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UK plays Catch Up in Global Stormwater Management Race
Energy Recovery Developments for Drinking Water Production
Fuel Cell Evaluation for Wastewater Power Supply
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TECHNOLOGY CASE STUDIES
COLLECTION & DISTRIBUTION 28
A stormwater reuse system at a new sustainable housing
development in Australia proves independence from network.
TICK, TOC IMPROVEMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL WATER 48
An installed TOC analyser at a Dutch paper mill helped
ensure a higher degree of treatment effciency.
TECHNOLOGY ROUND UP
COMPUTER SOFTWARE & AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY 70
Smart network modeling for small water utilities; launch of
a 55sc Silica analyser; multivariable transmitters to enhance
fow and level measurement, SCADA software for Windows 8
and TomTom system rolled out to meet KPIs.
PRODUCT REVIEW
WATER STORAGE 71
Inspection camera adapted for anaerobic digestion tank;
storm tank cleaning system; ultrasonic level measurement for
stormwater fow; water application storage covers; potable
tank mixer and precision engineered welded storage tank.
INTERNATIONAL SHOW PREVIEWS
IDA WORLD CONGRESS 2013: TIANJIN, CHINA 52
Find out more about desalination growth in Asia’s economic
powerhouse and check out the exhibition before the show.
AQUATECH AMSTERDAM 62
Established in 1964, a key focus of the major European show is
industrial water. Take a look at some of the key highlights.
REGULARS
EDITOR’S NOTE 4
NEWS 6
TECHNOLOGY ROUNDUP 70
PRODUCT REVIEW 71
DIARY /AD INDEX/WEB PROMO 72
UPFRONT
LEADER FOCUS 12Energy Recovery Inc’s CEO Tom Rooney discusses how he has helped the company back on track to a 90% market share.
EXECUTIVE TECH COMPARISON 18How is technology helping utilities to detect leaks in challenging conditions, such as large diameter mains?
UTILITY MANAGEMENT 20How fuel cells are being applied to water and wastewater treatment facilities, particularly in remote locations.
REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT
A NEW RUSSIA REVOLUTION IN DRINKING WATER? 36 St Petersburg is leading change within Russia’s vast network of vodokanals following a drinking water plant upgrade.
MOLDOVA: DOWN BUT NOT OUT 40 Despite holding the title of Europe’s poorest nation, Moldova has EU aspirations to turn around its failing water supply.
SERBIA’S RESURGENCE 44Change is at hand in the Balkan Peninsula of Serbia with a newly adopted regulation on emission limit values in surface water and groundwater.
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EDITOR’S NOTE
LEADING THE DIGITAL AGEThe new look WWi ties in with our increasing range of digital projects
to keep the global water professional on the top of his/her game. Next
month will see a major event meet up in China but does the country
hold as many opportunities as predicted?
Tom Freyberg, Chief Editor
Follow on
elcome to the new look WWi magazine. The redesigned version is slicker, easier
to navigate but still contains the vital information your business needs to not only
survive, but thrive in an increasingly diffcult climate. In consultation with you, the
global water professional, we have kept everything you liked, and changed and
improved everything you suggested.
We are living in a digital age. The new layout has been designed with this in
mind. Many of you are requesting the digital copy of the magazine over print,
which is understandable. It’s delivered more quickly, saves paper and you can print
out parts of the magazine you wish you read and keep. Yet print magazines will
always have a value, especially for longer, more technical and in-depth articles.
Nothing quite beats a hard copy when making annotations or notes for future
reference. So choose from both options: digital or hard copy, the choice is yours.
And what a great issue to kick off the newly designed series. As you can read
(page 12) WWi had an interesting exclusive interview with ERI’s CEO Tom Rooney
about the global strides they are making on energy recovery devices for seawater
desalination. On the topic of energy, this issue’s utility management section looks
at the use of fuel cells in wastewater treatment. Eastern Europe is the focus for the
Regional Spotlight (starting on page 36). Find out how countries like Russia, Serbia
and Moldova are attempting to shrug off post-Soviet water legacies and rejuvenate
struggling supplies. Water losses are inevitably high in these countries and this
issue’s Tech Comparison article (page 18) addresses this topic head on.
Complimenting the new look WWI is our new, bi-weekly video newscast -
Desalinate - focused on the latest contracts, technology and anlaysis of the global
desalination industry. This leads me nicely on to the topic of China and the issue’s
cover theme.
Love it or fear it, China is one country that cannot be ignored when it comes to
the global business of water supply. As you can read from former PUB director
Khoo Teng Chye’s article (page 52), China’s NDRC is spearheading desalination
development with 20 pilot projects in the desalination pipeline.
We look forward to discussing this market next month at the IDA World Congress
in Tianjin and saying “nı hao” to many of you.
As Charles Darwin, the theorist of evolution, once said: “It is not the strongest or
the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change.”
Here at WWi we like to think we have not only managed the publishing transition
change, but are leading it with magazines and digital products complimenting each
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VANCOUVER
Canada’s frst commercial nutrient recovery facility has been opened
at the City of Saskatoon’s wastewater treatment plant, in partnership
with Ostara. The installed CAD$4.7 million system will recover 75%
of phosphorus and 10% of nitrogen from the wastewater to produce
730 metric tons of fertilizer per year. The build up of such nutrients
in the form of concrete-like struvite can cause operational issues in
WWTPs, such as choking process equipment.
IRAN
Wasco, Iran’s water supply
company, has issued a tender
for the pre-qualifcation of
companies for the construction
of the country’s $1.14 billion
major water transmission line
in the south east of the country,
according to MEED. The PCF
(procurement, construction
and fnance) project includes
a 285 km pipeline to transport
110 million m3/year through
seven pumping stations.
WORLD NEWS
BRAZIL
Brazilian energy company
Petrobras has contracted Veolia
Water Solutions & Technologies
Brazil and Veolia Water Americas
to design, build, own and
operate a processing unit that
will recycle oil back into refning
production processes. The
oil-bearing secondary material
processing unit will be delivered
to the Alberto Pasqualini REFAP
Refnery located in Porto Alegre,
South Brazil, which is the sixth
largest of Petrobras’ refneries.
CHILE
A new 2.5 m3/second seawater desalination facility is being built
to provide water to BHP Billiton’s Escondida mine in Chile, at an
investment of US$1.97 million. The project will ensure continued
water supply to Escondida, as water use increases upon completion
of the 152,000 tonne per day OGP1 copper concentrator. The facility
will be commissioned in 2017 and will include the development of
two pipelines, four high pressure pump stations, a reservoir at the
mine site and high voltage infrastructure to support the system.
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A tender has been issued for
consultancy services on a new 68,000
m3/day seawater reverse osmosis
desalination plant by the Federal
Electricity and Water Authority
(FEWA). FEWA said bids must be
from “internationally reputed”
consultants with 10 years experience
on desalination plants in the GCC
with a capacity of at least 45,000 m3/
day.
NEW JERSEY
New Jersey American Water’s
$3 billion refurbishment of the
Pottersville Sewage Treatment
Plant has been given the thumbs
up by the Department of
Environmental Protection with
a consent order being lifted.
The renovation included new
ultraviolet disinfection units, a
disk fltration system and new
aerators. Planting more than 600
native plant species, the company
was credited for its improvement
work to the local habitat.
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GERMANY
The country’s higher than
European average charge
per cubic metre of drinking
water and wastewater (5.34
euros) has been making life
diffcult for the private sector,
reported business newspaper
Handelsblatt. Suez
Environnement CEO Jean-
Marc Boursier reportedly
told the paper that as public
authorities control 92% of the
domestic market, it’s driving
private operators out of the
country.
CYPRUS
The country’s ffth desalination plant with a capacity of 40,000 m3/day has
been inaugurated. Located at the port city of Limassol, the 50 million euro
plant will be operated by the international division of national Israeli water
company, Mekorot. Together with its joint efforts on the Larnaca plant, the frm
helps contribute 40% of the island’s water consumption.
SPAIN
Aqualia’s All-gas project has
grown its frst crop of algae
biomass using wastewater
nutrients after a two-year
trial was started in 2011.
Alcohol, oils (which account
for around 20% of the
biomass) and other chemicals
are extracted from the algae
for downstream biofuel
production. Once fully
operational, it’s anticipated
the process could yield 100
tonnes of algae per hectare
per year, over a 10 hectare
site.
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JAPAN
Japan’s government is set to spend
nearly $500 million to control
radioactive water at Tokyo’s Electric
Power Co.’s (TEPCO) devastated
Fukushima nuclear power plant.
Industry minister Toshimitsu Motegi
told reporters that the money would be
spent on building a wall of frozen earth
around damaged reactors to prevent
groundwater mixing with water being
used to cool melted fuel rods.
Remaining funds will be used to
upgrade water treatment systems on the
site.
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CHINA
The Qingdao Hua Xuan
Water Company has been
granted 7.8 million yuan
($1.3 million) in government
funding for the development
of its desalination equipment
production line, according
to China Daily. The 10,000
m2 facility, including a
testing centre, workshops
and laboratory, will be used
to produce the company’s
reverse osmosis membranes.
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DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa’s eThekwini
municipality in the coastal
city of Durban may build
the country’s frst large scale
desalination plant. A newly
released Second National
Water Resources Strategy
states that “the desalination
of seawater, on a large scale,
is imminent”. The largest
facility in the area to date
has been the 15,000 m3/day
SWRO Mossel Bay plant,
operating since 2011.
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ANALYSIS
DISINFECTION MARKET SET FOR
BILLION DOLLAR GROWTH UP TO 2019
Disinfection may be a common and widely applied
tertiary treatment technique for water and wastewater
applications, yet a broad range of technological
options will mean this area will still see future growth.
Generating revenues of $1.94 billion dollars in 2012, the
disinfection industry – ranging from conventional chlorine
dosing to ultrasound and ultraviolet (UV)-LED – is predicted
to grow by 6.2% annually to $2.96 billion by 2019.
A report from industry analysts Frost & Sullivan (F&S) –
Global Water and Wastewater Disinfection Systems Market –
says this will be driven by regulatory requirements and public
health risks from drinking water contamination.
UV Technology was predicted in the report to witness
widespread acceptance with marked developments in LED-
UV technology aiding in cost-cutting effcient disinfection
solutions. Traditional gas chlorination disinfection will
not be phased out from the market, but will give rise to
attractive alternatives such as chlorine dioxide and electro
chlorination.
Gas Chlorination continues to dominate the global water
and wastewater disinfection systems market, with a 2012
market share of 38.7%, says F&S.
Meanwhile UV and Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOP)
disinfection, on the other hand, currently holds 30.7% of
the total water and wastewater disinfection systems market
valued at $588.5 million. It is expected to have a higher
occupancy rate by 2019, taking up 33.3% of the total market
summing up to a revenue total of $968.7 million.
F&S adds that electro chlorination is rising as an alternative
after chlorine dioxide. One reason was the ”declining gas
chlorination usage”, which can attributed to its health hazards
and rigid legislation specifying extremely low levels of
residual chlorine.
Close to 400 companies are estimated to be involved
in the global disinfection market, leading F&S to call it
“fragmented”.
With the predicted 6.2% market growth, F&S said chlorine
might experience a slowdown, while UV disinfection will
stand out as the growth technology segment driven by
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INDUSTRY NEWS
FO MEMBRANES SHOW ‘NO FLUX DECLINE’ AHEAD OF CSM/PORIFERA DEAL
CSM membrane manufacturer
Woongjin Chemical Co has
signed a deal with Silicon Valley
start-up Porifera to market its forward
osmosis (FO) membrane products for
desalination through its global sales
channels.
Porifera said the membranes have
been tested with “no fux decline”
under the US Department of Defense
Advanced Research Projects Agency
programme.
In addition, Woongjin Chemical is
currently participating in the National
Research Project in developing Pressure
Retarded Osmosis (PRO).
Forward Osmosis membranes differ
to Reverse Osmosis (RO) membranes as
they use natural osmosis to flter water,
whereas RO require additional energy
through the form of pumps.
Woongjin Chemical Filter Division
said as well as entering into this “next
generation membrane market”, it will
continue to focus on membranes in
the RO, Nanofltration, Ultrafltration
and Microflter space. CSM said that
opportunities exist for FO membranes
in shale gas wastewater treatment, and
in the treatment of wastes from the
food and beverage and pharmaceutical
sectors.
Currently UK frm Modern Water is
the frst to prove its FO membranes on
a commercial scale, with its Omani Al
Najdah 200 m3/day project.
THAMES WATER TO GENERATE 1 MW AT CRAWLEY WITH THP
As part of utility giant Thames
Water’s plans to install thermal
hydrolysis (THP) process plants
at six of its main sewage works, it has
contracted Norwegian frm Cambi to
provide its B6-3 unit to site in Crawley.
The signed contract is part of the
“Thames Water Crawley STW Enhanced
Digestion (Thermal Hydrolysis) Plant
Project” from GBMjv, a joint venture
between Galliford Try Infrastructure,
MWH Treatment and Mott McDonald.
Thames Water expects to import
sludge from other nearby plants so that
over 1 MW of electrical energy can be
produced from the biogas made in the
upgraded digesters.
In May this year the Norwegian
company broke into the Spanish market
with a project to supply THP technology
for the Vigo WWTP, to handle 22,000
tons of dry solids per year.
NEWS IN BRIEF JORDAN’S MOVES RED SEA
DESALINATION PROJECT AHEAD
The frst phase of Jordan’s planned
$980 million Red Sea desalination
project has been given the go-ahead
by the government, according to the
Jordan Times. Plans include a 200
million m3/year facility in the Wadi
Araba region and a conveyor to
transfer seawater from the Red Sea.
$33.5M STORM WATER PROJECT
AWARDED IN SAUDI ARABIA
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Municipal
& Rural Affairs in Riyadh has
awarded contractor Abdullah A. M.
Al-Khodari Sons Company a contract
to construct a Storm Water Drainage
Network in Murooj, Massif and
Nakhil Districts in Riyadh. The project
is worth SAR125.5m ($33.5m).
SOLAR DESALINATION SET FOR
ISLANDS NORTH OF AUSTRALIA
Solar powered desalination could
soon start providing potable water on
the island nation of Vanuatu, north
of Australia. The 96 m3/day units are
expected to supply drinking water to
over 10,000 people on Eastern Ambae,
as well as to 350 residents on the
island of Aniwa
UK UTILITY FINED FOR
WASTEWATER BREACH
Utility Southern Water has been fned
£200,000 for discharging wastewater
into the sea. The utility is allegedly
spending £1.7 million addressing
issues at a pumping station and said
that it might have to replace the
infrastructure altogether.
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Bioflms in water pipes created
through a combination of
harmless bacteria could provide a
safe haven for harmful bacteria such as
E. coli and Legionella, according to new
research by Engineers at the University
of Sheffeld.
The research team, from the
University of Sheffeld’s Faculty of
Engineering, studied four bacteria
found in the city’s drinking water to see
which combinations were more likely to
produce a bioflm, which is made up of
layers of bacteria that form on the inner
surfaces of water pipes.
“Bioflms can form on all water pipes
and as these are usually non-harmful
bacteria, they don’t present a problem,”
explained lead researcher, Professor
Catherine Biggs. “However, bioflms can
also be a safe place for harmful bacteria
such as Escherichia coli or Legionella to
hide.”
According to Biggs, if the bacterial
growth is too heavy, it can break off
into the water fow, which at best
can discolour the water or create an
unpleasant taste. At worst it can release
more dangerous bacteria.
The research looked at which
conditions enable bioflms to grow
with the aim of fnding ways to control
the bacteria in the water supply more
effectively and ensure drinking water
remains safe, while still reducing the
need for chemical treatments and
identifying potential hazards quickly.
Funded by the Engineering and
Physical Sciences Research Council,
the research isolated four bacteria in
water taken from a domestic tap. Two
were widely found in drinking water
everywhere, one was less common and
one was unique to Sheffeld.
The researchers said that they mixed
the bacteria in different combinations
and found that, in isolation, none of
them produced a bioflm. However,
when any of the bacteria were combined
with one of the common forms, called
Methylobacterium, they formed a
bioflm within 72 hours.
“Our fndings show that this
bacterium is acting as a bridge, enabling
other bacteria to attach to surfaces and
produce a bioflm and it’s likely that
it’s not the only one that plays this
role,” explained Biggs. According to the
Professor, this means that it should be
possible to control, or even prevent, the
creation of bioflms in the water supply
by targeting these particular bacteria,
potentially reducing the need for high
dosage chemical treatments.
The researchers explained that
drinking water supplies in the UK are
regularly tested for levels of bacteria.
However, the standard tests look for
indicator organisms rather than the
individual types which are present.
The researchers said that the testing
methods they are developing - as used
in this research - involve DNA analysis
to identify the specifc types of bacteria
present.
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When Tom Rooney joined Energy Recovery Inc (ERI) in 2011 the company was facing a tough desalination
market. Here he speaks to Tom Freyberg about how he has grown the company to a 90% market share in
two years and why divesting into other markets will be key for future growth.
RIDING THE DESALINATION
WAVE OF ENERGY RECOVERY
Before we start, I want to ask you
a question that Tom Rooney, CEO
of ERI, presents to MBA students
when giving presentations: is ERI a
company in the water industry or the
energy industry? Have a think about the
answer and we’ll come back to it later.
When Rooney joined ERI in 2011,
you could say the odds were stacked
against him. Following the decline of
the desalination market from its peak in
2007, ERI’s market share had dropped
to 50%.
To most CEOs around the world, this
fgure would be one to boast about. To
ERI, this was simply not good enough.
The company was used to controlling
nearly three quarters of the energy
recovery market back in 2008 with a 70%
share.
The company’s fagship product,
and one it has sold 14,000 of globally, is
the PX Pressure Exchanger devices. In
short, these devices work in membrane-
based desalination processes by
recovering energy from the membrane
reject stream and feeding it back to
the SWRO process. Around 95-97% of
ERI’s revenue comes from this series
of products, with the remaining 3-5%
is generated from the sale of booster
pumps sold alongside the pressure
exchangers.
ROUGH AND TUMBLE CORPORATE
TURNAROUND
It wasn’t just the slowing desalination
market that was to blame but also
increased competition. In 2009 pump
and valve company Flowserve bought
Swiss company CALDER to supply
energy recovery devices.
“While we saw a double up going
from 2000-2008, we had a double
negative from 2008-2011, that is to say
ferce competition,” Rooney tells WWi
magazine. “It drove our market share
down to 50%.”
To fx the problems, ERI decided to
bring in Rooney who had started getting
the reputation as a “turnaround CEO”
from his time at Insituform. He was
called into the piping company back in
2003 to carry out a “rough and tumble
corporate turnaround”.
He describes the company at the time
as facing: “Very challenging problems
with its operation management –
everything from a criminally high
level of on the job deaths prior to me
getting there, to losing market share, to
losing money.”
The results speak for themselves.
