Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine (ESEMAG) November 1996

ENVIRONMENTAL Canada's top award-winning environmental magazine

November 1996

Radical changes looming for Canada's consulting engineers The Greeks had a word for it - expertise - an essay on activism Full cost pricing of water & wastewater services How much treated water ends up in the sewer?

Creative environmental sentencing

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calibration required.

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Dissolved Oxygen Analyzers

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The Crowcon Gas Monitor is a Microprocessor controlled

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aeration basins, short term

Monitor has a data logging facility which provides for con

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tinuous recordings of Gas levels. The System is supplied

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ISSN-0835-605X

October/November '96 Vol. 9

CONTENTS

No. 5

Issued November, 1996

President STEVE DAVEY

Publisher TOM

DAVEY

The Greeks had a word for it- expertise.

Essay by Tom Davey

10

Automatic water samplers help a brewery solve its water consumption problems

18

Creative environmental sentencing: making the punishment fit the crime

20

Publisher's Asst. KATHLEEN CARIGNAN

Site remediation in Downtown Vancouver

25

Technical Advisory Board

Reducing unaccounted-for water through meter replacement

34

Occurrence of disinfection by-products in selected Canadian drinking waters

36

The Long Sauit Wastewater Treatment Plant: A Leading Edge Facility

40

Reducing fume emissions without degrading indoor air quality

56

Level sensor instaiiation on submersible pumps

59

Full cost pricing of water and wastewater services

60

Managing Editor SANDRA DAVEY Sales Manager PENNY DAVEY (905) 727-4666 Western Canada and

Western US Rep. RON CANTON (604) 274-3849 Sales Representative DENISE SIMPSON Circulation

VIRGINIA MEYER

Robert B. Baker, M.A.Sc., P.Eng. Totten Sims Hubicki Associates

Jim Bishop MDS

Alan Church, C.Chem.

Church & Trought

George V. Crawford, P.Eng., M.A.Sc. CH2M Gore & Storrie Ltd. Dr. Howard Goodfellow Goodfellow Consultants Ltd.

Rod Holme, P.Eng. Proctor & Redfern Ltd.

Don Kemp, M.A.Sc., P.Eng. MacVIro Consultants

Peter Laughton, M.Eng., P.Eng., DEE R.V. Anderson Associates

Environmental Science & Engineering is a bi-monthly business publication published

by Environmental Science & Engineering Publications Inc. An all Canadian publica tion, ES&E provides authoritative editorial coverage of Canada's municipal and indus trial environmental control systems and drinking water treatment and distribution.

ES&E's readers include consulting engi neers, industrial plant managers and engi neers, key provincial and federal environ

Shell Service Centre installs state-of-the-art wastewater

treatment plant

66

New landfill standards under review in Ontario

71

P&P industry has risen to the recycling challenges

74

How much treated water ends up in the sewer?

75

Consultants'Forum Leading consultants speak out

mental officials, water and wastewater

Second Class Mall

Debating the future of Consulting Engineering Consultants must adapt to changing markets On being a Consulting Engineer in the '90s

28 29 30

Registration No. 7750

Consultants need new business models

32

treatment plant operators and contractors.

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Departments Ad Index

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Product Review

Classifieds

67

R&D News

Industry Update Literature Reviews

4 47-48

Reader Feedback

Reader Service Card

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Our cover story. The Thames Barrier, which protects London from rising water levels and tidal surges, has been undergoing essential maintenance.

Since the Thames Barrier's completion in 1983, it has protected the capital from flooding more than twenty times. See page 8.

Information presented In ES&E is collected from a variety of sources presumed to be accurate and complete. ES&E cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of the Information presented. Readers are encouraged to contact authors, agencies and companies directly for verification and/or clarification. Material In ES&E only conveys Information and should not be considered as legal or professional advice.

Environmental Science & Engineering, November 1996

Industry Update PCB exports to the U.S. ok'd Environment Minister Sergio Marchi and Health Minister David Dingwall have announced that the Canada/US

border will soon be open to the export of Canadian PCB wastes. The wastes

and territorial counterparts to develop a national standard prohibiting the landfilling of PCB-contaminated material in concentrations exceeding the interna tional norm of50 parts per million. This national standard would be applied do mestically and to any exports of PCB wastes.

With the border open for exports for

will only be exported for thermal or chemical destruction under US Environ

destruction, Canadian PCB waste own

mental Protection Act procedures. A new Canadian regulation will be pro posed shortly and should take effect in

PCB wastes in storage in Canada by the year 2000.

ers should be able to eliminate all of the

December 1996.

Crypto litigation

An Interim Order under the Cana

looms

dian Environmental Protection Act ban

ning the export of Canadian PCBs to the United States was put in place Novem ber 20, 1995, following a US decision to open its borders to Canadian PCB wastes after 15 years of closure. Fol lowing further changes in US policy re garding PCB waste imports, the Cana dian government is now satisfied that PCB waste exported from Canada to US destruction facilities will be disposed of in an environmentally sound manner, compatible with Canadian regulations.

The Minister of the Environment will

seek concurrence from his provincial

The City of Milwaukee is facing a po tential class-action suit as the result of

the 1993 cryptosporidium outbreak which affected some 400,000 people and

Guelph company wins Canada Export Award The quality of H^O used to manufacture computer chips or to process pharma ceuticals needs to be much purer than the water we drink to quench our thirst.

"Trace contaminants that pose no prob lem for drinking can clog an industrial boiler, make pharmaceuticals lethal, or reduce the manufacturing yield of semi conductors," said Robert Glegg, the President of Glegg Water Conditioning, Inc. of Guelph, Ontario.

Their equipment purifies the water to such a degree that not only does it re quire special processing, it also needs the use of advanced materials in special piping, handling and transport systems.

The manufacturing process requires

resulted in 100 deaths. The Wisconsin

state-of-the-art clean room manufactur

Court of Appeals is to decide whether

ing protocols including class 1000 and

or not a class action suit can be filed. If

class 10,000 clean rooms as well as dirt-

the court rules in favour of class action,

free assembly areas.

then everyone affected during the 1993 outbreak could potentially recover dam ages from the city, whether they sue or not. So far only 125 people have sued, while some 5,000 people have filed notices of claim with the city.

In most cases, if a water treatment machine breaks down,the customer has

Harmsco® Hurricane Filters Cut Filtration Costs

to halt production. For a semiconduc tor manufacturer this could amount to a

loss of millions of dollars of output a day.

In 1995, Glegg's sales topped more than $112 million, a 164-percent in crease from 1993. Exports make up al most 94 percent of the company's sales, with equipment being shipped to cus tomers in the United States, Argentina, Chile, Mexico,France,England,Ireland and China to name only a few. The com pany employs 250 people, up 40 percent from 1992.

Combination cyclone separator and cartridge filter in a single compact design. Separates dense solids prior to cartridge filtration for extended filter life. Single cartridge filter element is easy to remove, clean and replace!

To recognize the company's achieve ments, Glegg was presented with a Canada Export Award by Art Eggleton, Minister for International Trade, at a

ceremony in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on October?, 1996.

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Appointment Chem Action,Inc. of Montreal, has been

appointed as the exclusive representa tive for the complete line of Vanton thermoplastic centrifugal, sump and ro tary pumps in the Province of Quebec and the Maritimes.

Chem Action already supplies and services product lines from Alfa Laval pumps. Badger Meter and Prominent Fluid Controls.

For further information, contact Chem Action, Inc. at 8260 Blvd., PIEIX Montreal, Quebec, HIZ 3T6. Tel: (514) 593-1515, Fax:(514)593-1313.

Environmental Science & Engineering, November 1996

Ultimate Spill Control Products Minimize Waste, Maximize Savings Cost effective, fast acting and safe primary spill response product criteria sought by today's customers requiring hazardous spill containment, stabilization and disposal.

shown a gasoline spill where vapor concentrations were in excess of 100% LEL (lower explosion lim its) were decreased to less than 4% LEL within 30 seconds after the application of A610 Petrobond, significantly reducing the risk of fire or explosion.

Nochar's state of the art product range has proven

to be ideal for heavy manufacturers, the military

Now available In Canada are a series high perfor mance, polymer-based solidification agents that

and transport industries.

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Need -

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sive. Nochar Canada Inc. offers a broad range of environmental protection products in the form of bonding agents, containment supplies and spill solidifiers that have received a number one ranking

by Environment Canada's Spill Technology

Costs associated with disposal of hazardous waste, coupled with industry and governmental desire to reduce the amount of hazardous waste

Newsletter.

Today's Hazmat Teams have four key needs that must be met - cost-effectiveness, waste minimiza

tion, safe handling and environmentally neutral dis posal.

Need -

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portation and labour.

In a typical spill scenario the bonding agent cost represents a small percentage of the overall cost equation. Nochar's A610 Petrobond has a pick-up ratio of 15-1 and rapidly bonds the spilled liquid into a dry solid mass. Unlike adsorbents that just soak up the liquid through expansion, Nochar's A600 series of products bonds spills for easy removal with minimal volumetric increase and no 'dripping sponge' effect. For customers, a small quantity of absorbent means more for less - less costs associ

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sent for disposal is of vital concern to the spill con trol industry. Nochar's products are nonbiodegradable and TOLP-tested. Customers can dispose of the non-leaching bonded dry mass in approved landfills as a special waste, thus reduc ing time and costs associated with handling other types of sorbents which must be disposed of as hazardous waste. Because the resultant mass is

less volatile, it makes for an excellent alternate fuel

source with minimal ash residue (fifteen hundredths of one percent).

Need -

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Nochar's A600 series of bonding agents is designed to fit customers' specific needs. This flexibility and adaptability means products are

available to clean up most liquid spills, from water to petroleum to hazardous chemicals. In today's highly competitive, cost-containment business environment, the bottom line counts... Nochar's

products minimize waste and maximize savings.

Need -

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Use of non-toxic, non-corrosive, environmentally friendly Nochar products that don't cause irritation or abrasion, provide clear health and safety advan tages for customers. In a volatile fuel spill the potential for an explosion is often as large a prob lem as the spill itself. Independent tests have

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Industry Update Bacteria degrade fat to keep drains clear A bacterial digester that degrades fat before it can block pipework drains or sewers could be a boon to restaurants and treatment works.

Most restauranteurs rely on gravita tional grease traps to keep their drains clear. These chambers contain panels to block grease floating on the surface of water that drains from the kitchen sinks.

But the traps soon clog up and usually have to be emptied every three weeks.

The biological system consists of two chambers,reports London's New Scien tist. The first separates grease from the rest of the sink effluent in the old way

soluble glycerol and fatty acids that are then consumed. Due to aerated condi

ber which contains grease-eating strains

tions, the bacteria do not produce nasty smells. Already Viridian has installed a number of systems at fast-food chain McDonalds, which says call-out costs

of bacteria dissolved in water. A stirrer

for drain clearance have ceased.

which is then fed into the second cham

in the chamber breaks up solid lumps of grease and feeds air into the water.

The chamber is also dosed with small

amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus which keep the bacteria alive. The bugs produce their own detergent-like en zymes which disperse the grease into

Paul Sallis, Viridian business devel

opment manager, acknowledged that powdered blends of grease-degrading bacteria and enzymes are already avail able, but said the additives are expen sive and take time to work.

Corner Brook P&P

pays $750,000 for pollution violations

ATAD

A Newfoundland provincial judge or dered a $750,000 combined fine and pen alty to be paid by Comer Brook Pulp and Paper Limited for its violation of the pol lution prevention provisions under Sec tion 36(3) of the federal Fisheries Act.

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This is the largest fine paid to date in Canada under the 1992 federal Pulp and Paper Effluent Regulations, and reflects the serious nature of the violation.

The company has been out of com pliance with the new regulations since last December 31 because it has failed

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to be diligent in completing the constmction of a new effluent treatment system.

As a result it was charged with deposit ing mill effluent, which is acutely lethal to fish, into the Humber Arm in the Bay

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of Islands.

Why settle for less?

Introducing the Fuchs ATAD system. Your first choice for effective, efficient and economical sludge treatment.

The company had previously pleaded guilty to the charge in provincial Court on May 7. The Court ordered that a

Quality

$500,000 fine would be imposed on the company for its violation of the Regu

Our Autothermai Thermophlilc Aerobic Digestion (ATAD) process has provided excellent performance worldwide, it's recognized by the EPA as a process that can meet the new Part 503 sludge regulations for land application of municipal wastewater sludge, which includes PFRP and Class A requirements.

$250,000 penalty be imposed on the

Speed Our ATAD system features a sludge holding time of just six days in most cases.

That's up to 75% /ess than with other aerobic or anaerobic methods, saving both space and time. And It's easy to operate, which reduces training time and oper ating personnel.

Price

lations. It also ordered that an additional

company in order to ensure its compli ance with the Pulp and Paper Effluent Regulations.

The Court also agreed with Environ ment Canada's recommendation that the

$250,000 penalty would be distributed among three local organizations with environmental interests.

Our autothermai process requires no additional heat, providing significant en ergy savings. The quick digestion cycle uses smaller tanks, further reducing capital costs. No added chemicals or expensive nitrification equipment are needed, either.

Dependable. Fast. Affordable. There's only one choice for sludge treat ment: Fuchs ATAD. More than just A TAD better.

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For more information, circle reply card No. 111 (See page 17)

In addition the Court imposed an or der on the company requiring that the new treatment system be fully opera tional and treating mill effluent no later than July I, 1996.

