended solids measur-
ing technology. The system is ideal for
continuous measurement of industrial
and municipal wastewater
sludge, sludge settlement
monitoring, and control
of return activated sludge
(RAS) and waste activated
sludge (WAS).
Krohne Inc.
us.krohne.com
Booth 6413
Solids separation
Salsnes Filter manufactures solids
separation technologies for municipal
and industrial applications. Solids sep-
aration, sludge thickening and dewa-
tering - three critical water treatment
processes - are performed within one
compact, automated unit. Within a
very small footprint, 40-80% TSS and
20-35% BOD are removed and drier
sludge (20-30% DM) is produced.
The system can augment, enhance
or completely replace conventional
primary treatment, making it ideal for
plant upgrades/expansions.
Salsnes Filter
www.salsnes-flter.com
Booth 5548
Screening, washing
The Spiralift SL provides fne screen-
ing, washing, transporting and
compacting of wastewater solids while
leaving essential organics in the fow.
It can be installed in existing chan-
nels, reduces solids disposal costs and
protects downstream equipment.
Provided as a fully
integrated system,
it includes a shaft-
less screw screen, a
Taskmaster Grinder
and control system
which coordinates the
systems normal and
special functions. The
PLC driven unit uses
fow level data to cycle the screw to
minimize power and wear. These units
are provided standard with stainless
steel screens and screw housings.
Spiralift, Franklin Miller Inc.
www.franklinmiller.com
Booth 3751
Thermoplastic pumps
Vantons Sump-Gard model SGK-
2700 thermoplastic centrifugal pump
handles fows to 1200 gpm at heads to
200 ft., making it ideal for
fume scrubbers and other
applications in which caus-
tic and acidic chemicals
are transferred. All wetted
components are molded
of solid polypropylene,
PVDF or CPVC to
eliminate chemical attack
associated with pumping of aggressive
chemicals while minimizing abrasion.
Vanton Pump & Equipment Corp.
www.vanton.com
Booth 3241
Inclined screw press
The Huber Technology RoS3Q
Inclined Screw Press provides high
performance sludge dewatering in a
compact entirely enclosed machine.
The press requires minimal operator
attendance. It has a simple, energy ef-
fcient, slow rotational design. Huber
also offers the Strainpress Inline
Sludge Screen, designed to screen
sludge in pressurized
lines, increasing the
operating reliability
of downstream sludge
treatment systems.
Huber Technology
http://huberforum.net/transform
Booth 7539
Data management
AllMaxs new Antero v5 maintenance data management
program bridges the needs for performance, security and data
governance with solutions that focus on accountability, reduc-
ing maintenance costs and downtime. The software is designed
to help plants and facilities comply with strict industry and
regulatory requirements. One of the more signifcant improve-
ments is the migration from a Microsoft Access database engine to the more
robust MS SQL.
AllMax Software Inc.
www.allmaxsoftware.com Booth 1717
See us at
WEFTEC 2012
Booth 6851
The accuracy
you need
combined
with ease of
installation
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P. O. Box 98269
Raleigh, NC. 27624, USA
Tel. + 1 919 341 5936
info@microdyn-nadir.com
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Intrusion detection
Bilcos CNIguard wireless intrusion detection system is spe-
cifcally designed to protect access points in drinking water distribution systems
against the threat of intentional contamination. The system uses a patented Smart
Sensing Technology to detect tampering such as drilling, grinding and cutting,
while virtually eliminating false alarms as it can distinguish between real threats
and common occurrences such as heavy rain, hail, etc.
Bilco
www.bilco.com Booth 3744 Circle No. 240 on Reader Service Card
Blower systems
Coming in January
2013, Kaeser will expand its complete
blower product offering with the
redesign of the BBC and FBC models.
These units will expand the Com-
paK Plus blower line to cover 3 hp
to 150 hp, and will be available in
both STC (wye-delta start) and OFC
(Variable Frequency Drive) versions.
As with previous models, the fully
integrated BBC and FBC units arrive
onsite ready for use and include a full
complement of sensors, starters/drive,
and an onboard controller.
Kaeser Compressors
www.kaesernews.com/Jan2013
Booth 4461
Locking manhole covers
The FiberShield manhole cover
from McGard is constructed of a
durable, fber reinforced polymer
material with multiple security
points. The lightweight cover is
easy to
handle
and trans-
port. It
eliminates
the lift-
ing and
dropping
injuries caused by heavy, cast iron
manhole covers. Weighing 80% less
than cast iron, the cover maintains
an H20 and EN124 rating. It is
installed in seconds, and can be re-
moved without bending over. The
integrated locking system prevents
removal and requires a registered
key to operate.
McGard
www.manholelocks.com
Booth 8340
Filter presses
Toro Equip-
ments Draco
flter presses are
used to separate
solids from liquids
in a wide range of applications. The
sludge is pumped into a series of flter
chambers ftted with a permeable flter
cloth on both sides. While the liquid
is forced out of the sides, the flter
clothes retain the solid components,
leaving a flter cake deposited inside
the chambers.
Toro Equipment
www.toroequipment.com
Booth 1609
Pipe supports
TRIPAC offers a
complete line of pipe
supports and struts to
accommodate applica-
tions in the drinking
water and wastewater markets. Both
pipe supports and struts are available in
carbon steel, T-304 and T-316 stain-
less steel. Carbon steel products are
available in plain, electro-galvanized and
hot dipped galvanized fnishes. Custom
fabrication is also available along with
engineered pipe support design and
calculations upon request.
TRIPAC
www.tripaconline.com
Booth 4947
Feed It!
Your Source for Precision Process Solutions!
EagleMicrosystems.com 800.780.8636
Constructed of stainless steel
and available with a wide range
of accesories, The Eagle
Microsystems Dry
Chemical Feeder is a
rugged, versatile, and
simple solution your process
needs!
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Mud valves
Trumbull stainless steel mud valves
feature type 316 stainless steel compo-
nents for maximum corrosion protec-
tion in submerged
service. All stainless
components are cast,
avoiding the corrosion
problems frequently
incurred when stainless
is welded. The Buna
N seat is mechanically
retained and feld replaceable. The
valves offer a heavy duty design with
generous stem diameters and wall
thicknesses.
Trumbull Industries Inc.
www.trumbull-mfg.com
Booth 4403
150 LB Cylinder Valve Closer
Fire Code Approved-Replaces Scrubber
Fail-Safe Battery Operated System
Manual Activation or Gas Detector
www.halogenvalve.com
(877) 476-4222
HAZARDOUS
GAS SHUTOFF
SHUTOFF FOR TOXIC GASES
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godwinpumps.com
Godwin and Flygt have always been brands you trust. Now Xylem brings you water management solutions
that offer the best of both. Godwin NC series Dri-Prime pumps incorporate Flygt N-technology for non-clog
performance, sustained high efciency and long-term energy/fuel savings in wastewater applications.
Our new 3-, 4- and 6-inch pumps offer ows to 1,750 gpm and discharge heads to 200 feet. The automatic
self-priming system primes and re-primes from dry to 28 feet. Their ability to handle stringy sewage is best
in class. Call us today, and let us show you what the new NC series pumps can do.
For more information, call 856.467.3636 | 800.247.8674.
Visit us at
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Booth #6239
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UV, carbon products
Designed for the most challenging
wastewater reuse and low-effuent-
quality applications, Calgon Carbons
C3500TMD UV disin-
fection systems feature
unique Delta wing mix-
ing devices that maxi-
mize effciency while
minimizing costs. The companys
activated carbon solves many water
and wastewater challenges, from prod-
uct purifcation to pollution control to
environmental remediation.
Calgon Carbon Corp.
www.calgoncarbon.com
Booth 2901
Circle No. 246 Service Card
Lining systems
Tnemecs Series 431 Perma-Shield
PL is a high-performance, ceramic-
modifed epoxy lining for ductile iron
and steel
pipe. Formu-
lated for the
most aggres-
sive sewer
environments,
it offers
advanced permeation, abrasion, and
chemical resistance.
Tnemec Co. Inc.
www.tnemec.com
Booth 6129
Tanks, covers
CST Storage (for-
merly Engineered
Storage Products and Columbian
TecTank) is the worlds largest provider
of modular, factory coated bolted stor-
age tanks and covers for liquid applica-
tions in the municipal market. CSTs
Aquastore glass-fused-to-steel coated
tanks and HydroTec epoxy coated
tanks are designed for all municipal
liquid applications including potable
water, fre protection, wastewater, sludge
storage, leachate and aerobic/anaerobic
digesters.
CST Storage
www.cstindustries.com
Booth 4327
Metering pumps
The Walchem IX Series are direct-
drive, digitally controlled metering
pumps combining both accuracy and
fexibility in an energy effcient design.
Precise control is main-
tained over a wide
output range, en-
abling one pump to
satisfy a broad range
of application fow rate
requirements. The series meets todays
demands for automated chemical
delivery in industries from wastewater
treatment to chemical process.
Walchem, an Iwaki America Co.
www.walchem.com
Booth 7257
Portable velocity fow meter
Hachs new FH950 Portable Veloc-
ity Flow Meter with electromagnetic
sensor simplifes the velocity
measurement process for
stream discharge measure-
ments, primary device cali-
bration and sewer spot-check
measurements. Step-by-step
instructions guide the user
through the fow profling
process, and with the ability
to log velocity and entered
depth information within the meter,
feld time is cut in half.
Hach Co. Flow Products and Services
www.hachfow.com
Booth 5728
Circle No. 247on Reader Service Card
Aeration systems
MTS/Mass Transfer Systems de-
signs and manufactures the MTS jet
aeration product for industrial and
municipal water and wastewater treat-
ment. The technology uses two phase
jet nozzles to supply atmospheric
oxygen to recirculated liquid in a
proprietary mixing system. Recircu-
lated liquid is pumped through the
inner, primary nozzle creating a high
velocity liquid stream while air is fed
into the secondary outer nozzle. The
high velocity liquid stream shears the
air into a turbulent, fne dispersion of
gas and liquid.
MTS/Mass Transfer Systems
www.mtsjets.com
Booth 505
Media moving system
Flo Trends Jet Hopper system can be
used to move sand, aggregate, and an-
thracite to media beds using water as
the motive force.
Media can be
spread out in the
basin by simply
moving the hop-
pers discharge
hose. The system
eliminates the
manpower requirements of manually
dumping and spreading media.
Flo Trend Systems Inc.
www.fotrend.com
Booth 6256
Plastic media
Bioscience is now the exclusive U.S.
distributor of Bioll high-effciency
plastic media made by Cepicma S.A.
of Spain. The chemical-resistant plastic
media is designed for use in biologi-
cal processes such as
trickling flters (Type
A), septic tanks
(Type B), or pack-
aged biotreatment
plants. The random-
pack media comes
in three sizes, each
assuring long-term
contact between water and biomass.
Bioscience Inc.
www.bioscienceinc.com
Booth 2002
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Dedicated application engineers

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Dewatering systems
Ashbrook Simon-Hartleys Klampress
technology can match the specifc
dewatering needs of every application.
With seven basic confgurations, each
one of the North American sludge types
can be dewatered to optimum dry-
ness. The Klampress Type Z is suited
for dewatering applications that beneft
from vertical roller stacking. It elevates
operator ease-of-use for tower type
presses to the Klampress standard and
introduces energy savings and long-
term durability to the tower option.
Ashbrook Simon-Hartley
www.as-h.com
Booth 1915
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Water quality monitoring
Sper Scientifc has introduced a new
line of waterproof and shockproof
water quality meters that are re-
chargeable, and foat if
dropped in water. The
handheld meter line,
called AquaShock, is
the frst IP67 water-
proof meter line to fea-
ture replaceable BNC-
connected probes. The
meters feature a screw-down, water-
proof housing surrounding the BNC
probe connection.
Sper Scientifc
www.sperdirect.com
Booth 7217
Velocity sensor, profler
Teledyne Iscos LaserFlow Veloc-
ity Sensor is a non-contacting fow
measurement technology for open
channels that uses laser Doppler veloc-
ity profling. The sensor
technology sees beyond
the surface measured by
other non-contacting
sensors by penetrating
the surface for multi-
point subsurface velocity
readings. The companys
accQpro Velocity
Profling Flow Meter
provides fow rate measurements in
large pipes and channels.
Teledyne Isco
www.isco.com
Booth 4535
Water treatment additives
Hydrex water treatment additives,
part of Veolia Environnement, include
a wide range of chemicals formulated
for most industrial and municipal
applications. The line is catego-
rized in product series 1000-9000
which encompass solutions suitable
for drinking water and wastewater
treatment, cooling and boiler water,
membrane operations, and food and
beverage related chemicals. These pro-
grams optimize the entire water cycle,
chemical consumption, operating and
maintenance costs.
Kruger Inc.
www.krugerusa.com
Booth 3250
Flow meters
McCrometer offers a wide array of fow meter technologies and solutions, in-
cluding the FPI Mag, the industrys only multi-electrode, hot tap, full profle
insertion electromagnetic fow meter. The meter offers high performance accu-
racy, a standard Quick-Connect cable ftting and an improved ordering process,
making delivery quicker and easier than ever. The FPI Mag is ideal for capital or
maintenance projects, retrofts and sites never before metered. McCrometer will
also be featuring its Connect systems and sensors for wireless monitoring.
McCrometer Inc.
www.mccrometer.com
Booth 6851
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Odor control
OMI Industries
offers natural
odor neutraliz-
ing products. Its
Ecosorb formula has been successful
in industrial settings dealing with year-
round malodor problems including
municipal and industrial wastewater
treatment plants. It is suited for odors
generated in varying degrees through-
out the wastewater treatment pro-
cess, including those associated with
pump stations, head works, clarifers,
digesters, aeration basins, lagoons and
sludge handling areas.
OMI Industries
www.omi-industries.com
Booth 2433
Submersible propeller pumps
Xylems Flygt Submersible Propel-
ler Pumps move large volumes of
water within low to medium
head applications. They
are smaller than non-
submersible offerings as
the motor and hydraulics
are integrated into
one compact unit,
resulting in smaller
pumping stations that
are less complex and thus more cost
effective to build. Operating sub-
merged they take up less space while
noise and motor cooling problems are
eliminated.
Xylem Flygt Products
www.fygtus.com
Booth 6239
Intake screens
Delta Screens offers passive, t-shape
intake screens. When installed parallel
to the current fow, the proven design
effciently collects a consistent rate of
incoming water fow without plug-
ging or harming aquatic life. With no
moving parts to jam, clog or wear out,
the intake screens require little to no
maintenance. The simplistic design
maintains constant fow rates across
the length of the screen, which is criti-
cal to maintain average fow velocity.
Delta Screens
www.deltascreens.com
Booth 4471
Ductile iron pipe
The new NXT DDP product line
from U.S. Pipe takes advantage of
technology advancements to pro-
vide better joint defection, pumping
costs, and corrosion protection, when
compared to previous water transmis-
sion systems. Allowing joint defection
up to seven degrees the NXT gasket is
available in both restrained and non-
restrained versions. The unique design
allows lower insertion forces than
previous push-on gasket designs.
US Pipe and Foundry Co.
www.uspipe.com
Booth 4251
Vortex fow insert
The Vortex Flow Insert from
IPEX USA helps eliminate
odorous emissions and mini-
mize corrosion in vertical sewer
drops. With no moving parts
and requiring virtually no
maintenance, the inserts have
delivered signifcant cost sav-
ings in monthly chemical feed,
air-phase treatment and maintenance
costs.
IPEX USA
www.ipexamerica.com
Booth 1344
Washer, compactor
The Duperon Washer Compac-
tor is a simple, non-batching process
machine that cleans and compacts
screenings of less than 4 at rates of
up to 60 cu. ft/hour. A self-adjusting
compaction housing allows for the
processing of all debris from grease
and septage to rocks, clothing, and
metal. Posi- tive displacement
employed by
the dual augers
ensures that
what comes
in, goes out
without exception.
Duperon Corp.
www.duperon.com
Booth 7429
TPS
Introducing the Versa-Max
. It could change the way

you repair and join waterworks piping.
Its simple. The Versa-Max is actually a clamp and coupling
in one easy-to-install product. Stab it like a coupling.
This unique products advantages include ease of

installation with no disassembly required, plus a
lightweight stainless steel design. The Versa-Max is also a
wide range product with an overall adjustable range of up
to 1.26 inches. This makes for a lower total installed cost
which means a reduction in inventory.
For details, contact Total Piping Solutions, Inc. at 716-372-0160 or email sales@tps.us.
Visit us on the web at www.tps.us.
One Product To Solve Your Pipe
Joining and Pipe Repair Needs!
UV disinfection
Xylems Wedeco brand has devel-
oped a new open channel ultraviolet
(UV) disinfection system. The Duron
UV system eliminates the need for
chemical based disinfection as well
as delivering lower operating and
maintenance costs. A key beneft is
its small footprint. An innovative
45 degrees vertical incline design,
combined with Wedecos expertise in
vertical lamp arrangement, means that
Duron requires less space than other
UV systems. The system harnesses
the power of Xylems energy effcient
Ecoray lamps and ballasts.
Wedeco, a Xylem brand
www.wedeco.com
Booth 6239
Oxidation ditch
Xylems Sanitaire
Bioloop oxidation
ditch features energy
effcient aeration and
mixing. The Sanitaire fne bubble
diffused aeration delivers 6.0 8.0 lb
O
2
/hp-hr. Employing a process solu-
tion approach, the Bioloop process
typically includes aeration, submers-
ible mixers, blowers, monitoring and
process control systems with sludge
age control, all designed to provide a
fexible yet simple to operate system.
Sanitaire, a Xylem brand
www.xylemwatersolutions.com
Booth 6239
Odor control systems
BioAir Solutions has developed
compact, dual-technology systems
that eliminate H
2
S and VOCs using
no hazardous chemicals while deliver-
ing reliable performance with lower
operating costs. The companys new
low-profle EcoPure odor control
models use the companys EcoBase
structured, synthetic biotrickling flter
media. The patented media provides
uniform air fow distribution, opti-
mized mass transfer and a controlled
microenvironment enabling the
growth and proliferation of specifc
bacteria that consume odor com-
pounds normally present in collec-
tion systems. Units handle airstreams
ranging from 100 to
1,000 cfm in units
standing between 5
and 9.5 feet tall.
BioAir Solutions
www.bioairsolutions.com
Booth 419
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Looking for a
costeecve
soluon
to sewer odor
& corrosion?
Product
Informaon
& Benets
CORROSION CONTROL
By oxidizing dissolved H
2
S, a Vortex
Flow Insert in a municipal sewer
drop can signicantly reduce
concrete and metal corrosion,
extending sewer life and saving the
municipality money.
CHEMICAL FREE ODOR CONTROL
By increasing dissolved oxygen
levels in wastewater and oxidizing
suldes and other odorous
compounds, the Vortex Flow Insert
eliminates the need for costly
chemical injecon, highmaintenance
biolters and air scrubbers.