The CEO says he fxed the death rate
at Insituform (now called Aegion), got
the company proftable again and drove
back the market share from 35% to 60%.
Despite the apparent rough and
tumble approach, Rooney describes his
time there as a “lot of fun” where he
“spent a great amount of time dealing
with ministerial water policy makers,
gaining a key understanding of why
the water industry behaves the way it
does”.
THREE-PRONGED ATTACK AT ERI
The question everyone was asking in
2011 was whether the CEO could indeed
strike twice with his new appointment
at ERI. And how could he bring
experience from a piping company and
also a solar energy company into a frm
known for its energy recovery devices
in the seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO)
market.
Rooney was clearly not hanging
about from the start. From day one he
came in with a three-pronged strategy:
reduce costs in the company, make
manufacturing more effcient and
thirdly expand into new markets.
As he later calls it, “going back
to block and tackle basics of great
operations management”. In summary
this could be read as: creating a leaner
and meaner global organisation.
Such operations management
included consolidating manufacturing
of its turbo-charger pumps from an
acquired Michigan facility to where
its pressure exchangers are made in
California. Two manufacturing facilities
effectively reduced to one.
“In tough times you have to get lean,”
he says.
Such leanness involved expected
redundancies - “not everyone has an
administrative assistant anymore” and
addressing manufacturing costs.
The CEO is proud of the results two
years down the line. “It’s worked for us
- we rebounded and about $43 million
in revenue, with a 90% market share and
even our gross margins have rebounded.
We saw gross margins of about 28% in
A “turnaround CEO”? With results such
as improving Insituform’s market share
from 35% to 60% and ERI’s from 50% to
90%, some would say a resounding “yes”
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2011 – which again a lot of industrial
concerns would love to have 28% gross
margins. For us, this is not where we
knew we would operate. In the second
quarter of 2013 we actually reported
close to 62% gross margins.”
REDUCING SWRO’S SOUND AND
ENERGY WAVES
Despite the turnaround, the question has
to be asked of whether when reducing
manufacturing costs, has it sacrifced
product quality – a reputation ERI had
been building itself on?
“If you sacrifce client satisfaction in
order to save another $100 then you’ve
really lost the game,” he says.
That’ll be a “no” then. While the
main noise associated with desalination
plants is from high-pressure pumps, it
was actually upon addressing a client
request for a quieter energy recovery
product that ERI says it has improved
product effciency.
“For the frst decade of selling those
devices, one of the only things clients
were annoyed about was that they were
loud – they made a noise because there
was water pulsation going on inside,
like a water engine,” he adds.
Following investment, the CEO says
they were able to reduce the noise by
15 decibels, describing them as “quiet
enough so you can talk near them”.
Rooney claims that the noise
reduction actually led to further energy
reductions for the pressure exchangers.
“Noise is a form of energy. If you fnd
a way to not waste energy through noise
you actually bring about more energy
effciency inside the device,” he says.
“So by going after one thing that was
considered a mild annoyance to a client -
sound - we actually increased the energy
effciency of the devices and increased
the longevity of the devices.”
RETURN ON INVESTMENT
“Nobody in the world builds
desalination plants without somebody’s
energy recovery device in there,” the
CEO says. “It might be an old fashioned
Pelton wheel that might be 50-60%
effcient, it might be somebody’s turbo
charger that might be 70-75% effcient or
it could be our pressure exchanger that
might be 98% effcient. Even at 30-50%
effciency you’re going to get a payback
period that any chief fnancial offcer
would jump at.”
Referring to the energy recovery
concept as an “economic slam dunk”,
Rooney believes the payback on the
PX devices could be at little as three
months, based on the global average
electricity cost of $0.10 per kilowatt-hour
(kWh).
He says if the kWh price is higher,
say $0.32 on a Caribbean island, then
the payback would be quicker. The
opposite is also true: a cheaper cost of
energy – say $0.1 per kWh in the Middle
East – would provide a slower return on
investment.
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER?
A question most water engineers will
inevitably be asking, if not familiar
with ERI’s PX series, is what’s the life
expectancy of the product? Facility
downtime is not a friend of any
desalination plant operator. A facility
not running means no potable water
produced and ultimately, no revenue.
Rooney pulls no punches when
answering the question of the device
mean time to failure.
“The answer is that it doesn’t [wear
out],” he says confdently. “One of the
things that was vexing for us in early
2011 was that every bit of anecdotal
evidence suggested that our devices
would last forever. Then again, I could
point to a pressure exchanger from 1999
or 2000 when there might have been
some wear on them. But from 2011, it
was becoming apparent that due to the
material science used, our exchangers
operate on very high tech ceramics.”
Ceramics used in the pressure
exchangers are reportedly on the
hardness level of sapphire. This means
that damage isn’t going to be done
unless an object with the hardness of
sapphire is run through it.
“Things like sand just get crushed
by our devices and they don’t wear,”
he says.
It was in Spring 2011 that ERI decided
to put facts behind these claims and go
beyond anecdotal evidence.
pReturn on investment: Rooney refers to ERI’s PX devices – which are claimed to have a payback of as little as three months,
based on the global electricity cost of $0.10 per kilowatt-hour (kWh)
pTough gear: the ceramics used in ERI’s pressure exchangers are on the hardness level of sapphire – they wear at less than 3
microns per year – and Rooney says “things like sand just get crushed”
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The company brought six pressure
exchangers back from the Perth
Seawater Desalination Plant (PSDP),
Australia that had been putting the units
through their paces with fve year’s
worth of wear and tear. They swapped
the PX devices for new ones.
Rooney claims his engineering team
did a full life cycle engineering analysis
of the units to test for wear. The results
were, according to the CEO, astonishing.
They found 0.00% wear on the
ceramics. Even pencil marks left on
the ceramics from technicians during
manufacturing were still there.
To articulate this technically, ERI says
the ceramics inside the PX device wear
at less than 3 microns per year (.003
inches over 25 years).
As a further test, and PR stunt at the
2011 IDA World Congress in Perth, the
company asked visitors to its booth
to identify the worn, second hand
pressure exchangers when put alongside
brand new ones straight from the
manufacturing line. “Nobody could,”
laughs the CEO, proudly.
PATENTS AND CUTTING OUT
COPYCATS
With impressive claims, does this mean
ERI is a target of copycat companies
wishing to enter the market, or
competitors wishing to claw back
market share?
“The day will come when we have
to fght off copycats for sure,” Rooney
says. “When that day comes we intend
to be tenacious, aggressive and assert
our rights. We actually don’t have a lot
of copycat type of stuff. It really takes
the knowledge of the fuid dynamics
and the knowledge of extreme material
science.
“One good thing is that as every day
goes by, China is more respectful of
intellectual property. It can safely be
said that 20 years ago that wasn’t the
case,”he adds.
Only last month in July 2013 the
company made the headlines for
this very reason. It was awarded an
injunction by a federal court for the
Eastern District of Virginia against
Leif J. Hauge, president and CEO of
Isobarix and the inventor of the pressure
exchanger being sold by ERI today.
Despite a settlement in 2001 between
the two parties, the settlement found
the inventor to have been in contempt
of the court’s order. July’s injunction
was to prevent Hauge “whether
through Isobarix or any other person or
entity, from manufacturing and selling
pressure exchangers and replacement
parts for Energy Recovery’s pressure
exchangers”.
The CEO later says: “Simply the act
of a founder trying to come back and
use a company’s technology against it
makes no sense at all, at any level, not to
a federal judge or anybody.”
GLOBAL EXPANSION AND
FUTURE MARKETS
In July alone ERI announced two
substantial contracts in markets Rooney
believes hold the most potential in the
future.
First up was the delivery of its
PX technology for the Minera CAP
expansion desalination project in
Chile’s Atacama Region III. Operated
by Spanish frm Acciona Agua, the
operation will have an initial capacity of
21,830 m3/day, growing to 39,310 m3/
day by 2014.
Rooney describes Chile, in market
terms, as an “exciting new country
driven by huge mining companies
mining copper in an arid country that
has the Pacifc Ocean sitting there”.
In the same month, ERI said it
would be also be delivering 144 of its
PX Pressure Exchanger Q300 units
to California’s notorious Carlsbad
Desalination Project. Company
estimates suggest Orange County’s frst
large-scale plant could save 116 million
kWh of energy ($12 million) per year
through the devices (based on a $0.10
energy cost).
Although known for its planning
and political delays, the Carlsbad
desalination project is one Rooney
believes could – excuse the pun – open
the food gates when it comes to new
projects.
“The start-up of the Carlsbad plant
Change in the air: to help turn
around ERI from 2011, Rooney
says it was important to go back
to the block and tackle of basics
of great operations management
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is a momentous occasion,” he says
enthusiastically. “It signals the US
desalination market is really coming of
age. I think when we look back fve to
six years from now we’ll see this as the
coming of age of the US desalination
market, which will be a very big driver
for our industry.”
Commenting on other global markets,
the CEO describes MENA (Middle East
and North Africa) as the base of the
desalination pyramid. He says with
business decisions being made on a 10
cents per kWh compared to a historic
one cent per kWh, this is one of the most
exciting things coming out of the region.
China, as expected, is a big
market for the company, driven by
desalination being formally backed
by the government instead of using a
South to North water transfer system.
Rooney says one of the engineering,
procurement and construction (EPC)
companies that ERI deals with is
currently tracking over 100 potential
desalination projects in the country.
FRACKING AND FINAL WORDS
Interestingly, despite such growth
potential, Rooney believes his
company’s future does not lie solely
in SWRO desalination. Currently it
provides 100% of its $40+ million annual
revenue.
“It could be that in fve years time
desalination would represent 50% of our
global sales,” he says. “In the oil and
gas industry you have a dozen different
applications for our devices. Yes you’ve
got produced water and all forms of
water in the oil and gas industry.
“Then you’ve also got gas processing,
crude oil processing, pipelines and
off-shore rigs. There’s also a middle
ground where it’s both – more and
more we’re fnding oil and gas clients
are desalinating water for injection into
wells for fracking.”
And so there we have it, the story of
how one man is helping to spearhead a
desalination energy change and how he
has got ERI back on track and perhaps
exceeding its former glories.
Coming back to the opening question
of whether ERI does indeed sit in
the “water” or “energy” category of
companies, what did you say? If you’re
anything like the crowds of MBA
students Rooney speaks to, then 50% of
people will vote water and the other half
energy.
“That’s a wonderful refection on
the fact that it’s a company that has an
energy solution for the water industry,”
he says.
When preaching to engineering
students, the CEO encourages them
to direct their careers at the water-
energy nexus, believing that the world’s
energy crisis cannot be fxed without
recognising the associated water
footprint.
Experience at a global water piping
company – Insituform – and then
a leadership role at a solar power
company, backed by an undergraduate
degree in civil engineering and later
a masters in fnance at the University
of Chicago could perhaps be the right
combination for a leader to really push
ERI into new markets.
If a 90% market share can be achieved
in the SWRO desalination market, then
who knows what they can achieve in oil
& gas. Watch this space.
Tom Freyberg is chief editor of WWi
magazine. For more information please email:
pLeading the energy revolution: Rooney has an undergraduate degree in civil engineering from Cornell University has and a
masters in fnance from the University of Chicago
FAST FACTS: TOM ROONEY’S JOURNEY TO CEO Born in 1959, he is a graduate of Cornell University with a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering. He also holds an MBA with a specialization in Finance from the University of Chicago.
His professional career began in Texas in 1982 working for Turner, followed by Centex and then Gilbane, three multi-billion dollar corporations specializing in complex, large-scale construction management.
In 2003, he was named president and CEO of Insituform Technologies (NASDAQ: AEGN), formerly traded as INSU) a then $600 million sophisticated plastics and infrastructure technologies frm with operations in more than 45 countries.
In 2009, Rooney was named president and CEO of SPG Solar, one of the largest solar photovoltaic integrators in the US. Challenged with again turning this corporation around, he recognized early on that the future of the solar business lay in Asia. Rooney built global partnerships with Chinese manufacturers and suppliers which enabled SPG Solar to enjoy unparalleled growth and record proftability.
In February 2011, he became the president and CEO of Energy Recovery (NASDAQ: ERII). In addition to his role as a CEO, Rooney serves on a number of corporate, NGO and charitable boards throughout the world.
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The Big Question: How is technology helping to detect leaks under challenging conditions?In the next part of WWi’s technology comparison series, we
look at leakage detection solutions. We ask suppliers how
leaks can be located under each of the following challenging
conditions: large diameter, non-metallic and lower pressure
mains, as well as those located in urban conditions. Here’s what
they have to say.
The regulatory defnition of
“Economic Level of Leakage” in
England, the leakage rate below
which leaks are deemed uneconomic
to repair, has not moved for 10 years
– a point that was not lost on the
newspapers in 2012 when the country
faced drought conditions.
Spurred on by that, and recognition
from government and regulators alike
that the ability to detect leaks has
changed dramatically over that period,
broad changes are expected to leakage
targets in the next regulatory period in
England. This is a challenge that utilities
are already responding to.
To add to the challenge, and no
matter how precious water might be,
the reality is meanwhile that many
economies, globally, simply cannot
afford to respond by “pouring concrete”.
Alternative approaches to reducing
leakage are increasingly a necessity.
Large diameter pipelines, plastic
pipelines and low system pressures
are, of course, synonymous with
troublesome leak detection. The core
issue is poor sound propagation in these
pipelines, dramatically inhibiting leak
detection using more traditional acoustic
Saying goodbye to a ‘stick to the ear’ approachDale Hartley, business development director, Syrinix
UTILITY APPLICATION
With 165 of Syrinix’s TrunkMinder units being deployed across London, utility
Thames Water is using the device to transform how it manages its critical trunk
mains, allowing tiny leaks to be detected and located automatically so they can
be repaired before deteriorating into major bursts. Using the devices, Thames
Water’s engineers can review the operation of those trunk mains in detail,
gathering real time information from multiple units from PCs anywhere and when
the information is required, not just when it is available.
methodologies such as portable leak
noise correlators, ground microphones
and noise loggers.
Internal inspection techniques using
a combination of acoustic sensor
technology and live camera feeds can
offer a short term ‘mobile’ option for
fnding leaks without disrupting water
supply. There are disadvantages to such
approaches including the cost and time
of deploying teams to carry out the
work, the need for traffc management
and contamination risk. There is, of
course, also the reality that the sheer
size of networks means that few pipes
are surveyed for leaks on an active, as
opposed to reactive, basis.
Where major advances are being made
is in completely removing the need for
information gathering by deploying
teams to the feld unless and until
problems are detected automatically.
One solution being increasingly
applied is the application of algorithm
based software, aggregating data across
a network to identify problems areas.
In pursuit of automated leak
identifcation, solutions are now
combining analysis of fow, pressure and
acoustic sensor technologies in single
units with real time data graphically
presented with automated precise alerts.
As such technology-based approaches
become the standard, having a utility
employee wear a bright yellow jacket
and holding a stick to his ear really will
become a thing of the past. Costs will be
saved, responsiveness improved and,
most importantly, leakage drastically
reduced along the way.
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Leaks in large diameter
transmission mains should be
of great concern to pipeline
operators since the pressure and
capacity results in a high level of water
loss and are often a precursor to failure.
Inline leak detection can accurately
locate leaks on large-diameter mains
because it brings the leak sensor directly
to the source of the leak and is not
affected by the pipe’s diameter. While
non-invasive systems are very effective
in small pipes, they lack the accuracy
needed to address large transmission
mains as the sound of a leak does not
travel as well as pipe diameter increases.
Unlike structural condition
assessment – which requires specifc
tools based on the pipe material –
inline leak detection works on all pipe
materials. Inline tools locate leaks based
on their acoustic signature as the sensor
passes the leak. Therefore, as long as
water is leaving a pressurised pipe,
the sensor will pick up the acoustic
signature and detect the leak.
During an inspection, the leak sensor,
whether tethered or free-fowing, is
brought directly to the source of the
leak, making it highly sensitive to the
acoustic signature created by the leak.
When there is no fow, it is possible
to pull the sensor through the pipeline
using a winch system, making the tools
effective in low pressure transmission
mains.
Locating leaks in urban areas is
particularly diffcult as urban pipeline
networks are often complex and the
environment typically has above-
ground obstructions.
In these areas, it is very important for
leak detection tools to precisely locate
leaks and estimate their size - excavation
in an urban setting is costly. For that
reason, tethered inline tools are very
effective because they can be controlled
closely by the operator and are tracked
by a technician above the ground.
This allows the utility operator and
leak detection staff to work closely to
confrm the location of suspected leaks
by winching the leak sensor back and
forth. This method allows leaks to be
closely located, which helps the utility
in planning repair projects in high-traffc
urban settings.
Avoiding cost and evacuation in urban areasXiangjie Kong, director of research and development, Pure Technologies
Traditional methods for leakage
detection are typically cost
intensive and have some
limitations related to the environment
as well as mains’ condition and
type. Water Network Monitoring is a
novel approach that overcomes these
constraints, detecting and locating
leaks as well as other water network
anomalies through data analytics and
statistical modelling.
Let’s take Acoustic Surveys for
instance. This is a physical method that
requires feld operations and manually
checked data. It works well with
metallic mains, but non-metallic pipes
such as PVC or concrete pose diffculty
since they transmit much less sound
frequency than metallic pipes.
It can also be problematic to conduct
Acoustic Surveys in noisy, urban
environments.
Water Network Monitoring provides
utilities with on-going visibility across
their networks. Unlike the physical
methods used to detect leaks, Water
Network Monitoring can work with
any type of pipe diameter or material
as long as there is suffcient meter
coverage along the network. The
smaller the supply metered areas, the
more focused and accurate the leakage
detection becomes. Also, with frequent
data transmission, monitoring becomes
more effective since response times to
network issues can be more immediate.
The use of Water Network Monitoring
helps minimise water loss and energy
consumption while optimising
utility operations. This process is
done automatically and remotely by
processing available network data,
therefore reducing detection cost and
saving time to both back offce and
feld teams. This approach is based on a
utility’s existing online data (e.g. fow,
pressure, water quality) taken from
sensors and loggers along the network
as well as additional data sources (e.g.
GIS, calendar, weather), all transmitted
to a central location.
Collected information is then used
to identify, characterise and alert on
evolving conditions and trends, as well
as to prevent or respond to various
network ineffciencies such as leaks,
bursts, zone breaches, meter faults and
other operational malfunctions.
Water Network Monitoring systems
can differentiate under any condition
between a water loss event as opposed
to real consumption. This approach
helps utilities uncover network “blind
spots”, control water loss and even
recognise small leaks before they
become large.
Uncovering network ‘blind spots’Benny Keinan, vice president of research & development, TaKaDu
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SMALL BUT MIGHTYFuel Cell Technology Powers Up
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Scottish Water has recently installed
fuel cell technology at several
drinking water storage sites on
the Isle of Lewis, in the northern part of
Lewis and Harris, the largest island of
the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
As a result of the facility’s remote
location, the utility had found it diffcult
to secure a reliable source of power to
ensure its telemetry equipment, which
provides accurate data for recording the
levels of drinking water contained in the
tanks, remained fully functional at all
times.