ARUS-ANDRITZ 2m Belt Press, used

very little. Spare parts. $90,000.00.

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Environmental Science cfe Engineering, November 1996

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Industry Update

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Servicing London's 520 metre wide flood barrier

SEALLESS The Thames Barrier, which protects London from rising wa ter levels and tidal surges, has undergone essential mainte nance.

H No Product Seals - No moving parts in product zone. Oniy hose contacts product.

Down river from the City of London, this unique structure spans the river for 520 metres. Its 10 separate 61 metre, moveable steel flood gates - the four main ones are as high as a five storey building - pivot between piers housing the operat ing machinery.

Using a specially-designed cofferdam, engineers worked below the waterline on the Barrier's main bearings, round which the 3,500 tonne flood gates rotate. The work included installation of Condition Monitoring Equipment to provide future advanced warning of any deterioration to these vital

H One Moving Part - Rotor altemateiy compresses

components.

and reiaxes specially designed, resilient hose. Sliding friction minimized by liquid lubricant in the housing.

celerometers and transducers which measure wear in the 2-

fl Self-Priming - Boasts a 28 to 30-ft. lift.

H Runs Dry Safely - No detrimental effect from running dry. Can function as a vacuum pump.

M High Capacities - Eight models available; flow capacities of.1 through 250 gallons per minute.

Wh Meters as it Pumps - Linear output. With commerciaiiy available pulse generators and pickup to count shaft revolutions, it's a metering pump.

fl High Pressures - Performance up to 220 psig.

I ideal for Abrasive Slurries - Handles

Specially-designed monitoring equipment comprises acmetre diameter bearings and lubricating film, providing ad vanced warning of any deterioration. The condition of these critical items of equipment can now be evaluated quickly and cheaply, without the need to resort to physical examination.

Since the Thames Barrier's completion in 1983,it has pro tected the capital from flooding more than twenty times.

For more information, circle reply card No. 113

1997 WEAO Conference to be held in London

abrasive slurries and corrosive acids with minimum wear

The 1997 Water Environment Association of Ontario and On

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Convention Centre.

The municipal/industrial wastewater treatment plant Op erations Challenge will also be held at the conference. The winning team will represent Ontario in the 1997 Water Envi ronment Eederation Operations Challenge in Chicago.

Anyone interested in participating in the equipment exhi bition or the Challenge should contact WEAO,Tel:(416)5021440, Fax:(416) 502-1786.

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The Greeks had a word for it -

Only experts were

allowed to speak on technical subjects at official meetings of the Athens Citizens' Assembly. On matters of policy, which required value judgment, however, anyone could speak even when it was clear that they had never been taught either policy or judgment. Socrates dis

expertise tion of vinyl, an expert from the PVC industry, Fred Krause, outlined epidemiological studies of the manu facture and use of PVC. He pre sented his case with eloquence.

lease of mercury, a heavy metal, not dioxin, that had caused the casual

ties in Minamata when discharges from a factory entered the marine food chain as highly toxic methylmercury. To confuse a lethal heavy metal with a quite different organic com pound did not incite confi dence in his argument. As for the Seveso 'disaster' in

Italy, I cited academics who

cusses this in Plato's dia

had studied the issue and

logue Protagoras. Things have changed dramatically

found not one single human death from the Seveso explo sion which exposed people

in two millennia.

Recently, Toronto City council, not Metro Toronto,

to TCDD. The effect on hu man health was limited to

187 cases of chloracne. This engaged itself in a debacle which involved a complex was discussed at a WHO conference in Rome, Italy-. combination of epidemiol Somewhat embarrassed ogy and chemistry. A Tumultuous arguments erupted at Toronto's elegant City Hall plethora of non-technical when attempts to ban vinyl pipe were debated. Pipe tapping, in at getting two disasters people vigorously supported foreground, was a more practical contest of wills. Photo - ES&ErrD. wrong in as many minutes, a motion to totally ban the use of backed up with substantial scientific Mr. Cray switched to the long term Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) pipe data. The total volume of dioxin effects of dioxins. He said that some throughout the city. Only after a from all PVC manufacture in North mummies discovered in South heated debate did the city dismiss the America, he said, was only five America, were found to have low levels of dioxin in their remains. To proposal. During the debate there grams. was more nonsense spouted than in His youthful opponent, Charlie day's humans, he stressed dramati Cray from Greenpeace, took to the cally, now had vastly higher levels an evening at Yuk Yuks. podium later. He was charismatic of dioxins in their bodies.

The city, of course, has no busi and equally persuasive. He, too, To me this conjured up an inter ness getting into such complex is sues at all. We have a Federal Health used numbers impressively, and con esting scenario. I posited to him that Department, a Federal Environment vincingly, claiming that the manu the South American Indians of that Ministry and at least 20 provincial facture ofPVC produced dangerous day, would probably have had life ministries of health and environment levels of dioxins and the entire pro- expectancies in the mid thirties, with the responsibility, whereas industrialized Innocently, I suggested that his attempts to and knowledge, to deal countries have pushed link health and anthropology might even with these complex is life spans into the 70s. suggest that dioxins were actually therapeutic. Innocently, I suggested sues. It is as if the Town that his attempts to link of Aurora (pop. 30,000), rather well known in equestrian cir duction of PVC should be banned health and anthropology might even cles, were to impose its own completely. Cracks in his arguments suggest that dioxins were actually protocols and standards to regulate emerged when he cited Minamata, therapeutic. equine breeding throughout Canada. Japan, and Seveso, Italy' as places He had talked about dioxin as an Toronto City council ultimately where there had been dioxin 'disas extremely toxic single entity yet showed horse sense by voting ters'. there are some 200 types of dioxins, against the proposal.

When the meeting was thrown of which only 13 isomers are con At a much earlier public debate open to the floor for general debate, sidered to be toxic. Isomer 2,3,7,8 to discuss a total ban on the produc I pointed out that it had been the re - TCDD is often referred to as the

Other editorial comments by Tom Davey can be seen on ES&E's web site. http://ww w.esemag.com

An essay by Tom Davey constitutes the difference between a poison and a remedy. Paracelsus dioxins are not to be treated lightly. ironically was the activist of his day.

However, to talk about dioxins in Although accused by many of his such wide generalities, when the se contemporaries of charlatanism, riousness of the issue demanded sci Paracelsus profoundly influenced entific specifics, diluted the thrust of the development of medicine.

In his argument.

This led to a discussion on PCBs. 1526 he was appointed professor of medicine and surgery at the Univer Now the news media have great trou ble, confusing PVCs with PCBs sity of Basel, but was forced to re sign from this position because of his (which has not slowed their breath less coverage of the complex issues for several years). When I men Science is an unmatched tioned that, over 25 years ago, Ca quest to discover truths in a nadians were world leaders in using systematic, unemotional PCBs as fuel in rotary kilns during manner, one variable at a most toxic chemical in the world,so

vigorous scholarship ultimately will correct the errors. For example, barely 30 years ago, few scientists would admit that there was once only one great continent, Gondwanaland, which split up and bumped, slurped and slithered across the oceans cre

ating great mountain ranges and new continents over eons of time. Dr.

Ken Hare says there was an earlier 'shadow' landmass known

as

Pangaea. Dr. Hare, a former Direc tor of the Institute for Environmen

tal Studies at the University of To ronto, told me that Continental Drift

the manufacture ofcement, Mr. Cray said he opposed the use of any hazfuel.

I argued that the high tempera tures and long combustion residence times in kilns, plus the fact that the limestone used in rotary cement

time, using strict protocols, with findings subjected to rigorous peer review and challenges. This makes science and engineering

theories were thought of as heresies when he was a student at King's Col- â&#x20AC;˘ lege, London.

But it was systematic research, academic debate and peer review which changed the way we think of our planet. Yes,it was scientists who

HI suited for the battle for

denied evidence of Continental

kilns acts as a scrubber, resulted in

public opinion.

Drift; that X-rays could see through

heterodox teachings. He provoked resentment in faculty members and died in 1541 of injuries after being pushed by a servant from an upperstorey window of the house of a phy

of the day denied the early germ theories and many other advances.

human tissued The medical elders

PCB destruction rates in the order

of 99.9999 percent, required by regulators. Contrary to media gen erated hysteria, there is no evidence that PCBs have killed a single hu man being. Moreover, the PCB epi demiology was from studies on workers who had daily skin contact for up to four decades, notfrom stud ies on laboratory rats and mice, I said.

But the scientific method, used

around the world, relentlessly brought forth new data through peer

sician whom he had offended. Wor

review and debate which trans

thy of note - while his activism did indeed change the face of medical

formed what was once unthinkable

science, his activism was based on science, not stunts.

into accepted reality. This is how we must decide what is hazardous

and what must be banned, not by the stand-up comedies which sometimes masquerade as debates in Toronto's elegant City Hall. There was sim ply no need for council to behave this way; after all, Yuk Yuks is just a few blocks north of City Hall.

clinker. Many wastes, including PCBs, when they are not safely combusted to make products such as

Now epidemiology is a complex area of study which is gradually re vealing new and hitherto unimagined dangers from chemicals.

There are disturbing indications that some synthetic chemicals may mimic hormones such as estrogen and progesterone, and tamper with 'Seveso, Italy was the site of an explo our endocrine systems. These are sion at a trichlophenol factory in 1976, in which livestock and people were ex issues posing real challenges to en posed to TCDD. It caused 187 cases of vironmental scientists today. chioracne, but apparently no statistically Science is an unmatched quest to significant increase in the rate of discover truths in a systematic, un embryotoxic or teratogenic damage in

cement, have cost hundreds of mil

emotional manner, one variable at a

lions simply to be expensively incin

time, using strict protocols, with findings subjected to rigorous peer review and challenges. This makes science and engineering ill suited in the battle for public opinion where the arena is more appropriate for a

But he repeated his opposition to any hazfuels being used. But is not coal a hazfuel with its high levels of

SOj,PAHs and heavy metals? Ben zene,toluene, xylene are highly toxic chemicals present in gasoline, so what exactly is a hazfuel, I asked?

Coal is not only an expensive fuel, but it also produces acid rain as well as a radioactive residual in the

erated, without the valuable heat be

ing recovered and utilized. But what is toxic?

The question was raised over four centuries ago. Paracelsus, a medi eval physician, astutely noted: All things are poison; there are none which are not; it is the dose which

circus than serious intellectual de bate. While individual scientists are

often wrong in their conclusions.

Environmental Science & Engineering, November 1996

children born of women exposed to the fallout, compared to worldwide aver ages.

^1 gave a presentation at this 1982 WHO conference in Rome, on how political policies can be shaped by media cover age.

^In 1900, Lord Kelvin, the physicist for whom a temperature unit is named, said X-rays were a hoax, five years after Roentgen discovered the phenomenon.

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Industry Update United Nations

University in Canada to focus on water On September 20,Deputy PM and Her itage Minister Sheila Copps inaugurated the International Network on Water, Environment and Health(INWEH),the

first program of the United Nations Uni versity(UNU)to be located in Canada.

The Network on Water will promote the transfer of knowledge from Canada to developing countries through train ing and educational programs.

An initial assessment of training needs and revenue sources suggests the Network on Water is capable of $10M of business per year by the turn of the century. According to preliminary stud ies, up to 50 jobs could be created dur ing the first four years of UNU/INWEH operation. A number of education and training projects in the water area are now under active consideration by UNU

ally due to new projects initiated by the energy management program in 1995.

Highlights from the 1995 report in

For more information about the 1995

clude:

Annual Report or the City of Regina Energy Management Program, contact Randy Strelioff, Energy Management

• The Direct Purchase Natural Gas Pro

Coordinator, at (306) 777-7514.

gram saved the City $110,000 in 1995.

• Water pumping operation and effi ciency improvements saved $53,000 in

Suncor reduces sulphur dioxide emissions

1995.

• The City has reduced its carbon diox ide emissions by approximately 12 per cent of 1988 levels. The corporate goal for carbon dioxide emission reduction

is 20 percent of 1988 levels, by 1998.

A new sulphur dioxide reduction plant is now in operation at Suncor's oil sands operation near Fort McMurray,Alberta.

The $190 million plant uses an innova tive wet limestone process to "scrub"

in Africa, Brazil,Indonesia and Mexico.

The UNU/INWEH headquarters will be located at McMaster University, Hamilton, with support facilities at

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exhaust gas from its utilities plant, re ducing the facility's sulphur dioxide emissions by over 95%. Suncor's total sulphur dioxide emissions will drop to one quarter of 1994 levels with this ef fort, combined with the changes to the sulphur recovery plants in the upgrader two years ago.

Tokyo's Chiyoda Corporation devel oped the "bubbling tank" technology used at the reduction plant. Inside the new plant, emissions containing sulphur dioxide are "bubbled" through a mixture of limestone and water. The sulphur di oxide reacts with the limestone in the

mixture to form calcium sulphate, a ma terial more commonly known as gyp sum. Suncor is now using the gypsum by-product to help reclaim the plant's tailings pond into dry land.

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Recovery of chemicals, solvents, and catalysts Clarification of liquids Classification of pigments Separation of two immiscible liquids Environmental Waste

Dewatering of municipal waste sludge Dewatering of surface and ground water for portable water treatment Thickening of waste activated sludge Industrial Waste Wastewater treatment

New low-sulphur diesel regulations Environment Minister Sergio Marchi announced new regulations October 1, aimed at reducing air pollutants from diesel fuel. The new regulations require reductions in the sulphur content of die sel fuel at commercial in-yard refueling outlets for light- and heavy-duty trucks and buses. The regulations also cover Canadian retail outlets, a large number of which are already selling low-sulphur diesel fuel.