LOW MAINTENANCE
With no moving parts, the Vortex
Flow Insert operates virtually
maintenance free dramacally
reducing maintenance costs of
manholes and sewers.
BUILTTOSPEC FOR ANY SIZE
Manholes, chambers and pumping
staons are built in a variety of sizes.
Each Vortex Flow Insert is custom
designed based on the peak ow
that the unit is required to handle.
Vortex FlowInserts from IPEX are a proven method for dealing with odor and
corrosion in sewer drops. Simple, costeecve and reliable, Vortex Flow Inserts
have been proven to deliver signicant cost savings across North America.
Using the wastewaters own ow energy to suppress turbulence, aerate the
sewage and oxidize dissolved hydrogen suldes (H
2
S), the Vortex Flows patented
spiral design sucks odorous gases downward towards the boom of the
structure where they are entrained back into the sewage ow.
Visit www.abeersewer.com to request your FREE conceptual design and learn
about this oneme investment, custom designed to suit your specic sewer
drop needs.
Product manufactured by IPEX Inc and distributed in the United States by IPEX USA LLC.
Vortex Flow is a trademark of IPEX Branding Inc.
+1.800.463.9572 I www.abeersewer.com
visit us at WEF TEC
Booth #1344
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Submersible pump
The Godwin Heidra 150NC hydraulic
submersible pump is a powerful yet
compact pump with fow capabilities
to 1700 gpm and discharge
heads to 185 feet of total
dynamic head with
a simple throttle
adjustment. The
pump features the unique
patented Flygt N-technology with its
self-cleaning impeller.
Godwin, a Xylem brand
www.godwinpumps.com
Booth 6239
Biosolids processing
OpenCEL, an environ-
mental biotechnology company, uses
proprietary Focused Pulse Technology
to achieve cell lysis. Prior to anaerobic
digestion, the technology employs
high frequency electrical pulses to
waste activated sludge to make bio-
mass cellular membranes fully perme-
able, releasing soluble material that is
more readily digestible, reducing the
amount of biosolids that are disposed
of by 20-30% and increasing the
amount of biogas by 30-60% that can
be used for energy purposes.
OpenCEL
www.opencel.com
Booth 5542
Portable CCTV
Cues offers various
self-contained portable
systems for CCTV inspection. Portable
systems are available with the functions
found in a truck-mounted system, but
have the ability to achieve easement
access and can be wheeled off-road
for maximum versatility and mobility.
Users can perform inspections and sur-
veys of pipelines, wet wells, manholes,
sewer treatment plants, steam genera-
tors, tanks, vessels, and other areas that
are diffcult to reach.
Cues Inc.
www.cuesinc.com
Booth 1127
Gas shutoff system
The Hexacon Model II control
system from Halogen Valve quickly
closes up to six Eclipse actuators
on toxic gas cylinder and ton con-
tainer valves when activated by panic
buttons or remote gas sensors. The
computer-controlled system applies
30 foot-pounds of torque
for test closures and 50
foot-pounds of torque for
emergency closures of the
cylinder valve.
Halogen Valve Systems
www.halogenvalve.com
Booth 2726
Venturi fow meters
Primary Flow Signal will display its
Venturi fow meters at WEFTEC. The
meters feature
the patented
Halmi Venturi-
type primary
fow technol-
ogy, which has
the ability to
deliver unparal-
leled meter-
ing accuracy for much longer and in
harsher environments given its solid,
cast-iron construction.
Primary Flow Signal Inc.
www.primaryfowsignal.com
Booth 5551
PVC pipe
CertainTeed has ex-
panded its Certa-Lok
C900 restrained-joint
PVC pipe product line
to include an integral
bell design option. The company also
added a 14-inch diameter option to its
line of Certa-Lok C905 RJ restrained-
joint pipe to meet the growing indus-
try demand for larger size water and
sewer pipe system applications.
CertainTeed Corp.
www.certainteed.com
Booth 7846
Chemical scale
The IBC Tote
Scale from Force
Flow allows op-
erators to accurately
monitor polymer
used in the dewatering process when
being fed from IBC type totes. Simply
place a tote on the platform and
monitoring begins. Systems prevent
over and under feed conditions and
also enable the documentation of
amount fed.
Force Flow
www.forcefow.com
Booth 2426
Self-aspirating aerator
Kusters Water offers a complete line
of Fuchs self aspirating aerators which
are used in industrial and municipal
applications including lagoons, aera-
tion basins, oxidation ditches, and ret-
rofts to existing systems. The preci-
sion shaft design uses extremely tight
tolerances and eliminates the need for
a lower guide or bearing. The result
is a lubrication-free
system with very
low maintenance
requirements.
Kusters Water
kusterszima.com
Booth 4017
Radar transmitter
Magnetrol has enhanced its Model R82
Radar transmitter to include fow and vol-
ume measurement capabilities. Release of
the new 2.0 frmware increases the application
breadth and ease of use of the system. Embed-
ded Open Channel Flow calculations allow
measurement of a wide range of fumes and weirs
found throughout the municipal water/wastewa-
ter and industrial markets.
Magnetrol Environmental
www.magnetrol.com
Booth 4026
Valve actuators
Rotork has introduced the third gen-
eration of its IQ range of intelligent,
non-intrusive, electric valve actuators,
which have widespread application
through-
out
water and
wastewater
treatment
plants.
The new
IQ3 actua-
tors provide enhanced operational,
data logging, and asset management
capabilities. Features include a new
secure Bluetooth hand-setting tool
for convenient set-up, confguration,
and commissioning as well as real-time
data access; a large, wide-angle local
display that provides user-friendly dis-
plays and real time asset management
data; and several mechanical enhance-
ments such as separately removable
thrust bases across the entire range.
Rotork Controls Inc.
www.rotork.com
Booth 2334
LIMS system
The Thermo Scientifc Water and Envi-
ronmental LIMS can help support the
way utilities manage compliance in the
laboratory. With its extensive built-in
features for customer and sample man-
agement, the LIMS will generate, store and report on
valid and traceable data to support quality and laboratory
processes. Users can take advantage of pre-confgured so-
lutions that help laboratories improve effciency, maintain
records and traceability, and meet compliance require-
ments for ISO 17025 and NELAC.
Thermo Scientifc Water and Environmental
www.thermoscientifc.com/water
Booth 1804 277 on Reader Service Card
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Lining systems
Sauereisens SewerGard No. 210X,
exhibits compressive strength exceed-
ing 15,000 psi and elongation of
12.9%. Wherever extreme corrosive
conditions exist, it can be used as a
stand-alone, high
strength lining
that enables high
build capabilities,
while providing a
chemical-resistant
barrier for concrete, masonry, brick
and steel substrates. As a 100% solids
epoxy polymer, No. 210X is specifed
to protect infrastructure throughout
the wastewater industry including:
manholes, lift stations, tankage, struc-
tural steel, and secondary contain-
ment.
Sauereisen Inc.
www.sauereisen.com
Booth 2219
Pump control
The Eco Smart
Station from SJE-
Rhombus provides an energy
effcient solution for pump control in
municipal lift station applications. The
station integrates the Energy View
controller with the latest variable
frequency drive technology into the
multiple compartment Arc Armor
enclosure to reduce exposure to arc
fash and save energy. The controller is
powered by kW Logix Software. The
color touch screen HMI has the ability
to provide level control, pump alterna-
tion, fow monitoring, data logging,
alarm log, and historical trending. kW
Logix Software provides up to a
30% energy savings over conventional
control methods.
SJE-Rhombus
www.ecosmartpanel.com
Booth 3207
Media retainers
The new I.M.S
1000 and I.M.S 200
media retainers from Leopold are
designed to improve the effciency and
reliability of both water and wastewa-
ter fltration systems. As part of the
complete Leopold underdrain system,
the media retainers increase fexibility
in media design by eliminating up
to 14 of support gravel to allow for
increased media depth and available
driving head. And their physically
rigid construction reduces fexing of
the slots and the chance of clogging
or biofouling. The I.M.S 1000
model is suitable for use in wastewater
plants, in GAC contactors, in biologi-
cally active flters and in the construc-
tion of flters for de-nitrifcation.
Leopold, a Xylem brand
www.fbleopold.com
Booth 6239
Ammonia analyzer
The new ChemScan mini
LowAm Ammonia Ana-
lyzer from ASA Analytics is
designed specifcally for rapid
and automatic batch analysis
of ammonia in wastewater
effuent. The analyzers are
among the industrys lowest
cost process analyzers. Like the larger
ChemScan models, and unlike probes,
the minis were designed from the
ground up for accurate and reliable
operation in the harsh real-world
environment of the wastewater treat-
ment plant. Requiring only minimal
maintenance with quarterly reagent
changes, the analyzer helps reduce the
energy costs of aeration and provides
verifcation of the process.
ASA Analytics
www.asaanalytics.com
Booth 1318
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WEFTEC
.12 Booth No. 6239

WEFTEC PRODUCTS
Check valve
Flomatic introduces a
new swing check valve
with a limit
switch and
spring
assistance
closure
to help
reduce
slamming.
The check valve includes position
indication and a fusion bonded, epoxy
coated, ductile iron body. It features
a 45 seat with a steel/ductile iron
reinforced rubber disc valve called
Flo-Flex. The fange-to-fange lay
length is according to ANSI/AWWA
C508-01. This valve has a disc stroke
of 35 to minimize disc slam, low
head losses, and a long rubber disc
life. It can be installed in a horizontal
or vertical orientation.
Flomatic Corp.
www.fomatic.com
Booth 2962
Membrane bioreactors
Microdyn offers membrane bioreac-
tors with a new mechanical cleaning
process (MCP). In order to optimize
MBR systems and reduce energy de-
mand, the BIO-CEL-MCP process
uses granulates to mechanically clean
the membranes.
The process also
allows for an
almost chemical
free operation
and even more
importantly
a signifcant
enhancement
of fux. In turn,
the membrane
area required can be reduced (or the
output of an existing BIO-CEL
installation increased) but also the
required volume of the fltration tanks
will be signifcantly smaller.
Microdyn Technologies/Meurer Research
www.meurerresearch.com
Booth 3757
Metering pumps
The Moyno Metering Pump includes
enhanced pumping elements and inte-
gral VFD/Motor Controls that expand
the scope of metering applications and
enhance performance when metering
low-fow liquids in a wide range of
processing
applications
including
dosing,
sampling and
metering.
The integral
VFD/mo-
tor controls also improve metering
accuracy and repeatability. The pumps
are dust and water resistant for dirty,
wet environments. They are available
in .5-5 hp and 1 or 3 phase. They offer
4-20 mA input for feedback con-
trol and come with IP55 and IP55/
NEMA enclosure as standard.
Moyno Inc., a unit of Robbins & Myers
www.moyno.com
Booth 5821
Septage receiving
The Sewage General, available from
Flowpoint Environmental (previously
Municipal Solutions), is a permanent
solution to eliminate the problems
associated with uncontrolled dump-
ing into a municipal collection system.
The cor-
nerstone
of the
Septage
Receiving
System
is the
Windows
based Septage+ System Administra-
tion Software. It is used to control,
monitor and analyze septage receiving
stations and allows utilities to centrally
manage multiple stations. Septage+
easily interfaces to municipal account-
ing systems, eliminating duplicate data
entry.
Flowpoint Environmental Systems
www.fowpointsystems.com
Booth 6551
WE UNDERSTAND
ULTRAVIOLET DISINFECTION
Our MicroDynamics
microwave UV disinfection
solutions are redefining water and wastewater
disinfection. The revolutionary systems power
traditional UV laps with microwave energy, offering
incomparable performance and operating benefits.
MicroDynamics microwave UV disinfection systems
are available in open channel or closed vessel
configurations and offer many advantages including:
- Long bulb life, including a three-year guarantee
- Unlimited on/off with no reduction in performance
or lamp life
- Low operating cost
- Simple maintenance requirement
- Increased safety
To learn more about MicroDynamics
microwave UV disinfection systems

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Oxygenation system
ECO2 SuperOxygenation technology
is an environmentally friendly odor and
corrosion control solution that can be
applied in force mains or upstream of
headworks and primary clarifers to
avoid corrosion problems in these oth-
erwise hard to control locations. The
system dissolves pure oxygen at
>90% absorption effciency into
wastewater under pressure to
achieve DO concentrations of
50 to >150 mg/L.
ECO Oxygen Technologies
www.eco2tech.com
Booth 1918
Fine screens
Schreibers MC Fine Screen
is a traveling band, deep
channel screen with depths up to 50 feet and widths up to 14 feet including
slot spacing to 1 mm. The screen requires very little maintenance and is easy to
work on without dewatering due to the block design and no under water mov-
ing parts. The block design consists of two different elements, straight or hook
that are interchangeable. The individual flter elements are mounted on two
stainless steel support shafts with end caps making up separate blocks.
Schreiber LLC
www.schreiberwater.com
Booth 5931
Agitators, mixing systems
Chemineer offers an extensive line of
fuid agitation equipment. Its turbine
agitators with advanced impeller design
options, and Kenics static mix-
ers can be used in water treat-
ment process applications such
as raw water and rapid/fash
mixing to focculation, clarifca-
tion, fltration and fnally chlo-
rination preparing the water for
distribution. Proprietary mixer
design technology and extensive feld ex-
perience enables the company to provide
accurate water application evaluations to
ensure effective process solutions.
Chemineer Inc., a unit of Robbins & Myers
www.chemineer.com
Booth 5825
Ultrafltration systems
Aqua UltraFiltration Membrane Systems offer a
compact, T-rack design, zero break fbers and no air
scouring. The fbers are made of polyethersulphone
(PES) with seven capillaries per fber for improved
strength. The alternating top and bottom feed and
inside-out fltration fow provides uniform fltrate
and backwash fows to minimize plugging, chemical
usage, and cleaning frequency for longer membrane life.
Aqua-Aerobic Systems
www.aqua-aerobic.com
Booth 3327
Turbo blowers
GE Energy offers new Roots turbo blowers, which offer an innovative air-foil bearing design
and effcient high speed motor technology, proven in a power range of 600kW (800 hp) down
to 22.5kW (30 hp). The blowers offer an effcient aeration solution for a wastewater treatment
plant. For a typical aerobic digestion wastewater treatment plant, the aeration blower accounts
for 50-60 percent of the total electricity used by the facility.
GE Energy
www.ge-energy.com Booth 4059
AHydro-Guard system automates the flushing process and is a water
quality management tool that can pay for itself. This system flushes
dead-ends without a crew on-site, uses less water, and enhances the quality of delivered water in your
distribution system. With minimized chlorine usage, less labor involved and decreased water usage,
overall costs are significantly reduced. Your customers will be happier too. Better water quality
will result in fewer complaints about taste and odors.
Learn more about this new product line from Mueller Co. and its broad range of
models, including frost-resistant and SMART 2-way (SCADAcompatible). Visit
www.hydro-guard.com, email Sales@Hydro-Guard.com or call 877.864.8500.
Hydro-Guard Flushing System another by Mueller Co.
Enhances Water Quality Conserves Resources
Flushes during low demand Saves water
Reduces crew time Cuts annual costs
Now From Mueller Co.
Automatic Flushing Systems
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Air, gas fow meter
The ST100 Flow Meter from Fluid
Components International features a
variety of communication options, in-
cluding 4-20 mA analog, frequency/
pulse, alarm relays and fully-approved
digital
commu-
nications:
HART,
Foun-
dation
Fieldbus,
Modbus
and Profbus. The meters measure gas
mass fow rate, total fow, temperature
and pressure. They feature a plug-in
card replacement that can be changed
in the feld to adapt to changing net-
work communications. Their graphi-
cal, multivariable, backlit LCD display
provides continuous measurement and
alarm status displays.
Fluid Components International
www.fuidcomponents.com
Booth 4755
Chemical feed system
Fluid Metering offers the Chloritrol
valveless chemical feed system to accu-
rately inject concentrated hypochlorite
for water and wastewater treatment
applications. The companys pat-
ented technol-
ogy uses one
moving part,
a rotating and
reciprocating
ceramic piston
to accomplish
both pump-
ing and valving
functions, thereby eliminating check
valves and associated maintenance.
The patented fuidics easily handles
chemicals that out-gas. The system
will self-prime concentrated sodium
and calcium hypochlorite against 125
psi, and never lose prime due to out-
gassing.
Fluid Metering Inc.
www.fmipump.com
Booth 1255
Industrial bleach
Olin Chlor Alkali Products is a sup-
plier of chlorine and sodium hypo-
chlorite (bleach) for drinking water
and wastewater disinfection and
purifcation. Because of its size, the
company can
make deliv-
ered bleach
economical for
drinking water
and wastewa-
ter treatment
facilities.
When consid-
ering the total cost of ownership, de-
livered bleach can be competitive with
onsite bleach generation, ultraviolet,
ozone and other technologies. Using
more than 400 rail cars, Olin has cre-
ated a distribution network capable of
delivering bleach coast-to-coast from
10 plants in the U.S. and Canada.
Olin Chlor Alkali Products
www.olinchloralkali.com
Booth 8213
GIS software
Water, wastewater, and stormwater
utilities around the world use ESRIs
geographic information system (GIS)
software to collect, manage, and ana-
lyze geographic information, enabling
users to see relationships and trends
in their data not visible in a table or
chart. The companys GIS systems
can help utilities foster compliance by
sharing data and analysis in an enlight-
ening geographic context; drive sus-
tainable utility practices by leveraging
online tools and mobile technology;
and maximize resources by extending
GIS across the utility to operations,
customer service and maintenance.
ESRI
www.esri.com/water
Booth 3735
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Control panels
The WS Series control
panels are advanced sim-
plex and duplex systems controlled by
SEEwaters Smart Board and designed
for wastewater and sewage pump appli-
cations. The panels come standard with
NEMA 4X enclosure, upgraded pump
protection, pump fault indicators and
auxiliary contacts for accessing building
management systems (SCADA).
SEEwater Inc.
www.seewaterinc.com
Booth 6222
PVDF membranes
Toray Industries has developed an
energy-saving, low fouling fat sheet
PVDF membrane for MBR systems.
While maintaining the current chemi-
cal durability and physical strength,
the company has successfully pro-
vided a hydrophilic property to the
PVDF fat sheet membranes which
realize higher and stable
permeability with lower air
requirement for membrane
scouring.
Toray Membrane USA Inc.
www.toraywater.com
Booth 4612
Bypass pumps
Gorman-Rupp offers a new emergen-
cy bypass pump package that operates
on natural gas. The unit features a
6 Super T Series pump capable of
passing a 3
spherical sol-
id and offers
a sound-proof lightweight aluminum
enclosure. The enclosure has padlock-
able door panels and can be removed
for maintenance of the pump or en-
gine. This unit is a complete back-up
package, ready for hook-up.