In previous years, extremely high
winds had dislodged solar photovoltaic
(PV) panels and caused wind turbines
to either burn out or seize up - and the
isolated location of each 50 m3 water
storage tank, located on the side of
mountains at Meavaig and Marivaig,
meant that connecting to the National
Grid for electrical power was not
fnancially viable.
After discussions with UK-based
company Fuel Cell Systems, Scottish
Water fnally decided that fuel cell
technology was the most suitable
alternative source of portable power
to ensure the 18,500 islanders were
provided with a constant supply of
drinking water.
TECHNOLOGY EXPLAINED
As Tom Sperrey, CEO of Fuel Cell
Systems, explains, there are two main
groups of fuel cell technologies, high
and low temperature.
High temperature technology is
mainly used for larger applications,
while lower temperature technologies,
such as Proton Exchange Membrane
(PEM) fuel cells and Direct Methanol
fuel cells (DMFCs), tend to be used for
smaller scale projects.
Lower-temperature fuel cells work
by ionising a hydrogen-rich fuel by
passed it though a semi-permeable
membrane, and combining it with
oxygen to create pure water - and to
provide a fow of free electrons between
an anode and cathode - producing an
electrical current. This process creates a
small voltage of around one volt - which
can be easily increased by ‘stacking’
membranes alongside or above one
another.
Sperrey says that, with DMFC
systems, the company has achieved an
output of 2.5kW ‘quite comfortably’
and with PEMs up to 200kW. However,
beyond these levels high temperature
systems would typically be used.
A key application of low temperature
technologies is as a source of standby
electrical power – and the company
turned to these for the Isle of Lewis
project, as well as for other similar
schemes at Severn Trent and Dwr
Cymru Welsh Water sites.
In applications of this type, the system
works by continuously monitoring
battery voltage - and as soon as the load
has reduced the voltage to a pre-set
fgure, typically around 12.2V, the fuel
cell automatically starts re-charging the
battery to 14.4V, before shutting down
again.
The Lewis project uses Direct
Methanol (DMFC) technology. Here,
Hydrogen-rich Methanol is mixed with
In recent years, a growing number of water utilities have installed fuel cell technology at water and
wastewater treatment facilities. So, how does the technology work? What are the key technological and
operational advantages, as well as the fnancial benefts? Andrew Williams investigates.
A key application of low
temperature technologies is as a
source of standby electrical power
– and the company turned to these
for Dwr Cymru Welsh Water sites
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water - produced as a result of the
reaction in the fuel cell - and reacts at
both the anode and the cathode side of
the cell. This reaction produces more
water, which is largely re-used, a small
amount of CO2 - which Sperrey says is
often described as ‘equivalent to that
in a baby’s breath’ - as well as heat and
electricity. In simple chemical terms, the
combined two-stage reaction is: CH3OH
+ 3/2O2 -> 2H
2O + CO
2.
“The small amount of condensate
that is produced is pure water and is
drained off to ground, not being in large
enough volumes to justify capture. All
of our water company customers to
date have, after initial trials, integrated
the fuel cell’s digital status outputs into
their own data capture systems,” says
Sperrey.
In Sperrey’s view, when utilities
decide to embark on fuel cell
installations of this type, the savings
realised are primarily related to saved
manpower and transport mileage
as a result of not having to replace
discharged batteries on a regular basis.
With current models, he says that a
fuel cell system can provide up to 124
kilowatt-hours (kWh) of continuous
power between visits.
“When you consider that a 12V
100AH battery with a typical lower
discharge limit of 50% provides only
0.6kWh of autonomy, you can begin to
see how amazing savings can be made,”
he says.
As well as the fnancial savings gained
from a vastly reduced recharge and
refuel schedule, Sperrey also points out
that there are “obvious” carbon savings
as a result of the much reduced mileage
involved in supporting remote sites.
“If you start to add in the
administration support behind the ‘man
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in the van’ it really builds up enormous
savings,” he adds.
Moreover, because fuel cells use a
chemical process rather than moving
parts, Sperrey highlights the fact that
their servicing requirements are low
- and adds that they also make “very
effcient” use of fuel.
“Diesel generators are at best 30%
effcient, but PEM fuel cells are 60%
effcient,” he says. “They are also very
quiet, which generators generally are
not, and do not require a great deal of
additional infrastructure to install.”
In other developments, both Bristol
Water and United Utilities are also
currently implementing a pilot system
using the technology - and Sperrey is
keen to stress that Fuel Cell Systems are
now in discussion “with the majority of
the UK’s water companies.”
“Meanwhile, the Environment
Agency, having rolled out a couple of
projects with us, has recently carried
out a board-level presentation of our
technology and has plans for much
wider implementation in the coming
months,” he adds.
FUEL CELLS IN ORANGE COUNTY
Meanwhile, another fuel cell technology
project, this time at a wastewater
treatment plant in the US, has also
resulted in a number of key benefts.
The scheme was established at the
Inland Empire Utilities Agency’s (IEUA)
RP-1 wastewater treatment facility in
Ontario, California - which is designed
to treat some 44 million gallons of
wastewater per day. The facility uses
anaerobic digestion to treat the biosolids
from the wastewater process, which
produces renewable digester gas that
can be used to generate combined heat
and power on site.
According to Jesse Pompa,
environmental compliance offcer
at Inland Empire Utilities Agency,
the facility had previously operated
co-generation engines to combust
the digester gas but, in 2008, IEUA
evaluated potential alternatives that
could produce renewable energy
while also helping to reduce process
emissions.
The Agency developed a Request for
Proposals and selected Ontario, Canada
based anaerobic digestion company
Anaergia to install and operate a
2.8-megawatt fuel cell that uses biogas
as its main fuel source.
“Although the technology has
previously been employed at other
treatment plants, the RP-1 fuel cell is the
largest fuel cell operated on biogas in
the country,” says Pompa.
The unit is a molten carbonate fuel
cell that reacts with the methane in the
digester gas to generate electricity and
heat, with water - in the form of steam -
and carbon dioxide as the main reaction
products.
Before being introduced to the
fuel cell, the biogas is sent from the
anaerobic digesters to a three stage gas
conditioning system that is designed to
remove hydrogen sulphide, siloxanes,
and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)
from the gas, all of which Pompa says
“pose potential threats to the fuel cell
catalyst”.
The RP-1 fuel cell is part of a Power
Purchase Agreement (PPA), whereby
Anaergia owns and operates the
equipment while IEUA hosts the unit on
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As Pompa explains, the agreement
“has a 20-year duration with low fxed
annual escalation to compete with
grid pricing”. For him, a key beneft of
this PPA structure is that it contributes
“inherent risk mitigation” for IEUA,
since the amount of revenue that
Anaergia receives “is tied to the run
time and effciency of the equipment”.
He adds: “Moreover, Anaergia is the
sole point of contact for both the fuel
cell and gas conditioning system, so any
equipment defciencies or breakdowns
are managed swiftly under one roof.”
In Pompa’s view, the fnancial benefts
are “a little diffcult to predict” because
IEUA is still only in the frst year of
the 20-year agreement. He does stress
that the electricity purchase price is
competitive with current electrical
utility costs.
Since the fuel cell PPA contract has a
fxed escalation rate of 2.5%, and IEUA’s
local utility has historically increased
fees at a rate of approximately 6%, he
points out that IEUA “is confdent that
the PPA price will drop below grid
pricing in short order”.
“In addition, the fuel cell’s baseload
operation allows for reduced reliance
on the grid during peak periods,
when utility tariffs are highest - which
increases cost savings. The fuel cell’s
heat recovery process results in further
savings achieved from reduced natural
gas usage that would be needed to
generate heat for the anaerobic digestion
process,” he says.
“While the actual fnancial savings
will be dependent on future utility
costs, forecasting grid pricing at the
historical average would save IEUA
approximately $21 million in electricity
Fuel Cell Systems’ CEO
Sperrey says his company
is now in discussion with
the majority of the UK’s
water companies
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costs over the life of the 20-year
agreement,” he adds.
Pompa has no hesitation in
recommending projects of this type to
other utilities. He stresses the fact that
IEUA has found that the PPA structure
“not only reduces the risk involved in
this type of technology, but reduces
the signifcant capital and ongoing
maintenance costs that often serve as a
roadblock to implementing a project of
this magnitude”.
However, he points out that the
establishment of a public-private
partnership was “essential” in
successfully developing and executing
the project - as well as in “creating the
economic blueprint to ensure long-term
fnancial benefts for both parties”.
In total, IEUA operates four
wastewater treatment facilities within
a service area of approximately 240
square miles. According to Pompa, only
two of these facilities treat biosolids
through anaerobic digestion, so his view
is that the Agency’s opportunities for
another fuel cell project of this type are
“limited”.
“The technology is subject to
economies of scale, so there are several
factors that the Agency will need to
consider before determining whether
a similar project can be undertaken at
another treatment plant,” he says.
MICROBIAL FUEL CELL RESEARCH
In another development, a research
team at Oregon State University is
developing a microbial fuel cell (MFC)
that uses microorganisms to break down
organic matter and generate electricity
simultaneously.
As Hong Liu, associate professor
at the Department of Biological and
Ecological Engineering, Oregon State
University, explains, the approach
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the strong winds, fuel cell technology was chosen as a source of portable power for the island’s drinking water plant
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water - produced as a result of the reaction in the fuel cell - and reacts at both the anode and the cathode side of the cell
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has emerged as a potential clean
technology to harvest energy from
wastewater. He expects that it will
eventually replace existing biological
treatment processes, such as activated
sludge, trickling flter and anaerobic
bioreactors in wastewater treatment
systems across the globe.
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the US.
In his view, capturing a part of the
energy stored in wastewater would
provide a new source of electrical
power “that would also avoid the
consumption of energy for wastewater
treatment”.
For Liu, a key beneft of the new
approach for utilities is the fact that it
consumes less energy - with a possible
net energy gain - than activated sludge
processes. He also points out that
“less sludge is generated” than during
activated sludge processes - and that
there is a faster Biological Oxygen
Demand (BOD) removal rate than
“typical anaerobic processes”.
“We are developing an MFC based
decentralized wastewater treatment
system [and] are working on a pilot
project locally and hoping to get
some preliminary results by next year,”
he says.
Andrew Williams
is a freelance contributor to WWi magazine.
For more information on this article, please
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Located 12km north of the city of
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
the 114 hectare Fitzgibbon
Chase development is a new model of
sustainable and affordable housing. It
includes stormwater harvesting for non-
potable reuse and roofwater harvesting
for potable reuse. It demonstrates how
a city can grow its water supply as it
expands, while reducing the need for
large capital investment and stormwater
impacts on waterways.
Fitzgibbon Chase is predominantly
residential, comprising a mixture of
single detached to multi-unit dwellings
including Terrace, Loft, Villa and Town
Homes and traditional ‘big block’ family
homes.
The Fitzgibbon Stormwater
Harvesting (FiSH) scheme will supply
treated stormwater to around 1,300
homes for non-potable uses via a dual
reticulation (third pipe) system.
Furthermore, the Potable Roofwater
(PotaRoo) harvesting scheme will
harvest roofwater runoff from 500
homes in the development to augment
the potable water supply. Together with
the FiSH project, the PotaRoo will offset
approximately 50% of the potable water
supply needs for the development.
TREATMENT PROCESS
These projects have been developed by
Brisbane-based consulting engineers,
Bligh Tanner. Participants included
Economic Development Queensland
(EDQ), the Queensland Government
vehicle for delivery of sustainable
affordable housing. Japanese
engineering company, JFE Engineering,
also assisted on the PotaRoo project.
The FiSH project was developed to
demonstrate stormwater harvesting
into residential areas for the supply
of non-potable water for irrigation,
toilet fushing, cold water laundry
and outdoor uses. In doing so it meets
the requirements for providing an
alternative water source under the
then Queensland Development Code,
obviating the need for individual
rainwater tanks on each house.
Stormwater is collected from a 290
hectare urban catchment and pumped
via an oil and sediment trap into a
FISHING FOR BETTER
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT IN AUSTRALIA
Australia’s new Fitzgibbon housing
development is the country’s frst
to supply treated stormwater for
non-potable uses direct to homes.
Add to that a roof water fltration
system to augment drinking water
and the decentralised system
could be a win-win. A look at why
the projects are receiving so much
international attention.
by David Hamlyn-Harris
The 114 hectare
Fitzgibbon Chase
development is a new
model of sustainable and
affordable housing
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5,000 m3 covered and lined lagoon.
The scheme harvests less than 10%
of average annual runoff from the
catchment and requires a pumped
diversion rate of only 144 m3/hour,
aimed to capture low rather than large
storm fow events.
Water from the lagoon is treated
through a 300 m3/day water treatment
plant in accordance with Australian
guidelines for non-potable residential
use, including:
• Pre-fltration using an auto-strainer
• Sand fltration as the main fltration
stage
• Activated carbon to remove organic
chemicals
• UV disinfection as the primary
disinfection process
• Residual chlorination (using
sodium hypochlorite) before the
treated water storage to provide a
disinfectant residual.
It is estimated that the stormwater
harvesting system will supply
approximately 89,000 m3/year (63%) of
water for non-potable uses including
toilet fushing, cold water laundry,
general external uses such as car
washing, garden watering and public
open space irrigation.
Construction of the FiSH diversion,
storage and water treatment plant
is complete and the purple pipe
reticulation is already connected
to around 350 homes. The water
treatment plant commissioning has been
completed, which subject to meeting
various authority requirements, is
expected to service the community by
late 2013. Apart from water supply,
the FiSH scheme provides a signifcant
environmental beneft and cost savings
for the development.
Water harvested from the drain has
entrained pollutants in the water and
by removing this water from the normal
runoff, it also removes the pollutants.
Analysis shows that the amount
of pollutants removed is of similar
magnitude to the target urban
stormwater pollutant reduction
objectives that would normally require
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the construction of bio-retention
fltration devices, wetlands or similar.
This results in considerable money
savings for the developer.
ROOFWATER TO DRINKING WATER
The PotaRoo roofwater project was
initiated by JFE Engineering to help
prove technologies for producing
potable water from roofwater runoff.
The objective is to collect roofwater
from individual roofs to a series of
communal collection tanks, transfer the
collected water to a central raw water
storage and treatment plant and then to
inject the treated water directly into the
town drinking water supply.
When complete, the Fitzgibbon
potable water project will harvest
roofwater from approximately 7.8
hectares of roof catchment (500 homes)
in Fitzgibbon Chase. The down-pipes
from each dwelling will be connected
to the roofwater collection system,
designed to accept up to 2.9 m3/hour
per 100 m2 of roof catchment based on a
rainfall intensity of 30 mm/hour. Water
in excess of that amount surcharges the
system into the stormwater drainage.
During small rainfall events, all
roofwater will be collected; in larger
events, excess runoff will overfow to
the stormwater drainage system.
Each collection system drains to a
local communal rainwater tank. Four
local tanks for four separate sub-
catchments have been provided with
a total distributed storage volume of
915 m3. The tanks are constructed using
a system based on buried reinforced
concrete pipes located beneath parkland
and road verges, providing fexible
unobtrusive storage systems. From
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the local tanks, collected roofwater is
pumped to the main 800 m3 raw water
tank adjacent the water treatment plant.
The water will undergo a high level
of treatment to achieve water of potable
quality and be monitored to ensure
that it meets the relevant water quality
requirements. The 200 m3/day treatment
system (developed by JFE Engineering
Corporation) includes a multi-barrier
approach incorporating:
• Pre-fltration using an auto-strainer
• Sodium hydroxide for pH
adjustment
• Microfltration as a direct physical
barrier to contaminants and to
provide consistent high quality
treated water
• Activated carbon to remove organic
chemicals, tastes and odours
• Ion exchange to remove zinc
• UV disinfection as an additional
barrier to pathogens that does not
require the use of chemicals
• Residual chlorination (using sodium
hypochlorite) in the treated water
storage and distribution system to
reduce the chance of bioflms and
aesthetic problems including off-
tastes, odours and staining.
During the frst phase of the project
(short-term) the water will be injected
into the non-potable harvested
stormwater system. Following the
validation of the treatment systems, it is
intended that the water will be supplied
into the main potable water supply.
The PotaRoo is estimated to yield
approximately 44,000 m3/year or about
35% of the total potable water demand
for the housing estate. Construction
of the PotaRoo is largely complete
except for the collection system, which
is being progressively rolled out as
the development proceeds. The water
treatment plant has undergone initial
commissioning testing and validation.
Plant operation and continued
verifcation testing will commence in
September 2014 once suffcient rooves
will be connected to allow a reliable
water supply into the system. Verifcation
and assessment will continue for an
extended period before the water will be
deemed acceptable for direct potable use.
CHALLENGES OF DECENTRALISED
SYSTEMS
While decentralised water supplies
could provide a substantial part of water
needs over time, the challenge lies in the
widely held belief in and commitment
to large scale systems. Other challenges
relate to the shortcomings of existing
water policy that does not yet
accommodate stormwater harvesting,
issues of governance models and long-
term stewardship of schemes and costs.
Cost issues relate to the need to
optimise the unit cost of producing
the water and also to the challenge of
ensuring that the cost of new sources is
compared against other new sources,
rather than the traditional supplies that
our regional systems rely on.
ACHIEVEMENTS
The Fitzgibbon Chase project creates
a new model for hybrid centralised/
decentralised water supply systems.
When the PotaRoo scheme is
connected to the South East Queensland
Water Grid, it will ultimately supply
potable water back into that grid, while
having localised reuse of non-potable
stormwater.
Using the approach being pioneered
at Fitzgibbon Chase, cities can help
meet the water demands of growing
populations by augmenting water
supplies as the city grows, thus
deferring investment in major new
sources of supply.
FiSH is an Australian frst in the
supply of treated stormwater for non-
potable uses via dual reticulation (third
pipe) systems into homes. It shows that
water can be produced at comparable
quality and cost to other options, at a
local scale.
This broadens the suite of options
available to water supply planners
and land developers, especially
in ‘grid-interactive’ local water
supplies. It shows that the governance
arrangements of decentralised systems
- often regarded as an insurmountable
barrier - are able to be resolved through
genuine collaboration with the relevant
water utility and regulators.
The projects to date are receiving
widespread international attention,
attracting delegations from Japan,
China, Korea, Malaysia and Israel,
recognised internationally as setting
a new benchmark for creating water
sensitive cities.
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Sustainable Drainage Systems
(SuDS), also known around the
world as BMPs (Best Management
Practices) and LIDs (Low Impact
Developments) have come a long way in
a short time in England and Wales. Over
a decade of doubt over responsibility
forced the two countries playing catch-
up with the rest of the world.