Air pollutants targeted in the regula tions include paiticulate matter, sulphur

dioxide, volatile organic compounds and

Dewatering of process waste

carbon monoxide. Emission reductions

Industrial Fluids

of between 10 and 30 percent of these pollutants are expected from dieselpowered vehicles.

The low-sulphur diesel regulation would require that only diesel fuel con taining no more than 0.05 percent by weight of sulphur be sold for all on-road vehicles, such as light- and heavy-duty

Purification of factory fluids for reuse

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revenue of approximately(US)$45 mil lion.

Utilizing two large rotary kiln fur naces, the operation processes aluminum dross, a by-product of aluminum smelting, on a tolling basis.

Aluminum dross is received from smelt

ers, foundries and die casters and, for a

processing fee, recovered aluminum is returned to these smelters or secondary aluminum manufacturers for reuse.

The plant also operates two reverber ating furnaces to melt aluminum scrap and produces deoxidizing products.

Deoxidizers are used by the steel indus try to control oxygen content in the steel making process, and as a slag condi tioner.

Sterling calls for release of report on potential harm to Ontario air Environment and Energy Minister Norm Sterling called on his federal counter part, Sergio Marchi, to release a report

detailing threats to air quality in Ontario.

According to news articles, a report has been prepared for the International Joint Commission (IJC) on plans to in crease output from several coal-fired power plants in the US Midwest. The report apparently says this could lead to greater air pollution in Southern Ontario.

"I cannot tolerate the suppression of important information about potential thi^eats to the health of Ontario citizens

and their environment," Mr. Sterling said. "If the media stories are true, then

the federal minister must take steps to obtain this information and disclose it

to the public of Ontario.

"The federal government is respon sible for appointing members to the IJC and must take responsibility for ensur ing that, if there is important informa tion on air quality, it is made public," he said.

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Beginning this fall, it is now illegal to use lead fishing sinkers or jigs in Cana da's national parks and wildlife areas.

Every year in Canada, loons and other water birds die from eating lead fishing sinkers orjigs which have been acciden tally dropped or lost in the water.

The birds get very ill, and can die from eating just one of these devices.

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Concrete pipe's survived it aii. f

They came. They saw. They conquered.

Then the Romans sought nothing more than a hot bath. Fortunately, the ancient designers used concrete in Rome's famed aqueduct system, the Cloaca Maxima. Still in

use today, the Roman aqueduct proves that concrete stands the test of time. So too does

today's concrete pipe. It's adaptable to any design. It's environment-friendly. And it creates jobs. The Romans insisted on it. Et Tu?

Concrete Pipe...Here to Stay For concrete pipe manufacturers in your area, contact:

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Industry Update Environment Canada urges the use of non-lead fishing sinkers andjigs no mat ter where fishing is done. It will soon be illegal to even have such lead items in your possession while fishing in na tional parks and wildlife areas.

Biofiltration at

Virginia wastewater treatment facility Infilco Degremont,Inc.,(IDI) has been

awarded a $4 million contract to supply a biological aerated filtration system to the City of Roanoke, Virginia. IDI's

"Bioforâ&#x201E;˘ System" will treat a portion of the city wastewater plant's primary

effluent for BODj removal and nitrifi cation as part of a water pollution con trol plant expansion and upgrade project.

Construction of the Bioforâ&#x201E;˘ System at Roanoke will begin in the summer of 1977. The total upgrade is expected to be completed by mid-1998, resulting in a plant capacity of 62 million(US)gal lons per day and improved quality of service to approximately 220,000 resi dents. The company says it costs less

than $1.00/gallon of treated flow.

DATEPAD November 13-14,1996. "Fast Forward 2000" Environment and Energy Confer ence of Ontario. Toronto, ON. Con

tact: Roger Scott(416) 327-8073.

November 14,1996. Problem Solving: Activated Sludge. A Workshop for Sen ior Operators and Managers. Water Environment Association of Ontario.

Toronto, ON. Contact:(416)502-1440.

November 18-21,1996. DNAPL Site

(412) 232-3450.

November 21-22, 1996. Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships 4th Annual Conference. Toronto, ON. Contact: Michael Shaen (416) 9554490.

November, 1996. Introduction to En vironmental Management Systems focusing on the ISO 14000 Series.

November 21 - Toronto (Airport)

Characterization & Remediation - The

November 25 - Vancouver

Waterloo DNAPL Course. San Fran

November 28 - Calgary

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November 19-21,1996. L'Association quebecoise des techniques de I'envi-

December 5, 1996. Ontario Water Works Association - Management for Excellence. Mississauga, ON. Contact: Astrid Tallon,(416)252-7060.

December 8-11,1996. National Ground

ronnement 19th International Sympo sium on Wastewater Treatment and 8th

Water Association - Annual Convention

Workshop on Drinking Water. Montreal, QC. Contact: AQTE(514) 270-7110.

November 19-22,1996. Clean Air'96.

Exhibition on Emerging Clean Air Tech nologies and Business Opportunities.

& Exposition. Las Vegas, NV. Con tact:(614) 337-1949.

January 16-17,1997. ASTM Sympo sium on Testing Soil Mixed with Waste or Recycled Materials. New Orleans, La. Contact: Bob Morgan,ASTM,(610)

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Whitbread Brewery's 80 Its effluent discharged to sewer.

acre site in Blackburn in

the north of England, brews a wide range of popular ales, lagers, bitters, milds, and stouts. The facility has a total output of approximately 2,000,000 barrels per year.

As part of its brewing process, Whitbread draws huge quantities of wa ter from three boreholes at a rate of 2

million imperial gallons per day. It dis

charges approximately 190,000m' per month of effluent to the sewer which is

received and treated locally by North West Water's Samlesbury treatment works situated on an adjacent site.

Until recently, Whitbread had moni tored effluent only at the final point of discharge, using an on-line COD ana lyser and pH meter. At frequent inter vals, North West Water(NWW)officials would also visit the site to extract sam

effect on the final outflow to sewer.

Whitbread specified an Epic 1011 port able wastewater sampler from Montec International. Its portability meant the sampler could be moved to different lo cations to identify where the high levels of COD,pH and suspended solids were originating.

It was suspected that the high levels of COD were originating in the Brew House. By analyzing samples extracted

ples for analysis, which would be used for charging purposes and to ensure con sent compliance. from the Brew House outflow,the Brew In 1994, escalating levels of COD, ery was able to confirm that unneces suspended solids and pH meant that the sary beer wastage was indeed raising Brewery was in serious danger ofexceed COD,and was able to implement instant ing these limits. The suspended solids remedial action to correct the costly are caused by yeast, filtration powders problem. and grains escaping to the drains; pH is As Whitbread could not explain the affected by caustic cleaning and acidic rising suspended solids, it used the Epic sterilization; and the high COD levels 1011 to monitor at several locations are caused by the yeast and waste beer throughout the site. Analysis attributed which have high oxygen demands. the problem to two main areas, the Brew Urgent action was necessary which House and the Wort Receiver. would enable the Brewery to strictly Further sampling at the Brew House's monitor and control these factors. The Collection Sump indicated that it had be problem was exacerbated because of the come ineffective in retaining solids, and Brewery's many effluent streams which that a certain amount was escaping to are directed to the main discharge point the drain. Sampling at the Wort Receiver via 40 individual drains scattered across outflow revealed that large quantities of the site.

Trub, a fine 'silty' material, were also To locate the major problem areas being deposited into the effluent stream. and evaluate plant efficiency, a versatile This sampling information not only monitoring system was required which located and identified the problem ar would allow Whitbread to analyze each eas, it was also invaluable for assessing of the effluent streams and assess their the requirement and urgency for an up 18

graded Sump, and for designing a new Trub Recovery System.

Epic samplers also recently played a vital role during an effluent survey at Whitbread's Boddingtons Brewery in Manchester. The survey was designed to control quality levels and thus ensure consent compliance.

Previously, effluent from the site was discharged from two main areas, the Brew House and the Racking Depart ment. The Racking Department uses acid to sterilise the barrels, making its effluent fairly acidic. The Brew House, however, uses caustic to clean the ves

sels, making its effluent very alkaline.

Routine sampling on the main sewer outflow identified large, inexplicable swings in pH. By sampling both drains individually, the survey confirmed that the high acidic levels were originating in the Racking area. On further investigation, it was discovered that staff were emptying dregs from the bottom of barrels directly into the drains.

Results from the survey are being used to assess the need and urgency for a new treatment plant which will receive all effluent from both areas.

For more information, circie repiy card No. 174 Epic is represented in Canada by Cancoppas Ltd., Oakvilie, ON.

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the courts creative use of fines are: re

general deterrence. General deterrents are very popular as a leading concept be hind modem theories ofsentencing,even though they have some rather obvious limitations. To paraphrase one of my favourite critics of general deterrents, C.S. Lewis has said that punishment through general deterrents amounts to punishing the offender for what others might do wrong in the future rather than for what the offender did wrong in the past. Nonetheless the deterrent theory of punishment prevails.

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nomic sanctions. Secondly, to act as a general deterrent to the public at large,

Since there is the availability and grow ing interest in alternative approaches to dispute resolution across the complete legal spectrum, there are sound reasons to review and analyze the trends and op portunities for environmentally con structive sentencing alternatives in the

The most frequently stated objective

for'infornwtign:on'ith

ing parties for at least two reasons. First, to act as a specific deterrent, by penal izing the party responsible through eco

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There have been, however, some

glimmers of enlightened application of the monetary penalties in recent years by the courts. The courts, in some in stances, have become more creative in

quiring a convicted company to pay $100,000 to promote the conservation of fish habitat; ordering a company to pay $30,000 to develop a local toxic waste program; or directing a corpora tion to pay their fine to a local school board for the purpose of environmental education. There is little doubt that fines

will continue to be used by the courts in sentencing environmental offenders.

A much overlooked power of the courts in sentencing in environmental

prosecutions is the flexible tool of the probation order. The courts have at their disposal a general power to impose a probation order on the offending party that is convicted. In other words, the

court is given a general power to order Continued overleaf

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Another option with the probation ary order authority available to the court is to sentence an offender to perform community service. Such an order may

facts of their conviction. Publication of

conviction information, for example, provides the court with an alternative to imposing fines and provides information to the public regarding an organization's poor environmental record. In the well known case ofR. v. Bata Industries Ltd.,

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penalties and terms of probation. The use of publication as a condition of pro bation is especially effective in circum stances where the reputation of the com pany is a vital component to their suc cess in the market-place.

In addition to having a potentially far reaching effect, a condition requiring the sharing ofinformation is consistent with

the fundamental purpose ofenvironmen tal sentencing, which is to deter or pre

be useful in cases where an offender does

not have the economic resources to pay a fine or where an offence is committed

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Terra

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Terralec is now the leading environmental trade event for these rapidly growing markets.

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- Survey, control and analysis technology -Automation and process technology -Consulting, engineering, planning, R+D -Trade literature and information

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Legal Affairs, conr Bata sought and received leave to appeal on the indemnification provision in the probation order. The Court of Appeal held that the indemnification provision was improper because the Pro vincial Offences Act provides that the court may prescribe as a condition in a probation order such other conditions relating to the circumstances of the of fence as the court considers appropriate to prevent similar unlawful conduct or to contribute to the "rehabilitation" of

the defendant. The Court of Appeal concluded that, by imposing the prohi bition order against Bata, the intention ofthe court was not to deter Bata or other

corporations from engaging in environ mentally objectionable activities, but rather, the focus of the probation order was on the directors.

In addition, the court also noted that

any probation order made under the Pro vincial Offences Act can only remain in force for a maximum of two years.

Therefore, the imposition of a nonindemnification provision as a condition of probation would have Uttle effect. For these reasons the Court of Appeal in the case ofBata struck out such a provision.

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Therefore, any type of probation or der imposed by the courts in an envi ronmental prosecution needs to be le gally directed at rehabilitation. Reha

fore, the low effectiveness and the poor educational benefit by the threat of im prisonment demonstrates that it should only ever be seen as punishment of last

bilitation of the offender and the envi

resort.

ronment is also the clear intention of en

In summary, as long as governments prosecute for environmental offences, a critical issue will be the appropriate sen tencing and punishment theories and practice. Practical and appropriate sen tences, including creative probationary orders should be sought after as a pri mary focus of the sentencing process. In the writer's view, the mere "big stick" theory of large fines is both inappropri ate and ineffective as the primary or only sentencing approach by the courts.

vironmental legislation generally.

Therefore, in the scope of sentencing in environmental offences, the flexibility and authority of a creative,fact specific probation order is arguably the best means to achieve the purposes of the en vironmental legislation.

One final thought on the sentencing option of imprisoning an individual ac cused. Although imprisonment is avail able to be used as a sentencing option against individual offenders, the courts have only imposed such a sentence in very limited circumstances. Imprison ment is generally utilized by the courts in situations where the offenders have

acted knowingly and with a contempt for their legal obligations. These situations are rare. Furthermore,the use of impris onment as a tool for general deterrence of future offences or general education

Time will tell if the revenue driven,

cash strapped govemments can place en vironmental improvement in the sentenc ing process above current fiscal inter ests. For the sake of an improved envi ronment,one should hope that the courts start to move in that direction regard less of the motivation and self-interests

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Consultants in Action

By B. Conlin, D. Livingstone and B. Boyle*

Site remediation in Downtown Vancouver

Asindustrial operations move away from city centres, they abandon their former facili

Pii

ties and often leave behind

derelict buildings and land. The chal lenge is to transform these areas into residential communities at a reasonable

cost. Such a challenge is now being met at Pacific Place Site in downtown Van

couver, using an integrated, cooperative approach involving an international de veloper and all government levels.