Gorman-Rupp Co.
www.grpumps.com
Booth 3527
Pipe joining
Victaulic has in-
troduced the Vic-
Press, a fame-free
press system that
joins pipe in a matter of seconds. The
press-to-connect system is designed
for off-the-shelf Schedule 10S stain-
less steel pipe. It offers safer, more
effcient pipe assembly than welding,
threading and fanging; and increased
strength and durability and improved
fow characteristics compared to light-
wall tube systems.
Victaulic
www.vic-press.com
Booth 2736
Tanks mixers
The GridBee GS-12
family of electric
mixers for potable water storage tanks
now includes models with 120v and
240v motors, reducing the purchase
price to under $8,000. The mixers
rest on the foor of a potable water
storage tank, constantly circulating
water to evenly distribute disinfectant
and kill bacteria. Pulling water right
off the tank foor ensures the most ef-
fcient mixing of important boundary
layerswithout disturbing the sedi-
mentproviding uniform distribution
of disinfectant and uniform water age,
as well as preventing stratifcation.
GridBee, a brand of Medora Corp.
www.medoraco.com
Booth 7251
Drain outlet
Assmann offers the patent pending
Full Drain Outlet (FDO) assembly
for tanks of 2,500 gallons and larger,
providing the ability to drain the tank
without mechanically installed noz-
zles. The system is used where heavy
solids or salts may accumulate in the
bottom of the tank. The
company also offers cylin-
drical double wall tanks
which eliminate chemical
spills without the expense
of lined concrete contain-
ment.
Assmann Corp. of America
www.assmann-usa.com
Booth 3152
Compact pumps
Thompson Pump now offers its Com-
pact pump series with all the benefts
of its JSC series with the
new benefts of a
smaller size, lighter
weight, fewer parts,
less maintenance,
and lower price.
The pumps are 35%
smaller and 20% lighter
but offer the same performance as a
standard size pump with 24-hour run
time fuel tank.
Thompson Pump & Manufacturing
www.thompsonpump.com.
Booth 7939
Prestressed concrete tanks
DN Tanks has completed the design,
construction or prestressing of over
four billion gallons of liquid storage
from single holding tanks of 30 diam-
eters to complex, large capacity multi-
tank treatment plants. The company
has partnered with engineering and
construction frms and municipalities
around the world to develop solutions
to meet even
the most com-
plex wastewater
needs.
DN Tanks
www.dntanks.com
Booth 5038
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Nobody offers a broader selection of RF, TDR, ultrasonic, radar, magnetostrictive and
hydrostatic level measurement technologies for water and wastewater treatment
applications. And now, we offer our latest and most reliable Universal IV RF Admittance
continuous level measurement transmitter. With more than 125 possible probe types,
built-in LCD display/keypad and worldwide hazardous location approvals, the new
Universal IV is ideal or a wide array of level applications. Get your hands on our latest
technology. Visit us at drexelbrook.com.
Weve led the revolution
in level measurement for 50 years.
The new Universal IV Level Transmitter
handles measurement ranges to 800
feet, process temperatures to 1000F,
and pressures to 10,000 psi.
2012 by AMETEK, Inc. All rights reserved.
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IN THE
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Insertable valve
Hydra-Stop has introduced the new
16 IVP 250. This permanent, insert-
able gate valve is rated for a 250 psi
working pressure and a 375 psi test
pressure. It offers increased strength,
improved
perfor-
mance, and
simplifed
installa-
tion and
operation.
The valve
features a
2 diameter stainless steel valve stem
for strength and reliability: inter-
changeable valve gate/paddle system
to accommodate most types of pipe; a
double o-ring seal; true wedge style
gate design; thrust washers; reinforced
and improved valve gate seal; and
loose stem nut design (aluminum
bronze) for simplifed operation and
performance in severe conditions.
Hydra-Stop, a division of ADS LLC
www.hydra-stop.com
Booth 1331
Hose pump
Bredel has introduced its new APEX
range, an optimized pump designed
to suit all dosing, metering and
transfer duties between 0.7 - 317 gph.
The hose pumps have no expensive
wearing components such as seals,
valves, mem-
branes, stators,
rotors or glands
to maintain.
They are suited
for handling
diffcult fuids
-- corrosive,
viscous, shear-
sensitive, gaseous, crystallizing or even
fuids with a combination of these
properties. The pumps use a new gen-
eration of long-lasting hoses that also
support repeatable accuracy when dos-
ing additives; while continuous pump
speeds up to 100 rpm provide a wider
capacity range compared to alternative
hose pumps.
Bredel Hose Pumps
www.wmpg.com
Booth 2837
UV disinfection
Compact and effcient UV disinfection
systems from Aquionics pass waste-
water through closed-vessel or open
channel confgurations and expose it
to UV light from high-output, me-
dium pressure or low-pressure high-
output amalgam lamps. An automatic
quartz-sleeve cleaning system ensures
optimal disinfection and reduces
maintenance. Simple intelligent con-
trol software allows facilities to access
information on system performance
and customize operating parameters
to work with plant controls. A Power
Stepping feature regulates power to
the lamps, increasing and decreas-
ing input power as needed ensuring
adequate disinfection while optimiz-
ing power consumption. Systems
have been third-party
validated and treat
a wide range of
fows and water
quality.
Aquionics Inc.
www.aquionics.com
Booth 5921
Flow monitor
ADS Environmental
Services newest fow
monitor, the Flow-
Shark Triton, offers
multiple velocity and
depth measurements
for accuracy in standard and challeng-
ing hydraulics. This ft-for-purpose
monitor is offered with Intrinsic
Safety as the standard. It offers simpli-
fed software with Qstart, which can
be downloaded from the companys
website. It allows set-up, activation,
and collection in a few minutes yet
has viewing options that enhance data
accessibility. Sensor options including
Peak Combo Sensor with peak Dop-
pler velocity, an uplooking ultrasonic
depth, and pressure depth all in one
housing, and Surface Combo Sensor
with surface velocity, downlooking
quadredundant ultrasonic depth, pres-
sure depth, and surcharge continuous
wave velocity.
ADS Environmental Services
www.adsenv.com/triton
Booth 1327
Geosmin & 2-MIB
Water analysis standards for early detection
of Actinomycetes and Blue-Green Algae.
Wako oers these standards neat, in solution
and as a mixed Geosmin & 2-MIB solution.
Chemicals
/DERUDWRU\
Reagent
www.e-reagent.com
877.714.1920
Visit our
Online Catalog
to see our other
quality products
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Aeration systems
The Aire-O2 Triton process aera-
tor/mixers from Aeration Industries
are easy retrofts. The surface-
mounted aerators underwater fne
bubbles will be demonstrated at
WEFTEC. They are suited for retro-
ftting both municipal and industrial
wastewater treatment plants using aer-
ated lagoons, activated sludge systems,
oxidation ditches or sequencing batch
reactors.
Aeration Industries International
www.aireo2.com
Booth 1627
Circle 308 on Reader Service Card
Floating aerator
The new Turbo X-Treme from Air-
master Aerator is a high-effciency,
foating/surface aerator powered
by an energy-saving 25 hp motor.
It incorporates a turbo blower to
achieve high-capacity water movement
with maximum aeration and mixing
incorporated in a discharge manifold.
Due to its effcient design and opera-
tion, the system has replaced aerators
requiring up to three times the horse-
power, resulting in substantial energy
savings. In operation, the new aerator
raises the dissolved oxygen level in the
water (in ponds, lagoons, etc..) while
providing high-capacity water move-
ment. The aerator is ideal for a variety
of applications, including municipal,
industrial, agricultural and disaster
recovery.
Airmaster Aerator Inc.
www.airmasteraerator.com
Booth 6817
Mixers, agitators
SUMA has specialized in biogas, liq-
uid manure and wastewater agitators
since 1957. The company provides
low maintenance, high capacity
submersible and non-submersible
agitators using the latest technology
and innovations. Modular and custom
solutions are available to ft specifc
applications.
SUMA America Inc.
www.gosuma.com
Booth 4671
Automation controls
Mitsubishi Electric Automation will
be exhibiting its MC-Works SCADA
solutions, Programmable Automa-
tion Controller platform and energy
effcient variable frequency drives at
WEFTEC. The companys SCADA
solutions provide a customizable solu-
tion geared for both the Industrial and
Municipal Water markets. The com-
pany offers a comprehensive selection
of HMI units and SCADA software.
Operators and service staff can access
all the information and process data
they need immediately on site or
from a central location. Drag and drop
object oriented programming provide
users with a single software package for
interface, historian, alarm management
and even multi-language support.
Mitsubishi Electric Automation
www.meau.com
Booth 8029
Check valves
Check-All Valve offers a line of spring
loaded inline check valves. The com-
pany offers
a range of
standard
catalog items
and custom
design valves
to meet spe-
cifc application needs. The companys
offers a wide range of spring, seat and
body material options.
Check-All Valve Mfg. Co.
www.checkall.com
Booth 2345
Phosphate test kit
CHEMetrics has announced the
availability of a new test kit for the
determination of total phosphate in
wastewater. Control and monitor-
ing of phosphate concentrations in
wastewater are critical before water is
released back into the environment.
Based on USEPA Methods 365.2
and 365.4 (1983), the test employs
the persulfate digestion-ascorbic acid
method to convert various forms of
phosphate to orthophosphate.
CHEMetrics Inc.
www.chemetrics.com
Booth 2245
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Flowmeter
Endress+Hausers Prosonic Flow B
200 is suited for continuous process
control in biogas applications, offering
Intrinsically Safe and Explosion-Proof
designs approved for Class I, Division
1 areas. The fowmeter can be used
in low pressure gas applications with
multivariable measurement of volume
fow rate, temperature and calculation
of methane fraction and energy fow
parameters.
Endress+Hauser USA
www.us.endress.com
Booth 3113
Pressure gauge
The Ashcroft Type 1279 Du-
ragauge pressure gauge is now
available with the companys patented
Plus! protection for instal-
lations subject to high vibra-
tion and pulsation. The sys-
tem effciently quiets pointer
futter without the need for
traditional liquid fll. To view
a video demonstration on YouTube,
visit the companys website.
Ashcroft Inc.
www.ashcroft.com
Booth 2330
Water tanks
Caldwell has been
building custom wa-
ter tanks throughout
North America since 1887. The com-
pany provides consultation regarding
location, shape, size and tank type to
ft the customers and communitys
needs. Caldwell offers all types of
elevated and ground storage feld
erected tank construction, including
welded steel, prestressed concrete and
steel bolted tanks.
Caldwell Tanks
www.caldwelltanks.com
Booth 4851
Chlorine monitor
ATIs new Q46H
Chlorine Monitor is the upgraded
version of the Q45H system for
continuous monitoring of free or
combined chlorine. This system uses
a polarographic membraned sensor
to measure chlorine directly, without
the need for chemical reagents. When
needed, automatic pH compensation
may be added for highest free chlorine
measurement accuracy.
Analytical Technology Inc.
Booth 7439
Hypochlorite generators
Klorigen chlorine gas and sodium
hypochlorite generators provide
on-site production capability, from
20 ppd to 40,000 ppd of equivalent
chlorine. The
systems generate
NaOCl at 12.5%
to 15% concentra-
tions that comply
with ANSI/
NSF Standard 60
and are directly
compatible with existing 12.5% trade
concentration, product storage and
metering systems. Existing Cl2 treat-
ment systems can be retroftted with
Klorigen operating in the elemental
chlorine gas mode, which operates
at negative pressure and produces
membrane-grade sodium hydroxide as
the co-product.
Electrolytic Technologies Corp.
www.electrolytictech.com
Booth 3457
Membrane systems
Woongjin Chemical America is the
manufacturer of CSM membrane
technologies (spiral-wound RO/NF/
UF, hollow-fber UF) used for a wide
range of applications including mu-
nicipal/potable use, wastewater reuse,
and POE/
POU systems.
CSM mem-
branes are
fouling resistant and suited for water
reuse and wastewater applications.
Woongjin Chemical America Inc.
www.csmflter.com
Booth 1845
Chemical feeder
The Eagle Microsys-
tems VF-100 Preci-
sion Dry Chemical
Feeder is constructed
of stainless steel
and uses a rugged
direct drive to ensure
performance and
durability in the harsh chemical feed
environment. With no external gears,
pulleys, chains, belts, or lubrications
required; the feeder is user-friendly
and low maintenance.
Eagle Microsystems
www.eaglemicrosystems.com
Booth 3647
Multiparameter analyzer
The Rosemount Analytical 1056 intel-
ligent analyzer
from Emerson
Process Manage-
ment is a fexible
multiparameter
analyzer for a
wide range of
industrial and
municipal appli-
cations. Offering single- or dual-sen-
sor input with an unrestricted choice
of dual measurements, it measures
turbidity; fow; pH/ORP/ISE; resis-
tivity/conductivity; percent concen-
tration; chlorine; oxygen; ozone; and
temperature.
Emerson Process Management
www.rosemountanalytical.com
Booth 6039
All Pressure Regulators
Are Not Created Equal
Typical Performance of 1" Regulator Flow Capacity (gpm) vs Pressure Drop-Off (psi)
Comparison of Representative Plast-O-Matic Models with Competitors
Decisively higher flow
capacities than competitive
regulators with much lower
pressure drop-off.
Protects
instruments by
converting varying
inlet pressures
to preset
downstream
pressure.
Unique rolling diaphragm
assures greater sensitivity,
more reliable repetitive
sealing, smoother
operation and superior
accuracy.
PVC, Polypro, Teflon
and PVDF (Kynar
).
Sizes: 1/4" to 3".
For corrosive and
ultra-pure liquids.
Drop-off is the difference between regulator set pressure and actual downstream pressure.
This chart identifies the high flow capacities and low pressure drop-off of Plast-O-Matic
regulators which result on greater sensitivity, adjustability and accuracy.
www. pl ast omat i c . c om
1384 Pompton Avenue
Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
973-256-3000
Wall-mount enclosures
Empire Series wall mount enclosures
from Allied Moulded Products have
been designed for rugged applications
where contractors are looking for an
enclosure that is lighter in weight for
easier installation and simple to access
cabinet doors for improved service
capability. The enclosures require as
little as three snap latches along the
side to open for accessible service. The
design also covers the sealing require-
ments to achieve NEMA 4X ratings
and rain tight applications.
Allied Moulded Products Inc.
www.alliedmoulded.com
Booth 1241
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LARGE-SCALE DISINFECTION
Heres the TrojanUVSigna
. Its ideal for those municipalities

wanting to upgrade their wastewater disinfection system
or convert from chlorine. The system provides high UV
output, high electrical efficiency and the lowest lamp
count (thanks to TrojanUV Solo Lamp
Technology) . Its
also easy to operate and maintain. Quartz sleeves are
automatically cleaned with ActiClean
. Lamp replacements
are simple. And if you need to lift a bank from the channel,
just activate the Automatic Raising Mechanism.
Energy efficiency, fewer lamps and worry-free maintenance.
Thats UV innovation. Thats TrojanUVSigna
.
Learn more at trojanuv.com/signa.
WEFTEC 2012, Booth 5639
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HEADWORKS | BIOLOGICAL | SEPARATIONS | MEMBRANES | OXIDATION DISINFECTION | BIOSOLIDS | INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS
AquaDAF
system advantages
Optimal removal of low-density particles
Unequaled loading rates
Polymer-free membrane pretreatment
nlilco Beqremonl, nc. 8OO7 Biscovery Brive Richmond, virqinia 2822O (8OO)44G115O
INFILCO
AquaDAF
: CLARIFIER HIGH-RATE
DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATION SYSTEM
Other Clarication Solutions by Degremont Technologies :
DensaDeg
, Accelator
, Superpulsator
Flexible
Clarication
Solutions
Ease of retrot or expansion without
additional basins
Efcient and economic operation due
to small footprint
SUMA Amer|ca |nc. Ch|cago |L
www.gosuma.com
312.945.9049
Use SUMA |ong ax|s C|AN1M|X
1h|nk S|deways
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Septage station
Enviro-Care and
SAVI S.r.l. have
introduced the Flo-Septage Station
DM, which is designed specifcally for
septage receiving. The DM unit is not
just a screen in a tank with a ball valve;
the tank is designed to eliminate sedi-
mentation. A dual drive system allows
the screen basket and an auger to run
independently for better capture and
faster removal of solids.
Enviro-Care Co.
www.enviro-care.com
Booth 4217
Turbidity monitoring
Campbell Scientifcs new OBS500
dual turbidity probe combines
backscatter and sidescatter sensors
with multiple antifouling methods
to provide accurate measurements
for both low and high
turbidity conditions in
biologically active water.
One probe covers a
broad range of NTU
values used in common
municipal applications.
Campbell Scientifc
www.campbellsci.com
Booth 2100
Level controller
The new PSL 5.0
Pump Station Level
Controller from Grey-
line Instruments features redundant
level sensing. It includes a non-con-
tacting ultrasonic sensor and users can
also connect a loop-powered pressure
sensor for redundant sensing in ap-
plications with foam or grease. The
controller will recalibrate the pressure
sensor automatically and switch back
and forth from ultrasonic level to the
pressure sensor as required.
Greyline Instruments Inc.
www.greyline.com
Booth 4502
Filter bags
Hayward Flow
Control now of-
fers an expanded Filter Bag product
Line. The line now includes bag sizes
1 (16) and 2 (32), with material
options in polypropylene, polyester
and nylon. The new selection includes
Needle Felt and Monoflament Mesh
in sewn or welded construction. They
are an ideal ft to the new FLV Series
Filter from Hayward.
Hayward Flow Control
www.haywardfowcontrol.com
Booth 1739
Pipe products
Flowtite flament wound pressure
pipe and Meyer polymer concrete
pipe prod-
ucts will be
displayed at
WEFTEC.
Flowtite
flament
wound pres-
sure pipe
products are produced in diameters
from 12 to 156, up to 40-foot-long
sections and 450 psi pressure class.
The products are effective for non-
corrosive pipeline systems.
Flowtite Pipe
www.fowtitepipe.com
Booth 2661
Rotary lobe pumps
LobePro Rotary Pumps G-series
(General Use) and S-Series (Sludge,
Mud, and Slurries) positive displace-
ment rotary lobe pumps are suitable
for pumping any WWTP sludge which
has hard solids smaller than 1/8.
The rotary lobe
pumps are typi-
cally used to pump
sludge to and
from thickeners,
separators (such as
belt presses, centrifuges, and rotary
presses), digesters and clarifers.
LobePro Rotary Pumps
www.lobepro.com
Booth 945
Spectrophotometer
With high speed wavelength scanning
across the UV and Visible Spectrum,
and over 250 pre-programmed testing
methods,
Hachs DR
6000 is
an advanced
lab spectro-
photometer.
The system
comes with
guided step-by-step procedures and
integrated quality assurance software.
Hach Co.
www.hach.com/specsguide
Booth 5728
Fluorimeter
The new HF scientifc HF-38 Fluo-
rimeter is an extremely sensitive,
hand-held, ruggedized instrument
designed for feld testing of toxic
heavy metal contaminates in water
supplies. It requires no special skill or
knowledge of chemistry to operate.