Early adopters such as the US are still
generating headlines – a conference
in New Jersey at the end of July held
ambitious discussions about the use of
green infrastructure (another commonly-
used term) to manage stormwater and
help communities to better withstand
superstorms such as Hurricane Sandy.
Elsewhere in the US, the EPA recently
invited Great Lakes cities to apply for up
to $1 million in sliding-scale funding for
green infrastructure projects to reduce
urban runoff and sewer overfows.
The grants can be used to cover up
to 50% of the costs of rain gardens, bio-
swales, green roofs, porous pavements,
greenways, constructed wetlands and
other green infrastructure measures.
The search for stormwater attenuation
methods has also spawned a vast
amount of green roof research around
the globe. Berlin, Germany, is one of the
key centres of research, and there are a
further 40 countries around the world
involved in the push including ten
centres in the US alone, which provides
federal tax credits of $1.80 per square
foot of green roof.
SHOUT FROM THE [GREEN]
ROOFTOPS
In England and Wales, SuDS activities
have until recently been moving at a
far gentler pace than the US. This is
because the legal situation regarding
responsibility for construction, operation
and maintenance has been remarkably
murky. As a result Scotland has raced
ahead with a variety of SuDS projects,
while argument confned progress
south of the border to a relatively few
landmark projects. The situation is
gaining welcome clarity now, however,
which is driving a boom in SuDS. The
government has stated that it aims to
commence Schedule 3 of the Flood and
Water Management Act in April 2014.
This will make the right to connect to
surface water drainage to the public
sewer conditional on approval of SuDS
by new local authority SuDS Approving
Bodies for developments of more than
one property, in line with new national
standards.
Government is working through
the various issues in inter-disciplinary
task and fnish groups comprising
local authorities, developers and the
water industry. The aim is arriving
at an “innovative and practical
solution” that all parties can sign up
to. Recommendations for the national
standards will be revealed this autumn.
Research body CIRIA’s associate Paul
Shaffer notes that: “Things are changing.
Maybe not as fast as some people would
like, but not as slow as others would.”
He adds: “With the draft Standards
developers and local authorities are
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looking at the destination of runoff
now to manage peak fows, volumes
and approaches to manage water
quality, and how to ensure systems
work as designed. This is placing local
authorities in the driving seat.”
Within this procedure there are
obviously a few key questions that need
to be answered, he adds, such as the
costs of delivery, and of maintenance.
“Hopefully we are moving away from
the question of who looks after SuDS,”
he adds.
On the costs side, he notes that “it is
always a challenge to ensure there is not
an added burden for developers. There
is a growing body of evidence to suggest
that if consultation between developers,
their designers and local authorities
happens early enough and follows SuDS
principles of dealing with stormwater
as close to the source as possible and on
the surface, it is possible to get a low-
cost scheme.”
THE SUDS BIBLE
CIRIA completed guidance in 2012 on
retroftting SuDS to manage surface
water in existing developed areas,
and launched an innovative online
community, Susdrain.
The site has already had 5000
visitors per month, with many
people downloading case studies and
commenting on the blogs about issues
such as affordability and local delivery.
CIRIA is also starting the process
of updating the SuDS manual, the
stakeholder “bible”. This is being
undertaken in recognition of the
signifcant growth in stakeholder
numbers since its publication in 2007
and the increasing number of SuDS
schemes in the ground, which means
that practice has also moved on. The
revision also aims to fully support the
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national standards. “Guidance will
likely be available in winter 2014/15,
and we’ve undertaken consultation to
get people’s views on the original SuDS
manual with a view to how to make
changes going forward, starting this
autumn,” Shaffer adds.
The hope is that another project on
demonstrating the multiple benefts of
SuDS will help to establish the business
case.
CAMBRIDGE LEADING THE WAY
Among the lead councils in England
now is Cambridge, which has provided
another useful resource - guidance.
Simon Bunn leads the Sustainable
Drainage design team at Cambridge
City Council, which produced the
award-winning Cambridge SuDS design
and adoption guide in 2009.
He says: “This was in advance of any
SuDS legislation and in response to the
prospect of major growth in and around
Cambridge. Adoption was seen as a
barrier to the implementation of SuDS
and our councilors took the decision in
2007 to adopt SuDS to promote their
implementation within these areas of
growth.”
The Water Bill, which is currently
going through Parliament, also provides
for sewerage undertakers to build and
maintain drainage to slow down or
prevent surface waters entering a public
sewer, using SuDS where possible.
Online forums have been full of
discussion of whether this clashes with
the Flood and Water Management Act
schedule.
Bunn sees the Water Bill’s proposal
to allow water companies to construct
SuDS as a positive move, explaining
that “in Cambridgeshire as part
of the Cambridgeshire Flood Risk
Management Partnership, which is led
by the County Council, we are working
together with Anglian Water on surface
water management plans and some of
the measures to reduce risk across the
city might involve the construction of
SuDS.”
He cautions that the steps local
governments should be taking to
prepare for their enhanced roles are
“very dependent on the commencement
of schedule 3 of the Flood and Water
Management Act and the associated
National SuDS Standards and
Guidance”. Although it has been
announced that it is the intention of
Defra to aim for commencement in
2014, the detail of what actually will
be commenced will defne how local
authorities should prepare for their role.
COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES
Commercial companies are also noticing
the sudden change in uptake.
Jeremy Hughes, the commercial
manager of Formpave, which makes the
Aquafow permeable paving system,
says one of the challenges is adherence
to legislation.
Design services manager John Lloyd
explains that 2008 planning legislation
“removed the right of a domestic
homeowner to connect to a sewer, and
is intended to prevent private domestic
homeowners discharging the water
from a driveway onto a public footpath
or road”.
He adds: “The way this was
envisaged as working is that all private
homeowners would have to apply
for planning permission for their new
drives or hard standings/patio’s over 5
m2 in area. The aim was that gaining the
relevant permission was far more costly
than just constructing the drive using
CASE STUDY: URBAN SUDS
One key perceived obstacle, retroftting SuDS systems into built-up environments, is now being successfully overcome.
Owen Davies of the London Borough of Lambeth explains that the council is undertaking some innovative SuDS
schemes in one of the country’s most urban areas.
The borough is experiencing a range of challenges that have put it at the forefront of urban SuDS development. Davies
says: “We have 46,000 properties that suffer urban fooding, population increase and lots of land grabbing, with
Victorian sewers almost at capacity.”
When deciding what sort of SuDS system to adopt, the borough looked predominantly at land use. “15% of the borough
is public highway, and there is other local authority property. So we are looking at constructed grass verges on SuDS
principles.”
Modeling showed one such verge would absorb 35% of runoff. The council has constructed 1115 m2 of verge in the past
15 months, and has also installed a rain garden. “Where the opportunity arises we are putting in green infrastructure/
SuDS elements to slow water down,” Davies explains.
Lambeth’s work has been undertaken in the full knowledge that under the FWMA it will have to maintain the systems it
installs. The verge construction has been undertaken opportunistically alongside highways work, at a standard cost. “It’s
all about being repeatable,” he says.
The council is also considering two major schemes in parks, one of which will attempt to contain the rainfall in the park
within the park, and the other diverting highway fows into the park, where they will be attenuated. “Hopefully both
will be delivered this year,” he says. The London Boroughs of Haringey and Kensington and Chelsea are also looking to
deliver schemes this year.
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a permeable pavement or soakaways. Unfortunately local
authorities have yet to enforce these new planning laws.”
The planning legislation was introduced in 2008 as a
measure derived from the Pitt Report on the UK fooding in
2007, he explains.
He notes that local authorities have not had the funding to
impose this ruling. “They are already very much stretched,
and cannot employ people in the planning department to
enforce this. It’s disappointing, because it means that standard
paving on driveways is still prevalent.”
Hughes adds that concerns about maintenance costs and
environmental impacts, and also whether permeable paving
can be dug up and re-used, have stalled the process.
Permeable paving, he explains, is the top layer of a
SuDS system that requires the creation of multiple layers
that must be installed in a particular way. In addition,
different manufacturers adopt different approaches to their
construction. Local authorities, he explains, have expressed
concern about excavations into these carefully-constructed
systems, for instance for utility repairs.
Lloyd says that Oxfordshire has been adopting these
systems for eight years and now has a good understanding of
the costs of construction and maintenance. “They believe it is
cheaper than traditional tarmac,” he observes.
WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE DRIVER
Alex Stephenson of stormwater control and wastewater
treatment specialist Hydro International adds that treatment
is becoming a more and more important feature in SuDS
schemes. He says this is partly due to potential Flood and
Water Management Act requirements and also driven by the
Water Framework Directive (WFD), which requires specifc
surface water quality improvements by set dates.
The Flood and Water Management Act requirements “if
everything goes according to plan will be a tipping point,” he
adds. “Every decent sized development will have to include
SuDS and local authorities will have to take responsibility.”
Again, he points to the popularity of proprietary devices
compared to the more extensive pond and swale systems. “If
a development needs storage, control and treatment it can
take up the space of seven houses. This is where proprietary
devices are becoming popular.”
SUDS ARE FINALLY TAKING OFF
Phil Gelder, of consultant Richard Allitt Associates, notes
that “at long last some of the blockages [to SuDS] are being
removed. Some water companies, certainly Severn Trent,
look at SuDS as a potential solution for dealing with sewer
fooding.”
In the business plans that the industry is currently preparing
for the next AMP, he predicts that SuDS will be in the mix of
projects.
He adds: “If people will embrace partnership working, it
will work. We need people who are willing to work together
for the beneft of everyone. Because there are so many partners
involved in the water cycle, unless there is joined-up thinking
we won’t get it right”. He nevertheless concludes: “These are
very exciting times. Things are moving in the right direction.”
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The water sector may be about
controlling and distributing a
liquid that fows, yet investment
into Russia’s water sector could be
called anything but fowing. Water
distribution has a reputation of being
poorly managed and unequally
distributed across the vast country.
One possible reason for a lack of
privatisation is that 4,000 separate
operators – mostly owned by municipal
authorities – are responsible for drinking
water and wastewater across the
country.
Water supply and wastewater
treatment in Russia is managed
by “Vodokanals”. The progressive
decentralisation process of water set out
to bring the decision-making process
closer to local conditions. In reality, it
created diffcult conditions as a result
of a sudden disintegration of Ministries
of Communal Services and an over-
fragmentation of the sector. Currently
84% of Vodokanals are operated by
largely ineffective and commercially
unviable municipal enterprises.
Yet it is a country that is abundant
with this natural resource: almost a
quarter of global water resources are
located within Russia. The challenge lies
in getting high quality water resources
from mountain regions, the Baikal Lake
and rivers in Eastern Siberia, to the more
populated regions.
Even the Russian Water Association is
frst to admit the technology challenges
facing its nation: “The existing water
DRINKING WATER MODERNISATION
A NEW RUSSIANREVOLUTION?
Covered by multiple public utilities
known as vodokanals, Russia’s water
sector has not got the best reputation
for effcient and modern service. Yet St
Petersburg managed to save €65,000
by upgrading a drinking water plant
with pneumatic automation technology.
A look at whether such success could
be recreated elsewhere in the country.
By Tom Freyberg
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supply system in Russia uses obsolete
Soviet times technology. The key assets
are exhausted, and go out faster and
faster. Investments and implementation
of new technologies for the system re-
equipment may not catch up with the
obsolescence and breakdown of the key
assets.”
To summarise this quote into key
statistics, over 40% of the water
supply network is in urgent need of
refurbishment and modernisation.
PUTIN’S PIKE AND INVESTMENT
SPIKE
Estimates from industry analysts Frost
& Sullivan suggest that $11 billion is
required for the necessary upgrades.
The Pure Water Federal Target
Programme for 2011-2017, signed
in December 2010, aims to increase
coverage of water and wastewater
services in Russian regions.
Aims include reaching 95% for safe
water supply coverage and 84% of
wastewater collection and treatment in
2017.
Russian President Vladimir Putin
may be associated more with the topic
of water from another macho PR stunt
involving being photographed with a
caught fsh (opponents have questioned
the alleged weight), yet he has also
made headlines for comments on
privatization.
At the end of July GWI reported
that president Putin would sell off
under performing water utilities into
the private sector by 2016. Vodokanals
would be assessed based on quality of
facilities, as well as water loss.
The latter is one serious issue in
Russia: high water losses account for
almost 50% of overall water supply.
The plans would see poor performing
utilities offered to the private sector as
concessions on a competitive tender
basis.
ST PETERSBURG TO LEAD THE
NEXT [WATER] REVOLUTION?
St Petersburg has set standards in
architecture and city planning, right
from the time of its foundation over
300 years ago. Now this city, the former
capital of Russia, is playing a leading
role in the feld of drinking water
treatment.
The most northerly city in the world
with a population of more than a
million has resolved to implement
a programme to increase the energy
effciency of the drinking water supply
for its southern areas.
For this purpose St. Petersburg has
invested 2.6 billion roubles (around $78
million) over a period of three years.
In addition to the modernisation of
34 pumping stations, St. Petersburg’s
Vodokanal has set itself the target of
reducing the electricity consumption of
the drinking water supply system by
more than a third.
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As the Vodokanal supplies 4.8 million
people with 1.9 million cubic metres of
drinking water every day, a third of total
energy costs is a substantial amount.
“This is not only a regulation
driver, but also it’s their task that the
city of St Petersburg identifed as
their own political interest to show
that it’s possible,” Armin Müller,
segment manager for water at German
technology supplier Festo tells WWi
magazine.
“St Petersburg also has the status of
being a pilot city and also in competition
to Moscow. In terms of governance
they want to prove that they’re able to
decrease the energy consumption by a
third to improve the quality for water
and wastewater services.”
Being the ‘pilot city’ of Russia has
also meant St Petersburg has been using
ultraviolet treatment technology for the
bulk of the city’s water treatment. Other
Russian cities are expected to follow.
MODERNISING DRINKING WATER
SUPPLY
Previously, electric drives were the frst
choice for Russia’s water treatment
plants, for processes like the opening
and closing of inlets and outlets for
sand-bed flters or in pumping stations.
“In order to achieve the energy-saving
targets which we had set ourselves, we
therefore needed to fnd new solutions,”
explains Maksim Pirschin, manager of
the new block K-6 of the Surface Water
Treatment Plant South in St. Petersburg.
Block K-6 of the waterworks alone
provides 350,000 m³ of drinking water,
through 20 new sand-bed flters. Each
flter basin is assigned six butterfy
valves with actuators and shut-off
valves to open and close the inlets and
outlets. Using electrical drives would
have meant an installed load of 75
kW, according to Festo, with the plant
not being able to supply this without
extending the electrical infrastructure.
Instead, a solution involving a
pneumatic system with actuators DAPS,
including two air compressors, was
suggested, which required an installed
load of only 10 kW.
In addition to valve assemblies
consisting of butterfy valves with
actuators, shut-off valves and sensor
boxes; Vodokanal opted for ready-to-
install control cabinets with VTSA valve
terminals, pressure and fow sensors
and service units from Festo’s MS series.
The control system gathers current
data and compares this continuously
with defned set points. The supplied
automation technology is fully
integrated into this monitoring process
and uses sensor signals to supply up-to-
date information on the operating status
of individual plant sections.
“Simply by replacing the electric
drives with 120 pneumatic actuators, we
were able to save at least an additional
€65,000,” adds Pirschin.
MODERNISING MOSCOW
With St Petersburg demonstrating
fnancial and energy savings from water
technology upgrades, has it spurred on
its Russian bigger brother and capital
city, Moscow?
It appears so. In June the Bank
of Moscow announced it would
be assisting water and wastewater
company, Gorvodokanal Volgograda,
with 300 million RUR ($9.1 million) loan
for a water metering programme for
residential properties.
Despite such cash injections, low
tariffs continue to hinder sector
development.
Mosvodokanal (MVK), the city’s
water supplier to 13 million consumers
and the largest in Russia, reportedly
faces fnancial trouble. It is not helped
by the large fnancial gap between
water production costs and how much
consumers pay for the service. The city
government wishes to keep water tariffs
low, as the social gaps widens and even
a small increase could severely affect
many citizens affected by poverty. To
put this into context: tariffs in Moscow
are said to be among the lowest in
Eastern Europe.
As reported in the Moscow Times,
MVK is also affected by general investor
prejudice that the industry suffers from
a lack of transparency and corruption.
Festo’s Müller confrms the problem
not just in Russia, but the region as a
whole.
“Strategically Eastern Europe is a very
interesting market, especially the new
countries joining the EU,” he says.
“We also know that they have major
funding problems but they also have
major corruption problems. So, we have
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to drop ourselves back from being part of this. At Festo this is
completely a no go. This is also the concern we have to reach
our plans/targets, as in some countries this is the way to make
business in municipal areas, such as water and energy.”
Taking a strong stance against corruption, Müller
reveals that Festo plans to bid for Moscow’s drinking
water modernisation tender. This follows meetings at the
Metropolitan Solutions Show in Hannover.
EASTERN EUROPEAN OPPORTUNITIES
The segment manager for water believes opportunities remain
outside of the municipal market too.
“Strategically Russia is the biggest market, as well as
Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary,” he says. “One other
issue that we are focusing on more and more is having the
municipal side but also more industrial applications.”
Müller says that when he frst started at Festo six years ago,
the overall global investment into water was broken down as
90% into municipal and 10% industrial. Now it’s as much as
40% going towards industrial.
Water supply across Russia is in desperate need of
modernisation. The St Petersburg project is one example that
shows, once lengthy contract negotiation has been passed,
private sector technology and solutions can make a difference.
A saving of €65,000 is notable for any utility.
With the 2017 target for the Pure Water Federal Target
Programme quickly approaching, the country has a long way
to go in a short space of time, if it is to meet its water and
wastewater targets.
This article was written by Tom Freyberg. For more information
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It’s clearly not something to boast
about. But the fact of the matter
is that the Republic of Moldova –
landlocked and sandwiched between
Romania and Ukraine – is the poorest
country in Europe.
Take any poverty indicator you like
– the United Nation’s Development
Program, the Human Poverty Index,
child poverty, rural poverty – and
Moldova will be up there, alas, taking its
reluctant place on the poverty podium.
And it will come as no surprise to
discover that deprivation and decline
likewise loom large when it comes to
detailing the history of the fedgling
republic’s water supply and sanitation
services.
The statistics make grim reading
indeed: only a third of the country’s
population of 3.6 million have access
to safe drinking water; less than half
to any kind of sanitation system at
all. And where there are systems up
and running, the story is one of poor
maintenance and post-Soviet centralised
neglect – so much so that around 10%
of samples from urban water supplies
(which function for only two to 16 hours
a day) are contaminated with coliform
bacteria.
Operation costs are high and
collection rates low, with an economic
environment not assisted by the fact
that the country scores poorly on
Transparency International’s (‘The
Global Coalition against Corruption’)
list of criteria which include their
notorious ‘bribe payers index’.