In 1986,the City of Vancouver hosted Expo '86, a world fair and exposition.

The exposition was constructed on a 66hectare parcel of waterfront land on the north shore of False Creek, the south

east edge of downtown Vancouver. The site represents about one sixth of the area of downtown Vancouver and, prior to development for the exposition, was a mixture of industrial operations and warehouses. Following Expo '86, the entire site was sold to Concord Pacific

Developments Ltd., a major interna tional developer, to be transformed into a residential neighbourhood, known as "Pacific Place".

The development plan for this site recognized that many portions of the site were likely contaminated by past indus trial practices and would require remediation prior to development. The development primarily includes high value condominium apartments; how ever, social housing and schools will also be constructed. In addition, park areas are associated with the develop ment of many parcels, including a sea wall walkway that follows the shoreline along the length of the site.

Historical Contamination

The Expo '86 site was home to nu merous industrial facilities over the past century, including several sawmills, a coal gasification plant, an oil gasifica tion plant, wood processing and preserv ing plants, a lead processing and manu facturing plant, and a major railway sta tion and maintenance yard. These in dustries, some in place in the late 1800s, followed typical waste disposal prac tices for their time-often involving dis posal of waste solids and liquids at any convenient location near the plant. Fur ther, approximately two thirds of the site

This remediation project transforms old industrial sites into valuable residential land.

materials, including woodwaste, con struction debris and waste products from various industries, garbage and dredged sediments. Again, at the time of the fill ing, these were both acceptable and de sirable methods of achieving waste dis posal and creating additional land area for industrial use.

In 1989 and 1990, extensive histori cal research of the site was conducted

to identify areas of potential environ

(VOCs) such as benzene, toluene and

xylene; heavy metals, especially lead, mercury, cadmium and arsenic; polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB); chlorophenols,from wood preservation; cyanide; and ammonia.

Remediation Planning Following the characterization and delineation of the soil and groundwater contamination, remedial plans were de veloped for each of the nine parcels into

mental concern. These areas were tar

which the site was divided. The reme

geted in the initial site assessments,

industries and fill materials were deter

dial plans were based on the site own er's development plans, and where in situ management of some of the con taminants was contemplated, risk as sessment and risk management methods were employed. The remediation plan ning was conducted at a time when the regulatory agencies did not have specific contaminated sites guidelines; these were developed by the Province in as sociation with the remedial planning for

was land reclaimed from False Creek

mined.

this site.

through dumping of a variety of fill

These included: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), primarily from coal tars; volatile organic compounds

The remedial plans for the site con sidered that only those soils that needed Continued on page 27

*Golder Associates Ltd.

which included the excavation and drill

ing of several hundred test pits and boreholes, installation of numerous

monitoring wells and soil vapour probes.

Based on both the historical reviews of

potential contaminant sources and chemical analyses of samples collected from the test programs,the primary con taminants of concern associated with the

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Ainley & Associates Limited

Intermediate/Senior

Consulting Engineers and Planners

Wastewater Treatment Engineer Acres & Associated Environmental Limited is a major consulting engineering group, operating throughout Canada and internationally, providing services in the fields of wastewater and water treatment, water re sources, site remediation, environmental assessment

and solid waste management.

Due to growth in our Toronto office, Acres & Associ ated is looking for an intermediate to senior level envi ronmental engineer in the field of wastewater treatment.

The successful candidate will have, as a minimum, a T.W. Hardy,P.Eng.

P. William Ainley,P.Eng., Chairman and founder ofAinley & Associates Limited, is pleased to announce the appointment of Terence (Terry) Hardy, P.Eng., as President and Chief Executive Officer.

He

will be based in

the firm's

Collingwood office.

Prior to joining Ainley & Associates, Terry served as President of the firm's associated company,Ainley Graham and Associates of Ottawa. He brings with him over thirty years experience in en vironmental and municipal engineering, along with a strong background in com

bachelor's degree In Civil or Chemical Engineering, pref erably with a post graduate degree, and 5 to 10 years experience in design and planning of wastewater treat ment facilities. Your experience should be in the area of municipal wastewater treatment and we would con sider experience in industrial wastewater treatment and municipal water treatment a significant asset.

Eligibility for registration as a professional engineer is required. Your skill and qualifications will be recog nized through superior earnings, benefits and the po tential opportunity for ownership in the company.

To explore your potential with Acres & Associated, please reply in confidence to: Acres & Associated Environmental Limited Suite 525 21 Four Seasons Place

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pany management.

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Consultants In action. Gont' to be removed for construction should

Part of Parcel 7 is the site of the new

Parcels 8 and 9 included the collection

be disposed of, and, provided an accept able risk management plan could be implemented, the remainder of the con taminated soils would remain in place.

"GM Place" arena that was opened in 1995 and is home to Vancouver profes sional hockey and basketball teams. The remainder of Parcel 7 is presently un

oil, contaminated with PCB, from the vicinity of a former transformer main

These considerations affected the over

der consideration for the location of

all site development plans as areas of sig nificant contamination were designated for park use, which precluded the exca vation and disposal of large quantities of contaminated soils. This integrated remediation and development strategy required, and received, the cooperation of the developer and all levels of govern ment(municipal,provincial, and federal).

Remediation Progress

Vancouver's new convention centre.

To date, remediation has been initi

ated and/or completed in six of the nine parcels. The remediation activities are generally carried out in conjunction with, or slightly in advance of, the de velopment and construction activities.

On Parcel 2, the site of a former oil

gasification plant and a railcar mainte nance yard, the pre-construction exca vation of approximately 4,000 cubic metres of oil tar contaminated soil and

In Parcel 9 and the eastern portion of Parcel 8, an area heavily contaminated by coal tar from a coal gasification plant, remediation has largely been completed.

The remedial measures that have been

implemented included: (i) a groundwater barrier wall, con structed in sections using sheetpiling,jet

grouting, and deep soil mixing, to re duce the flux of contaminated groundwater to False Creek;

(ii) an impermeable liner cap, with soil vapour venting and surface water col lection capabilities, to reduce the infil tration of precipitation; and (iii) groundwater collection wells and a water treatment plant, to maintain the groundwater level below the top of the barrier wall.

Additional remediation measures in

and treatment of 4,000 litres of floating

tenance station. This area is now the

location of a park comprising two play ing fields with an artificial turf surface.

The Pacific Place site is an excellent

example of how a former industrial area in the downtown area of a major city, can be developed into a highly desirable residential community. The develop ment of this large tract of land by a sin gle company has allowed consistent planning across the entire site and en sures that both residential apartments and recreational and commercial spaces are provided. This strategy has also led to a reduction in the costs for remedia

ting lands contaminated by former in dustries by using an integrated approach to remediation and development. This incorporated the use of risk rhanagement principles both in the remediation de sign and the development planning.

For more Information, circle reply card No. 151

leachable lead contaminated soil was

conducted during the summer of 1993.

The pre-excavation allowed the removal of the highly contaminated soils with out interfering with normal construction

ANNOUNCEMENT

excavations. Additional remediation

activities have been carried out during the course of development for each of the buildings constructed on the Parcel, primarily involving the segregation and disposal of suspect or known contami nated soils during building excavations.

The former locomotive maintenance roundhouse located in Parcel 2 has been

refurbished and was recently opened as the Roundhouse Community Centre,in corporating both exhibition and recrea tion space. Parcel 2 also includes Van couver's new emergency earthquake saltwater intake and fire pumping sta tion for providing fire protection follow ing an earthquake.

Remediation in Parcels 3 and 8(for merly railyard and warehousing areas) has been completed and involved the

Michel Beland,P. Eng.

Robert Poisson,P. Eng.

It is with great pleasure that we announce the addition of Michel Beland and Robert Poisson, to the Thorbum Penny team.

Michel who has been appointed as our Ottawa Branch Manager, has over 15 years experience in the environmental field. Previously a senior project engineer with OCWA, Michel has an excellent knowledge of stormwater, water and wastewater treatment process and design.

Joining otu Milton office, Robert will be involved in design/build

removal of most of the contaminated fill

projects in the water and wastewater field. His innovative approach to

materials present. A risk assessment and risk management approach has been employed where contamination, in ex cess of the applicable remediation stand

problem solving has been well documented by projects such as the Samia Leachate Treatment Plant and the Rockland Wastewater Treatment Plant.

ards for residential land use, remains.

Thorbum Penny is a multi-disciplinary engineering firm providing specialized expertise in the design and constraction of water and

Parcel 3 is the site of condominium

wastewater infrastmcture.

buildings that have been completed and Parcel 8 is scheduled for construction

THORBURN PENNY

in the near future as a community known as "Intemational Village."

Consutting Engineers

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For more Information, circle reply card No. 152 (See page 17)

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Consultants' Forum

Leading consultants speak out

R.D. Gillesple

Eric MacDonald

Rod Holme

Consulting engineers have served Canada well. They were at the forefront in developing remedial projects when water-borne diseases ravaged our urban communities. Now the profession faces some daunting challenges as we

approach a new millennium. We asked some leading consultants to give their views on how their profession will face the new realities In consulting engineering.

P.J. Laughton

K.A. Morrison

Debating the future of Consulting Engineering

I have always firmly believed that

it helps to understand how we got

By Rod Holme, P.Eng. Proctor & Redfern Limited

where we are when it comes to

trying to determine where we are going. It is also necessary to follow trends outside of our direct spheres of influence, since nothing happens in iso lation. It is an unfortunate fact that many members of the consulting engineering profession are more willing to blame others(including our clients and custom ers) for our industry's woes than to ac cept that irrevocable change has oc

nance costs were not an issue.

These needs have changed, along with the demographics of our society.

One of today's imperatives is cost re duction, as the number of capital inten sive projects decreases and the opera tion and upkeep of what we have be comes the driving force.

Many design services have become commodities, with too many 'consult curred, and to move ahead and deal with ants' chasing too little work. Down that change. sizing in the public and private sectors In recent history, consulting engi has created new,small, and,frequently, neering came into prominence to offer specialized firms, resulting in more to clients on a consulting basis those 'consulting engineers' than ever before.

The Finance/Design/Build/Operate services which they could not provide for themselves. In an era of rapid de (F/D/B/O) market is taking off. I am not going to debate its advantages and velopment, this led to massive construc tion of capital intensive, but subsidized, disadvantages in meeting cost reduction infrastructure. Operating and mainte- and efficiency imperatives, but, without 28

question, F/D/B/O does dramatically change the role of the traditional con sulting engineer. I observed this first hand in Australia several years ago, and accurately predicted that the same trend would finally hit North America - one of the last bastions of traditional con

sulting.

The typical team that formed the lead on the major Australian F/D/B/O water and wastewater projects included an in

ternational water/wastewater company, a major contractor and a management/ finance company. Not only did these types of firms lead the consortia, but they had the prime contact with the cli ent. The engineering firms were part of the team, but at the fourth level at best.

In other words, the consulting engineer dropped from a direct relationship with the chent to an indirect, arm's length role as a provider of services.

The answer here is simply to recog-

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Consultants' Forum nize that F/D/B/0 design services have become a commodity, and to offer them as such. The resulting lack of opportu nity to provide value(and,consequently, being rewarded accordingly) will not, however, form the basis for a thriving practice.

Which leads to today's other impera tive - the use of technology to achieve cost saving and efficiency objectives. It has already been recognized that the socalled 'Information Age' is really the 'Knowledge Age', but the transition from one to the other becomes the challenge.

The future of consulting, therefore, lies in a successful transition from pro viding commodity engineering services to solving problems using technology and knowledge. Many traditional serv ices will continue to be provided, but will be bought by clients as part of a larger package.

I am sure that you have all read about some of the more obvious examples of technology use today in other industries, such as aviation. American Airlines is

far more successful in using information systems than in actually flying planes, although they continue to do the latter.

I can personally attest to this airline's information systems, which were able to readily route my bags to Los Angeles from Toronto, but were unable to get me there - a classic reversal of the usual

cient. Up to now, the necessary infor mation and knowledge was confined to separate areas within our clients' opera tions. Now the synergies of combining operations and information are becom ing more obvious. So water, sewer and roads departments combine information sources within the traditional public

situation!

works context, and then across all mu

To date, a lot of technology use has led to the creation of massive amounts

of data that are not updated and are rarely used. That was when the Infor mation Age first took hold, and collec tion of huge amounts of data was the objective. The transition to knowledge is taking longer,since establishing a cli ent's real needs and prioritizing the data has proven more difficult.

It is inevitable that pressures for lower costs will lead to lower prices in our business, resulting in a need for us

nicipal activities.

As noted in the recently published book on demographics.Boom, Bust and Echo, an aging and increasingly busy society has less time to deal with details, and will pay for service, reliability and quality. The clients of consultants are the same people, with the same pres sures, and reliable problem solving is in demand. The successful consultants will

be those that recognize and meet that demand.