Through the use of DNA sensors, a
reaction that fuoresces in the presence
of a target contaminate substance,
such as lead, is measured to determine
the concentration of
the target heavy metal
and is reported in parts
per billion (ppb).
HF scientifc
www.hfscientifc.com
Booth 1151
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CCFRPM pipe
Hobas pipe is suitable for virtually every installation method of new construction and rehab.
The centrifugally cast, fberglass-reinforced, polymer mortar pipe is inherently corrosion
resistant and lasts 100 years or more. Leak-free, push-together joints reduce installation time
and costs. Key applications are sanitary and storm sewers, corrosive environments and potable
water. Benefts include superior hydraulics, high strength and long, maintenance-free service
life.
Hobas Pipe USA
www.hobaspipe.com Booth 3235 Circle No. 330 on Reader Service Card
Grit washing, dewatering
The GritCup and SpiraSnail grit washing and dewater-
ing systems are the latest additions to Hydro Internationals
line of Advanced Grit Removal
equipment. The GritCup uses free
vortex grit washing and the SpiraS-
nail units conical clarifer provides
the surface area required to remove
fne grit. The fully enclosed design
reduces odors, and large internal
clearances minimize the potential for obstruction. Access
hatches improve maintenance accessibility. The system
can either be operated intermittently or continuously and
requires no wash water to operate.
Hydro International Water & Wastewater Solutions
www.hydro-int.com
Booth 4929
Metering pump
Blue-White has an-
nounced a new addi-
tion to the ProSeries-
M Line of Peristaltic
Metering Pumps. The
new M-2 pump offers feed rates from
.007 to 15 gph; pressures to 125 psi; a
200:1 turndown ratio; 4-20 mA input
and output (dual input ready). Com-
munication options include Industrial
Ethernet, Profbus, ProfNet, Modbus
and Modbus TCP (optional).
Blue-White Industries
www.proseries-m.com
Booth 2037
RELI ABI LI TY THAT GOES BEYOND THE PRODUCT I TSELF
Your business demands
the best partners. So
what does the best mean
when it comes to pipe?
It means strength and
uncompromising reliability.
At Dura-Line, we dont
just commit ourselves
to producing a reliable
product. Reliability goes
beyond the product and is
at the core of our customer
relationships. We are not
just giving our customer
what they need, but
delivering solutions that
make their business better
now and into the future.
We believe for this to
happen you must invest in
those things that give you
that edge on reliability.
To this point, Dura-Line
has made signifcant
investments to provide that
edge. The advancements
in manufacturing
technology alone set us apart. From 360
coverage ultrasonic wall monitors which ensure
standardization of products and optimizes the
manufacturing process, to enhanced bar-
coding technology for safer and more accurate
accountability. Dura-Line is pioneering new
methods with the most advanced technologies
that provide world-class products to
support our customers business.
UNCOMPROMISING
RELIABILITY
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our innovative
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Saw chain
The PowerGrit Utility Saw Chain from ICS/Blount is
designed to cut through pipe ranging from ductile iron to
plastic using a chainsaw. The chain features a brazed layer
diamond coating on a patent pending chain design. Using a
chain saw to cut pipe provides dramatically improved access
to the cut with far less excavation. The ability to cut all the
way through the pipe from one side reduces the diffculty
of cutting pipe in the trench.
ICS | Blount Inc.
www.icsbestway.com
Booth 1265
Water, air monitoring
The INFICON CMS5000 Monitor-
ing System provides continuous, unat-
tended remote monitoring of water or
air. Using GC (gas chromatograph)
technology, it analyzes and quanti-
fes VOCs
and Toxic
Industrial
Chemicals
(TICs) on-
site for ac-
curate results
in minutes.
The analytical data is representative of
actual water conditions at the time of
sampling. Managing the sample col-
lection and analysis sequence is simpli-
fed through programmable CMS IQ
software using on-board default meth-
ods. The monitor requires virtually
no operator involvement once initial
installation and setup is complete.
INFICON
www.infcon.com
Booth 1708
Level transmitter
The LevelRat by Keller America is designed for lift station
level measurement. Its Kynar diaphragm combines the
non-stick properties of Tefon with superior resistance to
puncture and abrasion. The result is a small, non-fouling
level transmitter ft for use in even the
worst environments. The transmitter also
includes the companys guaranteed light-
ning protection, at no additional charge.
This feature is standard on all 4-20 mA
equipped LevelRats and provides a life-
time warranty against damage from electrical surge.
Keller America
www.kelleramerica.com
Booth 3939
Membrane fltration
Koch Membrane Systems will be ex-
hibiting its family of water treatment
systems at WEFTEC. The company
offers membrane systems for a range
of applications as diverse as seawater
desalination, wastewater treatment,
and water reuse.
Koch Membrane Systems Inc.
www.kochmembrane.com
Booth 4543
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The new GF-PP Basket Strainer
complements our industry
leading line of PVC, CPVC and
Eastar
basket strainers. The

GF-PP SB Series are available in
sizes 1/2"4", with true union
threaded or anged end
connections. The strainers
feature a maximum pressure
rating of 150PSI and service
temperature of 240F. Ideal for more robust chemical service
and abrasive applications.
New GF-PP SB Series
Basket Strainers
The new patent pending LHB
Series Manual Limit Switch
for remote monitoring of
valves in critical service
applications. This new
design offers a lightweight
and robust construction with
ease of installation, exact
control and long-lasting
performance. Available with
either 2 or 4 Limit Switches. Now available also with a
dead-man spring return handle.
LHB Series
Manual Limit Switch
New EPM Series Electric
Actuator Models
New to the EPM family
Series of quarter-turn
reversing electric actuators,
are the EPM-4, -6, -11 and
-22 models. The new models
provide torque output of
455in-lb/50Nm, 600in-lb/67Nm,
1150in-lb./130Nm, and 2200in-lb./248Nm respectively.
All feature a robust gear train design and modular
construction, as well as a NEMA 4/4X enclosure. Position
indicators and clutchless manual override are standard.
Also available with multiple voltages, extended duty
motors, feedback potentiometer and local control stations.
www.haywardowcontrol.com www.haywardowcontrol.com
The Revolutionary
Tank-Tite
Compression Ring
The Tank-Tite is a revolutionary patent
pending compression ring that provides a
constant load on the gasket of the bulkhead
tting to overcome and compensate for tank
wall expansion/
contraction due to
changes in temperature
and/or pressure within
the tank. The Tank-Tite
eliminates the
need for anged
or bolted bulkhead
ttings reducing
installation costs
and time.
BFAS Series
Bulkhead Fittings
The new BFAS Series Fittings (Tank
Adapters) offer safe, quick pipe
connections to thermoplastic and metal
storage tanks. The ttings design
features a short pattern barrel and
standard sized ange. It also includes
left handed threads to prevent the tting
from unscrewing, as well as allowing for
easy one person installation. Available
size range includes 1/2"3", with either
Socket x Thread or Thread x Thread end
connections. Available in PVC, CPVC or
PP materials, with FPM or EPDM gasket
seal, and pressure rated at 150PSI at
70F non-shock.
www.haywardowcontrol.com
70 F non shock.
New T-Series
Thermoplastic
Vertical Pumps!
The T-Series features a
single, non-coupled
motor/impeller shaft
with a proprietary
patent pending shaft
seal. Available from 1/3 HP
to 1-1/2 HP in standard or
wash-down motors and in
voltages of 115/230 and
208-230/460. The pumps
feature a robust CPVC or
GF-PP body and impeller,
with a single, non-coupled
shaft design and PTFE shaft
seal. The extended shaft is made with 303SS and
has an extended shaft sleeve of CPVC.
u ps
ures a
ed
aft
y
haft
m 1/3 HP
andard or
rs and in
30 and
e pumps
CPVC or
mpeller,
-coupled
PTFE shaft
True-Union
End Connections
Sizes 1-1/4" to 4"; styles
include socket, threaded
and anged
Available materials include PP,
GFPP, PVC and CPVC
Easy installation or removal of lter
vessel for maintenance
Allows for versatile in-line and
loop conguration
Hinged Basket
Patent pending design allows for quicker,
cleaner bag removal
Lockdown handle and bag ring secure
lter bag
Vertical ute slots provide for more ow area
Molded-in legs allow basket to stand freely
Ergonomic Cover
Liquid displacing dome prevents
splashing when removing cover
Oversized handles for easy
removal by hand
Buttress threads for added safety
Vent valve included
For more information on the FLV Series Bag Filter and other New Products from Hayward or to arrange
for a demonstration, call us at 1-888-429-4635 or visit us online at haywardowcontrol.com.
YOU ASKED.
WE LISTENED.
INTRODUCING THE
NEW FLV SERIES
BAG FILTER LINE
Hayward is a registered trademark
of Hayward Industries, Inc.
2012 Hayward Industries, Inc. Thermoplastic Valves | Actuation & Controls | Strainers | Filters | Bulkhead Fittings & Tank Accessories | Pumps
Extensive Voice of Customer research led us to design the
most revolutionary thermoplastic industrial bag lter now on
the market. With patent pending features, the FLV Series Bag
Filter is completely made in the U.S.A.
Key features of the FLV Filter include:
Platinum GFPP injection-molded body compatible
with most chemicals
Now available with ports up to 4"
Bag sizes 1 and 2; cartridge options available
Optional Drill and Tap NPT (Offset) ports for
interchangeability with existing installation
Pressure rated at 150 PSI at 70 F non-shock
WEFTEC
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Vortex pumps
KSB, a supplier of wastewater pumps,
has released the versatile Amarex
N pump to the U.S. market. The
pumps are available in eight models
to ft a variety of applications, such as
wastewater transport, fuids containing
long fbers and solid substances, fuids
containing gas/air, raw, activated or
digested sludge, or drainage of rooms
subjected to a fooding risk in indus-
trial and commercial premises. The
vortex pumps employ KSBs F-type
impeller with discharge sizes ranging
from 2 to 4. The pumps are suitable
for stationary wet-well installations
(guide cable or guide rails) or portable
installations.
KSB USA
www.ksbusa.com
Booth 519
Vibration monitoring
Vibconnect RF from Ludeca is a wire-
less condition monitoring system for
plant machinery. Operators simply in-
stall a sensor unit consisting of a radio
module and two combined sensors
for vibration and temperature moni-
toring. The
sensor unit
monitors ma-
chine vibra-
tion, bearing
condition and
temperature
and transmits
the relevant
data to a bridge where it is evaluated.
Each bridge caters to as many as 50
sensor units located within the range
of the system.
Ludeca Inc.
www.ludeca.com
Booth 6839
pH, temperature monitoring
Ultrapen PT2 pH & Temperature
Pen from Myron L provides instant
lab-accurate digital results. All mea-
surements and calibrations are accom-
plished with the press of a button. Dip
or scoop sampling simplifes testing
vertical streams and bodies of water.
The device can be used for
all pH testing in munici-
pal and industrial process
control, including feld use
and spot checks. The PT2
is waterproof, has an outer
case of aircraft aluminum
and fully encapsulated
electronics. Features include
0.01 accuracy; 0.00-14.00
pH measurement range;
automatic temperature
compensation; 1, 2 & 3
point calibration; choice of
snapshot and continuous
measurement modes; and
user replaceable pH sensor.
Myron L Co.
www.myronl.com
Booth 2445
Metering pumps
The Neptune Series 7000 mechani-
cally actuated diaphragm metering
pump was
designed with
water and waste-
water applica-
tions in mind.
Its mechanical
design elimi-
nates the use
of contour plates on the liquid side
of the diaphragm while the simple,
straight-through valve and head de-
sign allows for improved fow char-
acteristics. The series is self-priming,
provides improved performance, and
has a maximum capacity range up to
300 gph at 150 psi.
Neptune Chemical Pump Co.
www.psgdover.com/neptune/home
Booth 5649
The No-Lead Law affects you.
The Ford Meter Box Company is
ready for 2014 and can help you
make the transition to no-lead
brass.
The Ford Meter Box Co., Inc.
www.fordmeterbox.com
260-563-3171
MBR systems
Ovivos microBLOX Membrane
Bioreactor (MBR) systems are fully
functional solutions to wastewater
treatment problems and are ideally
suited for a wide range of applications,
including, but not limited to: housing
developments, isolated communities,
sewer mining,
some industrial
and more.
Ovivo
www.ovivowater.com
Booth 1827
Sludge reduction
Bio Energizer from Probiotic Solu-
tions is a specialized Micro Carbon
Complex that is used in municipal and
industrial systems to reduce sludge,
odor, BOD/COD, FOG and costs
in wastewater treatment plants and
lagoons. The product bio-chemi-
cally oxidizes sludge in
wastewater lagoons while
remaining on line and
continuing to work, and
reduces the lagoon sludge
blanket without the need
for draining, drying, dredging, han-
dling, or hauling.
Probiotic Solutions
www.probiotic.com
Booth 2145
Tank mixing
The Tank Shark from
Process Solutions
can help solve water
quality issues in
water storage tanks
or reservoirs such as
temperature strati-
fcation, stagnation,
residual degradation, nitrifcation,
high levels of VOCs or blending of
different water qualities. The system
is also capable of providing real time
water samples and automated chlorine
or chloramine injection to maintain
required levels while concurrently
mixing a homogeneous solution.
Process Solutions Inc.
www.4psi.net
Booth 8239
Odor control
Purafls Biological Air Treater (BAT)
provides cost-effective odor removal
at wide ranges of airfow and concen-
trations. The systems odor abate-
ment and volatile organic compounds
treatment can
remove over
99 percent of
hydrogen sul-
fde gas. The
mixed media
of foam cubes
and spac-
ers inside
the BAT has been proven in various
applications over the past 15 years.
Ratios of foam-to-plastic vary based
on a scientifcally engineered formula
customized for each application.
Purafl
www.purafl.com
Booth 1219
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Existing Plant Upgrades Filter Retrofits Plant Expansions New Plant Construction
confidence is
knowing where you stand
with adaptive filtration solutions
Todays water treatment standards are rapidly changing, requiring plants to implement
adaptive water management strategies. Since 1994, customers have chosen the original
Aqua-Aerobic Cloth Media Filtration as the #1 solution for meeting the most stringent efuent
requirements. Whether utilizing ltration for enhanced suspended solids and phosphorus
removal following secondary biological treatment, or implementing a green approach to your
plants water reuse and recycle initiatives, the AquaDisk
and AquaDiamond
Cloth Media
Filters are ideal, adaptive solutions to meet virtually any tertiary treatment objective.
Have condence in your adaptive ltration solution. Trust the Tag
WEFTEC PRODUCTS
Inspection system
R.S. Technicals Cube system is
a compact, all-inclusive mainline
inspection system that offers all the
inspection capabilities found in typical
vehicle mounted
systems but with
the benefts of
portability and
transport fexibility.
The system is ideal
for easement work
or those organizations who need the
power of a full mainline system in a
free-standing, mobile format. Housed
in quarter-inch powder coated, glare
resistant aluminum, the Cube has
forklift access both front and rear
along with stainless steel lift and tie-
down hooks.
R.S. Technical Services
www.rstechserv.com
Booth 2629
Self-cleaning flters
ORG Automatic Self-cleaning Filters
by Orival are designed specifcally to
conserve rinse water while removing
suspended solids. The vertical design
of the flters
minimizes the
footprint while
maximizing
screen area to
provide effcient
solids removal with fewer cleaning
cycles. In sizes from to 10 and
316L stainless steel screen elements
from 5 to 3000 microns, these flters
address most water fltration needs in
a wide range of applications.
Orival Inc.
www.orival.com
Booth 1705
Stainless steel enclosures
When precision instruments, mea-
suring tools and
critical controls need
protection from the
elements, Rittals
one-piece, space-
saving wallmount
designs are easy to
install and maintain. Standard features
include: 304 and 316L stainless steel
construction; Blind nut mounting;
Secure locking system; Foamed-on
gaskets; and Zinc-plated mounting
panels. Stainless steel enclosures are
available in a variety of shapes, sizes
and confgurations for use in the most
demanding environments.
Rittal Corp.
www.rittal-corp.com
Booth 7951
Weighing system
Scaletron Industries has introduced the Model 4000SS digital gas cabinet scale featuring a large
scale base to readily accommodate dewars and other large diameter gas containment vessels. With
base sizes measuring 15, 24 and 30 square, the scale meets gas feeding application demands in
a wide range of industries including specialty gas, chemical processing, semiconductor manufac-
turing, oil/gas refning, fre protection and others. The scale offers complete corrosion resistance
including stainless steel construction and hardware, corrosion resistant plating, and silicone coated
NTEP-approved load cells. The scale accurately weighs up to 1000 lbs (453.6 kg) to within +/-
0.5% of capacity.
Scaletron Industries, Ltd.
www.scaletronscales.com Booth 4276
www.aq aqua-aerobbic.com
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Dataloggers
The Leveloader Gold is a feld-ready,
water resistant, handheld data transfer
unit designed for use with the Solinst
Levelogger Series of dataloggers. It is
used to download, store and transfer
multiple data fles, using 8 MB of
Flash memory. Field-located datalog-
gers can be reprogrammed on site.
The Leveloader can also display water
level readings recorded by the Level-
ogger in real-time.
Solinst Canada Ltd.
www.solinst.com
Booth 4608
Lining system
Patented SpectraShield liner is a spray applied layered polymer system that is used to rehabilitate
and protect municipal wastewater structures such as manholes, wet wells, or wastewater treatment
plant facilities. Following structure cleaning and preparation, the multi-layered system is spray applied at elevated tempera-
tures, creating a strong bond and curing quickly allowing a rapid return to service. SpectraShield stops groundwater infltra-
tion, prevents corrosion, can be installed in any shape or confguration, and has a 10-year warranty.
Spectrashield Liner Systems
www.spectrashield.com Booth 1645
Process optimization
BioFlowsheet+ Solutions from Siemens Water Technolo-
gies is a process optimization program that fully inte-
grates the main unit operations of a wastewater treat-
ment plant into a single solution. With the system, the
companys process experts work with the design team
to analyze the effciency of each process choice and its
interaction with the other components, while optimizing the overall effciency
of the entire system from start to fnish.
Siemens Industry Inc. - Water Technologies
www.siemens.com/water
Booth 4027
Treatment systems
Severn Trent Services will exhibit a
variety of technologies and systems
at WEFTEC. Its Tetra DeepBed
fltration design is a down fow sand
flter for the
removal of
TSS and BOD
from municipal
wastewater.
While the Tetra
Denite system
integrates well with other plant treat-
ment processes to provide improved
total nitrogen and phosphorous
removal. The Tetra LP Block is a
dual-parallel lateral underdrain flter
foor for drinking water and desalina-
tion pre-treatment applications that
provides excellent distribution of both
backwash air and water .