A couple of years ago the
government gave the green light to the
Implementation of the Human Right to
Water and Sanitation in Moldova, and
began work on a grand international
Protocol on Water and Health. But like
many such fne declarations, their good
intentions have yet to make any impact
on the ground.
It is therefore perhaps as well that aid
has been to hand. The Swiss Agency for
Development and Cooperation (SDC)
has been at the forefront of international
assistance for over a decade now.
Why? “Because”, as Veronique
MOLDOVADOWN BUT NOT OUT
Despite European Union
aspirations, Moldova remains
the poorest country in Europe.
Nearly half of the population in
rural areas lack access to drinking
water. Funded pilot projects show
that water and sanitation services
can be improved. So what’s
holding back the country and
what opportunities remain for the
global water sector?
by Jeremy Josephs
Hands on: an internal audit revealed that over 60% of the
villages’ wells contain specifc substances, more precisely
oil products in large quantities, thereby water sources are
prohibited from being used for drinking
PARTNERSHIPS AS THE PATHWAY FORWARD
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Hulmann, who heads up SDC’s
Commonwealth of Independent States
(CIS) Division explains, “More than 45%
of the population, especially in rural
areas, have no access to drinking water.
Then, secondly, because the national
authorities estimate that it would take
2.3 billion Swiss francs ($2.5 billion)
to upgrade the country’s water and
sanitation infrastructure.”
EUROPEAN UNION ASPIRATIONS
The SDC had provided small
decentralized water supply systems,
EcoSan dry toilets for schools and
households, and wastewater treatment
plant constructed wetlands managed by
local water associations in the districts of
Hincesti, Nisporeni, Ungheni, Straseni
and Ialoveni. Tens of thousands of
people benefted. Some of these projects
were co-fnanced by the Austrian
Development Agency, which classifes
Moldova as “a focal country of Austrian
aid to Eastern European Countries”, as
the Austrian Foreign Ministry puts it.
“Because over the last few years
Moldova has been steering an
increasingly pro-European course,
seeking rapprochement to Euro-Atlantic
structures.”
And it’s true that Moldova currently
aspires to join the European Union and
has implemented its frst three-year
Action Plan within the framework of the
European Neighborhood Policy of the EU.
The country’s Prime Minister Vlad
Filat puts matters thus: “I want us
to rejoin the EU family of nations to
which we once belonged. Historically,
culturally and geographically we are a
European nation. We have belonged to
Europe for hundreds of years and that is
why we want to rejoin it.”
Moldova’s application is likely to
remain precisely that - aspirational in
nature - for the time being, at least.
Heather Grabbe, from the UK’s
Centre for European Reform, describes
the current impasse rather bluntly:
“Moldova”, she says, “is simply too
poor for the EU to contemplate offering
membership any time soon.”
All of which means Moldova will
continue to rely on outside aid.
PILOT WATER PROJECT
The World Bank’s International
Development Association (IDA)
fnanced a Pilot Water Supply and
Sanitation Project with a view to
improving the quality, effciency and
sustainability of water supply and
sanitation services. Five utilities in fve
towns were selected to participate.
The program had three main
objectives: improving the performance
and effciency of water supply and
sanitation systems; increasing revenue
collections and enhancing the capacity
of local water and sewerage utilities.
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The early results were promising - in
all fve pilot utilities, 100% of water
samples came to test negative for
pathogens, while round-the-clock access
to water service was provided in four
of the fve targeted towns. In Stefan
Voda it was provided for 19 hours per
day, providing 250,000 people with
safer water and more reliable sanitation
services in the process.
Water losses were reduced by one-
third, utility revenues rose as collections
recouped up to 95% of billed amounts. It
was all a good news story, undoubtedly,
but the powers that be in Moldova were
perfectly well aware that relying upon
external funding or help is certainly no
substitute for a well-thought out, long-
term, sustainable domestic policy.
PRIVATISATION
This leads to the sensitive question
of privatisation. Sensitive because
the transition from centrally run
command economies to bastions of
private enterprise has been – to put
it diplomatically – more than a little
fraught in a number of the new and
emerging post-Soviet states.
A 2011 report compiled by Lena
Michel and entitled Opportunities for
Change in the Water Supply System of
Chi,sinau describes the situation: “As
the water utilities in Moldova are all
still state owned there is basically no
domestic private sector involvement.
“However, this is possibly going
to change with future public private
partnership (PPP) implementation plans.
As the pilot project on PPP has just been
initiated in the north of the country,
the results need to be assessed to see
if possible to apply PPPs to the case in
(the capital city of) Chi,sinau. However,
according to the Law on Public Services
of Communal Management, the
central public administration has the
responsibility of partnership promotion,
hence public private partnerships
between municipalities and private
investors or service providers.”
Take the example of Veolia
Environnement’s involvement in
Moldova. Several schools were recently
renovated with the fnancial support
and technical expertise of the Veolia
Environnement Foundation.
In the towns of Molesti, Ialoveni,
Sofrancani and Edinet, children were
provided with a safe and conducive
environment in which to study - a
blueprint, it is hoped, for all schools in
Moldova. Indoor toilets were installed
(instead of wooden cabins behind the
school) and an effcient heating system
too.
Thierry Vandevelde, executive
offcer of the Veolia Environnement
Foundation, says: “This project is part
of a long-standing collaboration and
our priority is to provide the children
with better access to basic services such
as water, sanitation and heating. The
involvement of the community in this
project was essential to the success and
sustainability of the project.”
But more cynical observers are already
posting negative comments on websites
and blogs attempting to reframe this
humanitarian relief as early attempts at
market entry.
DANUBE DEVELOPMENT
The largest part of Moldova lies between
the Dniester and Prut rivers. The Prut
then joins the Danube before fowing
into the Black Sea. And although
Moldova has access to the Danube for
less than 500 metres (with Giurgiulesti
being the only Moldovan port on the
Danube). It could just be this slender
Danubian connection that could offer
some additional optimism for the
future.
For a new Danube Water Program,
launched this summer at a conference
in Vienna (note Austria’s involvement
again), has been designed to support
policy dialogue and build capacity
in the water supply and wastewater
sector in the Danube region. And it’s the
concept of best practice which has been
singularly lacking in Chi,sinau.
For other Danube basin countries
– Albania, Bosnia, Kosova and the
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Ukraine – to name but a few, were
hardly shining lights unto other
nations when it came to effective river
management. And precisely why the
World Bank launched a water supply
and sanitation sector capacity building
program for the eleven countries in the
Danube region – Moldova included, of
course.
AUDIT RESULTS: DIFFICULT AND
DEADLOCKED
A recent internal audit obtained by WWi
concludes that the situation in Moldova
has become “diffcult and deadlocked.”
The audit confrmed that the main
objective of gradually increasing
drinking water supply “had not been
achieved”. The most challenging
situation was found in rural areas – and
the report cited an alarming and specifc
instance in the villave of Lunga, in the
Floresti district.
“Over 60% of the villages’ wells
contain specifc substances, more
precisely oil products in large quantities,
thereby water sources are prohibited
from being used for drinking. It is
crucial to notice that the village has
no other sources of water supply. The
same situation was found in the town of
Iargara, in the Leova district.”
The audit was the bearer of additional
bad news: “At the same time, even
though it was set as a priority the
construction of the wastewater
treatment program in Soroca and Rezina
with deadlines - 2006-2009, it did not
start any so far [sic]”.
Old habits die hard but maybe change
is indeed in the Moldovan air. Further
to Moldova’s Human Rights Council
resolutions 16/2 of 2011 and entitled
“The human rights to safe drinking
water and sanitation”, the Government
has now adopted a decision to “support
cooperation between public and private
sectors in water and sanitation services
by initiating PPP projects to supply
water in northern and central cities”.
It has said that the Soroca-Balti
Aqueduct was proposed as the basic
objective to develop public-private and
operating capture, processing, transport
and distribution systems of drinking
water, as well as the collection and
treatment of wastewater in Balti and in
towns in the districts of Soroca, Drochia,
Floresti, Rascani, Sangerei and Telenesti.
So it’s not all doom and gloom
in Moldova’s water sector: the
Safe Water and Sanitation for All
initiative, organised by the NGO
Ormax, recently scooped an award. It
won the 2013 United Nations Water
Best Practice Award Category 2 “for
best participatory, communication,
awareness-raising and education
practice through partnerships between
local people and the Moldovan
authorities.”
The UN report noted: “This strategy
of partnership was sent to the Ministries
of Environment and Health and some
of the proposals were integrated as
effective tools in the national strategy
for water protection.”
So, partnership as the blueprint
for a brighter water sector future for
Moldova? It’s surely not just NGOs
who are manifestly hoping that this will
indeed be the case.
Jeremy Josephs
is a freelance contributor for WWi magazine.
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Despite possessing picturesque waterways, the largest cities in Serbia, including Belgrade, Niš and Novi Sad
release their wastewater untreated into the passing rivers due a lack of treatment infrastructure
SERBIA’S RESURGENCE
INTERGRATED WATER APPROACH FOR
Lacking investment and regulation
over the years has meant Serbia’s
water infrastructure has been
neglected. In the central part
of the country only 37% of the
population are connected to a
mains sewerage system. Change
is at hand, however, with a new
adopted regulation on the
emission limit values in surface
and ground waters.
by Svetlana Vujovic and Srd-an Kolakovic
The Republic of Serbia, which
covers 88,361 km2, is located in
the south-eastern part of Europe,
at the heart of the Balkan Peninsula. The
country can be divided into three broad
zones on the basis of geography and
climate, land quality, farming systems,
socio-economic development, and
political and administrative boundaries.
These include the regions of Vojvodina,
Central Serbia and Southern Serbia.
Approximately only 8% of all
available surface waters in Serbia
originate within its borders. The
remaining 92% are transboundary
waters entering Serbia through the
Danube, Sava, Tisa, Drina and other
rivers.
Compared to the EU countries,
Serbia has a poor reputation concerning
wastewater management. Serbia,
as many transition and developing
countries, has been facing many
challenges to restructure its wastewater
management system into a sustainable
one.
Two Public Water Management
Companies (PWMC) - Srbijavode;
Vode Vojvodine - have been formed
to manage water within the certain
administrative regions.
SURFACE WATER QUALITY
Surface water quality in Serbia is not
at a satisfactory level. The examples of
very clean water - class I and I / II - are
very rare and are found in mountainous
areas, for example along the river
Djetinja, Rzav, Studenica, Moravica,
Mlava in Central Serbia.
Utilized capacity of existing
groundwater sources for water supply,
according to the Water Master Plan of
Serbia, is about 23 m3/s, or about on
third of available resources. From this,
about 45% is used by the population,
about 25% is for industry and public
consumption, with the remaining
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water consumed during the process of
purifcation of the water and losses in
the network. Irreversible losses in the
water supply are estimated at about 20%
of abstracted water.
The average specifc water
consumption per capita in Serbia
is about 350 l/day of raw water for
drinking purposes, sourced from
groundwater (59%), surface water (24%)
and springs (17%). Approximately half
of the country‘s population lives in
urban areas and is supplied by the three
largest (Belgrade, Novi Sad and Niš) or
medium-sized water supply systems.
In the Autonomous Province of
Vojvodina there are 465 settlements
of which 69 do not have piped water.
People living in rural areas get their
drinking water from three different
sources: i) offcial piped water
systems owned and operated by the
municipality; ii) private piped systems
built and operated by the communities
themselves, and iii) private wells (tube
well/borehole with pump, dug well.
Data on rural public water supply
systems are very scarce, but it is
estimated that there are about 5,000 that
are not registered and are not water
quality controlled.
Water supply systems cover 300,000
private wells. Only 10% of the exploited
water sources are protected with
sanitary protection zones around
intakes.
WASTEWATER IN SERBIA
In most European cities the percentage
of households connected to the
sewerage system varies around 95%
while in Belgrade this number reaches
only 85%. At the national level these
indicators show an even worse
situation. For example in the Province
of Vojvodina the same indicator is
around 45%, while in central Serbia it
goes even lower with around 37% of the
population is connected to the sewerage
system.
The results of an analysis performed
within the project ‘Global Waste Water
Study in Serbia & Pre-feasibility Study
for Belgrade Waste Water Management’
show that about 75% of the total urban
population in Serbia is connected to the
public sewerage system.
The percentage of the rural population
connected the public sewerage
system is about 9%. Only three urban
municipalities have a rate higher of
75% - Kragujevac, Novi Sad and Sremski
Karlovci.
Agglomerations with a population
smaller then 25,000 are usually equipped
with the general sewerage system while
municipalities with 25,000 to 250,000
citizens have a separate stormwater
system. The city of Novi Sad has only
one sewerage system.
ABANDONED WWTPS
A survey shows that there are
19 municipalities in Serbia, with
wastewater treatment plants, 14 with
biological treatment and fve with
mechanical treatment.
Concerning the rest of Serbia, only
seven local municipalities have already
started to build such a plant (six
with biological treatment) while 11
municipalities reported that they are
planning the construction in the near
future.
Only 16% of the population in Serbia
is connected to the wastewater treatment
plant. The largest cities in Serbia,
including Belgrade, Niš and Novi Sad
release their wastewater untreated into
the passing rivers.
Some of the existing wastewater
treatment plants are abandoned, many
only provide primary (mechanical)
treatment and many are not continually
operated, due to poor maintenance and
lack of fnancial resources.
Only 8% of all available surface waters in the Republic of Serbia originate within its borders.
The remaining 92% are transboundary waters entering Serbia through the
Danube, Sava, Tisa, Drina and other rivers
SERBIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (SEPA)The country’s environmental regulator, SEPA, has made the following assessment of
Serbia’s water infrastructure: n Collection and treatment of wastewater is the least developed segment of the water;n Low percentage of polluters with wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs);n Low percentage of existing Comunal WWTPs which are operational;n Insuffciently developed public sewerage systems (50% of the population connected);n Unbilled water/distribution and network losses exceed acceptable levels. n There needs to be prioritized construction of WWTPs for all communities larger than 2000 P.E.;
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Total wastewater,
thous. m3
Wastewater from municipalities with wastewater collecting system, thous. m3
Wastewater from municipalities without wastewater collecting
system3), thous. m3
Number of households connected to wastewater
collecting network
TotalFrom
households
From
industrial
sector
From other
users 2
Total 434 958 309 745 224 260 51 540 33 945 125 213 1 475 677
Serbia – North 256 809 180 608 129 009 31 649 19 950 76 201 860 224
Region of Belgrade 145 778 118 136 81 312 23 949 12 875 27 642 518 586
Region of Vojvodina 111 031 62 472 47 697 7 700 7 075 48 559 341 638
Serbia – South 178 149 129 137 95 251 19 891 13 995 49 012 615 453
Region of Šumadija and West Serbia
101 093 75 401 54 615 12 701 8 085 25 692 367 100
Region of South and East Serbia
77 056 53 736 40 636 7 190 5 910 23 320 248 353
Region of Kosovo and Metohija
… … … … … … …
pWastewater in the Republic of Serbia, by origin
POLLUTION PREVENTIONSerbia has contributed to the practical
implementation of the Water Framework
Directive, as an active participant in
the International Commission for the
Protection of the Danube River.
On the positive side, new regulations
present the basis for a new, “combined
approach” in water pollution
prevention. During the period 2010-
2012, numerous by-laws were adopted,
including a regulation on the emission
limit values in surface and ground
waters and associated deadlines to reach
these achievements.
For the frst time, the regulator of
Serbia has issued all limit values for
process wastewaters (by sectors) at the
facility/unit discharge location, with
the demands for separating wastewater
fows and prohibiting the dilution of
these waters in order to achieve the
above-mentioned values.
Svetlana Vujovic and Srd-an Kolakovic are
from the Faculty of Technical Sciences at
the University of Novi Sad, Serbia. For more information on the article, email:
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2010
2011
2012
0 50 100 150 200 250 300
Wastewater from households
Wastewater from industrial sector
Wastewater from other users
Mill. m3
2010
2011
2012
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Water treated by tertiary treatment
Mill. m3
Water treated by secondary treatment
Water treated by primary treatment
p Treated wastewater in Republic of Serbia, by treatment method, 2010–2012
p Discharged wastewater in the Republic of Serbia, by origin, 2010−2012
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Paper mills are known for their
substantial use of production
water. Wastewater generated from
these mills is known for its problematic
composition and characteristics. The
percentage of bio-based materials is
relatively low and, as a consequence, the
purifcation of it is tough.
Essentially the wastewater contains
minuscule fbres, fllers, whiteners,
carbonates, starch, pigments, glues
and additives, etc. These elements are
present as particulates (suspended
solids) as well as in a dissolved state.
PAPER PRODUCTION IN THE
NETHERLANDS
Crown Van Gelder N.V. (CVG) is
an independent, modern paper
manufacturer. The paper mill is
located on the North Sea Canal close to
Amsterdam/ Velsen in the Netherlands.
CVG produces specialties for graphical
and industrial applications in the wood
free uncoated and single-coated paper
sector. The annual production capacity
of the two sophisticated paper machines
approaches 220,000 tons of paper on
reels.
At CVG most of its production
water is reused in the process, partly
treated by their two-stages wastewater
treatment plant. Firstly, through a
physical-chemical purifcation and
then by biological purifcation in two
bioflters.
Generally online analysers and paper
mill wastewater don’t go well together.
The wastewater has the annoying
tendency to foul and plug/block the
wetted parts e.g. sample tubes, sample
pump, solenoids, vessels, reactor etc.
The time investment that is needed
to clean and replace the relative small
analyser parts is just too long. It is
therefore very understandable that
paper mill maintenance and service
engineers shy away from using on-line
analysers.
CVG started with a Total Organic
Carbon (TOC) analyser market
study. The selection criteria they
where demanding included accurate
measuring results, reliable operation,
fast response, low use of reagents,
multi stream capabilities, rugged, low
maintenance and of coarse a reasonable
investment. To be safe CVG engineers
wanted to visit a reference installation,
have test samples being analysed and
carry out a two month trial on site.
PEAK SHAVING
In March 2012 a new online
TOC analyser was installed - the
LAR QuickTOC - to monitor the
concentration of the inlet water stream
to the bioflters. Composite samples
where collected and analysed by their
laboratory by the Chemical Oxygen
Demand (COD) analysis method,
proving that the online TOC method
correlates very well to the COD method.
The degradation of solved organic
substances, mainly partially degraded
starch, is done by a layer of microbial
organisms that grow on the hollow
flling of the bioflters.
The “healthy biological growth”
of the bacteria in the bioflters can be
optimised by a well balanced nutrient
dosing rate. The performance and
effciency of the bioflters then improves
signifcant.
Now, having the continuously TOC/
COD input, CVG operators can match
and fne tune the nutrient dosing rate
TICK TOC IMPROVEMENTS FOR
INDUSTRIAL WATER
Wastewater from paper production is known to be challenging to treat. One paper mill in the Netherlands
required a new TOC analyser to monitor the concentration of the inlet water stream to its bioflters.