Rod Holme is Vice President of Proctor

to become more efficient. Our futures

& Redfern Limited, a candidate for the

lie in harnessing information and creat ing knowledge for our clients, thus al lowing them, too, to become more effi

position of President Elect of AWWA and a member of ES&E's Editorial Advisory Board.

Consultants must adapt to changing markets

Traditionally, the consulting

industry's role in construc tion projects has been one of advising, making technical recommendations and supplying design documents. Additional services may include inspection and administration.

A client, particularly in the public sec tor, enters into a contract with a consult

ing engineer for these professional serv ices related to the project. Under an entirely separate contract, the same cli ent employs a construction company to build the project. This model deliber ately allows no contractual link between consultant and construction contractor.

It works well when both consultant and

contractor are paid out of public funds and where such funds are readily avail able.

As one popular balladeer noted, how ever, "the times, they are a-changing".

Industry, looking to be more competi tive, and the general public, seeing its take-home pay eroded more and more each year, are demanding of their legis lators that taxes be reduced. Moreover,

deficit financing to make up for the shortfall in taxes is not an acceptable solution if the overall public debt is to be reduced. Even in times of relatively low interest rates, such as the present, financing the public debt consumes an

By Eric MacDonald, M.Sc., P.Eng. Acres & Associated Environmental

enormous amount of our taxes.

fees, be lower. At the same time the

consultant must learn new skills, previ ously left largely to the contractor, skills related to the ease of construction of a

project, scheduling material delivery and renewed and expanded. Basic services so forth. Keeping abreast of technologi are still needed by the general public. cal advances and learning new skills are The challenge facing governments is requirements not without considerable how to maintain infrastructure and pro costs to the consultant. How they will vide services while reducing taxes. One be met will determine the consultant's success or failure in this changing answer, as perceived by many authori ties, is the involvement of the private market-place.

The rate of change in the way public sector in what was previously the ex clusive public domain. Public-private services are provided, and where they partnership, contracting out and priva will lead the consulting industry are both tisation are all terms that are increasingly open questions. Our industry must ad being heard. Another answer is the de just to changes in the market despite sign-build process, long a feature of the the uncertainties that surround them. private sector and now being advocated Success will undoubtedly depend on consulting companies, big and small,ad for public works.

In both the private sector involve justing to the new conditions. In this ment in public works,and in the design- regard, it is believed that large designbuild projects and public-private part build process, the engineering consult nerships may preclude the involvement ant's role changes significantly. The cli ent is no longer a government authority of the small firms which represent 70% but a private sector corporation. In the of the Consulting Engineers of Ontario's design-build process particularly, the (CEO)300 or so members. For the other consultant is likely to ije working for a 30% of CEO members, the medium to general contractor. Furthermore, as the large firms,success, or indeed even sur whole purpose of the shift in emphasis vival, may depend on becoming in volved in mergers or joint ventures in to the private sector is to provide serv order to participate in design-build or ices at a lower cost, it would appear logi cal that all costs, including professional privatisation projects. Small firms will.

Infrastructure must continue to be

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Consultants' Forum

On being a Consulting Engineer In the '90s

There have been many changes

in engineer/client relation ships that have eroded the sta tus of our profession. In the good old days we were often awarded projects without competition. If there were a competition, price was not a fac tor in the selection process. We were selected, based on our qualifications and experience for the project and also on our past performance. Fees were based on the provincial fee schedule which usually meant the budget was adequate to do a good job. Important design de cisions were made jointly with our cli ents and they accepted joint responsi bility for these decisions.

Now there is corhpetition for most projects and price is sometimes the only factor in the selection process. This has had a major impact on our industry.

First, there is continuing pressure to re duce costs to be competitive and this has caused salaries to decline relative to

other sectors, as shown in Figure 1.

Secondly, the project budgets are usu ally not adequate so we end up putting in a lot of non-paid overtime in an ef fort to stay within budget. Thirdly, the budgets often do not include time to do a thorough investigation, optimize the design and minimize the life cycle cost of the projects so we do not feel as good about our work and we have to accept more risk than previously. Fourthly, the relationship with our clients has changed in many cases from a professional rela tionship where we make decisions to gether and share responsibility, to an almost adversarial relationship in which the client tries to get us to do extra work

professionals. Thirdly, with the increase

By R.D. (Sid) Gillespie, P.Eng., President, MacViro Consuitants Inc.

without paying for it and tries to unload what should be shared liabilities solely on us. More of the claims against our professional liability insurance are now made by clients than by contractors.

in Public/Piivate/Partnerships, we now have more private sector clients and in our experience these people appreciate the value of good engineering and are prepared to pay for it. The private sec tor is, in effect, replacing the municipal client as the seeker of real value for the fee rather than the lowest fee.

The amount of work available in the

What then is the solution to our prob

market-place has been shrinking and many firms have had to downsize to ad just. Some of the engineers who were laid off have started up their own prac tice to make a living. Operating from their homes allows them to charge lower fees and obviously increases the com petition for the existing firms. Some of the firms did not recognize that they had to reduce unit costs to be competitive and profitable and these firms have had to sell out or merge to stay in business.

Should we be discouraged with the new realities of the market-place? Of course not. The consulting engineering

lem? First and foremost we have be

business is much the same the world

over so we shouldn't feel sorry for our selves for geographic reasons. Sec ondly, the other professions are strug

gling to adjust to the market-place as well, so we are not alone. Architects,

for example, have faced more severe adjustments than consultants. It is a real struggle for young dentists to make a go of it. We have many lawyers and ac countants who are unemployed. So con sulting engineers have not been singled out for worse treatment than the other

come and will continue to become more

productive. Productivity gains come from adopting the new technologies (software, CADD, e-mail, voice mail, cellular phones, etc.) and by working smarter rather than harder. Some of the

application software and some of the databases now available are truly re markable.

Unfortunately these productivity gains have not been large enough to off set the changes in our industry. We have to adjust our salaries, overheads and business practices to be competitive and profitable, adjust our standard of living to be consistent with our salary and then change our attimde to be happy with our new standard of living. We should all stop and question the values of our so ciety. Many members of our profession live in bigger houses and have far more material wealth than virtually any gen eration in history, yet, are they any hap pier? Perhaps by lowering our material expectations we can re-focus our priori ties on improving the quality of life in our society. It can be done.

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Times, indeed are a-changing. The challenge to the Consulting Engineers of Ontario is to adapt to those changes while continuing to protect the public interest through professional excellence.

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Consultants' Forum

Consultants need new business models

The consulting engineering

profession practising in the

infrastructure and environ

mental fields, is in a transi

tion that defies prediction. Significant changes are occurring in clientele, his toric business models, and, potentially, the professionalism that has guided the development of our industry.

As the traditional sponsor of environ mental infrastructure, public sectors are continuing to respond to pressure for reduced spending, with a reluctance to assume the performance, financial and political risks of developing major capital projects. Such undertakings are being di rected to the private sector, where multi-disciplinary teams are being created to pursue the few larger, revenue generating projects, which are deemed to be financially viable.

These teaming arrange ments are also presenting a new dilemma for clients, par ticularly in the public sector, with an increased perception

By K.A. Morrison^ and P.J. Laughton^

added fee proposals, which when

value, there is a natural tendency to cre ate the artificial perception that technol ogy is changing more rapidly than may actually be the case.

A well-developed marketing mes sage, focusing on an ability to deliver a highly specialized technological service, allows companies to differentiate them selves from their competition. The re ward may be a more sustainable fee structure when compared to those con sultants relegated to providing commod-

functionally reduces the realized, pay

awarded, with strict maximum limits, roll factor well below 2.

Since market pressures are determin ing the lower limits to the value of con sulting services, it would be more equi table to allow the market to determine

the upper value, without necessarily be ing limited by cost. This value pricing approach is more compatible with payfor-performance.

There is a concem that these changes in our business model, are competing with the fundamental princi ples of professionalism, which were intended to transcend the

limitations offees and contrac

tual obligations. These princi ples are absolutes for the pro fession of engineering.

The key to any successful consulting practice has always been the quality and capabili ties of its personnel. Although this is one precept that will not change in the future, we are finding that clients expect to be served exclusively by sea soned technical and project management staff who can be

of conflicts of interest. Own

ers who were once relatively assured of the independence of their consultants, now must

R.V. Anderson and Metro Toronto staff designed the award- creative and flexible in devel

oping comprehensive solu give consideration to the po winning John St. Pumping Station outside the SkyDome. tential for competing interests, particu ity-type services, for the lowest "ten tions to their problems, while commu nicating effectively in all forums. larly if the consultant is involved in a dered" fee. partnership proposing to take over the These client expectations (and our These changes in business models are operation and maintenance functions of putting pressure on the professionalism financial constraints) have curtailed our that utility. ability to provide on-the-job training for of consulting engineers. While provin There is a growing trend towards a cial licensing and consulting industry new engineering graduates. Our more pay-for-performance business model for associations grapple with new ways of recent focus has been to recruit and re consulting engineering services. This promoting, developing and regulating tain those experienced professionals is demonstrated by the growing popu membership, emergence of pay-for- who demonstrate the requisite qualities, larity of design-build approaches, where performance is actually taking advantage using various forms of increased em technically, the owner does not buy the of their traditional positions on issues like powerment, broadened ownership and engineering services unless the consult compensation opportunities. fees and consultant selection methods. ant performs by yielding the lowest, The future of the consulting engineer The professional associations have overall project price. The negative fi ing business is almost indeterminate. established industry benchmarks for fees nancial impacts are softened somewhat We do know that there will always be a based on payroll markup factors (i.e. 2 by the use of owner-provided honoraria, need for the technical and project man 2.5), which are no longer adequate to and some contribution to the pre-bid agement skills that have traditionally re cover the overhead and development design costs by members of the designsided within consulting engineering or costs plus the risks borne by consulting build team. However,in the longer term, ganizations. What is not clear, however, engineers. The consulting engineering this approach will lead to a greater vol is the model for delivery of those serv associations coincidentally promote the ume of non-reimbursed, design work. ices that will ultimately evolve from our use of qualifications-based selection and Increasingly,technical specialization, current environment. negotiated fees, which are diminishing and pay-for-performance, are comple scenarios. A growing practice within the *R.V. An derson Associates Limited has mentary issues. While owners seek those industry,is to use qualifications to screen branches in Ontario, New Brunswick, consulting engineers who can truly add the consultants for the most promising P.E.I, and India. Peter Laughton is a value added (i.e. pay-for-performance). member of ES&E's Editorial Advisory 'President, WIce President, R.V. Anderson Associates Limited 32

A final selection is then based on value-

Board.

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Water System Management

Reducing unaccounted-for water through meter replacement grams for large meter systems will help ensure the stability of our water systems and sustain our growth.

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The key to converting losses in

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Large meters should not be expected After analyzing the current metering situation, a team of experts can recommend a plan for generating greater revenue.

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Water System Management that delivers the most reliable results for

the least expense. A good large meterprogram will focus on the future and avoid tradition, as a general rule.

Operators will, at times, become satis fied with their present program, not re alizing the extent of system losses as no body is looking for them.

A good meter program is one that is flexible and implements a continued sys tem of checks and balances to monitor

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The process of starting a large meter program involves determining the ex tent of current large meter inaccuracy, looking at the personnel complement

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Disinfection By-Products

Occurrence of disinfection by-products in seiected Canadian drinking waters

Disinfection by-products are

a source of interest within North America as a result

of their potential to cause adverse health effects. A number of

agencies are concemed about the poten tial of the chlorination process to create chemicals which are hazardous and they are actively looking at alternative ap proaches to the disinfection of water supplies.

When chlorine is used for the disin

fection of drinking water, haloacetic ac ids(HAAs)are the second most preva

lent group of by-products (after trihalomethanes). They are produced from the reaction of chlorine with the

humic and fulvic acids, present from natural sources, in the raw water. In ad dition to haloacetic acids and trihalo

methanes, other groups of compounds are produced as by-products.

These include haloacetonitriles,

chloropicrin, chloral hydrate, and chlo rinated ketones. A series of mixed chlo

rine and bromine substituted halogenated acetic acids as well as trihalo

methanes are produced if bromide is present in the water or from the bromine present as an impurity in the chlorine.

The concentrations of the various dis

infection by-products generated are de pendent on the pH of the water being treated in the process. In general, a low pH of raw water tends to encourage the formation of haloacetic acids during chlorination, while a higher pH of raw water produces trihalomethanes as the primary disinfection by-products. A

future be based on high quality data,the ICR also requires that laboratories gen erating data in support of the rule dem onstrate to EPA their capability in car rying out the analyses.

While stringent regulations have not yet been implemented in Canada, regu latory authorities are monitoring for the presence of HAAs, together with other organics in drinking water on a regular basis. The Ontario Ministry of the En M.G. Foster Roberts vironment and Energy has been collect Director, Quality Management ing data from drinking water treatment expected to be implemented under the plants as part of their Drinking Water Safe Drinking Water Act(SDWA)in the Surveillance Program which extends to near future. It calls for the analysis of a all the major treatment plants in the whole range of disinfection by-products, province. Health and Welfare Canada have also initiated national surveys of including HAAs,in drinking water sup the levels of disinfection by-products plies. The proposed maximum contami nant level (for total HAAs)is 60 pg/L. present in drinking water consumed by The Information Collection Rule(ICR), the Canadian public. Otherjurisdictions which has been developed through a are interested in reducing the levels of these contaminants in the drinking wa consortium of US organizations, re quires larger utilities to monitor the ter being generated.