Severn Trent Services
Booth 3437
Power quality systems
Schneider Electric will exhibit its power quality systems at WEFTEC. The
companys Square D brand Harmonic Mitigation transformers are suited for
protecting smaller critical applications such as UV disinfection systems from
power system harmonics. The company also will showcase
its Uninterruptable Power Supplies and Active Harmonic
Filters. The companys APC UPS systems range from single
phase for SCADA backup applications to three phase rated at
several thousand kilowatts for process equipment backup.
Schneider Electric
www.schneider-electric.com Booth 6012
Transmitter/controller
Burkert Fluid Control Systems has developed the Mul-
tiCELL Type 8619 multi-channel controller for water
treatment, food and pharmaceutical applications. In reverse
osmosis systems, the controller can be used for
monitoring functions as a fow indicator, to
measure the ORP value or percentage reten-
tion value.
Burkert Fluid Control Systems
www.burkert-usa.com
Booth 4077
Check valves
Proco Products ProFlex rubber duck-
bill check valve does not allow valve slam
or water hammer. The valves are offered
in a large range of dimensions as well
as in a fanged or slip on cuffed design. Features include a
full port design with very low head loss, excellent backfow
prevention and barnacle, algae and fungicide resistance.
Proco Products Inc.
www.procoproducts.com
Booth 2800
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FAIRBANKS NIJHUIS
ENGINEERED
SOLUTIONS
JOINING TOGETHER TO
SERVE GLOBAL NEEDS
The new Fairbanks Nijhuis offers world class custom engineered solutions
for the global pumping industry. Offering complete system solutions,
Fairbanks Nijhuis globally serves the Infrastructure, Industrial, Irrigation,
Oil & Gas and Fire Protection Markets. Our extensive breadth of product
covers water and waste water applications for: Municipal Collection,
Treatment and Distribution Systems; Flood Control; Desalination; Power
Generation; and General Industry.
Visit the Pentair Booth 2503 at WEFTEC and ask a
representative how PENTAIR can serve your water needs.
FAIRBANKS NIJHUIS
+1.913.371.5000 main
+1.913.748.4025 fax
3601 Fairbanks Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66106
www.fmpump.com
www.nijhuis.com
2012 Pentair Pump Group, Inc. ADFN-01-4-WW
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Information management
Telogs Environmental Information
Management System (EIMS) central-
izes data from a number of proprietary
data sources, making it accessible on
one system. Us-
ing EIMS, data
can be import-
ed, converted
and integrated
to create a
comprehensive
picture of every
point in the
utilitys water
management
system giving utilities a comprehensive
picture of their water systemwithout
having to switch from one system to
another to determine whats happen-
ing at any given point. EIMS displays
each water monitoring site location
with its current status on one map.
Users see sites in conjunction with
pipe locations, interceptors, and other
infrastructure to correlate changes in
station operations with occurrences
of overfows, water quality, and other
issues.
Telog Instruments Inc.
www.telog.com
Booth 3451
Drying systems
Komline-Sanderson offers complete biosolids drying systems capable of handling in excess of 1,000 tons of wet cake per day.
Dryers are designed to use steam or thermal fuid with heat supplied from the combustion of natural gas, digester gas, land-
fll gas, or fuel oil. Excess heat from combustion engines or turbines can also be used to heat thermal fuid or produce steam.
The dryers shaft, hollow paddles, and trough are all heated. The robust design and low speed with minimal rotating parts
results in reduced maintenance costs. Indirect drying using the airtight dryer results in minimal
off-gas volume which allows simplifed odor control systems and safe operation.
The K-S biosolids drying system is versatile enough to produce material for a
Class A exceptional quality and a granular product for various agricultural uses.
Komline-Sanderson
www.komline.com Booth 3427 Circle No. 356 on Reader Service Card
Clarifcation system
The WesTech RapiSand Ballasted
Flocculation System is a high rate
clarifcation process combining rapid
mixing and multi-stage foccula-
tion, followed by sedimentation.
Sedimentation is extremely fast and
can be applied in a wide variety of
suspended solids removal applications. Typical advantages
of the system include expanding plant capacity, minimizing
plant footprint, providing fast startup capabilities, as well as
providing improved performance characteristics.
WesTech Inc.
www.westech-inc.com
Booth 2926
Metering skid
seepex will be exhibiting its custom-engineered sodium
hypochlorite metering skid complete with controls and framework. The
systems help eliminate vapor lock, pulsation problems, and leaking pipes and
protect from dry run and over pressure while minimizing pump life cycle
costs. The system features a pulsation free fow from 10 mL/min to 100 gph,
pressure capability up to 350 psi, and a turndown capability of 60:1. The
system features solid Halar coated base assembly and PVC/CPVC, Titanium,
Hastelloy and Viton wetted component construction for service longevity.
seepex Inc.
www.seepex.com Booth 2801
Water quality monitoring
Water utilities can monitor and
track the health of their source water
before it reaches the treatment plant with
YSIs EXO water-quality monitoring sondes
and real-time alerts. Users can confgure sondes
quickly to move between laboratory and feld sites,
switching sensors as needed for the different parameters of
interest at different sites. Sensors have fast response times
for profling and sampling, and a depth rating of 250 me-
ters for long-term continuous monitoring in drinking water
reservoirs and near intake structures.
YSI, a Xylem brand
www.exowater.com
Booth 6239
Protective coatings
SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings will be featuring its Certifcation
Quality Program (QP-1) at WEFTEC. SSPC QP-1 is a nationally recognized
certifcation program designed to help facility owners, engineers, and specif-
ers select qualifed industrial painting contractors. When utilities specify SSPC
QP-1, they will know from the start that the contractors bidding on their
work have industry-standard capabilities and a proven commitment to quality.
SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings
www.sspc.org
Booth 2744
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The consequences of failed or inaccurate
monitoring devices can be serious. No one
wants to be accountable for flawed output,
stalled production or compromised safety
thats why professionals in nearly every indus-
try continue to rely on Ashcroft
pressure in-
strumentation.
Whether its a DP transmitter to monitor
flow or a media-isolated pressure gauge for
severe service,
Ashcroft
instruments consistently exceed

expectations for accuracy, durability and
performance.
So put our wide selection of expertly
designed gauges, transmitters, switches
and digital indicators to work for you.
Visit www.ashcroft.comor call the
Ashcroft ActionLine
at 800-328-8258
with your requirements and let us prove
we are measurably better...
you wont be sorry.
RELIABILITYMEANS
NEVER HAVING TO SAY YOURE SORRY
PRESSURE & TEMPERATURE INSTRUMENTS
ASHCROFT INC.
250 EAST MAIN STREET
STRATFORD, CT 06614-5145, USA
TEL: 203-378-8281 FAX: 203-385-0408
EMAIL: info@ashcroft.com
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Nearly 80% of all electrical related
incidents in the industrial sector are
the result of arc fash, resulting in over
600 fatalities and 30,000 injuries a
year. An estimated 5 to 10 arc fash
injuries occur every day, with treat-
ment estimated to exceed $1 million
per case. Although the probability is
low of arcing occurring, the potential
damage to both employees and facili-
ties can hardly be ignored.
Until recently, electrical safety
standards primarily revolved around
preventing fres and electrocution of
employees. Increasing arc fash aware-
ness in the industry culminated in a
major revision of the NFPA standard
in 2002, mandating the use of arc
fash hazard labels on equipment.
Employers may often falsely believe
that since arc fash is not specifcally
mentioned, nor enforced, in OSHA
standards, that proper training and
labeling are not required. However,
failure to provide adequate safety
training and labels exposes employ-
ers to full liability under the OSHA
General Duty clause.
Arc fash is a fashover of electrical
current through the air from a live
conductor to another and oftentimes
to ground. The temperature gener-
ated can reach 35,000 F, greater than
the surface of the sun. In addition to
the extreme temperatures generated,
employees have been thrown across
rooms and suffered permanent hearing
loss due from the accompanying sound
blast from the explosion. In many
of these cases, the employee would
have been protected from harm if the
employer had stressed proper usage of
safety equipment and procedures.
Due to the nature of arcing faults,
they are inherently diffcult to predict.
However, there are key risk factors
which can signifcantly increase the
likelihood of an event. Unfortunately,
many water and wastewater facilities
must remain in continual operation to
keep pace with water demand and are
unable to have a complete plant out-
age. Consequently, the risk of an arc
fash incident occurring is substantially
greater, as employees must perform
work on energized equipment.
The moisture-flled environment
typically encountered in the water in-
dustry signifcantly increases the risk of
an arc fash incident. If electrical equip-
ment is continually exposed to a damp
environment, it increases the likelihood
of a moisture track developing between
two electrical phases. Under ideal
conditions, this could quickly proliferate
into an electrical fault. It is thus critical
for facilities to ensure that equipment
panels located in damp or wet environ-
ments are properly rated, as well as
ensuring that all conduits are sealed.
Many of the risk factors for arc fash
hazards can be prevented by proper
preventative maintenance procedures.
However, with the inability to have
complete outages, regular mainte-
nance overhauls on equipment can be
diffcult to schedule.
NFPA 70E Task Tables
Can we simply use the NFPA 70E
Task Tables in determining an arc
fash hazard? The simple answer is
yes and no. NFPA 70E defnes many
of the typical tasks in which work-
ers will perform on electrical equip-
ment and the corresponding safety
equipment. Although this enables
employees to have a general idea of
what protection they require, the task
tables are not based on the actual
electrical system. Consequently, using
the task tables may result in employ-
ees being either under protected
or overprotected. While one might
believe being overprotected is a fne
idea, it prolongs the time an employee
performs tasks and their exposure to
potential hazards. The only way to ac-
curately defne the proper protection
is a detailed Arc Flash Hazard analysis
performed as per IEEE 1584.
Arch Flash Hazard Analysis
To coincide with a planned major
upgrade, a large wastewater facility
decided to perform an arc fash hazard
analysis and coordination study. Safety
of employees, as well as compliance
with national codes, was at the fore-
front of their decision.
The frst step toward performing an
arch fash calculation was to contact
the local utility and obtain short cir-
cuit information. It is critical to judge
whether they are giving realistic val-
ues, or just conservative maximums,
since higher short circuit values can
often result in lower arc fash hazards.
Similar to many wastewater facili-
ties, plant single line diagrams had
been provided for the plant on a
contract by contract basis for all of
its retroft projects. After over 50 years
of operation, the facility had accumu-
lated multiple versions of single line
diagrams, often depicting conficting
information. Many critical locations
contained no documentation on
the existing electrical system, or any
record of their construction.
From an operations standpoint,
troubleshooting was exceedingly
complicated, as none of the drawings
could be trusted. The only real way
to gather input for the arc fash study
was to feld verify what was actually
present and reconstruct the entire
electrical system.
Keeping in line with the recommen-
dations of IEEE 1584, all cable sizes and
lengths, equipment nameplates, breaker
settings, equipment model numbers,
and motor information was gathered for
equipment greater than 50 hp at 480V.
With the exception of 120/208V panels
powered from transformers greater
Avoiding Arc Flash Hazards in the Water Industry
Philip M. Gonski -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Current in Amperes
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than 125kVA, low voltage panels were
ignored as their available energy is not
enough to sustain an arc.
As is the case with most arc fash
studies, the data gathering phase was
perhaps the most costly and time
intensive. Costs associated with data
collection are often drastically reduced
if the facility cans provide the engineer
with photographs and documentation
on the equipment.
After reconstructing the plant single
line diagram and discussing operating
scenarios with operators, the system
was modeled using commercially avail-
able engineering software. Equipment
device settings were visually displayed
and interpreted by the engineer based
upon industry standards, as well as
engineering judgment.
Severe device incoordination was
immediately noted. Ideally, devices
nearest an electrical fault should oper-
ate frst, with the upstream device
responding only if the downstream
device failed to operate. This enables
the healthy portions of the system
to remain in operation, while the
unhealthy portions are removed. In
the example illustrated in Figure 1,
a fault on the MCC bus would have
been cleared by the blowing of the
upstream transformer after a delay of
over 50 seconds. This slow response
likely would have resulted in the com-
plete destruction of the equipment.
Device settings similar to the above
example are all too common, as con-
tractors often do not possess accurate
short circuit information at the time
of their installation. In the absence of
information, as well as to ensure the
motors supplied on their project will
start, breakers are set to the highest
possible setting. Unfortunately, doing
so can lead to signifcant delays in
responding to faults, and substantially
increase the risks to employees.
After modeling and analyzing the
system, in this particular example, the
engineer was able to lower the dial on
the MCC breaker to clear a fault using
the MCC main breaker in less than
.1 seconds (Figure 2). This resulted
in lowering the arc fash hazard from
a 3 to a 0, and still allowed the
starting of the motors.
Once the results were fnalized and
discussed with operators, warning
stickers were printed and installed on
the equipment. Although there are
many varieties of stickers available, at
the least stickers should specify the
hazard category, and required safety
apparel for live electrical work.
At the conclusion of the overall
study, the facility possessed a complete
and accurate set of single line dia-
grams, along with safety procedures
that were permanently located near
the equipment for operator use. On
future projects at the facility, contrac-
tors will now have accurate short
circuit information to properly set
protective devices.
Conclusion
Facilities are under continual
pressure to keep pace with the latest
OSHA/NFPA regulation, as well as
deal with staff cutbacks and increased
operational demands. Arc Flash haz-
ard analysis provides a valuable insight
into system operations and provides
other peripheral benefts such as ac-
curate single line diagrams, protective
device optimization, and discovering
any potentially dangerous conditions.
Preventing long term outages and
promoting employee safety are the
ultimate goals of arc fash calculations.
While the engineer can often drastically
reduce arc fash hazards by modifying
device settings, recommending current
limiting fuses, zone interlocking, or
differential protection, there is never a
substitute for the value of preventative
maintenance and safety training. WW
About the Author: Philip Gonski, PE, is an Electrical
Project Manager at the Keystone Engineering Group
in Frazer, PA, serving the electrical needs of the water
and wastewater industry. His background is in power
system design, protective relaying coordination, and
arc fash hazard assessments. He can be reached at
pgonski@kegi.net
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This summer two major contracts
were awarded to upgrade San Fran-
ciscos Hetch Hetchy Regional Water
System. This marks the beginning of
the home stretch because these con-
tracts represent the last of 81 capital
improvement projects that comprise
the San Francisco Public Utilities
Commissions $4.6 billion Water Sys-
tem Improvement Program (WSIP).
Were working our way toward
total completion of the program in
2016, with construction in high gear.
Although the program has been modi-
fed and refned since its inception
in 2002, when San Francisco voters
approved a bond measure to pay for
seismic improvements, the current
program includes 35 projects within
San Francisco, plus 46 other projects
between the Central Valley and the
San Francisco county line. As we
celebrate Labor Day this year, 74 of
the 81 project, across seven counties,
are either in construction or have been
completed.
This unprecedented infrastruc-
ture development and improvement
resulted in jobs at a time when they
have been needed most. In 2011,
approximately 2.7 million craft hours
were logged on WSIP projects, which
represent wages exceeding $100
million on the projects covered by a
Project Labor Agreement.
Completion of the WSIP is critical.
The devastation caused by
the historic 1906 earth-
quake and the 1989 Loma
Prieta earthquake remind
Bay Area residents that they
live in a when not an
if environment when it
comes to earthquakes.
The SFPUC provides
water services to 2.6 million
residential, commercial and
industrial customers in four
counties across the Bay
Area. The WSIP is a massive
and innovative effort to
prevent a major water sup-
ply disruption to its Hetch
Hetchy Regional Water
System when an earthquake
occurs. It is one of the larg-
est water infrastructure pro-
grams in the nation, and it
is the largest infrastructure
program ever undertaken by
the City of San Francisco.
WSIP projects in this race against
time vary in size and complexity, cov-
ering all aspects of the water system
from dams, reservoirs, pipelines and
tunnels to water treatment facili-
ties, pump stations and water storage
tanks. These fnal two recently-award-
ed projects, the Seismic Upgrade of
the Bay Division Pipelines #3 and 4
over the Hayward Fault, as well as
the Sutro Reservoir, represent the
diversity of projects being managed
by our team of engineers, consultants
and contractors. When completed in
2016, the WSIP will safeguard the
health and safety of our community
even in the most severe circumstances.
The Sutro Reservoir project, for
example, located in the heart of
San Francisco, will provide seismic
upgrades and improve reservoir cir-
culation as well as retroft the outlet
system to conform to the latest state
health requirements for water storage
basins. The second project, the seismic
upgrade of the two major pipelines
over the Hayward Fault, is one of the
most critical seismic reliability projects
in the WSIP. It is located near the in-
famous Hayward Fault and requires a
very innovative, state-of-the-art design
solution that includes a large under-
ground articulated concrete vault
that could accommodate a 6.5 foot
displacement of the pipeline during a
large earthquake.
While the WSIP has all major proj-
ects awarded and in construction, we
are facing our greatest challenges with
the largest and most complex projects
in construction over the remainder of
the program: the Harry Tracy Water
Treatment Plant-Long Term Improve-
ments; the Bay Division Tunnel; the
New Irvington Tunnel and the Calav-
eras Dam Replacement Project.
The Harry Tracy Water Treatment
Plant project, with an approved bud-
get of $175 million and an estimated
completion date of December 2015,
is approximately 15% complete. With
the discovery of a new trace of the
Sierra Fault during the fnal design,
this project doubled its scope and now
consists of seismic and hydraulic im-
provements in various treatment units
including expansion of the fltration
process capacity by adding fve new
flters. In addition, the project was
forced to construct a new 11-million-
gallon treated water reservoir to
replace the existing two treated water
reservoirs residing over the fault trace.
The Bay Tunnel, fve miles long
and eleven stories below sea level, is
being created using a 600-foot earth
balancing tunnel boring machine with
trailing gear that has penetrated the
frst three miles and is headed through
challenging terrain that includes the
very sensitive habitat around the re-
trieval shaft in Newark, CA. As a result
of the environmental constraints, the
contractor has opted to use a frozen
shaft method to create the retrieval
shaft, and will abandon most of the
TBM underground rather than risk
disturbing this habitat to remove the
machine. The entire $307 million
San Francisco Nears End of $4.6 Billion Improvement Program
By Harlan L. Kelly ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SFPUC customers are currently served by 280 miles of pipelines, 60 miles of tunnels, 11 reservoirs, fve pump stations and two treatment plants that bring snowmelt from the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the cities that surround the San
Francisco Bay. Pipelines and tunnels from the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir cross three major earthquake faults with the potential to interrupt water service for days and weeks.
In June, the New Irvington Tunnel Project achieved a signifcant milestone when two teams of miners met 420 feet underground to
complete a major tunnel section.
The Bay Tunnel, the frst bored tunnel under San Francisco Bay, will be built using this 600-foot-long tunnel boring
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project is on schedule to be completed
in 2015. Once completed the fnal
tunnel lining will consist of a 9-foot-
diameter welded steel pipeline.
The New Irvington Tunnel in the
Sunol region is the second of the
three tunnels being built as part of
the WSIP. This 18,660-foot-long
tunnel has a construction budget of
$238 million and is expected to reach
completion in the spring of 2015 us-
ing a conventional tunneling method.