Piet Broertjes explains how a solution was found that helped ensure a higher degree of treatment
effciency and purity of discharged effuent into the North Sea Canal.
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IT IS EASY TO
SEE WHY PAPER
MILL ENGINEERS
SHY AWAY
FROM ONLINE
ANALYSERS
even when the discharged organic load
and fow of the wastewater changes.
Moreover, peak loads can be avoided
by pumping the highly contaminated
waster into a holding and buffer tank (so
called: peak shaving).
The installation of this new TOC
analyser helped CVG to control its
discharged waste water purity up to a
quality level higher than that required
by the discharge permit. Only then they
return their purifed water to the North
Sea Canal.
PRE-TESTING THE TECHNOLOGY
ODS proposed to perform a durability
test with real CVG samples. As the
results of it were required in a relatively
short period of time the procedure was
speeded up.
A 10 litre tank containing CVG’s
wastewater was acidifed to pH 2,
carbonates were removed by purging
the sample with carrier gas. The analyser
was confgured as a TC mode which
offers the shortest cycle time. By use of an
extra pump the sample was circulating
from the tank through the analyser
sample vessel back into the tank.
During a period of three weeks a
relatively large amount of samples, ten
times more than usual, was injected into
the reactor of the TOC analyser. Every
week the reactor was visually inspected.
It was proved that - even after injected
more than ten thousand samples - the
reactor was completely unblocked.
Based on these results it was expected
that the reactor maintenance would be
needed only once per six to 12 months.
Even then, the eventually formed
residue in the reactor outlet can be
removed during the analyser operation.
ON-SITE TRIAL
Soon the QuickTOC analyser was put
online. Wastewater was pumped and
transferred through a 1½” fast sample
loop. Close to the analyser it fows at
high velocity through the FlowSampler
which is based on the so called anti-
isokinetic principle.
Via a 45-degree pipe connection
the sample extraction tube is brought
into the centre of the fast sample loop,
pointing downstream. As a result of the
high velocity in the fast sample loop, big
and high mass particles will pass by.
However, smaller particles, especially
the saturated organic particles such as
fbres and fllers, will be sucked into the
sample tube and transferred to the TOC
Degradation of solved organic substances,
mainly partially degraded starch, is done by
a layer of microbial organisms that grow on
the hollow flling of the bioflters
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analyser. It works in a straightforward
way and its operation is maintenance
free. The analyser was calibrated
successfully.
TOC/COD CORRELATION STUDY
For wastewater processing and control
it is important to know the amount of
oxygen that is needed to oxidise it. It can
be measured by use of the laboratory
COD dichromate method.
However, this COD method uses
hazardous chemicals and it takes about
two hours to perform a complete COD
measurement.
More and more, it is replaced by the
somewhat faster and easier COD cuvette
test. However, both COD methods are
time consuming and not suitable for
online use.
On the other hand the QuickTOC
analyser responds fast and is therefore
very suitable for wastewater process
control. The downside is that the TOC
method actually is a carbon counting
method instead of an oxygen demand
method. Given that a good reproducible
COD/TOC correlation could be found,
the TOC method would be very suitable.
Therefore, CVG started a correlation
study. Composite samples were taken
and COD analyses were performed in
the laboratory.
After a period of about a month the
outcome of the COD laboratory analyses
were compared to the measured TOC
values. A reproducible COD/TOC
correlation factor was found.
Moreover, when measuring the
wastewater fow as well, the discharge
load can easily be calculated by use of
the following formula: Load (kg – O2/
minute) = fow (litres/minute) times
COD (mg/litre – O2 . 106).
Then, the wastewater’s COD value
and the discharge load is continuously
available to be used for real time process
control. This all is most useful for CVG
to optimally operate their wastewater
treatment plant. In those cases where the
wastewater composition keeps steady
and where the COD/TOC correlation
factor can be reproduced, the TOC
method is very suitable. Moreover, the
LAR QuickTOC offers the capability to
enter the COD/TOC correlation factor
and its output is directly presented in
mg/litre oxygen demand (COD).
SAMPLE TRANSFER AND BLOW
BACK
One point of particular interest is worth
noting. During the transfer of the
sample from the sampling point to the
analyser inlet, the sample tube fouled by
deposition of a slimy matter. It caused
plugging of the sample tube. Being
an exceptional case it needed an extra
solution.
Hence, ODS designed, built and
installed a simple blow back unit.
It operated as follows: once per 50
measurement cycles a solenoid valve
is activated for only a few seconds and
as a consequence pressurised air fows
The LAR TOC analysers’
measuring principle is
based on the non-
catalytic thermal
oxidation technique
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in reverse through the sample tube. By
that, all contaminates and debris is
fushed back into the fast sample loop.
This blow back unit proved to be very
effective. From then on, the routine
maintenance and attention for the
analyser was reduced to a minimum.
EXPERIENCE: THE BEST TEACHER
The analyser provided Crown van
Gelder with the needed information of
TOC content and, through correlation,
THIS ALL BENEFITS TO THE HEALTH OF THE WATER DISCHARGED the chemical oxygen demand.
When a high peak load is monitored
the operators can consider to pump
this highly contaminated charge/batch
into the buffer tank and postpone its
gradual discharge to the bioflters to a
later time. By doing so, the intake load
of the bioflters is averaged.
Secondly, dosing of nutrient agents
can be controlled in a smoother way.
This all benefts to the health of the
bioflters bacteria assuring a higher
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With China’s State Council establishing a higher than expected target for desalination capacity by 2015,
market activity has accelerated. Ahead of the IDA World Congress in Tianjin, Khoo Teng Chye looks at
how international companies are tackling the rapidly moving Chinese market.
SEAWATER DESALINATION:
A Promise for China’s Future?
Many articles have been written
about China’s thirst, and how
desalination will be a viable
solution to fulfl its water demand.
What China’s planners actually think,
outsiders may never really know.
But if one were to read the signals
that have been coming out of China’s
government regarding desalination
development over the last 18 months, it
does seem reasonable to conclude that
desalination has been elevated to a level
of importance never before seen.
Previously, to cope with water
stresses, the Chinese government had
rolled out a plan to develop a ‘Water
Conservation Society’. This plan was
integrated into the 11th Five Year
Plan (2006-2010), and three important
documents - the ‘China Ocean Agenda
21’, ‘The Outline of the National
Planning for Development of Ocean
Economy’ and ‘The Special Plan for
Seawater Utilisation’. These were
promulgated to act as the guidelines
for the Chinese seawater desalination
industry. In particular, ‘The Special
Plan for Seawater Utilisation’ clearly
stated the regional short-term (2010)
and long-term (2020) targets for regional
desalination and seawater utilisation.
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
In February 2012, China’s State Council
announced its 12th Five-Year Plan
(FYP) for desalination, establishing a
higher than expected target of 2.2 - 2.6
million m3/day of online capacity by
2015, versus less than 1 million m3/day
today. The all-powerful NDRC (National
Development and Reform Commission)
has been delegated with the task of
spearheading the development of the
desalination sector to ensure that it
meets its targets.
Meanwhile, it is believed that the
government will extend subsidies
and preferential fnancing policies to
seawater desalination projects, support
initial public offerings or bond sales
by related enterprises and encourage
private investment into the industry.
All in all, it is expected that RMB10.8-
13.6 billion (US$1.8 – 2.2 billion) of new
investment will be required over fve years.
One of the goals of the 12th FYP for
desalination is to increase domestic
equipment production so that it
provides 70% of all equipment used in
desalination plants – a policy similar to
that used to build up the country’s wind
energy industry a few years ago. In fact,
besides the similarity to the wind energy
industry, the aim of the government’s
plan for the Chinese desalination sector
seems similar to what was achieved
in the areas of rail and aviation. While
foreign technology is still welcomed into
China, it seems that the government is
trying to produce the whole value chain
domestically.
In March 2013, in the latest move
to boost the development of the
desalination sector, the NDRC
announced the frst batch of regions and
companies that have been selected to
carry out seawater desalination pilots.
The list includes the cities of Shenzhen
in Guangdong, Zhoushan in Zhejiang,
Luxixiang Island in Zhejiang, Binhai
New Area in Tianjin, Bohai New Area in
Hebei and several industrial parks and
companies.
Eventually, the list will grow to
include about 20 pilot projects by the
end of the 12th FYP. The NDRC has
asked the listed regions and companies
to actively promote the application of
desalted water and encourage its use in
daily supplies.
MARKET ACTIVITY
Against the backdrop of the Chinese
Government’s focus on desalination,
Abengoa, IDE Technologies, Aqualyng
and Hyfux are already in the thick of
the action.
Abengoa has started commercial
operations at a 100,000 m3/day plant
in Qingdao, which it will operate and
maintain for 25 years. Hyfux has also
developed China’s largest membrane-
based seawater desalination plant in
Tianjin Dagang, which has a current
designed capacity of 100,000 m3/day
that is expandable to 150,000 m3/day.
In September 2012, IFC invested
US$12 million in Aqualyng to expand
the company’s seawater desalination
pKhoo says that it is expected that RMB10.8-13.6 billion
(US$1.8 – 2.2 billion) of new investment will be required over
fve years in the Chinese desalination market
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The rapid industrial development of China has rightly
been admired around the world but it also creates
challenges, especially how to provide clean water in an
effcient and effective manner.
The Chinese State Development and Investment
Corporation (SDIC) needed a reliable and sustainable supply
of clean water to be based near the Tianjin power plant, about
200 kilometers northeast of Beijing, and chose to partner with
IDE to develop a state-of-the-art facility.
IDE’s proposal for SDIC was a win-win concept. The plant
would feature an advanced seawater desalination process that
would be powered by the electric power plant’s waste heat,
which, unless captured and re-used, would be discharged into
the atmosphere.
The system installed includes eight 25,000 m3/day
Multi Effect Distillation (MED) units for the production of
200,000 m3/day high-quality purifed water. The plant has
the potential for expansion to 400,000 m3/day. In addition,
employing an innovative new technology, the system is able
to recycle the post-desalination waste brine and use it to create
pure table salt.
The plant was developed and built on an Engineering
Procurement Construction (EPC) basis and commissioned in
2010 & 2013.
Guo Qigangang, general manager of the Tianjin SDIC
Jinneng Electric Power Plant, said: “IDE’s MED technology
has enabled us to realize an environmentally-friendly power-
seawater-desalination-salt production model. This helps us
to minimise our environmental footprint while reducing our
costs. We are proud of this world-class design and believe that
it will serve as a model for other power plants throughout
the world.”
SDIC chose to partner with IDE due to its unmatched
experience - IDE has built 400 plants in 40 countries and
has installed some of the world’s largest SWRO & MED
desalination plants. In APAC, IDE has installed a total
capacity of around 500,000 m3/day.
A CUSTOMISED APPROACH
The customised approach applied for the Tianjin plant took
IDE’s globally leading thermal desalination technology and
ensured optimal performance in local conditions.
IDE employed an innovative Waste Heat Utilization
System, which uses waste heat generated by the Tianjin SDIC
electricity plant to power the desalination plant. This reduces
costs and minimises the discharge of heat from the plant to the
atmosphere.
IDE also uses a state-of-the-art technology that recycles the
plant’s waste saline brine output for processing into table salt.
A closed Seawater Circulation Mode was also created. This
unique technology eliminates dependence on external fresh
water resources, so reducing costs and environmental impact.
ABOUT IDE
IDE is a world leader in water treatment solutions. We
specialise in the development, engineering, construction
and operation of some of the world’s largest thermal and
membrane desalination facilities and industrial water
treatment plants.
IDE partners with a wide range of customers -
municipalities, oil & gas, mining, refneries and power stations
– on all aspects of water projects, and delivers over 2.4 million
m3/day of high quality water worldwide. With industry-
leading technology, high expertise, fnancial fexibility and
creative thinking, our proven track record spans 400 plants, 40
countries, and four decades. www.ide-tech.com
PARTNERSHIP SUCCESS FOR TIANJIN MED PLANT
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projects in China. Aqualyng will use the funds to build new
desalination plants in areas in China and also other parts of
Asia. Aqualyng’s joint venture partner is Beijing Enterprises
Water Group (BEWG). Together, they have commissioned
the frst stage of the Caofeidian desalination plant in Hebei
province, which can process 50,000 m3/day of fresh water.
The plant is one of the frst large-
scale, commercial seawater reverse
osmosis plants in China and BEWG had
reiterated plans to build a second plant
in Caofeidian, with a capacity of more
than 1 million m3/day.
CHEAPER DESALINATION
Another challenge that policy makers
and planners have to address is the
issue of cost. It is without doubt that
desalination is relatively expensive,
but it is believed that maturing and
better technology will eventually offset
rising energy costs. While desalinated
water is unlikely going to be as cheap as
rainwater, it can certainly be affordable.
As demonstrated by Hyfux’s bid for the
second desalination plant in Singapore,
coupling a power component to a
desalination plant can bring about very
attractive pricing. The frst year cost
price of desalinated water offered by
Hyfux is just S$0.45/m3 and the facility
capacity will be 318,500 m3/day.
In conclusion, while the history of China has seen many
examples of grand engineering projects, few have been as
awe-inspiring as those related to water. The Three Gorges
Dam and the South-to-North Water Diversion Project are but
two recent examples. Perhaps, if desalination succeeds in
bringing relief to the residents of the water-stressed cities, it
could qualify as another worthy addition to the list of Chinese
engineering achievements. As the IDA World Congress theme
puts it – Desalination is a Promise for the Future.
Author’s note:
Khoo Teng Chye is currently the executive director of
the Centre for Liveable Cities, Ministry of National
Development, Singapore, after having served as chief
executive of PUB. For more information on the article, email:
IDE Technologies’ 200,000 m3/day plant in Tianjin has been called one of
the world’s largest Multi-Effect Distillation (MED) desalination plants
IDA WORLD CONGRESS
The International Desalination Association (IDA) will be
holding its biennial World Congress in Tianjin, China on 20-
25 October 2013. The event will see a gathering of researchers
and practitioners from the world over, exchanging their
views and ideas on the role of desalination as a viable and
sustainable solution to the world’s water challenges. The
Technical Program will cover a broad but comprehensive
range of hot topics such as Governance and Finance,
Sustainable Desalination, Effective and Effcient Operations,
and Innovative Desalination Technologies. In addition, the
Congress will also take a look at Desalination Culture and
Heritage, which will trace the development of desalination
technologies and derive lessons to be learned from past
experiences, successes and failures.
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OPTIMIZING WATER
MANAGEMENT GLOBALLY
ACCIONA Agua designs, constructs, manages and
operates water and wastewater infrastructure
for global industrial and municipal clients. In
the desalination market ACCIONA Agua manages 75
desalinations plants with a total capacity of 2.1 million m3/
day. Capacity is no constraint to the size of project we deliver,
with six of the plants over 100,000 m3/day and 60 plants over
5,000 m3/day.
Yet ACCIONA Agua is much more than a world leading
desalination company. We have also designed and constructed
300 wastewater treatment plants and 14 tertiary treatment
plants which provide water suitable for reuse. Among the
WWTPs that ACCIONA Agua has designed and is building is
the Atotonilco WWTP which is the largest in the world with
capacity of 3,024 ML/d.
Through continued investment in our Water Technology
Centre, maximum effort is put into technological research,
development and innovation, enabling us to become a
leading company in the sector. The research team is engaged
in more than 20 projects and the R&D center (located in
Barcelona, Spain) features pilot plants dedicated to the energy
optimization of water treatment plants and services. Thanks to
this intense research activity, ACCIONA Agua has fled more
than 14 patents related to desalination, membranes and reuse
bioreactors and water technologies.
The Adelaide Desalination Plant (South Australia) is now
under operations contract for the next 20 years by ACCIONA
Agua and its Australian partner, Trility. The plant is a vital
component of the south Australian Government’s plan to
secure the water supply for 50% of the population of Adelaide,
a city with one million inhabitants.
The design and construction of the plant has been carried
out by the Adelaide Aqua consortium in which ACCIONA
Agua had lead the design and technology processes.
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ACCIONA Agua offers water treatment services and manages the
entire water cycle. It is focused on a range of activities, from water
capture and producing drinking water through desalination, to
purifcation and return to the environment. At this time, ACCIONA
Agua supplies a total of 70 million people with water in 20 countries
around the world. Booth: D27/D28
BASF will feature its comprehensive range
of innovative water solutions for the
desalination industry at various stages of
water production, including coagulants,
ultrafltration membranes, antiscalants,
chlorine scavenger, and surfactants to ensure
desalination plants operate effciently and
effectively. Booth: A77/A78
KSB is a leading international manufacturer
of pumps, valves and related systems
for process engineering applications and
building services, for water and wastewater
management. KSB manufactures pumps
and valves at 32 production centres in 19
countries. Booth: A19
IDE specializes in the development,
engineering, construction and operation
of some of the world’s largest and
most advanced thermal and membrane
desalination facilities and industrial water
treatment plants. IDE delivers over 2.5
million m3/day of high quality water
worldwide. Booth: D07
Remi Claeys (part of Sapagroup - Sweden) has been supplying high
frequency welded 5052-alloy aluminium tubes to the desalination
industry for more than 20 years. With the ongoing development of
technologies for water desalination and thermal energy conversion,
there is a renewed interest in using HF welded 5052 aluminium tubes
for the production of tube-shell heat exchangers. Booth: C22
Statifo is the world’s leader for the
development and application of static
mixing technology for water related
industries. The DesalMixer meets the
demands of the desalination industry with
a high mixture quality, low pressure drop
and competitive pricing. Booth: C18
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HIGH FREQUENCY WELDED ALUMINIUM TUBES
When Remi Claeys Aluminium (part of SAPA group)
started to supply “special” orders for 5052 tubes
more than 30 years ago, little was known about the
use of aluminium tubes for the production of a vital resource:
water. As time went by, water has become more scarce and the
need for newer, better and cheaper technologies to produce
fresh water has become a global challenge. High frequency
welded aluminium tubes from Remi Claeys Aluminium–SAPA
are part of this solution.
Remi Claeys Aluminium (part of SAPA group since 2004)
was founded in 1949 and originally started as a manufacturer
of steel tubes. Since 1963 however, the production of HF
welded aluminium tubes started as core business.
With the ongoing developments in LT-MED desalination,
the use of 5052 aluminium condenser tubes combines
technological with economical advantages. The LT-MED
technology offers superior thermodynamic effciency
compared to MSF, while the lower operation temperature
reduces scaling. The lower temperature makes it also possible
to use aluminium for the condenser tubes.
One of the major issues when selecting aluminium for
condenser tubes of low-temperature MED plants, is the
impact of corrosion on 5052-aluminium tubes. The reduced
corrosiveness of seawater at lower temperatures combined
with the use of de-aerated feedwater lowers the corrosion
level signifcantly.