Since these studies have not been drinking water produced for an 18 widely disseminated and as part of our month period. internal validation protocol for these Once available, the data will be re viewed in order to assess the following: analyses,a cross-Canada, major city sur a) the occurrence of DBP in finished vey of disinfection by-products,includ ing haloacetic acids, trihalomethanes, water, b) the source water characteristics that

haloketones and haloacetonitriles was

influence DBP formation,

undertaken.

c) validate or improve existing models for predicting the formation ofDBP,and d)a cost-effective monitoring approach.

Any future drinking water regula tions will be based on the results of the

Approach A series of water samples were taken either from a sampling point within the water treatment plant or from a distri bution point within a city water supply.

data generated during the ICR period.

In order that regulations adopted in the

Samples were obtained from 4 differ-

All water sources were chlorinated.

number of other variables will also in

TABLE 1

fluence by-product yields. These can include chlorine dose, the organic mat ter content in the water supply and the

Concentration of Haloacetic Acids (pg/L) TOC

MCAA

MBAA

DCAA

TCAA

BCAA

DBAA

Total HAAs

<0.8 <0.8

6.9 8.0

<0.6

<0.4

10 10

15 11 12 <0.4

23 9.0 26 <0.4

<0.6 <0.6 <0.6

<0.4

<0.4

3.1 2.4 <0.4

<0.6 <0.6 <0.6

<0.4

41 11

66 1.0 4.8

5.8 <0.6 0.6

5.3 6.8 6.2

2.6

mg/L]

temperature.

Alberta -T river

1.1

<1

Toxicological studies have shown that some of the HAAs, especially

Alberta - 2-river Alberta - home treatment

0.9

<1

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<1

British Columbia - surface water

1.9

<1

dichloroacetic acid and trichloroacetic

British Columbia -groundwater

1.0

1.0

<0.8 <0.8 <0.8

acid, may be animal carcinogens. They also pose an aesthetic problem, since they impart a strong taste to drinking

British Columbia - surface water

1.2 0.7 4.4 2.9

<1 <1 6.0 <1

<0.8 <0.8 1.5 <0.8

1.6 2.3 1.8 2.3

<1 <1 <1 <1 2.3

<0.8 <0.8 <0.8 <0.8 <0.8

water at low concentrations.

The United States Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA)has proposed the Stage-1 Disinfection/Disinfection By-Products Rule (D/DBP), which is

Ontario - groundwater Ontario - river Ontario- Northern coloured Ontario-lake water Ouebec - Lake surface water

Quebec - Riv. des Prairies Quebec - 3-St Lawrence R Quebec -4- St Lawrence R

Key: *Zenon Environmental Laboratories,

A division of PHiliP Analytical Services 36

2.8

MCAA MBAA

Moncchloroacetic acid Wlonobromoacetic acid

DCAA

Dichloroacetic acid

1.1

4.6 0.7 6.8 22

25

<0.6

3.3 2.0

<0.4 <0.4 <0.4 <0.4 <0.4

<

38 21 38 <

<0.4

120 12

<0.4 <0.4 <0.4 0.4 <0.4

6.5 13 7.5 17 51

TCAA

Trichloroacetic acid

BCAA DBAA

Bromochloroacetic acid Dibromoacetic acid

Environmental Science & Engineering, November 1996

By M.G. Foster Roberts, E.G. Oliver, and V. Furtula* TABLE 2

Concentration of Haloacetonitrlles and Haloketones(pg/L) TOC TCAN (mg/L) Alberta -1- river

1.1

<0.2

Alberta - 2-river Alberta - home treatment British Columbia - surface water

0.9

<0.2 <0.2 0.3

British Columbia -groundwater

1.0 1,2 0.7

<0.2

4.4

<0.2

2.9 1.6

<0.2

British Columbia - surface water

Ontario - groundwater Ontario - river Ontario- Morthern coloured Ontario-lake water

Quebec - Lake surface water Quebec - Riv. das Prairies Quebec - 3-St Lawrence R Quebec - 4-St Lawrence R

Key:

<

1.9

2.3 1.8

2.3 2.8

<0.2 0.2

<0.2 <0.2

<0.2 <0.2 <0.2

CH

1,1-DCP

CP

DCAN

TCP

BCAN

DBAN

0.5 0.4

0.2

0.3

<0.3

<0.3

<0.2

<0.2

0.2 <0.2 <0.2 <0.2

<0.3

<0.3 <0.3 <0.3 <0.3

<0.2

<0.2

0.3 <0.3 <0.3 <0.3 <0.3 1.0

<0.2

<0.3

2.1

7.7 1.1 1.5 1.2

TOTAL HAN

<0.4 2.5 <0.4

2.0 <0.4 <0.4 <0.4 3.1 1.5 2.4 1.9 2.2

<0.2 1.0 0.9 0.6 <0.2 1.9 1.5 <0.2 <0.2 0.9

<0.2 0.6

0.2 0.3 <0.2 0.4 <0.2 0.3

<0.3 <0.3 0.3 3.1 <0.3 3.5 1.6 0.8

1.3 0.6

<0.2

<

<0.2

3.8 1.2 6.9

<0.2

<0.3

<0.2

<0.3 0.8 <0.3

<0.2

<

<0.2 <0.2

16

0.7

0.4

0.3 1.7

0.6 2.0

0.6 <0.3

0.8

0.6

<0.2 <0.2

2.6

2.8

<0.3

<0.2

4.4

6.8 4.1

0.2

6.0

5.0 8.5

Total organic carbon (TOC) was analysed by performing an oxidation of the sample by persul phate in the presence of ultraviolet light using SM

53IOC. The CO, pro duced, is passed through a semi-permeable mem brane and causes a pH change in the presence of phenolphthalein; the col our change is measured at 550nm. The TOC value

is calculated by compari son with a series ofstand

TCAN

Trichloroacetonitrile

DCAN

Dichloroacetonitrile

ards analysed in the same

CH

Chloral hydrate 1,1-Dichloro-2-propanone Chloropicrin

TCP

1,1,1-Trichloro-2-propanone

way.

BCAN DBAN

Bromochloroacetonitrile Dibromoacetonitriie

1,1-DCP CP

ent types of sources within Ontario.

These included a Lake Ontario supply, a groundwater supply, a river supply and a highly coloured northern water supply.

Samples were also taken from three different distribution points in British Columbia,two being surface waters and one being a groundwater; four different sampling points in Quebec and two dis tribution points in Alberta both derived

derivatized with each set of samples.

The analysis of trihalomethanes and other disinfection by-products was car ried out by EPA Method 55 L. This

TABLE 3

TOC

Alberta -1- river

before and after treatment with a home

British Columbia -groundwater

drinking water treatment system, con sisting of a charcoal filter followed by ion exchange and reverse osmosis. The samples were preserved and analyzed within the required hold times.

All results were generated by using standard methods as approved by EPA in support of their Information Collec tion Rule. The performance character

British Columbia - surface water

required to validate the method. In a blind check sample programme submit ted by EPA in support of their accredi tation programme for disinfection by products, excellent accuracy was dem onstrated for all methods used to de

CHCI3

CHCI2Br

CHCIBr2

Bromoform

14

<1 <1 <1 <1

<0.5

<0.5

14

<0.5 <0.5

<0.5

13

<0.5

<

<0.5

23

<1

<0.5

<1 <1 19 <1 8.8 9.0 3.8

<0.5

<0.5 <0.5 <0.5 <0.5 <0.5

87

34

1.1

<0.5 <0.5 <0.5 <0.5

5.4 0.9

<0.5

(mg/L)

rinated drinking water sample was taken

istics of each method were within those

tal HAAs found in the Alberta river

Concentration of Trihaiomethanes (pg/L)

Alberta - 2-river Alberta - home treatment British Columbia - surface water

from river water. In addition, one chlo

Results

All samples were analyzed for all parameters and the re sults of the haloacetic acid analysis are presented in Table 1. The levels of to

Ontario - groundwater Ontario - river

Ontario- Northern coloured Ontario-lake water Quebec - Lake surface water Quebec - Riv. des Prairies Quebec - 3-St Lawrence R Quebec -4- St Lawrence R

1.1 0.9

13 <1 23 12 23 <1

<

1.9 1.0 1.2 0.7 4.4

69 34

2.9 1.6

13

2.3 1.8 2.3

12

33 15 33

2.8

method involves the micro-extraction of

an aliquot of the sample with a small volume of MTBE,followed by the di rect injection of the extract into a GC/ ECD system. Again, a set of standards is also extracted from aqueous solution in order to provide accurate quantifica tion of the analytes in the sample.

velop this data set.

For the analysis of haloacetic acids,

<0.5 <0.5 <0.5 6.8

6.4

9.4

2.3

Total THMs

<0.5

12

23 <

29

28 38 30 36

water are similar in both samples; the levels in BC surface waters are higher but consistent in both samples from dif ferent treatment plants. In the BC groundwater, the levels of HAA are lower than found in surface water sup plies and this trend is also observed in Continued overleaf FIGURE 1

Comparison of TOC with Disinfection By-Products(DBP)

SM6233B was used'. This method in

volves extracting the sample with me thyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) at an acidic pH in order to extract the acidic organics. The acids are then methylated with diazomethane and analyzed by GC/ ECD. The contaminants are quantified on one column and confirmed by analy sis on a second capillary column with differing polarity. In order to ensure accurate results, a series of calibration standards are also extracted and

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Total DBP

Total HANS Total THMs Total HAAs

1.2

1.6

1.8

1.9

TOC CuDcentration(mg/L)

37

Disinfection By-Products, cont' the Ontario groundwater, where no F1(;URE2

HAAs were found.

This Ontario

RegressioD Line for TOC vs DUinfectioo By-ProducLs

groundwater contained very low TOO and is subjected to an aeration process followed by chlorination. The only other sample which showed no trace of HAAs was the Alberta tap water (chlo rinated) which had been passed through a home water treatment system. This system reduced the levels from 10 pg/L

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to none detectable.

i too

The highest levels found derive from an Ontario river water supply. This sample was the only one which had lev els above the target maximum accept able concentration of60|ig/L total HAA planned for the US. Two of the sam ples from Quebec derived from the same

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50

■

♦ ♦

■• ■

♦ ♦

n.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

TULms/L

source, the St. Lawrence River. The lev

els of HAAs were quite different in the two samples. The treatment process for

and haloketones found were much lower than the levels ofHAAs observed. These

results are shown in Table 2. Samples which contained high levels of HAAs, in general also contained high levels of HANs. Similar commentary can be made in regard to trihalomethane used ozone as well as chlorine for dis infection. The sample with lower lev (THM) results which are found in Ta els of HAAs(17|ig/L)came from a treat ble 3. The two surface water samples ment process which used only chlorine analyzed from BC contained higher lev disinfection was found to be different

for the two samples and the one that pro duced the higher HAA levels (50pg/L) came from the treatment plant which

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The levels of haloacetonitriles(HANs)

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The Long Sault Wastewater Treat! the preferred alternative, and the recom mended conceptual design. M.S. Thompson & Associates also produced the detailed design drawings and speci fications for the new plant.

The design parameters were estab lished according to the Ontario Minis try of the Environment and Energy (MOEE) policy and through a detailed Receiving Stream Environmental Im pact Assessment.

Wastewater Treatment Processes

Preliminary treatment consists of twin automatically cleaned bar screens.

A bubbler system detects an accumula tion of debris on the screen, activating the cleaning rake as required. Material removed from the screens is transferred

to a screw compactor and disposed in a Aerial view of the Long Sault Wastewater Treatment Plant with surrounding resi

collection bin. Odours are controlled

dences and boating facilities.

using spray wash jets and odour control

The Long Sault Wastewater Treatment Facility utilizes innovative "leading edge" treatment processes with proven capabilities in Europe and the United States but

unique to Ontario. The plant uses a sequencing batch reactor (SBR)process for the liquid train and autothermai

thermophiiic aerobic digestion (ATAD)for the solids train - the first plant in Canada to employ both these processes. The result is an ultra-modern facility that cost-effectively produces a high quality effluent in an aesthetically pleasing and operator friendly environment.

LongSaultis a quaintresiden

tial community of approxi mately seventeen hundred persons located in eastern Ontario, eight kilometres west of Corn wall. It is situated on the bank of the St.

Lawrence River at the entrance to the

St. Lawrence Parkway.

The previous thirty-year old wastewater treatment plant was operating in excess of its hydraulic capacity and was urgently in need of replacement. High Technical Manager, NVC Projects ^Principal, XCG Consultants Ltd. ^Managing Director, Amblo Bloflltratlon Ltd. "Director, M.S. Thompson & Assoc. Ltd. 40

infiltration/inflow into the existing col lection system was causing sewage backups into basements and washing out the biological activity of the secondary process. It was also situated in a sensi tive location between a yacht club, a marina, and a residential neighbourhood and had been causing odour and aes thetic problems. However,since the ex

isting sewers directed wastewater to this location, a different site for a new plant would have required a new pumping sta tion and forcemain.

Long Sault is part of Township of Cornwall which has a large rural popu lation, mostly serviced by private water supply and sewage disposal systems.

Therefore an important feature of the new plant would be the ability to accom modate septage while ensuring that no odours affected neighbouring land use.

The need, then, was a sewage treat ment plant that could accommodate ex cessive wet weather flows while main

taining biological activity, housed in an architecturally-pleasing structure with an odour control system.