This tunnel is horseshoe shaped with
excavated dimensions of approxi-
mately 12 feet by 14 feet. It is being
excavated through Briones Sandstone
and Tice Shale rock formations, and
through seven secondary fault zones
in four tunnel headings. Two headings
are driven from each end of the tunnel
at surface portals, and two headings
are driven from an intermediate 41
foot diameter by 115 feet deep shaft.
In June, after 13 months of digging,
miners from two of the headings met
up with each other underground.
This hole-through allowed the road
header teams from the Irvington
Portal in Fremont and the Vargas
Shaft 4,500 feet away to shake hands
somewhere under the mountainside
and formally complete this section of
tunnel excavation.
The work on this project must be
conducted under a gassy tunnel
designation from the states health
and safety agency. Originally, the tun-
nel was designated potentially gassy
and then was assigned the gassy
designation late last year. This has
placed additional obligations on the
construction management team and
contractor for tunnel ventilation, gas
monitoring, and safety practices, but
they are performing at peak levels.
The new tunnel alignment runs paral-
lel and just south of the existing tun-
nel and will greatly assist with main-
tenance and redundancy priorities for
the agency. The fnal tunnel lining
will be mortar lined, welded steel
pipe, resulting in an 8.5 feet fnished
diameter.
Our fnal WSIP project is the
rebuilding of the Calaveras Dam in
southern Alameda County, nearly 90
years old and once heralded as the
worlds largest earth dam. In 2001,
the water levels at the Dam were low-
ered to less than 40 percent of original
capacity because of seismic instability.
The storage is crucial to providing
adequate water in times of drought.
Once the new dam is rebuilt, the dam
will withstand a 7.2 magnitude earth-
quake. The new 210-foot-high earth
and rock fll dam will be constructed
immediately downstream of the exist-
ing dam and will have a crest length of
1,210 feet, a base thickness of 1,180
feet, and a crest thickness of 80 feet.
The total volume of the dam will be
approximately 3.5 million cubic yards.
Due to the location of the existing
Calaveras Dam in protected watershed
lands, the project faces many hurdles.
These include building the new dam
in such close proximity to an active
earthquake fault and in an area with
complex geological conditions, ensur-
ing environmental compliance in a
pristine environment with numerous
threatened and endangered species,
as well as the presence of naturally
occurring asbestos, which is found in
the Franciscan Complex mlange and
serpentinite rocks. All of these factors
have led to the implementation of
extraordinary precautions and mitiga-
tion measures to address conditions
and ensure project completion. The
$416 million project broke ground in
September 2011 and is currently 20
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percent complete.
A smaller but
just as challeng-
ing project, Crystal
Springs Pipeline #2
(CSPL2), requires
the SFPUC to re-
place and repair por-
tions of the 19-mile-
long steel pipeline
that is located within
a major commuter
thoroughfare. First
built in the 1930s,
this pipeline provides
drinking water to
several cities on the San Francisco
Peninsula. CSPL2 is also one of the
most complicated pipelines to replace
due to stringent environmental re-
views, community relations issues and
the fact that much of the pipeline lies
under the Bay Areas oldest highway,
El Camino Real. Millions of motorists
use it annually, and more than three
miles of the CSPL2 water main is
located beneath it.
The contractor designed a cus-
tom pulley system for this project
to slipline the new pipeline care-
fully through the existing pipe. The
completion of CSPL2 construction
work in the 18 work areas within
seven Bay Area cities is scheduled for
January 2013.
All these projects have undergone
a very rigorous planning and environ-
mental review process that has taken
years. It had been a very long time
since the SFPUC directly engaged in
the types of work demanded by the
WSIP, particularly with tunnels. Our
strategy has helped infuse the entire
SFPUC with new tools and techni-
cal expertise that will pay decades of
dividends to San Francisco residents as
the agency and the City apply lessons
learned and replicate new technologies
from the WSIP to future infrastruc-
ture improvement programs. WW
About the Author: Harlan L. Kelly, Jr., P.E., is the As-
sistant General Manager, Infrastructure, for the SFPUC,
responsible for implementing over $10 billion in capi-
tal programs for water, sewer and power, including the
$4.6 billion Water System Improvement Program and
the $6.9 billion Sewer System Improvement Program.
He is a licensed professional engineer, and a graduate
of the University of California at Berkeley.
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Municipal and industrial water
managers have many test methods at
their disposal to analyze physical and
chemical parameters (e.g. pH, tem-
perature, turbidity, color, etc.) associ-
ated with water samples. However, the
options available for biological testing
have been signifcantly more limited.
Conventional culturing methods
require several days worth of incuba-
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the total microbial population can be
quantifed with a single test.
A technology that has historically
shown promise is the measurement of
Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP). ATP
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a given sample. While this technology
has been historically used for surface
testing for hygiene and surface cleanli-
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that are now within reach.
This 2nd Generation ATP mea-
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culture testing for the purposes of
microbiological condition monitoring
in water treatment and distribution
systems as well as industrial process
water systems. This test provides
more complete information on total
microorganisms in a portable pack-
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while generating results in only a few
minutes after sample collection.
Rapid test results provide operators
with a tool that can not only allow
them to troubleshoot microbiologi-
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treatment initiatives and assess their
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logical contamination events are most
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Other techniques that focus on the
quantifcation of indicator organisms
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problems in their early stages so that
the impacts of contamination events
are minimized or avoided altogether.
While ATP monitoring should
not be considered a replacement for
regulated tests or indicator organisms,
it flls an important need in the form
of a rapid non-specifc measure of the
total microbial population.
Monitoring the total microbial
population of a water system en-
ables the user to assess overall water
cleanliness, and can be used to assess
the threat of bioflm formation. As
bioflms develop, they may harbor
additional microbial threats such as
Legionella, Mycobacteria, and patho-
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Uncover system vulnerabilities
Due to the speed that results are
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to identify pathways of entry or
hotspots in order to isolate and
mitigate the problem.
Reveal and characterize accumula-
tion and regrowth hotspots A
key defciency of culture tests is the
number of species that are left out
and can go undetected. A common
example of this is the emergence of
nitrifying bacteria in water systems
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ATP is in all cells including those
that are not easily cultured, nitrify-
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Optimize fushing cycles The lack
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the feld for several days until results
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permits fushing crews to move on
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This has obvious economic beneft.
The Canadian company LuminUl-
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Quench-Gone Aqueous (QGA) kit is
appropriate for testing source waters,
treatment process effuents, treated
water, water tanks, water distribution
systems and point-of-use samples.
It can also be used for disinfected
wastewater effuents and systems using
intensive tertiary treatment.
The companys QuenchGone21
Wastewater (QG21W) kit is designed
for testing aerobic or anaerobic bio-
reactors, raw infuents and collection
system samples. The company also
offers a Deposit and Surface Analysis
(DSA) kit suited for testing slimes
and deposits as well as quantifying
attached growth on biologically active
flter media.
Conclusion
2nd generation ATP technology
is a game-changer for a multitude of
industries including the municipal
and industrial water markets. The eco-
nomic advantages of shortening test
response times from days to minutes
are many, and offer the opportunity to
dramatically improve safety, security
and environmental impact.
One of the greatest advantages to
this technology is the capability of
quantifying total microorganisms,
including those for which culture
tests are not equipped to measure (ie.
nitrifying bacteria, many corrosion-
related bacteria, some protozoa, and
Archaea). Along with other molecular
biology techniques, the feld of mi-
crobiological measurement is rapidly
changing, shifting away from the
old culture-based techniques to new
techniques that together operate as a
tool box that will lead to more rapid
and effective anti-microbial initiatives
in municipal and industrial processes.
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The Water Environment Federation
(WEF) recently published the Solids
Process Design and Management
manual a comprehensive update
of Process Design Manual for Sludge
Treatment and Disposal originally
published by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency in 1979.
Tim Shea, CH2M HILL Fellow
Residuals Management Technolo-
gist and Michael Moore, National
Biosolids Lead at HDR, helped lead
the effort as task force co-chairs. They
were supported by senior EPA staffers
Dr. James Smith and Robert Bastian.
As the industrys existing go-to
manual hadnt been updated in over
30 years, there were a lot of new
processes, technologies, procedures
and best practices that we needed to
make sure were included in the new
WEF manual and that would remain
relevant until we update again in a few
years, Shea said.
This was a large undertakingal-
most fve years from inception to pub-
licationand was only made possible
by the efforts and thought leadership
provided by the Task Force, he said.
I applaud everyone on a job well
done in developing this document,
which will be one of the leading refer-
ences in the biosolids management
feld for decades to come.
The publication is intended for
use by professionals engaged in the
design, approval, and operation
of municipal solids treatment and
disposal systems. The new manual ex-
pands the previous manual from 19 to
26 chapters, with contemporary new
material on planning, public outreach
and involvement, and solids produc-
tion and characterization.
Other topics include design ap-
proach, conveyance, conditioning,
thickening, waste minimization,
anaerobic and aerobic digestion, de-
watering, composting, alkaline treat-
ment, disinfection and stabilization,
thermal drying, thermal oxidation,
pyrolysis and gasifcation, transport
and storage, odor management, side-
streams, instrumentation and moni-
toring, land application and product
distribution, landfll management,
emerging technologies, and treatment
and utilization of green gases.
The publication is now available for
purchase from WEF. WW
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Above Grade Controls Minimize Confned Space Dangers
By Mike Pindelski ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Due to the dangers associated with
entering confned spaces, municipali-
ties are now, more than ever, address-
ing the issues of below ground pump
stations to protect both entrants into
confned spaces and the investment of
systems themselves.
Metropolitan Industries of Rome-
oville, IL, recently renovated three
below ground pump stations, giv-
ing each municipality the ability to
interface with the controls without
entering the confned space. Potential
future projects such as submersible
pump retro-fts into the existing
wetwell would be the next appropriate
step to completely eliminate confned
space entry.
Calumet City, IL
The City of Calumet City required
an emergency rehabilitation project
following the fooding of a below
ground water pump station.
It is suspected that the reser-
voir fll valve stuck open causing an
overfow condition and thus, water
flled the below ground pump sta-
tion, said Metropolitan Industriess
Keith Girup. The existing booster
station was constructed many years
ago when below ground systems were
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The National Water Research Insti-
tute has published the third edition of
the Ultraviolet Disinfection Guidelines
for Drinking Water and Water Reuse.
The guidelines are designed to
provide regulatory agencies and water
and wastewater utilities with a com-
mon basis for evaluating and imple-
menting ultraviolet (UV) disinfection
of waterborne pathogens such as
viruses, bacteria, and parasites like
Cryptosporidium and Giardia.
The announcement was made by
Jeff Mosher, Executive Director of
NWRI, at the IUVA 2012 Americas
Conference held by the International
Ultraviolet Association (IUVA) in
Washington, D.C.
Because of its advantages demand
for UV is growing, based in part on
the use of recycled water to meet wa-
ter supply needs, Mosher said. The
UV Guidelines are the most com-
monly used reference by regulators,
water and wastewater agencies, design
engineers, and equipment manufac-
turers to ensure the effcacy of UV
installations.
The UV Guidelines were origi-
nally prepared in 2000 by a team of
water industry experts that included
university researchers, state and federal
regulators, and consultants from the
U.S. and abroad.
The revisions in the Third Edition
of the UV Guidelines refect experi-
ence gained from the application of
the guidelines over the years.
The Protocols section of the
guidelines was updated to provide a
standardized protocol for conducting
spot-check performance of MS-2
based viral bioassays to validate the
installed performance of full-scale UV
disinfection systems. Updates also
standardize the assignment of UV
dose when conducting MS-2 based vi-
ral assays by making use of a standard
MS-2 dose-response relationship.
Key revisions include:
All reclamation systems must under-
go commissioning tests that dem-
onstrate disinfection performance is
consistent with design intent.
Velocity profles have been eliminat-
ed as an option for transferring pilot
data to full-scale facility design.
On-site MS-2 based viral assays are
used for both the validation and
commissioning test.
A standard MS-2 dose-response
curve is used to derive the reduction
equivalent dose.
The design equation is based on the
lower 75-percent prediction interval
for reclamation systems. The lower
90-percent prediction interval is
used for drinking water systems.
Commissioning tests will require
seven out of eight on-site measure-
ments exceeding the operational
design equation.
The addition of an appendix to il-
lustrate the computations involved
in the application and evaluation of
UV disinfection systems.
The third edition of the UV Guide-
lines was revised by Robert W. Emer-
ick, Ph.D., P.E., of Stantec Consulting
Services, who was responsible for the
frst permitted unfltered drinking
water UV disinfection facility in the
U.S. and continues to regularly design
and troubleshoot reclamation-based
UV disinfection systems, and George
Tchobanoglous, Ph.D., P.E., NAE,
Professor Emeritus at the University
of California, Davis, who has authored
or coauthored over 350 publications
on water and wastewater treatment
and solid waste management, includ-
ing 13 textbooks and fve engineering
reference books.
The UV Guidelines are available
to download at www.nwri-usa.org/
uvguidelines.htm. WW
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Energy costs are a signifcant part of
utility operating budgets, and a grow-
ing number of utilities today endeavor
to become energy neutral or even net-
energy producers by recovering more
energy from the treatment process
than what they use.
The Water Environment Research
Foundation (WERF) has contracted
with Black & Veatch, in partner-
ship with AECOM, the North East
Biosolids and Residuals Association,
and Hemenway Inc., to explore
energy balance, reduction, recovery
and production opportunities. The
research project Energy Balance
and Reduction Opportunities, Case
Studies of Energy-Neutral Wastewa-
ter Facilities and Triple Bottom Line
(TBL) Research Planning Support
(ENER1C12) will help transfer
industry knowledge and experience
among utilities and provide guidance
for achieving energy self-suffciency.
Co-sponsored by the New York
State Energy Research and Develop-
ment Authority, the 18-month study
will include participation by 23 utility
partners from the United States and
Australia. The research team will
identify ways for utilities to reduce
demand, increase energy effciency,
recover energy and produce energy
onsite by developing baseline energy
fows for common wastewater treat-
ment processes.
The team will also document suc-
cesses and obstacles at energy-neutral
or near-net-neutral facilities and iden-
tify sustainable options for managing
biosolids through TBL assessment of
biosolids-to-energy recovery processes
and other biosolids management
practices.
Lori Stone, Biosolids Global Prac-
tice and Technology Leader for Black
& Veatch, and Paul Kohl, Energy
Program Manager at the Philadelphia
Water Department, will lead the team
as co-principal investigators. WW
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common. Metropolitan was able to
repair and replace equipment with an
above ground solution quickly and
in the process, improve the operation
and energy effciency of the station
by implementing variable frequency
drives for constant pressure control.
Another new piece of equipment
included in the upgrade was a low-
fow shutdown bladder storage tank,
which supports water system leak
loads during low fow periods of time.
The pump station was also in-
tegrated into a city-wide SCADA
system for enhanced monitoring and
alarm notifcation. A food switch was
added to the pump room to provide
notifcation in the event of a food.
The pumps and valves remain below
ground and are subjected to the haz-
ards associated with such a location.
The upgrades reduced the fre-
quency of confned space entry and
improve overall protection of the
equipment.
South Palos Sanitary District
A similar project was completed for
the South Palos Sanitary District of
Palos Park, IL.
In this project, the municipality
decided to keep their drywell sanitary
lift station pumps below ground, but
implemented new above grade con-
trols into a new prefabricated concrete
building with an exposed aggregate
fnish, said Girup.
The prefabricated building contains
the controls and generator. While
the drywell pumps will remain below
ground, the frequency of confned
space entry has decreased dramatically
with the implementation of above
ground controls.
Village of Burr Ridge, IL.
The Village of Burr Ridge imple-
mented an above ground traffc box
to eliminate the frequency of entering
a confned space by placing all con-
trols and electrical distribution equip-
ment above ground. The municipality
plans to replace the existing pumps
with submersible pumps in a second
phase.
In the previous confguration, the
customer was going down into the pit
quite often to monitor controls, but
with the upgrade, they have to do so
less often, Girup said.
Conclusion
With each upgrade, the customer
not only gained capital investment
protection by implementing above
grade control systems to protect
controls from potential fooding, they
also improved safety conditions by
reducing the frequency of confned
space entry. WW
About the Author: Mike Pindelski is the Marketing
Coordinator at Metropolitan Industries, Inc. Based in
Romeoville, Ill. he can be reached at mpindelski@
metropolitanind.com.
HOBAS PIPE USA
281-821-2200
www.hobaspipe.com
What Makes HOBAS
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Responsive customer service, on-site eld reps
backed by extensive engineering support
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PRODUCT INDEX
Insertion Mag Meter Offers Full Profle Measurement
A new electromagnetic fow meter
that will be on display at WEFTEC
combines the accuracy benefts of full
profle measurement with the advan-
tages of an insertion type installation.
McCrometers patented FPI Mag
- Full Profle Insertion Mag Meter
- spans the entire internal diameter
for pipes from 4 to 138. Along the
complete sensor length, magnetic coils
are installed internally, with stainless
steel electrode pairs installed exter-
nally. This enables fow data collection
from the entire
fow diameter and
accuracy up to
0.5% from 1 ft/s
to 32 ft/s and up
to 1.0% from 0.3
ft/s to 1 ft/s.
The FPI Mag
is precalibrated
by McCrometer
in one of its three
NIST traceable
calibration fa-
cilities. The meter
can be confgured
for forward only
or bi-directional
measurement. The
single piece, struc-
tural stainless steel
sensor is coated in
a NSF certifed,
3M fusion bonded
epoxy coating and
has been rated
IP68 for submers-
ible applications.
All electromag-
netic fow meters use
Faradays Law of Electromagnetic
Induction. The principle states that a
conductor passing through a magnetic
feld induces a voltage. The voltage
magnitude is directly proportional to
the velocity of the conductor. Elec-
tromagnetic fow meters create a
magnetic feld within the fow conduit
and collect the voltage induced by the
fowing, conductive water. A con-
verter translates the magnitude of the
voltage to an average fow rate. The
electromagnetic approach is inherently
reliable and can provide excellent ac-
curacy.
Electromagnetic fow meters are
offered in two types, fanged spool
and insertion. Flanged spool type fow
meters are bolted into, and become a
segment of, the fow line. The alterna-
tive is the insertion type fow meter
which requires only a tap in the pipe
wall through which the sensor can
be inserted. This simplifed approach
offers substantial logistical and cost
advantages.
The typical fow profle in pipes is
variable, having been disturbed by
fow disruptors such as elbows and
valves. Achieving optimum accuracy
requires collecting data from the full
profle of the fow to account for this
variation. While spool meters are full
fow profle measuring devices, they
can be expensive to procure and com-
plicated to install (pipe cutting, fange
welding, heavy equipment, etc.). This
is particularly true for spool meters
used in medium, large and extra-large
pipes.