Commercial MED plants equipped with 5052-aluminium
tubes have been running stable and reliable since more than 25
years, which confrms that well-engineered MED plants make
use of all the technical and economical advantages offered by
5052 aluminium welded tubes. www.remi-claeys.be
Remi Claeys Aluminium provided its 5052 aluminium tubes for the SDIC Tianjin Electric
Generation Plant in China
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EXHIBITOR PROMOTION BASF
WWINTERNATIONAL.COM AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 201358
SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FOR
THE DESALINATION INDUSTRY
World leading chemical company, BASF, will feature
at booth A77/78 its comprehensive range
of innovative water solutions for the desalination
industry at various stages of water production. This includes
coagulants, ultrafltration membranes, antiscalants, chlorine
scavenger and surfactants to ensure desalination plants
operate effciently and effectively.
One highlight will be the new T-Rack® 3.0 based on inge®
ultrafltration membrane technology. BASF will also unveil the
next generation of the Sokalan® RO-Xpert software with its
unique feature of precisely predicting magnesium hydroxide
scale formations.
NEW ERA OF ULTRAFILTRATION TECHNOLOGY
BASF is the leading provider of inge ultrafltration membrane
technology produced from its high-performance plastic
Ultrason®. inge has now launched the third generation of
its ultrafltration racks: T-Rack 3.0. Designed for optimum
pressure resistance, these new racks open up an even wider
range of potential applications.
The membrane surface area of each T-Rack 3.0 module
has been increased to 70 m2, which gives the racks an even
higher capacity than previous models. The new design of
the racks also enables more modules to be packed into the
same space, signifcantly increasing the capacity of the overall
system while maintaining the same compact footprint. Its high
corrosion resistance makes the new T-Rack 3.0 a particularly
good choice for larger facilities, for example as a pre-treatment
stage for seawater desalination or wastewater reuse.
WHEN EVERY DROP COUNTS
For more than two decades BASF has been known for its
innovative thermal desalination products. The antiscalant
Sokalan PM 15 I is an industry benchmark and is approved
for use in major MED and MSF thermal seawater desalination
plants worldwide. Sokalan AF is a pure organic, silicone
free antifoam that provides excellent foam control for
thermal desalination processes at low dosage rates.
BASF’s Sokalan RO range of high-performance membrane
antiscalants has been developed focusing on sustainability
and low environmental impact. This is while considering
specifc customer requirements that allow operation of RO
desalination plants more effectively.
Sokalan RO antiscalants are a high performance chemical
pre-treatment that control inorganic salts, metal hydroxides,
and colloids in RO feed water.
The unique performance characteristics provide users
with more complete control of system feed water chemistry,
reducing membrane fouling and minimizing cleaning
requirements.
The Sokalan RO portfolio includes phosphorous free
specialty products for superior scale inhibition caused by
calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate, and barium sulfate as
well as solutions for magnesium hydroxide, silca and calcium
phosphate scale inhibition. In addition BASF offers effcient
raw materials for reverse osmosis membrane cleaners.
SOFTWARE CONTROL
The next generation of the Sokalan RO-Xpert software is
designed to recommend the most suitable and effcient
Sokalan RO antiscalant for a reverse osmosis system. The
software takes into consideration the feed water analysis as
well as the plant process parameter. It calculates the scaling
and fouling potential as well as the required dose rate to
control the process and allows the project data to be saved to
fle.
Software permits manual selection of the antiscalant to
allow comparison between different Sokalan RO types. A
comprehensive summary of this calculation including feed
water analysis, plant performance data as well as reject
composition, scaling potential and indices can be printed if
required.
With BASF’s extensive experience in water and wastewater
treatment the Magnafoc® LT coagulants and focculants
portfolio complements the offering providing advanced
pre-treatment performance and residuals treatment in the RO
desalination process.
www.watersolutions.basf.com
T-Rack 3.0: Compact, pressure-optimized
and powerful – the new generation of inge
ultrafltration modules
Heat transfer unit of a MSF-Thermal Seawater Desalination plant before and after the use of
Sokalan PM 15 I
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We create chemistrythat helps water love solutions.
BASF understands today’s global water management challenges and
is responding by delivering world-class technologies and developing
sustainable solutions. From water production, through water use and water
purification, BASF has leveraged its expertise and extensive capabilities to
protect, conserve and sustain the earth’s most precious resource – water.
As the world’s leading chemical company, we are dedicated to your success
by bringing to you over 100 years of comprehensive experience, technology,
innovation and commitment. At BASF, we create chemistry.
www.watersolutions.basf.com
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EXHIBITOR PROMOTION KSB
WWINTERNATIONAL.COM AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 201360
4-IN-1 TECHNOLOGY FOR LOWER
LIFE CYCLE COSTS
As one of the world’s leading manufacturers of
pumps, valves, drives and automation products, as
well as complex smart systems, KSB also develops
customised solutions for water treatment and transport
Complex processes such as seawater desalination require
smooth and intelligent interaction between many components.
This is supported by open-loop/closed-loop control and
monitoring systems developed and produced by KSB.
KSB pumps have been handling fuids in numerous
desalination plants for many years, in some for over 40 years.
Hundreds of pumps and almost one thousand valves from
KSB are used in the huge desalination plants of Al Taweelah
and Fujairah (both UAE) on the Persian Gulf.
Alongside products for the classic multistage fash
(MSF) and multiple effect distillation (MED) processes, the
Frankenthal-based company also manufactures components
for reverse osmosis desalination.
High-pressure pumps are put to use in seawater
desalination plants in locations such as Singapore, Cyprus,
Spain and Australia to ensure that drinking water is produced
effciently. Working around the clock, the pump systems
provide high levels of availability, reliability and economic
effciency.
A special feature of the most recently developed product
for reverse osmosis systems is its economic use of electrical
energy. The SALINO® Pressure Center consists of an axial
piston pump and an axial piston motor, arranged on a
common shaft. Driven by
the membrane return fow, the axial
piston motor transfers its power directly to the
pump shaft.
Four functions are fulflled by one and the same unit:
creating high pressure, compensating pressure losses, driving,
and recovering energy. There is no need for a separate booster
pump. The entire system runs on a single electric drive
and frequency inverter. Compared to conventional energy
recovery systems with pressure exchangers or Pelton turbines,
this design saves up to 50% in energy costs.
The SALINO® Pressure Center is designed for reverse
osmosis systems with a capacity of up to 480 m3/day. The
electric drive has a rating of 29 kW. All components are
seawater resistant and dimensioned with low life cycle costs
in mind.
Fluctuating salt contents in the seawater to be processed can
be responded to by means of the integrated control system. In
recent tests the new compact unit desalinated one cubic metre
of seawater with a salt content of 35,000 ppm at a power input
of approximately two kilowatts per hour.
As no piping is required between the individual
components, the new system takes up minimal space, which
makes it ideal for use in mobile container units. KSB is the frst
manufacturer to supply this type of compact system for the
RO process. www.ksb.com
The SALINO Pressure
Center — a new system for
reverse osmosis desalination
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Our technology. Your success. Pumps � Valves � Service
More efficient desalination – with
our pathbreaking 4-in-1 technology
KSB’s SALINO® Pressure Center revolutionises seawater desalination by reverse osmosis.
This is a worldwide first: The four main components – the high-pressure pump, energy
recovery device, booster pump and electric motor – are replaced with a single compact
unit. As a result, it has the best energy efficiency and lowest life cycle costs in its class.
It’s also easy to install and operate, and highly reliable to run. Which makes our new
SALINO® Pressure Center ideal for small and medium-sized systems in industry, ships
and hotels. See for yourself in more detail: www.salino.ksb.com
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INTERNATIONAL SHOW PREVIEW
WWINTERNATIONAL.COM AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 201362
This year’s Aquatech Amsterdam event will include a special focus on wastewater
treatment and industrial water use. A look at why an Industrial Leaders Forum and
Leaders Dinner should attract visitors, and other highlights not to be missed at the
show which has been going since 1964.
RED HOT INDUSTRIAL
WATER SOLUTIONS
in Amsterdam
Aquatech Amsterdam focuses
on process, drinking and
wastewater technology with
an emphasis on water and wastewater
treatment, transport and storage,
process control technology and process
automation and point-of-use. This
trade event attracts the most infuential
market leaders and features a complete
overview of the latest innovative
technologies, new products and services,
as well as unparalleled networking
opportunities. Thousands of water
industry professionals gather at this
exhibition because new developments
are often shown for the frst time at
Aquatech.
EXHIBITION
Focused entirely on water, the
exhibition has been well received by
the market since its inception in 1964.
A large number of market leaders have
expressed their confdence in Aquatech
and at this year’s exhibition will be once
again presenting their latest solutions to
leaders from around the world.
Among them are:
• Danfoss A/S - RO Solutions
• Xylem
• Georg Fischer Piping Systems Ltd.
• Hach Lange
Measurement of:
� Dissolved Oxygen
� Ammonium
� Chlorine
� Turbidity
� pH / Redox
� Phosphate
� Conductivity
Quality Assured Analytical Instruments for Potable Water Applications
Visit us at
AQUATECH
AMSTERDAM
05 - 0
8 NOV 2013
Stand 02.215
www.swan.ch
ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS
www.swan.ch · SWAN ANALYTISCHE INSTRUMENTE AG · CH-8340 HINWIL · [email protected] · Phone +41 44 943 63 00
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• KSB Nederland B.V.
• Pentair Water Process Technology B.V.
• Doshion Limited
• Grundfos Holding A/S
• Royal Haskoning DHV
• PWG Portugal
• Nijhuis Water Technology B.V.
• Ovivo Holland B.V.
• Philips Lighting
• Siemens Industry Inc.
• Watts Industries Netherlands B.V.
• Wilo SE.
SPOTLIGHT ON INNOVATION - AQUATECH
INNOVATION AWARD
Research and development in the area of water technology
is vital for the future of many businesses, as well as for
a sustainable planet. The Aquatech Innovation Award
encourages and rewards organisations who are innovative
and stand out from the competition.
With over 70 innovations that reveal ideas, designs and
prototypes within multiple primary industry categories, this
year has seen more entries than ever before. The winner will
be announced at the opening ceremony of the exhibition.
All entries will be judged by an independent jury of
international specialists in one of the following categories.
Categories of the Aquatech Innovation Award include: water
treatment (drinking water, clean water, including point of
use); wastewater treatment; transport & storage; process
control technology & process automation and innovation –
not to market yet.
A special route will be set to highlight all new products on
the exhibition foor, this way visitors can be sure they see the
latest technologies and innovations on the market.
INDUSTRIAL WATER SOLUTIONS FOR A
SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
In line with market demand, the special focus for 2013 will
continue to be on wastewater treatment and industrial water
use for special industrial segments that depend heavily
on water. Manufacturers rely on water for all levels of
production.
Industrial water users seek innovations for their water
policy in order to save costs and to ensure clean and
sustainably effcient ways to reuse the (waste) water they
discharge. The upcoming Industrial Leaders Forum and the
Industrial Leaders Dinner discussions on water technologies
in the industrial segments will further attendees’ knowledge
on these topics. Also a special industrial water solutions route
will highlight the products of interest for industrial water
users.
EXCHANGE OF KNOW-HOW
After three editions of the AquaStages, this will again be an
essential part of the exhibition programme. Found in halls 2
and 7 on the exhibition foor, the AquaStages will feature two
theatres for seminars, workshops and lectures.
This will be an interactive meeting point where exhibitors
can present new solutions for various felds within the water
industry, as well as water, spatial planning and architecture.
UV DISINFECTION
www.atguv.com
T:+44(0)1942 216161
UV SOLUTIONS:
Medium Pressure UV Systems
Low Pressure Amalgam UV Systems
Independent 3rd Party Validation
DWI & EPA Compliant
NWRI (California Title 22) Validated
WRAS Approved
Skid Packages
Containerised Packages
UV TREATMENT:
Chemical Free, Green Solution
High Disinfection Efˇciency
1 - 5 Log Reduction (99% - 99.999% kill)
Fully Automatic, & Cannot be Overdosed
Capacities from 1.0 - 5,000 m3/hr
APPLICATIONS:
Drinking Water
Cryptosporidium Reduction
Adenovirus Protection
Wastewater
Water Re-use & Grey Water
Storm Water
Advanced Oxidation (ADVOX)
Advanced Digestion
A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE & CHEMICAL FREE
SOLUTION FOR WATER TREATMENT FOR
DRINKING WATER, WASTE WATER, REUSE &
INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT
Visit us in November @
AQUATECH, AMSTERDAM
STAND 03.406
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UV lamps UV sensors Ballasts
Your partner for UV-/IR- components
UV-Technik Speziallampen GmbH
Gewerbegebiet Ost 6
98704 Wolfsberg
www.uvtechnik.com
+49 36785/520-0
INTERNATIONAL WATER WEEK
Aquatech Amsterdam is part of the
International Water Week (IWW)
Amsterdam, a comprehensive one week
programme featuring the IWW event
and conference which brings together
water and energy, water and food, as
well as water, spatial planning and
architecture.
The IWW will be incorporating the
Young Water Professionals Programme
to infuence the next generation of
Young Water Professionals to contribute
and also decide on topics and fnd
integrated solutions. The week is
organised by the International Water
Association (IWA), the Netherlands
Water Partnership, International Water
Conferences (IWC), and Amsterdam
RAI.
INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCE -
COUNTRY PAVILIONS
Aquatech Amsterdam will feature a
number of country pavilions where
groups of companies will exhibit
together from each represented country.
Some of the pavilions that will be
found at Aquatech will include the
Holland business pavilion, China,
WEF, and recently introduced - US. The
pavilions are an easy way for visitors
to fnd connections based on country or
geographical location.
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
PIPE-FITTING COMPETITION
Want to see some of the best pipe-ftters
in the water industry? Sponsored by
the Royal Association for Drinking
Water Supply in the Netherlands,
the objective of this competition is to
complete a simulated house connection
in the shortest possible time. Teams will
compete and the best Dutch team will
win the honor of the ‘Dutch Water Cup
of Drilling and Tapping’.
Author’s note:
Aquatech Amsterdam 2013 will be held
in the RAI Exhibition and Convention
Centre from Tuesday November 5 to Friday
November 8, 2013. The exhibition will be
open from 10.00 to 18.00 on the Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, and from 10.00 to
17.00 on Friday. For more information visit
www.amsterdam.aquatechtrade.com
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS AT A GLANCE
• All-inclusive25,000m2 overview of water technology and total solutions
• Ahostofnewproducts,solutions,andinnovations
• Morethan850exhibitors,includingthemarketleaders
• Networkingopportunitieswiththousandsofinternationalwaterprofessionals
• Comprehensiveseminarandworkshopprogramme.
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EXHIBITOR PROMOTION GF PIPING SYSTEMS
AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2013 WWINTERNATIONAL.COM 65
Our unique ELGEF Plus branch saddle system
for large pipe installations up to DN 2000 mm
makes your big projects easier, faster and more
economically.
Georg Fischer N.V.
8161 PA Epe / Ne���������
Phone +31 (0) 578 678 222
www.georgfischer.nl
SOLUTIONS FOR
BIG DIMENSIONS
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THINKING BIG DIMENSIONS AT
GF PIPING SYSTEMS
From our biggest dimensions for water distribution
ELGEF Plus to the new iJOINT, GF Piping Systems
provides system solutions and outstanding services
for water production, water treatment, water transport and
distribution, recovery and reprocessing. As a leading provider
of piping system solutions, Georg Fischer carries over
60,000 products for the safe and reliable transport of liquids
and gases. State-of-the-art jointing technologies, fttings,
valves, automation products and pipes are used in a wide
range of applications from the water source to the point of
consumption. For example, over one billion cemented joints
using PVC-U from GF Piping Systems have been installed in
thousands of applications.
At Aquatech Amsterdam GF Piping Systems presents
products throughout the entire water cycle made of durable,
corrosion-resistant and lightweight plastic with the highest
standards adding value for more safety, quality of life and
comfort.
One of the most important highlights is the ELGEF Plus
Topload Branch Saddle System. ELGEF Plus Topload – based
on the proven principle of the established ELGEF Plus
modular system – is the innovative branch saddle solution
for large PE pipe installations from d315 to d2000 mm for gas,
water and industrial applications.
The new iJOINT range contains straight and reducing
couplers, tees, elbows, threaded connectors, end caps and
metal transition adaptors ranging from d20 to d110 mm. With
those highly innovative products GF Piping Systems covers
all aspects of the water cycle, thus contributing to an effcient,
resource-saving and economical use of water along the value-
added chain. www.gfps.com
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INTERNATIONAL SHOW PREVIEW
WWINTERNATIONAL.COM AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 201366
ATG UV is leading the way in UV (ultraviolet) system design for
Low Pressure, Low Pressure Amalgam and Medium Pressure UV
Systems, treating fows from 1 m3/hr to over 5,000 m3/hr in a single,
compact, high output UV system. atg UV Technology is a leader in
the design and manufacture of UV disinfection systems for a range of
industry applications, including municipal drinking water (validated);
wastewater; storm water; water re-use and others. Booth: 03.406
LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with 17,500 employees in 31 countries and 52 production sites worldwide. We have 75 years of experience in water
treatment and purifcation applications. With Lewatit® ion exchange resins and Lewabrane® RO membrane elements we offer our customers two premium separation technologies. Our products are supported with a full service package that includes system design with our innovative LewaPlus™ software tool. Booth: 06.103
UV-Technik is an OEM-supplier of UV-components for water and air treatment applications like drinking water disinfection, ballast water or wastewater
treatment, air purifcation and surface disinfection. Available products include UV-lamps, submersible lamp systems, electronic ballasts, UV-sensors, UV-monitors, measurement devices and fttings.
Booth: 06.303
Cambi is the world leader in Advanced
Anaerobic Digestion, having delivered
27 plants worldwide since 1995, with six
more under construction. Cambi’s Thermal Hydrolysis Process (THP)
treats sludge and biowaste prior to anaerobic digestion with unique
high pressure disintegration, giving faster digestion rates, more
biogas, better dewatering, better quality biosolids and higher load
capacities than any other process. Booth: 07.251
Genesys International Limited is an industry leader in the development and manufacture of speciality membrane chemicals for RO/NF and UF systems. The Genesys™ range of antiscalants has been developed to allow maximum system recovery rates and the Genesol™ cleaning range is proven to reduce CIP frequency and operating costs. The Genesys Membrane Autopsy Laboratory in Madrid is recognised as a centre of excellence performing forensic
work on operational systems. Booth: 01.613
MICRODYN-NADIR has been a world leader in the research, development and manufacturing of membrane technology for over 45 years and is based in Wiesbaden, Germany with offces and facilities located around the world. For further information please visit MICRODYN-NADIR’s experts at Aquatech Amsterdam.