The firm of M.S. Thompson & As sociates Limited, part of the Thompson Rosemount Group, was retained to carry

hoods. The foul air is drawn to the

biofilter for treatment. The process also includes dual "vortex" grit removal chambers with periodic transfer of the settled grit to the collection bin.

Flow Measurement and Sampling Hydraulic flow into the treatment plant is metered through two parshall flumes utilizing ultrasonic flow meas uring equipment and transmitted to the office monitoring system and the sequencing batch reactor (SBR) for process control. Raw influent and treated effluent samples required for compliance and performance testing are collected automatically by refrigerated samplers.

Liquid Treatment System An analysis of historic loadings at the Long Sault plant suggested that, during the first several years, a new treatment facility would receive very dilute sew age, would operate at a fraction of the ultimate design loading and would re ceive high peak flows under wet weather conditions. Over the plant's design life, however, wastewater strength would inDesign Standards a Parameter

Design Influ Values

out a Class Environmental Assessment in order to determine the best course of

Average Daily Flow

action for the municipality. The envi ronmental assessment process led to the production, circulation and review of an Environmental Study Report outlining the alternative solutions to the problem.

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Peak Flour Flow

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lent Plant: A Leading Edge Facility crease as extraneous flows were re

moved from the collection system and new services installed. In addition, the

plant was expected to receive significant quantities of hauled sewage from private sewage disposal systems in the service

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area. To meet these demands, it was

necessary to select a treatment process that would be sufficiently flexible to ac commodate the changing loading con ditions over the 20-year design period.

A review of wastewater treatment

process options suitable for Long Sault suggested that the SBR process would be ideal for this application. Although this process is relatively new to Ontario, it has been widely applied in the United States over the past twenty years. It is a fill-and-draw activated sludge treatment system in which aeration and clarifica

tion occur in the same tank. The Long

Two 26 nf ATAD reactors designed for stabilization of 7rrf/d of thickened sludge.

Sault Wastewater Treatment Plant is the

moves the treated and clarified effluent.

The Long Sault plant utilizes two UV

first large-scale application of this tech nology in Ontario.

The Intermittent Cycle Extended Aeration System (ICEAS), developed

by Austgen Biojet, was selected. The ICEAS process is a modified SBR proc

banks of 96 lamps each, automatically controlled to provide disinfection for normal and storm flow modes of opera

ess wherein wastewater inflow to the

operating and backup/cleaning.

Relative to conventional extended

aeration, activated sludge processes, the SBR process offered the following ad vantages:

• the flexibility to handle wet weather

reactor is continuous while discharge is intermittent. This ICEAS process per

flow peaks through automatic changes to the cycle time and operating sequence;

the need for motorized influent valves,

•a reduced risk of biomass washout un

der peak flow conditions; •the flexibility to handle future increases in loadings due to growth and hauled sewage discharges; • the capability to achieve phosphorus removal biologically, thereby minimiz ing chemical dosage requirements; •simplicity of operation due to the batch operating mode and the lack of second ary clarifiers with return sludge pumps; and

• a smaller footprint.

Mixing and aeration is provided by fine bubble diffusers. The wasting of sludge is performed by a solids-handling submersible pump (scraper systems are not required). A decanter system re-

Operating Parameters Design Effluent Quality

Typical Effluent Quality

mits continuous inflow which eliminates

allows up to 30% greater throughput and enables the use of only one basin dur ing periods of low flow or basin main tenance. The SBR is programmed to operate on a shorter time cycle during periods of high storm flow.

The plant experienced a peak spring run-off storm flow of seven times de

sign flow with very little loss of biomass.

Since startup to the present, eight months later, the SBR system has pro vided a consistent and high quality ef fluent over a wide range of hydraulic loading. Average BOD,SS,TP and am monia results are 3.6, 2.3, 0.7. and 2.6 mg/L respectively.

The SBR process is an excellent ex ample of keeping things simple which resulted in lower costs and superior treatment. Results are consistently bet ter than design and compliance limits.

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tremely effective in killing bacteria, vi ruses, yeasts and moulds. This disin fection method is being used more ex tensively as worldwide concern about the possible harmful side effects of tra ditional chlorine disinfection grows.

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tion. The banks are alternated between

Sludge Treatment and Management System Gravity Belt Sludge Thickening Waste activated sludge(WAS)is re moved from the SBR process on a regu lar basis at a rate controlled by the plant operator to maintain optimum treatment conditions in the SBR basins. The WAS

is collected in a holding tank and is pe riodically thickened from about 0.5% solids content to about 5% prior to be ing fed to the sludge digestion reactors.

This results in an 90% reduction of the volume that must be treated in the reac

tors, thereby making the digestion proc ess very cost-effective. The plant op erator can control the gravity belt speed as well as the WAS and polymer feed rates to achieve the degree of thicken ing desired.

Autothermal Thermophilic Aerobic Digestion Waste activated sludge requires stabilization prior to disposal and either aerobic or anaerobic digestion have been among the most commonly used proc esses. The former has generally been used in small plants and the more costly anaerobic digestion used in larger facili ties.

The original wastewater treatment Continued overleaf 41

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plant stabilized its sludge in a singlestage mesophilic anaerobic digester prior to land application. The design for the new facility originally considered two-stage mesophilic anaerobic diges

ited.

Thermophilic temperatures have been easily maintained in the reactors, with no addition of external heat,even

tion and conventional aerobic digestion.

In reviewing these options, it was rec

though sludge loadings are currently

incur high operating costs associated

well below design level. Volatile sus pended solids destruction has aver aged 40% and when direct swabs of the digested sludge are spread over total coliform and E-coli agar, no

with aeration.

colonies have been detected.

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The final biosolids management as a result of biological decomposition.

The ATAD process was ultimately train incorporates six months'ofon-site selected for implementation at the Long sludge storage. It is easily pumped with 475 - 700 Us biofilter odour treatment no visible signs of caking in storage.

Sault plant because: Plant Support Systems •it was estimated to have lower life cy The Long Sault biofilter is designed cle costs than either anaerobic or con

Odour Control

ventional aerobic digestion; • substantially smaller digestion tanks would be required due to the relatively short hydraulic retention time (7 days) needed to achieve stabilization;

• substantially smaller sludge storage tanks would be needed to provide six months' storage due to the high solids content(typically 5%)of the sludge; and

•a greater degree of sludge stabilization

to handle 475 to 700 L/s of air. The

Biofilters have been in use for odour control in German and Dutch wastewater

treatment plants for decades. Much of this German experience has been incor porated into the design of the Long Sault biofilter through the German connec tions ofAmbio Biofiltration Limited,the

designer and supplier of the system.

In biofiltration, humid odorous air is

passed through an organic filter bed of

would be achieved at thermophilic tem

at least one metre in thickness. It is in

peratures compared to conventional

this media where micro-organisms me tabolize the offending compounds, breaking them down to harmless and odour-free species such as carbon diox

aerobic digestion.

The Long Sault ATAD system is the first application of this technology in Ontario. Process design support was

ide and water.

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DISINFECTION

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LONG SAULT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT PROCESS DIAGRAM

BIOLOGICAL ODOUR TREATMENT

Aftnosphere

This section is comprised of three separate filter beds in series, each 1.3 m thick, and each with a secondary sprayer at the top of the bed for additional humidification. The air passes down through the first bed, up through the sec ond bed,and down through the third bed before being exhausted from the build ing through a duct to the roof. All air released from the plant is treated.

The total bed volume is eighteen three to five years. The biofilter's op erating costs are those primarily as sociated with energy to run the fans.

Maintenance is mostly associated with greasing fan bearings and checking water lines and nozzles pe riodically for plugging.

control panel where warnings are is sued for low or high water in the con ditioning section and in the event of

DIGESTED SLUDGE STORAGE

- Biofilter Air Treatment(new technology from Europe)

passes through a warm water spray. The humidified air then enters the filter beds.

The unit is connected to the main

To Agricultural

Ontario)

- ATAD process (first in Eastem Canada)

conditioning section, the air is humidi fied to 100% RH and warmed as it

cubic metres and its life is between

Treated Wastewater

biofilter is made up oftwo parts, the con ditioning unit and the filter beds. In the

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fan failure.

Analytical results indicate good performance. High ammonia levels generated in the ATAD system trans late into about 100 ppm entering the biofilter. Upon leaving the last filter bed, the ammonia is reduced to 2

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OH&S

By Murray Thomson, Ph.D.*

Reducing fume emissions without degrading indoor air quality (worker comfort),and interior fume con centrations (indoor air quality) to pro vide an integrated solution.

CFD modeling uses a computer to numerically predict fluid flow and heat transfer with the basic equations of mass, momentum and energy conserva

Figure 1: Steel Meltshop Ventilation TradeofTs Environmental Impacts . .

emissions

tion. Because CFD uses fundamental

to baghouse

Indoor

namics, wind flow around buildings, combustion, particle settling and mix ing of two liquids. CFD solves by the equations dividing up time and distance

Air Quality

into discrete intervals. The more inter

Costs

Worker comfort outside air

equations, it is a general use tool with wide applications, including aerody

'cold

Wewere recently asked by

Melting Furnace

a major U.S. steel com pany to help reduce the

offs within a steel meltshop facility.

Fume from the steel melting furnace rises up into a canopy hood. If the fume

fume emissions from its

misses the hood, it will rise and exit the

steel meltshop building. The steel com

pany needed to reduce environmental impacts without degrading indoor air quality or worker comfort. Our firm, Goodfellow Consultants,Inc. used com

putational fluid dynamic(CFD)model ing to provide an integrated approach to the analysis of process building fume control options. Using CFD modeling, the design alternatives were evaluated for their effect on emission levels, in

building through roof vents. The hood cannot be placed directly above the fur nace because ofinterferences during the charging of the scrap steel into the fur nace. Environmental impacts, costs, in door air quality, and worker comfort are all related. Increasing the air flow into the building will reduce the interior fume

vals, the greater resolution, hence the need for fast computers with large amounts of storage. The recent avail ability ofinexpensive but powerful com puters has allowed the use of CFD for environmental problems. CFD must be compared to the alternative which is scale model testing(such as air or water models) or pilot scale testing: Advantages

• Cost savings result from not needing to build scale models to test designs.

• Speed improves as it is quicker to modify a CFD model than rebuild a scale model.

• CFD provides complete information (such as pressure, velocity, etc.). Ex perimental measurements are often re quired at inaccessible locations and can

concentrations but can increase emis

disturb the flow.

sions if cross-drafts deflect the plume away from the hood. In winter, this

• Realistic conditions (i.e. full scale): Water models are often 1/100th of full

door air pollutant levels, and indoor tem peratures. The most effective design al ternative can be further refined until op

greater inflow can increase cold drafts

scale, use water instead of air, and are

at the floor level, degrading worker com fort. Increasing the canopy hood venti

isothermal.

timal results are obtained.

lation rate will reduce emissions but will

• Accurate mathematical model of ba

significantly increase capital and oper ating costs. Closing the roof vents re

sic phenomenon needed. For example,

Managers of large industrial facili ties must reconcile demands for: •reduced emissions to the environment

such as fume exiting through roof vents, • higher productivity which may result in more heat and emissions per unit floor area,

•reduced costs which limits the amount

of environmental control equipment, • improved occupational health which requires good indoor air quality, • improved worker comfort such as mini mizing building temperature extremes.

Figure 1 shows the ventilation trade*Goodfellow Consultants, Inc.

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Disadvantages

CFD turbulence models are not accurate

duces emissions but will increase inte

under all conditions. The development

rior dust concentrations and tempera tures. The optimal design will balance

of turbulence models that are accurate

for a wide range of conditions is an ac

these tradeoffs.

tive area of research.

New approaches are needed to find • Computational methods may not han dle chemical reactions and complex the optimal solution. Conventional tech niques often lack accuracy and look at geometry. For example, a model of only one local aspect of the problem. combustion chemistry exists but it is too complex for today's computers to han Many conventional techniques sepa rately consider environmental impacts, dle. Assumptions must be made to make worker comfort, and indoor air quality. the problem solvable within a reasonable New techniques such as Computational time frame on existing computers.

We developed a 3D CFD model of Fluid Dynamic Modeling(CFD)can si the entire meltshop to study the effecmultaneously predict emissions (envi Continued overleaf ronmental impacts), temperature Environmental Science & Engineering, November 1996

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release, and increased forced ventilation.

The CFD model predicted the fume emis sions,concentrations and indoor tempera tures. A combination of controlled air

inflows and reduced heat releases pro vided the best solution, reducing fume emissions and indoor temperature ex tremes at a reasonable cost without de

grading indoor fume concentrations.

In summary, CFD is a versatile tool.

It can provide: •in-depth understanding of problem; by graphically displaying the interior flows, the user quickly sees how the contami nants and heat migrate through the facility, • verification of measurements by sup plying data to check and explain unusual measurement results,

• evaluation of alternatives by calculat toward the far roof vent. The fume does ing the effect on the design objective as not rise because hot air from the casters each design parameter is modified, is trapped between the canopy hood and •reduced costs by reducing the need for the curtain wall. Air currents down the scale model testing, meltshop push the fume toward the far • shorter design times by reducing the roof vent where it is emitted as it rises need for scale model testing, up out the roof vent. Similar flows re • greater confidence by better under sult in emissions through the other roof standing the problem and the effect of vent. These flows were verified through the design solution, observations inside the meltshop. Fume • effective communication tool by and temperature contour plots, along graphically displaying the air flows,con with flow vector diagrams, provide the taminants, and temperatures so that any user with a greater understanding of the observer can understand the problem and fluid flow within the meltshop which suggested solution. creates the fume emissions.