In many applications, the FPI Mag
can save customers 45%+, when tak-
ing into account both the installation
and meter costs. Other insertion type
meters on the market extend only par-
tially into the fow stream, measuring
just the portion to which the sensor
is exposed. An average fow rate ex-
trapolated from this limited sample is
subject to error caused by fow profle
variations.
For new water facility designs the
FPI Mag can be installed in short
pipe runs using a dry tap procedure;
this provides greater meter location
fexibility, smaller plant footprints, less
installation time and lower cost.
For systems needing additional fow
meters or an existing meter perfor-
mance upgrade, the meters can often
be installed without shutting down
the line by using a hot tap / wet tap
insertion approach. In the event a
plant operator would ever want to
inspect the meter, it can be easily
removed, leaving the system fowing
in its absence, without the need for a
surrogate spool.
The municipal market is using the
FPI Mag in raw water, flter balanc-
ing and backwash, UV dosing, treated
effuent, booster stations, distribution
and totalized billing applications. The
industrial market is using it in chilled
water, cooling water, fre water, feed
water, inlet to surge basins, and clean
effuent applications. WW
Meters & AMR
93 Aclara 368
93 Badger Meter Inc. 367
93 Elster AMCO Water 370
92 Itron 364
93 Mueller Systems 426
92 Neptune Technology Group Inc. 363
93 Sensus 369
92 Spire Metering Technology 366
92 Transparent Technologies 365
Chemicals & Application Equipment
94 Blue-White Industries 378
94 Eagle Microsystems Inc. 376
94 Fluid Metering 375
94 Kruger Inc. 371
94 Scaletron Industries, Ltd. 377
94 Sodimate Inc. 373
94 Solvay Chemicals Inc. 372
94 Walchem 379
94 Watson-Marlow Pumps Group 374
Detectors, Monitors, Recorders
95 Automation Products Group Inc. 384
97 Electro-Chemical Devices 394
Filtration
97 Leopold 393
Flow, Pressure & Level Measure Equip. & Access.
97 Cla-Val Inc. 391
95 IN USA Corp. 382
95 In-Situ Inc. 383
98 Kaeser Compressors 397
98 Moyno Inc. 399
98 Red Valve Co. 402
Valves
98 Val-Matic Valve & Manufacturing 403
Pipe
95 Advanced Drainage Systems Inc. 381
98 HammerTek Corp. 396
97 JTM Products Inc. 392
96 Pipeline Analytics 389
Pumps, Valves, Seals & Related Products
96 Engineered Software Inc. 388
97 Flygt 390
98 Griswold Pump Co. 400
98 Wilden 401
Scada, Computers & Software
96 Innovyze 387
95 Keystone Engineering Group 380
Security
98 Vacon Plc 398
Tanks and Structures
96 Sharpe Mixers 386
Water Treatment Equipment
96 Engineered Treatment Systems 385

Miscellaneous
98 Water Research Foundation 404
WATERWORLD SHOWCASE
6 Abresist Kalenborn Corp. 413
6 Allegro Industries 411
6 HammerHead Trenchless Equipment 405
6 In-Situ 410
6 Integra Enclosures 412
6 OleumTech Corp. 409
6 Parker Hannifn Corp. 407
6 PLI, LLC 406
6 RKI Instruments Inc. 408
McCrometers FPI Mag is a full profle insertion mag meter.
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PRODUCTS & SERVICES Meters & AMR
Management software
Neptunes N_Sight metering data management software suite was specifcally
designed to optimize the strengths of a utilitys entire system. Users can assess
system health at a glance, gather and deliver detailed consumption information
for better customer service, and enhance revenue while recapturing lost water.
The software package can help utilities adapt to changing conditions giving
them the option to add functionality while preserving infrastructure assets they
already have in the feld.
Neptune Technology Group Inc.
www.neptunetg.com
Communication module
Itrons 100W ERT communication module for pit ap-
plications now comes standard with an integral port that can
use the optional Itron TTL (through-the-lid) antenna. In harsh
pit applications, the TTL optimizes the read-rate reliability of
the companys advanced fxed network systems for water utili-
ties. The antenna offers utilities the fexibility to collect meter
data whether deployed in a mobile AMR, Fixed Network AMI, or in hybrid data
collection environments even in harsh conditions such as fooded meter pits or
RF-inhibiting pit lids.
Itron
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Water meters
Spires wPrime series 280W is a next
generation ultrasonic water meter for
both cold and hot water metering.
It does not have any moving parts
that can wear out and requires no
maintenance. The meter has a remote
readout which could be confgured as
pulse, M-Bus, Modbus or BACnet.
A RF wireless module is available
upon request. The meter offers long
term stability and accuracy does not
degrade over time.
Spire Metering Technology
www.spiremt.com
AMR digital register
The new innov8 universal register
from Transparent Technologies can
add years of service to existing water
meters while
extending low fow accuracy
beyond new meter specifca-
tions. The register can be in-
stalled on most brands of water meters
and by eliminating the magnetic drag
in typical encoded register designs,
brings water meters back to life. The
register includes the companys M2
two-way AMR radio that monitors
and stores 32,000 data points in inter-
vals as low as 1 minute. The register
installs in minutes, without special
calibration or the need to shut off the
customer.
Transparent Technologies
www.transparenttech.com
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Data network
Sensus is addressing growing utility demands to move more data faster between distinct devices with the next generation of
its FlexNet point-to-multipoint, enterprise-class network. The system is a long-range radio solution that communicates via
primary-use FCC-licensed spectrum. It serves as a dedicated and secure two-way communications highway that transmits at
two watts of power to enable wide-area coverage that reaches all points in a utilitys service area without the need for addition-
al or hybrid networks. Benefts of this upgrade include the ability to transmit 10 times the amount of data; ability to dedicate
distinct channels to specifc applications; increased coverage per base station; and the ability to reach every endpoint, reducing
backfll requirements.
Sensus
www.sensus.com
AMI system
Elster AMCO Water offers Mega-
Net, an AMI system with full 2 watt
radio transmission, delivering long
range results, with lower infrastructure
investment for remote meter reading.
The system is suited for use in diverse
geography and customer demograph-
ics and at small, medium, and large
utilities.
Elster AMCO Water
www.elsteramcowater.com
Metering analytics
Badger Meters ReadCenter Analyt-
ics is an analytics-based software that
works together with the companys
Orion SE two-way fxed network me-
tering system to collect, organize and
analyze meter data from water and gas
utilities, creating a powerful manage-
ment tool. It can be confgured to
support the needs of any size utility
and enhances customer service, water
and energy conservation, revenue
management, government report-
ing, and information integration. The
Orion SE system features high-pow-
ered meter endpoints and easy-to-use
network data collectors that provide
daily meter information delivered
directly to utilities.
Badger Meter Inc.
www.badgermeter.com
Leak detection
Aclaras STAR ZoneScan leak-detec-
tion solution was jointly developed
by Aclara and Zurich-based Guter-
mann International. The system
employs data loggers placed
on main valves that sample
the sound waves generated
by leaks. The data is automati-
cally sent to the utility over the
Aclara STAR Network. There,
the systems software correlates the
data, pinpointing any leaks to within
a few feet. The system can save municipal
water utilities time by identifying possible
leak locations remotely. It also encour-
ages water conservation by helping utilities
identify and fx leaks before they become
emergencies.
Aclara
www.aclara.com
Smart metering
Mueller Systems provides Smart
Metering solutions to optimize the
delivery and use of water and en-
ergy through its Mi.Net Mueller
Infrastructure Network for Utilities.
The system provides utilities with an
end-to-end two way AMI network
that is secure, fexible, scalable and
affordable. In addition to its advanced
AMI/AMR systems, Mueller Systems
also offers a full line of residential,
fre line and commercial meters, and
related products that optimize the
delivery and use of water and energy.
Mueller Systems
www.muellersystems.com
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PRODUCTS & SERVICES CHEMICALS & APPLICATION EQUIPMENT
Water treatment additives
Hydrex water treatment additives,
part of Veolia Environnement, include
a wide range of chemicals formulated
for most industrial and municipal
applications. The line is catego-
rized in product series 1000-9000
which encompass solutions suitable
for drinking water and wastewater
treatment, cooling and boiler water,
membrane operations, and food and
beverage related chemicals. These pro-
grams optimize the entire water cycle,
chemical consumption, operating and
maintenance costs.
Kruger Inc.
www.krugerusa.com
Peristaltic pumps
Watson-Marlow Pumps Group offers
peristaltic tube and hose pumps for
the environmental market. Using
peristaltic pumping, the companys
systems deliver metering accuracy of
0.1% and better reliability than dia-
phragm pump systems. There are no
back pressure regulators or de-gassing
valves required and maintenance is
a simple one-minute tube change.
Designed for easy operation and low
maintenance metering of tough water
purifcation chemicals like sodium
hypochlorite and ferric chloride, these
ARRA compliant chemical metering
systems are also very easy to install.
Watson-Marlow Pumps Group
www.wmpg.com
Chemical feeder
Eagle Microsystems VF-100 Dry Chemical Feeder fea-
tures stainless steel construction and direct drive for use
in harsh environments. The feeder is available with a large
range of feed rates and options including: solution tanks,
wetting cones, extension hoppers, stands, and custom
controls, just to name a few. The system is fully customiz-
able and comes with a two year warranty.
Eagle Microsystems Inc.
www.eaglemicrosystems.com
Peracetic acid
Environmentally compatible Proxi-
tane WW-12 Peracetic Acid (PAA)
microbiocide from Solvay Chemicals is
used for biological control in munici-
pal wastewaters. This EPA-registered
wastewater disinfectant is an alter-
native to halogenated disinfectants
such as chlorine-based chemicals,
and can have an immediate positive
synergistic effect on an existing UV
disinfection system by simply adding
it into the wastewater. Compared to
dosage requirements for industrial
grade NaOCl, the product is applied
at a similar rate, does not require a
dechlorination step, nor does it form
chlorinated byproducts.
Solvay Chemicals Inc.
www.solvaychemicals.us
Dispensers, metering pumps
Fluid Metering offers a full line of
dispensers and metering pumps for
water, wastewater, laboratory and
industrial applications. The com-
panys unique piston-type positive
displacement units feature no valves,
low-dead volume, 1% accuracy and a
ceramic/fuorocarbon fuid path. The
companys Chloritrol is the solution
for sodium and calcium hypochlorite
injection while its CTS is ideal for
metering caustic soda and soda ash for
pH control.
Fluid Metering
www.fmipump.com
Scales
Scaletron is a manufacturer of corro-
sion resistant electronic and mechani-
cal scales and accessories. Scales are
designed for weighing and monitoring
the usage of corrosive chemicals and/
or materials in water treatment, waste-
water treatment and industrial applica-
tions. The company offers a com-
plete line of scales including 150 lb.
cylinder and ton cylinder scales; drum,
tank and platform scales; IBC tote and
spill containment scales. Scales feature
a low profle platform design, capaci-
ties from 30 lbs. to 30,000 lbs., and a
fve year warranty.
Scaletron Industries, Ltd.
www.scaletronscales.com
Bulk bag unloader
The Bulk Bag Unloader from Sodimate
combines the effciency and reliability of
mechanical discharge, accurate feeding,
and complete bulk bag discharge. The
unloader can be used to inject powdered
activated carbon (PAC), along with lime
and soda ash during the water treatment
process. Each unit incorporates an arch
breaker spindle mounted with fexible
blades that extract the bulk chemicals,
preventing jamming, bridging, or compac-
tion often seen with vibration systems. The
discharger can also be integrated with up to four independent screw feeders, allow-
ing for accurate conveying to different injection points with only one unloader.
Sodimate Inc.
www.sodimate-inc.com
Metering pumps
Blue-White has announced an all
new addition to its ProSeries-M Line
of Peristaltic Metering Pumps. The
mew M-2 model offers feed rates from
.007 to 15 gph; pressures to 125 psi; a
200:1 turndown ratio; 4-20mA input
and output (dual input ready); indus-
trial Ethernet,
Profbus,
ProfNet,
Modbus,
Modbus TCP
(optional);
NSF Listed
Std. 61;
NEMA 4X, IP
66, for wash
down; and
a fve year warranty. The peristaltic
pump design does not have valves that
can clog and require maintenance, and
is self-priming even against maximum
line pressure. By-pass / priming valves
are not required. It cannot vapor lock
or lose prime.
Blue-White Industries
www.blue-white.com
Metering pumps
Walchem and IWAKI America Inc.
have released the new EWN-Y Series
of electromagnetic metering pumps
with an Electromagnetic Flow Sensor
(EFS). The sensor helps a smart
pump system accurately control the
pump fow rate throughout changing
operating conditions. Set point con-
trol in the pump (through a manual
setting or digital/analog proportional
inputs) sets the desired fow rate.
Continuous measurement and feed-
back from the sensor provides actual
output information to the pump,
allowing the pump to self-adjust its
speed and maintain the programmed
fow rate. If a reduction in fow rate
is sensed, the pump will speed up to
full 360 spm operation, resulting in
a quick re-priming of the pump. The
pump will then slow down back to set
point once fow is re-established.
Walchem, an Iwaki America Company
www.walchem.com
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Arc fash hazards
Keystone Engineering Group, an electrical design and automation frm, has re-
cently expanded its electrical services to include Arc Flash Hazard Analysis. There
are over 30,000 injuries every year from arc fash incidents. The analysis is de-
signed to help employees gauge the proper safety equipment for the application,
as well as to ensure that employers are up to date with the current safety regula-
tions. Typical studies provide accurate single-line diagrams, short circuit and relay
coordination studies, and Arc Flash Labeling that is compliant with NFPA 70E
and OSHA certifed safety requirements.
Keystone Engineering Group
www.kegi.net
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Stormwater trap
Advanced Drainage Systems has released a new product that
increases the effectiveness of a drainage catch basin or manhole
by trapping debris, oil, sediment and other contaminants. Called
the Nyloplast EnviroHood Structure, it can be attached to
the inside of a manhole or catch basin. Made from HDPE, the
structure has a high strength-to-weight ratio due to its corrugated
ribs. It is available in sizes to cover outlets from 12 to 30 and in
models to ft round and fat concrete and Nyloplast structures.
Advanced Drainage Systems Inc.
www.ads-pipe.com
Streaming current meter
The new Streaming Current Me-
ter (SCM) from IN USA is a pro-
cess control instrument designed
for the water treatment industry.
It helps municipalities and water
treatment facilities keep their wa-
ter quality under control by mea-
suring and regulating continuous
on-line coagulant dosage. The
meter is mainly used to measure
the charge that exists on suspended particles in liquid. It is ideal to measure and
control the coagulant dosage in a focculation system in a water treatment plant.
IN USA Corp.
www.inusacorp.com
Level monitoring
The In-Situ stainless steel Level
Troll 300 is an absolute (non-vent-
ed) instrument that monitors and re-
cords changes in water level, pressure,
and temperature. It offers linear, fast
linear, and event logging modes. For
guaranteed accuracy (0.2% full scale)
under all operating conditions, in-
struments undergo extensive
calibration procedures
for pressure and
temperature.
In-Situ Inc.
www.in-situ.com
Pressure gauge
Automation Products Group has
introduced the PG10 Digital Pres-
sure Gauge. This IP65 rated indoor/
outdoor gauge features
a 5.5 display casing,
a full fve-digit display
with characters at 0.68
tall, and a 270 digital
dial or radial bar
graph that shows a user-
selectable pressure range
from 0 to 100%.
Automation Products Group Inc.
www.apgsensors.com
WE UNDERSTAND
WASTEWATER FILTRATION
At Severn Trent Services we understand that
wastewater treatment systems should be
efficient, economical and readily adaptable to
meet ever-tightening regulations. Our range
of TETRA
tertiary and biological wastewater

systems help our customers to remain compliant.
TETRA products can achieve:
- < 5 mg/l TSS
- < 0.5 mg/l NO
3
-N achievable at low
temperatures
- < 0.2 mg/l phosphorous
- Ammonia to < 1.0 mg/l
- BOD to < 5.0 mg/l
To learn more about TETRA
wastewater filtration systems

visit Booth #3437 at WEFTEC 2012
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UV systems
Engineered Treatment Systems has completed the
NWRI validation of its new Amalgam UV systems.
The closed vessel systems use the 800 watt Amalgam
lamps, which use approximately 60% less power than the
older medium pressure technology. The chambers are
designed using advanced CFD models that accurately
predict performance. The units contain an inspection
hatch, and automated wipers that keep the quartz sleeves
free from fouling.
Engineered Treatment Systems
www.ets-uv.com
Impellers
A line of impellers that are designed with blades to match
customer mixing requirements and feature a design similar
to that of an airplane wing which optimizes fuid fow is
available from Sharpe Mixers. The Sharpe HYFLO Impel-
lers provide a four-blade design that is reportedly 10%
more effcient than a three-blade design and runs with
greater stability. Featuring impeller geometries which are matched to customer
mixing speed and application requirements, these hydrofoil mixer blades are
welded to the hub, in a one-piece or split-hub arrangement, which keeps the top
of the impeller clean to optimize fow and mixing effciency.
Sharpe Mixers
www.sharpemixers.com Circle No. 386 on Reader Service Card
Modeling software
Innovyze has released InfoNet V12.5
and InfoNet MobileV12.5, a compre-
hensive water, wastewater, and storm-
water asset performance modeling
application set. The latest release adds
signifcant customer-requested func-
tionality that improves the softwares
business analytics and management
tools. InfoNet is a purpose-built asset
management modeling and data analysis
system for water distribution, wastewater
collection and stormwater networks.
Innovyze
www.innovyze.com
Pump curves
Pump-Flo Solutions has announced
a new software product, P-Library,
which allows anyone to develop pump
curves for any centrifugal pump. The
program creates a fle that can be used
in the Pump-Flo selection and Pipe-
Flo system design software. This allows
system designers or pump specifers to
graph a pump using a spreadsheet or
digitizing tablet and save the fle as a
digital pump catalog fle.
Engineered Software Inc.
www.eng-software.com
Pipe inspection
New for WinCan V8 pipe inspection
and asset management software, the
Winan Laser module from Pipeline
Analytics simplifes capture of pipe-
line geometry using a video inspec-
tion crawler outftted with practically
any laser
profling
hardware.
The device
allows users
to verify
proper pipe
installation,
plan relining
projects, de-
termine remaining pipe life, monitor
erosion/corrosion, and analyze partial
collapses.
Pipeline Analytics
www.pipelineanalytics.com
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together buyers and sellers of power, telecom, CATV and water equipment, providing them an opportunity to
learn frsthand about their industries latest products.
Utility Products Conference & Exposition has everything utility workers need to do their jobs from tools to
cutting-edge technology to product and safety demonstrations. Save the date for Utility Products Conference
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Pipe joint lubricant
JTM Products has released a new
water dispersible pipe joint lubricant.