Booth: 07.612
Toray Membrane Europe AG (TMEu) is a trading arm of Toray Industries (Japan), an established leading supplier of membrane products for water. TMEu provides membrane elements for the entire spectrum of separation processes from microfltration to ultrafltration, nanofltration and reverse osmosis. Membrane confgurations include fat sheet polyvinylidenefuoride (microfltration for membrane bioreactors), spiral-wound polyamide/composite (nanofltration and reverse osmosis applications), and hollow-fber PVDF (ultrafltration of water) types.
Booth: 03.325
GF Piping Systems, with headquarters in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, is one of three divisions within the Georg Fischer
group and a leading supplier of plastic and metal pipe systems with a global market presence. Our portfolio offers connection technology, fttings, fxtures, sensors and pipes for the treatment and distribution of water as well as the safe transport of industrial fuids and gases.
Booth: 01.412
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SELF-HEALING BIO-CEL
MEMBRANE BIOREACTORMembrane Bioreactors
(MBR) have become the
leading innovation in
wastewater treatment
through conventional
activated sludge. BIO-CEL®
combines the benefts of
traditional hollow fber
and plate and frame
confgurations without
any of their inherent
disadvantages. The self-
supporting membrane sheet
is just 2 mm thick, resulting
in an extremely high packing
density and very low specifc
energy consumption.
The BIO-CEL membrane separates within the ultrafltration
spectrum, producing high capacities of quality effuent at
consistent fows. The BIO-CEL confguration centers on fat
sheet technology, with directional fow eliminating clogging
and reducing downtime. The modules’ open top and bottom
channels reliably prevent the deposition of sludge and fbre
accumulation during the continuous cross-fow operating
process. The self-supporting structure of the membrane
module enables frame-free installation, thus eliminating
blockages around the external boundaries of each component.
The membrane module is confgured to allow for consistent
permeate fow and a highly effective back fush over the entire
membrane surface. Membranes built into submerged modules
and installed in a WWTP have to be of the highest quality
in order to ensure, among other things, the compliance with
international water standards when looking at effuent quality
and turbidity.
The unique BIO-CEL sheet, which represents the core part
of the BIO-CEL MBR module, has a self-healing mechanism.
Due to its sandwich-like and self-supporting structure the
membrane “heals” itself even though it might be damaged
considerably (deep scratches, cut edge etc.) and closes any
scratch or cut immediately.
Several tests have proven that, even under worst case
conditions, such as very low MLSS (Mixed Liquor Suspended
Solids) concentrations and immense damages of the sheet, the
BIO-CEL module offers turbidity values which are compliant
with existing international regulations for water reuse.
www.microdyn-nadir.de
EXHIBITOR PROMOTION MICRODYN NADIR
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Come and visit us at
Aquatech Amsterdam
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EXHIBITOR PROMOTION LANXESS
WWINTERNATIONAL.COM AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 201368
SYSTEM DESIGN ENERGIZED BY
The LewaPlusô design software is a comprehensive software design tool for LewatitÆ ion
exchange resin (IX) and LewabraneÆ reverse osmosis (RO) membrane systems. It is the
only software application that can design a reverse osmosis and downstream ion exchange
system in a single step. The software is now upgraded to include a post-treatment module, a
new power consumption, and a capital and operating cost module. Get your free trial license
of LewaPlusô 1.4 today! www.lewabrane.com
Meet LANXESS at
Aquatech Amsterdam
5ñ8 November, 2013
Hall 6/7, Booth 06.103
SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT OF
A RO MEMBRANE PRODUCT LINE
LANXESS is a global solution provider for liquid
purifcation technologies with 75 years of experience
in water treatment. We have a leading position on the
market with our Lewatit® ion exchange resins. Furthermore,
we are strongly committed to our new reverse osmosis
(RO) membrane business. Our Lewabrane® RO membrane
elements have been installed in more than 24 different
countries around the world. We offer Lewabrane® products
from our modern production facility in Bitterfeld, Germany.
They comply with the “NSF/ANSI Standard 61”.
Our product portfolio includes four different types of RO
elements: a high rejection type, a high fow type, a fouling
resistant type as well as a low energy type for energy savings
from low pressure operations. In 2014, LANXESS plans to
introduce a new RO element for seawater desalination.
Many benefts have been observed in laboratory results
as well as in real operational plants. The results confrm a
consistent performance, with high salt rejection rates at good
water productivity. In one operating plant, the running time
between the membrane cleaning cycles could even be doubled
in comparison to the formerly installed product. These results
in particular demonstrated that the target of a highly cross-
linked membrane with lower fouling tendency was achieved
and verifed at feld conditions.
Lewabrane® products are supported with a full service
package that includes RO system design with our innovative
LewaPlus™ software tool.
www.lewabrane.com
Booth Number: 06.103
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pFor quality assurance purposes each individual Lewabrane® product is checked
in an element tester.
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EXHIBITOR PROMOTION CAMBI
AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2013 WWINTERNATIONAL.COM 69
Cambi’s Thermal Hydrolysis Process (THP) is the
proven pre-treatment of sludge for dramatically
improving performance, stability, loading and
pasteurisation in anaerobic digestion projects
around the world.
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VISIT CAMBI AT:
WEFTEC 2013, Chicago, USA
(Booth 4435), 7-9 October
Aquatech Amsterdam (booth 07.251)
5-8 November www.european-biosolid
The 18th European Biosolids Conference
Manchester, 19 & 20 November
www.european-biosolids.com
THERMAL HYDROLYSIS FOR
BIOSOLIDS & BIOWASTE
Cambi AS is a privately owned company based in
Norway and has offces in Denmark, the UK, Poland,
Germany, China, Korea and US. This is in addition
to an international network of agents and representatives.
The company has also been involved in the development of
environmental technology since 1989.
Cambi AS has developed and installed worldwide its
unique “steam explosion” thermal hydrolysis process (THP),
a technology for the treatment of wastewater treatment plant
(WWTP) sludge prior to anaerobic digestion.
At this year’s Aquatech Amsterdam Cambi will be
presenting its THP process for medium sized WWTP’s starting
at 1,000 tonnes per day dry solids (t DS) and increasing up
to 7,000 tonnes. The new Cambi B2 will enable your plant
to supply up to 50% more biogas, half the disposal cost and
double the capacity. It is a “Plug & Play” concept for smooth
integration into the existing plant.
All Cambi models - B2, B6 and B12 THP - will provide
even higher volatile solids (VS) reduction rates, which leads
to more biogas and better dewatering by the introduction
of the last MARK II technology, for enhanced high pressure
disintegration (steam explosion) and higher capacity (+30%).
The use of the thermal hydrolysis process in sludge
treatment for WWTPs can help medium-sized plants to be
converted, with the import of sludge from other nearby
plants, into strategic sludge treatment centers.
CASE STUDIES: UK, NORWAY AND THE US
At utility Thames Water’s Chertsey WWTP (London, UK)
our process operators have tuned the plant to the exceptional
capacities of up to 7 kg VS m3/day and retention times as low
as 10-12 days.
Drammen (Norway) has recently installed a medium-scale
sludge treatment center for dewatered sludge from nine
municipalities (18,500 wet t/year), fats from the food industry
(3,000 t/year), sludge from septic tanks (7,000 t/year) and
other biological substrates (2,000 t/year).
The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC
Water) in its Blue Plains plant treats a sewage fow of 370
MGD (15 m3/s), the largest wastewater treatment plant with
advanced treatment in the US.
From 1996 to the present, Cambi thermal hydrolysis units
installed and under design/construction worldwide have a
capacity of 768,000 t DS/year. www.cambi.no
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Hach launches 5500sc Silica Analyzer
Hach Company has introduced the Hach 5500sc Silica Analyzer for the power industry. This analyzer is
specifcally designed and engineered to improve on the highly reliable Series 5000 Silica Analyzer. The 5500sc
is designed to reduce maintenance and user interaction due to the collection of improvements to what Hach
claimed is the industry’s “only Silica Analyzer with a pressurized reagent delivery system”.
Hach said the 5500sc has a pressurized reagent delivery system that helps eliminate the frequent
maintenance associated with analyzers that use traditional pump systems. The 5500sc can operate
continuously for up to 90 days on only two liters of the needed reagents, which is designed to help facilities
reduce user interaction with longer replacement intervals
New reagent change process features colour coded caps that allow changeover with a twist of the cap –
eliminating spills on the instrument, foor or operator clothing. Hach’s proprietary Prognosys® technology
Predictive diagnostic tools are said to help reduce unplanned downtime due to, alerting operators before there is an issue and
walking through the steps to correct it. www.hach.com
Multivariable transmitters enhance fow and level measurements
ABB’s Measurement Products’ business has announced the US release for the new
multivariable transmitters in the 266 series. The transmitters have been designed to directly
calculate the mass fow or standard volume fow for gases, vapors and liquids with dynamic
fow compensation from three process variables: differential pressure, absolute pressure
and temperature. The transmitters enhance differential pressure fow measurements of DP
primary elements such as Orifce Plates, Pitot Tubes, Venturis, and Wedge Meters. Apart from
pressure dependent and/or temperature dependent changes to the density of the fuid, the
transmitters also correct for such parameters as the discharge coeffcient, thermal expansion of
pipelines and primary device, along with the Reynolds number. In addition, these instruments
can measure the level of liquid-flled tanks and boiler drum level with temperature and/or
pressure dependent density changes of the process medium. www.abb.com/measurement
SCADA software for Windows 8
Iconics has released its new version 10.8 of Genesis64® and MobileHMI® HMI/SCADA, Energy
AnalytiX® and FDDWorX® (Fault Detection and Diagnostics) software solutions. Designed and
certifed for Windows 8, Windows 8 apps and Windows 2012 Server operating systems, the updates
take advantage of these Microsoft operating systems. Users can visualize current plant, pumping and
well site operations from any Windows 8 device with fully animated graphics and extensive charts
and trends. They also can respond to alarms and alerts in real-time. www.iconics.com/mobilehmi/8
Xylem rolls out TomTom to help meet KPIs
Xylem Water Solutions UK has rolled out an advanced TomTom system in the UK – featuring
integrated tracking, navigation and vehicle diagnostic devices – across its entire 192-strong
commercial feet. The move, supported by offcial TomTom partner F16 Consulting, will enable
Xylem to provide customers with reliable ETAs, ensure its drivers arrive at site on time and
generate substantial fuel and effciency savings.
Paul Whiteside, Xylem Water Solutions’ logistics manager, said: “We are regularly measured
against Service Level Agreement KPIs by our customers and TomTom will help ensure we hit our
agreed targets.” www.tomtom.com
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Water Storage
Camera for AD tanks
Hayes GFS, a provider of Glass-Fused-to-
Steel (GFS) Tanks has worked with Ashtead
Technology to source an intrinsically safe-
rated camera to help a local authority inspect
one of its anaerobic sludge digestors.
Following discussions with Ashtead
Technology’s engineers, a suitably certifed
push-rod camera was deployed from a
customised access point that enabled the
Hayes’ staff to produce comprehensive
images and videos showing the condition of
the digester’s roof and walls.
Despite its strength, GFS also presents a
signifcant challenge for internal inspection.
Most of Ashtead Technology’s push-rod
cameras and remote-control crawlers are
employed for the inspection of drains,
culverts and pipes.
However, these environments can also be
potentially explosive due to the accumulation
of methane, so intrinsically safe instruments
and a Pearpoint P374 camera system in
conjunction with a digital video recorder, was
recommended for the AD application.
www.hayes-gfs.com
www.ashtead-technology.com
Storage tank covers
CST Covers provides custom designed
aluminium structures and covers for
municipal and industrial water and
wastewater applications.
The company offers multiple structural,
high-strength aluminum design solutions
including domes, vaults, extruded fat covers,
formed fat panel covers, truss supported
covers, and space frames, as well as custom
products specifcally designed for customers’
unique vertical and overhead applications.
CST Industries Inc.
www.cstindustries.com
Large volume tanks
For a large volume tank, Superior Tank
Company can erect a Precision Engineered
Welded Storage Tank.
A Superior welded tank can be used for
a wide variety of products ranging from
rainwater collection systems to fuel storage,
up to 20 million gallons (75,700 m3).
They can manufacture a welded tank to suit
customer’s desired applications, whether it
be potable water, wastewater, water for fre
prevention, crude oil, refnery fuids, and
more.
www.superiortank.com
Potable tank mixer
Priced below $8,000 and with a performance
guarantee, the GridBee® GS-12 electric mixer
from Medora Corporation is a low-cost
solution for preventing ice damage in potable
water storage tanks.
Year round, the GS-12 mixer helps minimize
thermal stratifcation, prevent short-circuiting
and stagnant water conditions, and ensure
uniform water age and distribution of
disinfectant. The GS-12 takes new incoming
water off the foor and mixes it throughout
the water column.
www.medoraco.com
Tank cleaning system
There is an increasing demand, particularly
from water utility operators, for an effective
way to thoroughly clean storm tanks in an
automated way.
Generally, storm overfll tanks are cleaned
manually where someone with a pressure
washer would enter the tank to perform
regular cleaning as part of tank maintenance.
However, this is a labour intensive process
and it also raises safety issues.
A solution has now been developed by
spray nozzle specialists BETE with the
introduction of its HydroWhirl Storm blaster -
an automated storm tank and screen cleaning
system. This system will be particularly
appreciated by water utility operators where
storm tank cleaning and screening can often be
an expensive, labour intensive process.
The Storm Blaster can be confgured to deliver
high-impact cleaning to between 80º and
180º downward spray pattern. This and the
combination of its twin head, 8 nozzle design,
results in powerful cleaning to storm tanks up
to 20 metres in diameter with a cleaning cycle
of under 10 minutes. The 4 nozzle variant can
clean tanks up to 30 metres in diameter with
cycle times as low as 15 minutes.
www.bete.co.uk
MEPAS storm fows
Pulsar Process Measurement have supplied
non-contacting ultrasonic level measurement
instruments that have been incorporated
into United Utilities fagship project, the
Mersey Estuary Pollution Alleviation Scheme
(MEPAS).
The aim was to provide key control and
monitoring functions throughout the network
of CSO/SSO (overfow) chambers, vortex
and interceptor sewers that form the MEPAS
network.
Under the new control arrangement, the
holding capacity of the system is maximized,
so storm fows to the plant are better
managed, discharges of untreated and semi-
treated sewage to the river are minimized.
Limits are in place and controlled accurately
to avoid any risk of further fooding arising
from overfow of the system.
Each CSO includes three or more Pulsar
units, at measurement points to maintain
control and fows – within the chamber, at
the outfall end, measuring river levels and
within the vortex chamber feeding on to the
wastewater treatment plant.
www.pulsar-pm.com
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS A selection of events related to the water and wastewater industry in 2013 can be found here.
For a full list, visit: www.wwinternational.com and click on the Events tab at the top of the page.
September 16-19, 2013IDA Desalination Academy 2013,Singaporewww.idadesal.org/events/
September 23-25, 2013Arabian Water & Power Forum (AWPF), Dubai, UAEwww.cwcawpf.com/
September 23-25, 2013Power + Water Middle East, Abu Dhabi, UAEwww.powerandwaterme.com
September 25-26, 2013Water & Energy 2013: Looking Be-yond the Shales, Houston, TX, USAwww.waterenergystrategy.com/
October 2-4, 2013, POWER-Gen Asia (Industrial Water Day), Bangkok, Thailandwww.powergenasia.com
October 5, 2013WEFTEC ’13, Chicago, IL, USAwww.weftec.org
October 14-17, 2013IWA Development Congress & Exhibition, Nairobi, Kenyawww.iwa2013nairobi.org
October 22-24, 2013Filtech 2013, Wiesbaden, Germanywww.fltech.de
October 20-25, 2013IDA World Congress, Tianjin, China. www.idadesal.org/events
October 22-24, 2013WATEC Israel 2013, Tel Aviv, Israelwww.watec-israel.com
October 23, 2013.Water METERINGChina 2013, Hangzhou, China. www.meteringchina.com/watergas2013/en/
event/
October 27-31, 2013.IWA International Conference on Water Reuse, Windhoek, Namibiawww.iwareuse2013.com
November 5-8, 2013,Aquatech Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlandswww.aquatechtrade.com/amsterdamen/Pages/default.aspx
November 13-15, 2013.Urban Drainage Group (UDG) Au-tumn Conference, Nottingham, UK.www.ciwem.org/events/events-calendar/2013/nov/13/udg-autumn-conference--exhibition.aspx
December 1-3, 2013Saudi Water & Power Forum 2013, Jeddah, Saudi Arabiahttp://ksawpf.com/
December 2-4, 2013.Water Expo China + Water Mem-brane China, Beijing, Chinawww.waterexpochina.com
January 20-22, 2014.International Water Summit, Abu Dhabi, UAEhttp://iwsabudhabi.com/portal/home.aspx
January 29-31, 2014.InterAqua 2014, Tokyo, Japan.www.interaqua.jp/eng/
March 10-13, 2014.AWWA/AMTA Membrane Technol-ogy Conference & Expo, Las Vegas, Nevada, USwww.awwa.org/conferences-education/conferences/awwa-amta-membrane-technology.aspx
April 13-16, 2014.International Conference on Desalination, Environment & Marine Outfall Systems, Muscat, Omanwww.idadesal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Brochure_First-announcement.pdf
April 29 – May 1, 2014.Ozwater’14, Brisbane, Australiawww.awa.asn.au
June 1-5, 2014.Singapore International Water Week, Singaporewww.siww.com.sg/
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ADVANCING ASIAíS ENERGY FUTURE
2 ñ 4 October 2013
IMPACT Exhibition & Convention Centre
Bangkok, Thailand
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Department of AlternativeEnergy Development and Effciency
POWER-GEN ASIA INDUSTRIAL WATER DAYLEARN AND DISCOVER MORE ABOUT ASIA’S INDUSTRIAL WATER NEEDS
POWER-GEN Asia, co-located with Renewable Energy World Asia, is the region’s leading exhibition and
conference attracting 7,000 delegates and attendees from over 60 countries from South East Asia and around
the world.
As a new addition to the Conference Sessions, POWER-GEN Asia will include an Industrial Water Day as
part of Industrial Water Day on Thursday 3 October 2013.
Estimates suggest that the amount of water needed for global power production is expected to double over
the next 40 years. The World Energy Council predicts that by 2050, total power demand for water is expected
to increase by 100 billion cubic meters. Faced with a booming population and associated power requirements,
Asia faces a large challenge when it comes to water supply for power generation.
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The new Industrial Water conference sessions are designed to provide highlights of
some of the leading Asian countries when it comes to water management. As well
as an opening strategic session, a technical programme will demonstrate how
the latest water technologies such as membrane bioreactors are being used
in power generation. The Water Day will run in conjunction with the other 4
conference tracks taking place as part of this years conference.
Planned sessions as part of this Industrial Water Day will include the below:
Session 1: Strategic Water Issues/Country Spotlights
Session 2: Intake, Cooling and Blowdown Treatment Considerations
Session 3: Water System Operation and Maintenance
Session 4: Wastewater Reuse
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