The Phoenix 27-XL lube lubricates
pipe and pipe gaskets for
safe and effcient assem-
bly of all types of pipe-
lines. The lubricant has
been certifed by NSF/
ANSI to meet Standard
61-G for potable water
supply systems. The lubricant has a
greater temperature range, allowing
application from -10F to 150F.
JTM Products Inc.
www.jtmproductsinc.net
Insertion fow meter
The Cla-Val Model X144 e-FlowMeter is a vortex shedding insertion fow meter
designed to be retroftted into a Cla-Val Automatic Control Valve to capture
accurate fow measurement data without the need to
install an in-line meter. The IP-68 submersible meter
can be coupled with the X145 e-Display for local display.
The unit displays fow rate, pressure, valve position and
is equipped with a totalizer. It is SCADA compatible, has
customizable units and is simple to set up and program.
Cla-Val Inc.
www.cla-val.com
Pump controller
Xylem has launched a next-generation pump controller that provides a clear view
of a plants energy consumption and the true cost of pumping operations. Unlike
general purpose PLC systems, the Flygt APP 800 is specifcally engineered to
control water and wastewater transport systems. The new system gives customers
a better understanding of the actual cost of their pumping operations by show-
ing the volume of liquid thats being pumped and the amount of energy being
consumed to pump that liquid. The result is a detailed analysis of kilowatt hours
per million gallons pumped, so customers know where their critical focus should
be to improve energy consumption.
Flygt, a Xylem brand
www.fygt.com
Filter media retainer
Xylem Inc. has engineered a new
water fltration technology to replace
support gravel in the wastewater
market and porous plates in the drink-
ing water sector. The new Leopold
I.M.S 1000 media retainer allows
wastewater treatment plants to consis-
tently deliver higher quality effuent
than is possible with support gravel
due to increased media depth and
available driving head.
Leopold, a Xylem brand
www.fbleopold.com
Turbidity sensor
With advanced optical infrared (IR)
sensing and intelligent electronics,
the Triton
TR6 Turbid-
ity Sensor
from Electro
Chemical De-
vices measures
turbidity or
suspended sol-
ids and can be
combined with ECDs two-channel
C22 Analyzer to monitor pH, ORP,
DO, conductivity, pIon and more.
The new sensor measures turbidity
or suspended solids in four selectable
dual ranges featuring pre-set low and
high ranges from 0 to 4000 NTU.
Electro-Chemical Devices
www.ecdi.com
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Pipe elbows
Hammertek offers a brochure featur-
ing its Smart Elbow for pneumatic
and slurry conveying systems. The
pipe elbow virtually eliminates elbow
wear, product degradation, plugging,
surging, cross-contamination, noise,
turbulence, etc. Due to its design,
product changes direction by defec-
tion rather than impact with the elbow
walls and/or pipe walls. The elbow
does not pack, nor cause a noticeable
difference in pressure drop. It is avail-
able in a variety of sizes, alloys and
end confgurations for both pipe and
tube systems.
HammerTek Corp.
www.hammertek.com
Centrifugal pumps
Griswold Pump has redesigned its
website and created a new Corporate
Brochure. The debut of these new
marketing tools has been designed to
coincide with the rollout of the Pump
Solutions Groups (PSG) new One
Company-
One
Customer
campaign.
The rede-
signed web-
site includes
a new brand
style. It
contains the same detailed information
about the company, its line of ANSI,
end suction centrifugal and self-
priming pumps, as well as the markets
it serves. The brochure includes the
most up-to-date information about its
line of centrifugal pumps and base-
plate systems. The new brochure also
includes comprehensive explanations
and illustrations of the industries Gris-
wold serves, including Energy, Process
and Water & Wastewater.
Griswold Pump Co.
www.griswoldpump.com
AODD pumps
Wilden, a provider of air-oper-
ated double-diaphragm (AODD)
pump technology, has redesigned
its website and created a new
corporate brochure. The debut
of these new marketing tools has
been designed to coincide with
the rollout of the Pump Solutions
Groups new One Company-
One Customer campaign. The
website includes a new brand
style and the same in-depth in-
formation about the company, its
pump products, and the markets it serves. The new corporate brochure includes
up-to-date product information on the companys line of AODD pumps and ac-
cessories, as well as its Air Distribution Systems (ADS).
Wilden, a member of Pump Solutions Group
www.wildenpump.com
Compressed air leaks
Kaeser Compressors has published a
whitepaper entitled Compressed Air
System Leaks: The Cost, Common
Culprits, Detection and Repair. The
paper explains how to determine the
annual cost per compressed air leak,
sheds light on where most leaks oc-
cur, and describes both rudimentary
methods and best practices for leak
detection. Additional whitepapers are
also available on Kaesers website, in-
cluding Basics of Rotary Screw Com-
pressor Lubricants, which covers the
advantages and disadvantages of the
seven basic types of fuids used today;
and Comprehensive Compressed Air
Audits, The 5-Step Process which
describes how compressed air audits
can identify ways to lower compressed
air system energy consumption.
Kaeser Compressors
www.kaesernews.com/whitepaper
Channel grinder
A brochure describes the new Moy-
no Annihilator Series 3 C3A Chan-
nel Grinder. The brochure provides
detailed descriptions, key performance
benefts, technical information and
full color photographs. The grinder
features opti-
mized high fow
side rails for
increased fow
and enhanced
performance.
It allows for
greater fexibility
and manage-
ment of chan-
nel and fow
conditions for a variety of application
requirements. The optimized side
rails provide an increase in area where
water can easily pass through the unit
without allowing solids to pass.
Moyno Inc.
www.moyno.com
Flow control products
Red Valves 28-page condensed cata-
log includes all of the latest informa-
tion on its quality pinch valves, Tide-
fex Check Valves, non-clogging air
diffusers, Redfex Expansion Joints
and other fow control products.
Product dimensions and applications
are featured.
Red Valve Co.
www.redvalve.com
Automation security
Vacon Plc, Nixu Ltd. and F-Secure Corp. have worked together to produce a
white paper on industrial automation security. The white paper is available on
Vacons website. There has been a lot of discussion about malware and security in
industrial automation systems after Stuxnet. This white paper focuses on present-
ing a generic overview about security in industrial automation on the Fieldbus
and device level.
Vacon Plc
www.vacon.com
Water research
The Water Research Foundation has
updated its website. The site has been
restructured and redesigned to make
it easier for users to access and apply
the research knowledge and resources
provided there. A centerpiece of the
new website is four new Knowledge
Portals that provide up-to-date,
in-depth, topic-specifc information
compiled from Foundation research
and other sources. The information
is delivered via summary documents
and fact sheets as well as links to other
resources including Webcasts, case
studies, web tools, workshop proceed-
ings and reports.
Water Research Foundation
www.waterrf.org
Check valve
Val-Matic has released an expanded
version of its Silent Check Valve bro-
chure. The brochure features all three
types: Threaded, Wafer and Globe style
together in one brochure. The com-
panys Silent Check Valve is the fastest
closing check valve because of its short
stroke and spring-assisted closure which
reduces the potential for shock and
water hammer. All three styles of valves can be installed in either horizontal or
vertical lines with the fow up or down with operation not being affected. Globe
style versions are available in sizes from 2 42; Wafer style, sizes 2 10,
and Threaded style, sizes 2.
Val-Matic Valve & Manufacturing
www.valmatic.com
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September
27th Annual WateReuse Symposium, Sept.
9-12, Hollywood, FL. WateReuse Association, www.
watereuse.org.
AWT Annual Convention & Exposition 2012,
Sept. 19-22, Palms Springs, CA. Association of Water
Technologies, www.awt.org.
Annual North American Conference on Ozone
and AOP Technologies, Sept. 23-26, Milwaukee,
WI. International Ozone Association Pan American Group,
www.ioa-pag.org.
ISA Automation Week 2012, Sept. 24-27,
Orlando, FL. ISA, www.isaautomationweek.org.
SWPA Annual Meeting, Sept. 29-30, New
Orleans, LA, Submersible Wastewater Pump Association,
www.swpa.org.
WEFTEC.12, Sept. 29-Oct. 3, New Orleans, LA.
Water Environment Federation, www.weftec.org.
October
5th Annual WaterSmart Innovations, Oct. 3-5,
Las Vegas, NV. Southern Nevada Water Authority, www.
watersmartinnovations.com.
Urban Water Sustainability Leadership Confer-
ence, Oct. 15-17, Cincinnati, OH. Clean Water America
Alliance, www.cleanwateramericaalliance.org.
WWEMA Annual Meeting, Oct. 31-Nov. 3,
Las Vegas, NV. WWEMA, www.wwema.org.
November
Water Quality Technology Conference & Expo-
sition (WQTC), Nov. 4-8, Toronto, Ontario. American
Water Works Association, www.awwa.org.
International Water Conference, Nov. 4-8, San
Antonio, TX. Engineers Society of Western Pennsylvania,
www.eswp.com/water.
December
National League of Cities: Congress of Cities
and Exposition, Nov. 28 - Dec 1, Boston, MA.
Weve heard of the water energy
nexus but few recognize its impor-
tance. If the public were fully aware
of its signifcance, we would see many
more green projects than we are
witnessing now. I think full compre-
hension would result in dramatic,
concern-driven actions to address this
critical connection of two incredibly
valuable resources.
On the subject of water supply,
we look at the amount of water in
the world and breathe easy, thinking
enough water is available. To what-
ever degree this may be true, the full
cost to obtain it is not at all obvious.
We have been oblivious to this cost
due largely to government subsidies
masking the true cost of water, and
the true costs to treat wastewater. If
we removed the subsidies and paid the
true costs, our opinions would change
drastically. Water-saving and energy-
saving movements would become
widespread and urgent.
On the wastewater side, the energy
potential contained in wastewater
and its biosolids/biogases exceeds by
10 times the energy used to treat it.
(Source: Water Environment Research
Foundation) Some WWTPs produce
100 percent or more of the energy
they need to operate, and WWTPs
collectively could potentially meet
10 percent of the national electricity
demand. (Source: Water Environment
Research Foundation) This represents
a tremendous opportunity for the
wastewater industry.
In life, we reach points where
something has to change, and this
nexus of (waste)water and energy is
such a point. Our collective ability to
understand the costs and act accord-
ingly will be vital to assuring clean
water supplies well into the future.
Ive been in the municipal water
and wastewater market for nearly
30 years. It amazes me how little
attention energy use has received
over the thousands of projects Ive
been involved in. We in this market
understand our involvement in envi-
ronmental protection, so the recent
green movement pleases our psyche.
The implementation of the term
green means a lot to our mother
earth and to our childrens children.
Our responsibility is to carry the fame
and design away the unnecessary costs
in wastewater treatment with innova-
tive designs, which start mainly with
awareness of energy costs.
Ive had an opportunity to ask
operators, How much is your power
bill? Often times I get blank stares
or replies such as, Thats the citys
problem. The operators main re-
sponsibility is safe and effective opera-
tions of their plant and to ensure clean
drinking water or properly processed
wastewater. Energy costs are under-
standably not a priority for them.
But they need to be a priority for the
municipalities and the engineers that
design the plants.
We as environmentalists need to
determine a way we can unite both the
plant function and its energy manage-
ment. I feel that through awareness, ed-
ucation and incremental measures, water
resource management can be improved
and energy use reduced signifcantly.
Few of us know that thermoelectric
power plants use 41% of our avail-
able fresh water to produce electricity.
(Source: National Energy Technology
Laboratory) Thermoelectric generation
is expected to increase 18% from 2005-
2030, putting even more strain on
water supplies. (Source: Water Manage-
ment in 2010 and Beyond) Its also not
well known that a thermoelectric power
plant consumes 300400+ gallons per
megawatt of power generated (Source:
U.S. Department of Energy, 2006 Re-
port to Congress of the Independency
of Energy and Water, Washington
D.C.) and that power plant construc-
tion in some areas is being held up due
to water scarcity. (Source: Energy Law
Journal , Vol. 30:11)
A wastewater plants largest energy
consumption is in aeration, by as much
as 60%. (Source: Consortium for
Energy Effciency, 2007) This being
the case, it is obvious that plants col-
lective energy costs across the country
will continue to rise with the increase
in treated volumes. Thus, the crisis of
the water energy nexus: that growing
power production places greater strains
on water supplies and more wastewater
treatment consumes more energy.
WWTP effuent has been success-
fully used as cooling water for power
plants. Its also known that 81% of
power plants proposed for construc-
tion have one or two WWTPs within
a 10-mile radius, and those plants
could provide a suffcient cooling
water supply. Further, 97% could
meet their cooling needs with one to
two WWTPs within 25 mile radius.
(Source: U.S. DOE Study, Reuse of
Treated Internal or External Wastewa-
ters in the Cooling Systems of Coal-
Based Thermoelectric Power Plants)
With awareness and knowledge of
the facts, municipalities can look to
site WWTPs near existing or proposed
power plants, with the potential to
sell the clean effuent to the plants
for cooling water. Biosolids and/or
biogases can be recovered and sold
to those same plants as fuel. Or they
could be used on site to generate pow-
er to run the WWTP. New separation
technologies are capable of extracting
phosphates from the waste stream,
which can be sold to manufacturers.
Its also possible that power plants
could own and operate adjacently sited
WWTPs, gaining direct access to water
& fuel outputs while also relieving cit-
ies of the capital expense of building a
plant. The options are numerous.
There are also many options for
reducing energy usage within a plant.
Whether it be simple awareness,
replacing older equipment with more
energy effcient units, or modifying
on-off cycling of equipment, sav-
ings can be signifcant. Benefts from
investing in energy savings can come
from Federal and State assistance pro-
grams or simply the savings on a treat-
ment plants power bill, all without
impacting the treatment quality.
Energy and water are tightly con-
nected, and WWTPs are at the heart
of that nexus. Awareness of that
relationship is the starting point. We
must innovate by moving toward
zero discharge facilities, where zero
discharge for this purpose means
completely recycling/reusing a plants
outputs. We must educate plant
personnel on energy usage; improve
process operations; and lower a plants
carbon footprint.
Through all of this, our countrys
WWTPs can do much more than just
save energy, they can actually become
cash cows from the tremendous ener-
gy potential contained in wastewater.
Its imperative that we move forward
on this process. WW
About the Author: Leelon Scott serves on the WWEMA
Board of Directors and is Director of OEM Business De-
velopment for Revere Control Systems, a Birmingham,
Alabama-based independent control system integrator
providing complete turnkey automation, communica-
tion, and control systems for water and wastewater
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St. Bernard Parish is situated south-
east of New Orleans in the state of
Louisiana. In 2000, its population was
67,229 and expansion was underway.
Today it is only half as populated as
it was in 2000 due to the evacuation
and outmigration as a result of the
destruction by hurricane Katrina in
2005.
In the summer of 2008 the Par-
ishs Sewer & Water Division started
to notice a drop in water quality
from their quarterly water samples
which are required by the Depart-
ment of Health. They also started to
get complaints from residents saying
that there was a chemical taste in the
water and it looked rusty and yellow
and sometimes had a septic smell to
it. In further testing by the Depart-
ment of Health they also found that
the ammonia build up was higher than
normal.
Jacob Groby, Superintendent of
Quality Control for the Parish, met
with the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency (FEMA) and explained
that the poor water quality was due to
transformations in the distribution
system and the storage tanks.
Our water quality was being
affected by loss of physical integrity
such as contaminant intrusion due
to breaks, repairs and lower than
normal fows, which was causing us
to show lower than normal chlorine
levels, higher than normal nitrate
levels and elevated bio-flm growth in
our distribution system, Groby said.
Hurricane Katrina had not only
caused damage to the system, but
the loss of population meant low
usage, which lead to low velocities
that resulted in the accumulation of
ammonia and other sediments. There
was simply not enough population to
use the water they were producing.
In the Murphy Buy Out zone, usage
had dropped from 180 + homes to
a mere 35. Without a
formal fushing program,
nitrifcation was taking
place more now than
ever.
To make matters worse,
the Department of Health
and Hospitals informed St
Bernard Parish in March
of 2010 that they were in
danger of being in non-
compliance with water
quality regulations and
were now required to sub-
mit for Initial Distribution
System Evaluation (IDSE)
monitoring.
St Bernard Parish
needed a pro-active fush-
ing system solution and
contacted Todd Burnett,
President of Coastal
Process, LLC, to fnd a
suitable system.
The Singer Valve Total
Automatic Purging System
(TAPS) was chosen for its
heavy duty design, AWWA
valve compliance and its
ease of programming, Bur-
nett said. The compact size
was also an advantage for
handling and installation.
While there are a vari-
ety of different valve sizes,
St. Bernard parish used the 40mm
(1.1/2) valve which optimizes the
fushing process for their pipe size
as it provides the correct velocity to
pull fresh water into each zone. This,
coupled with the pressure sustaining
feature, scours and cleans the pipes
which reduces corrosion and has dra-
matically improved water quality.
The installation process was a two-
fold operation. In order to reduce the
physical appearance of an industrial
device in front of someones home,
the parish purchased a valve box to
protect and conceal the fushing unit.
Each location has a custom poured
slab with the discharge tied directly
into the subsurface drainage system so
as not to cause unsightly or hazard-
ous conditions. Each TAPS unit
includes a water sampling port so that
onsite clarity and testing can be seen
and sampled without disrupting the
process.
Once the 50 units were installed, it
took three days to program them all.
The programming was easy, the
hard part for us was deciding how to
set them so that we could use them
in the best manner possible, Groby
said.
Parish staff designed the fush cycle
to create a weekly wave action to force
fush 27 miles of the distribution sys-
tem. With regulated fush cycles and
perfected velocity at each individual
installation point, fresh water is ef-
fectively drawn into areas where water
quality was falling below standard. In
addition, staff decided to start fushing
from every dead-end in the system,
which ensured the removal of poor
water.
The programming allows the Parish
to activate fushing at any given time
of the day or week. The best time to
do this is at night when demand is
low. This also prevents cloudy water,
low pressure and standing water
complaints that are associated with
conventional high volume, daytime
fushing activities. This also enables
distribution of the discharged water
over several hours, if necessary, by
programming the units to activate for
shorter multiple durations throughout
any given day.
TAPS also has a unique pressure
sustaining feature to ensure minimum
upstream pressure is maintained for
system needs and in the event that fre
fow is needed.
Unlike conventional fushing
valves that are either open or closed,
TAPS has a hydraulically operated
valve that introduces or releases water
from the control chamber above the
diaphragm to maintain accurate water
fow, said Mark Gimson, Business
Development & Marketing Manager
for Singer Valve.
St Bernard Parish is now on track
with water quality standards and
regulations.
Our distribution system has shown
a marked improvement on most fac-
tors with improved chlorine residu-
als, lower total Trihalomethane and
Haloacetic acid values, plus reduced
consumer complaints, Groby said.
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Automatic Purging System Helps Parish Comply with Water Safety
Jacob Groby, Superintendent of Quality Control for St Bernard Parish, stands
next to the valve box containing the fushing unit.
TAPS is compact and the discharge can be tied directly into the subsurface drainage system.
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