Computation fluid dynamic modeling Design alternatives were ranked for provides an integrated analysis of envi their effects on temperature,fume con ronmental impacts, worker comfort, and centrations and fume emissions. The indoor air quahty for an optimized proc design alternatives include: reducing heat ess building fume control. releases, closing the roof vents, reduced For more information, natural ventilation,reduced fumacefume circle reply card No. 183 Environmental Science & Engineering, November 1996

Pumping Systems

Level sensor installation on

submersible pumps

Although designed to be rugged and easy to install, level sensors are of

ten mislocated in the well. This can

Typica l elevation settings for Flygt level sensors when installed in a wetwell with Flygt "CP" style pumps.

lead to numerous pump problems, in cluding erratic operation and reduced equipment

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life.

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Probably the most common problem stems from on-site confusion as to which sensor is re

sponsible for what function. To avoid this type of confusion, it is recommended that each level sen

sor cable be clearly marked in a permanent man ner as to its function, and that this be done at a

location at the top of the well which can easily be seen by maintenance personnel.

Level sensors must always be located in the least turbulent part of the well, out of the direct path of rushing water from inflow pipes or any other disturbances which could cause false acti

vation or premature cable failure at the point where the cable enters the sensor casing.

In addition, level sensors must be hung at proper elevations to maximize pump operations, while minimizing the total number of equipment starts per hour. Depending on equipment size and model, 10-15 evenly spaced starts per hour pre vent undue heat build-up in the motor, resulting from starting current which is normally 5-6 times that of running current. If the low-level sensor is set too high or'pump on' sensors set too low, the combined result will be a shortened pump cycle, with the number of starts per hour increased need lessly.

The elevation at which the low-level shut-off

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der normal conditions,the low-level sensor is usu

ally hung at a height level with the top of the pump volute.

Under certain system conditions(or with some models equipped with particular impellers), full draw down to the top of the volute can cause vi bration and possible damage to the pumping units. Vibration or noisy operation during the final stages of pump-down is often the result of a natural hydraulic phenomenon called cavitation.

Certain impellers may require higher than normal lowlevel sensor placement to satisfy pump inlet net-positive suc tion head requirements, which will usually minimize vibra tion caused by cavitation. Keep in mind that further upward adjustment of the low-level sensor may also have to be made due to warmer than usual pumped liquids or in the wet wells of pump stations located at high elevations above sea level.

Temperature and elevation are both factors which will af fect the operating point at which a pump will cavitate. In creased temperature will increase the vapour pressure of the liquid, while higher elevations reduce atmospheric pressure.

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elevation

the pump inlet.

Sometimes an adjustment can be made to a valve located in the piping on the outlet side of the pump, which may fur ther assist in reducing this type of hydraulics-related prob lem. This shut-off valve is normally set in the fully open position and only closed to isolate the wetwell in the event work is to be performed. Try closing the valve slightly in stages, while watching for improved pump performance which may occur as a result. The best combination of valve adjustment and sensor height should result in very little vibration and noise, and a minimum reduction in GPM,while

keeping the low-level sensor at the lowest possible height in the wetwell.

Cavitation or vibration during the final stages of drawdown can also be caused by obstructions, or any other limiting fac tor, at the inlet or suction side of the pump.

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Water & Wastewater

By M. Loudon, P.Eng.,^ MBA and M. Fortin, M.A.^

Full cost pricing of water and wastewater services

Fullcost pricing for water and

Figure 1 Comparison of International Water Price and Use Rates

wastewater systems is "in".

The Federation of Canadian

Municipalities stated,in 1993, that they will"...promote water rates that reflect the full cost of purification, stor age, distribution and sewage treat ment..." The policy of the American Water Works Association is that every water utility should receive sufficient revenues from water service and user charges to enable it tofinance all oper ating and maintenance expenses and all capital costs.

Why the increased emphasis on full cost pricing? Several forces are at play;

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Their message is reinforced by senior government cuts in grants and transfers

for water systems and by municipal council aspirations to hold the line on mill rates. The outcome is an increased

interest in full cost recovery from user rates.

The move to full cost pricing will af fect the way in which we manage our water and wastewater utilities. But first

we must know what we are talking about.

Full cost pricing concems two sides of the financial ledger. On the cost side, the accounts must represent all of the

costs of the water and wastewater sys tem, namely all operating, maintenance, administration and capital-related costs. On the revenue side,full cost pric ing implies that costs are fully recovered through user rates for water and wastewater services. Full cost pricing policies must address both sides.

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• A portion of investment costs is cov ered by capital grants -25% in the case of surveyed municipalities. No one ex in water rates for 1996 of 2.2%. (Ap pects a utility to tum its nose up at a parently, the water plants on Lake On grant. But senior government grants,so tario have a great view and thus a higher long as they last, move us away from full assessment based on market value.) cost pricing. And they may not last that • A portion of administrative overheads, much longer. The Toronto S'tor reported which have traditionally been recovered that federal and provincial funding for from the property tax, should rightly be municipal water and wastewater facili recovered from utility revenues. For ties has been cut by more than 60 per example,in an Ontario regional munici cent since 1989(April 6,1996)and that pality, an amount equivalent to 7% of further cuts are proposed by the Ontario OM&A costs has been added to the government(April 9,1996). water budget to recover central admin • Insufficient system investment is anistration costs.

Continued overleaf the low side if market value assessment

is being introduced. MVA in the Re gion of Niagara resulted in an increase

Figure 2

Comparison of Typical Utility Charges $800

The Cost Side

Costs are broadly classified either as operations, maintenance and administra

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An analysis of financial reports from Ontario municipalities surveyed by the authors revealed that OM&A costs rep

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Water & Wastewater, cont' other factor resulting in artificially low pared to industry values such as those The experience in England indicates that costs. Just over 20% of surveyed mu recently published by the AWWA in their privatization does not necessarily lead nicipalities reported that their user rates 1995 Canadian Utility Profile. to lower charges. The February CWWA were too low to generate sufficient rev • A new cost, profit, will appear in our Bulletin notes that in some areas ofEng enues to repair and replace existing in utility accounts with the move towards land, average household billsfor water frastructure. Capital planning that looks privatization. A British accounting as increased by more than 45% in real ahead 5 to 10 years is required to keep sociation journal reported that 1985/86 terms between 1989 and 1995. abreast of infrastructure replacement profits were 19% of annual water sys •Some have argued that a water royalty requirements. Statistics that provide a tem costs in the UK. The Economist should be charged on water users to cap measure of system condition, such as magazine (February 24,1996)reported ture the "intrinsic value" of water. Mani annual breaks per km of water main, water system profits in 1994 of 25% toba tried to impose an annual water roy guide the capital planning process. Main ($2,300 million) on water sales of alty of $l/cubic decametre of capacity break statistics can indicate the need for $9,300 million. The same article pre on municipalities. Following protests, infrastructure investments when com dicted a profit margin of 20% for 1995. Manitoba discontinued this charge.

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Water and wastewater revenues origi nate primarily from user charges, prop erty taxes or senior government trans fers and grants (both of the latter have diminished in recent years). Under a full cost pricing policy, virtually all revenues originate from user charges.

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Only 12% of municipal water depart ments in our survey use the mill rate to recover water system costs while over Continued on page 64

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Water & Wastewater, cont' and connection charges and local im provement charges.

There is a trend in the industry away

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Municipalities in our survey recovered less than 9% of revenues from property

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The mill rate is used by many muni cipalities to recover all or a portion of wastewater system costs. About a third

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Water & Wastewater, cont'd. still a bargain when we add in estimated costs that would be required to bring our average customer charge up to a "full cost" charge (Figure 3).

Municipalities like to keep their charges low and often compare their charges with other municipalities to de termine if their rates are "competitive".

But is this good strategy or a sound ba sis for a cost recovery policy? The typi cal conclusion that low rates are good may result in under-investment in a wa ter system. This was the conclusion ar rived at when the City of Miramichi in New Brunswick compared their rates to others. They realised that their charges were too low and that they should be more in line with the other municipali ties if they were to have sufficient funds to operate, maintain and invest in their water and sewer systems. Respondents to our survey who indicated that their

mote full cost pricing as one means of achieving water efficiency. Crusaders against the federal and provincial defi cits favour full cost pricing policies for fiscal reasons. As a practical matter of maintaining solvency, utilities have al ways recovered their reported costs. The evidence suggests that, in Ontario, they do so now primarily through user rates, capital cost recovery charges and a va riety of other user charges. Current cost recovery practices are consistent with full cost pricing policies simply because

revenues were not sufficient to cover nec

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If we fall short of full cost pricing, it is because our utility accounts do not recognise all costs. There are certain costs that may be added in the future for

essary repair and replacement costs said that their rates would have to increase by 20% to 50% to cover these costs. Rates

for all but one of these respondents were below the survey average.

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be reflected in the rates when they ap

pear in the accounts, but not until then.

Senior government policy changes with respect to grants and transfers are also likely to add to water costs that are recovered through the user's water bill.

But grants and transfers already come out of our pockets. Full cost pricing sim ply means that these funds will come out of the right pockets, which is an appro

priate outcome so long as we recognise the legitimate need for financial support in cases where financial hardship pre vents smaller communities from achiev

funds will come out of the

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The most significant departure from full cost pricing occurs when utilities fail to maintain their capital stock. There is some evidence that this is happening and

right pockets.

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problem. Low user rates are generally good for the customer but not if it means that servicing standards cannot be main tained due to infrastructure deterioration.

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Analytical Model 707 Big Scale pH Me ter is a rugged, reliable instrument, fea turing a big 7" scale, continuous from 014 pH and a polyethylene-shielded pH Probe Unit that eliminates ordinary pH electrode limitations. Model 707 is sim

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Duske rotary drum dryers convert waste sludge into environmentally desirable products of value. A new Duske/Cemen Tech CSD-3000 Rotary Dryer in Leam ington, Ontario, produces 2-3 TPH of NViro Soil, a patented, lime-stabilized fer tilizer. The Duske dryer reduces drying time from days to minutes.

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Environmental Science & Engineering, November 1996

Landfill Regulations

By Steve Hollingshead, P.Eng.

New landfill standards under review In Ontario

The current Ontario govern

ment is embarking on ambi tious and sweeping reforms to the province's environ mental legislation that encompass such diverse areas as spills, pesticides con

tainty involved in gaining approval for

and post-closure care, and financial as

a new landfill. In this article, we criti

surances.

cally examine the proposed new legis

Industry, as well as some municipali ties, have been pushing the government for some time to move away from its current performance standard approach towards a design standard. Under our current performance standards, landfill

lation to determine if the government has delivered in these key areas.

Major components of the proposed trol, air quality, energy, water quality, new regulations are: environmental rights, environmental as • Restrictions on locating landfills too sessments and landfills. To address close to public airports, hazardous lands landfills, the Ministry of Environment such as flood plains, and environmen and Energy (MGEE) released a docu tally sensitive areas such as wetlands; ment entitled Proposed Regulatory • Specific methods by which sites have Standardsfor New Landfill Sites Accept to be tested and evaluated; ing Non-Hazardous Waste in June, 1996. • "Generic" design specifications for These proposed new regulations to On small and medium-sized landfill sites that tario's Environmental Protection Act feature a single composite liner system; have been under public review and dis • "Generic" design specifications for cussion since that time, and have gener large landfill sites with a double com ated considerable debate. posite liner system; The objectives that the government •An option to develop a site-specific de sign, as is currently done, but with even set for its new regulations were to re duce the time, cost and degree of uncer- more stringent requirements than pre viously; and • Standard requirements for site opera *Senior Engineer and Principal, tions, monitoring, public liaison, closure Gartner Lee Limited, Markham, ON. Transfer Trailers Brothers Industries custom

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With a design standard, a proponent could simply select and build a landfill from an approved set of specifications.

On the face of it, moving to a design standard appears to be the best way to meet the government's objective of re ducing time, cost and uncertainty in the approval process. However, this also represents a fundamental shift in regu-

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Landfill Regulations, cont'd. certain. The government is also propos ing environmental assessment reform but, unfortunately, the new landfill standards do not appear to help much in that area. In fact, there is no linkage at all to the EAA that would indicate how the landfill standards would be treated

Highly engineered landfills lined with clay and geomembranes are a main thrust of Ontario's proposed new landfill regulations. latory philosophy for Ontario. lion per hectare.

The MOEE's two "generic" landfills Costs this high may be ample justifi are a move towards a design standard cation for most proponents to by-pass approach, even though they are nothing the MOEE's two generic designs and more than two examples of designs that invest in a site-specific design, hopefully would otherwise meet the current per for sites that are better than the worstformance standards on typical sites. The case sites assumed by the MOEE. problem is that, in order to be conserva By specifying exactly how landfill tive, the typical sites that were chosen sites should be tested and evaluated, the truly represent worst-case possibilities. government is simply entrenching into Some sites in Ontario may be this poor, regulation what was already good com but better locations can be found mon practice under the former approv throughout most of the province. Some als process. It is unclear how this will of the site features that the two generic make approvals much quicker or cheap er, other than for those who lack experi designs do not account for are: the pres ence of fine-grained soils that provide ence or expertise in good waste man natural attenuation of leachate beneath agement practice. On the other hand, the landfill; the possibility of a site suit the prescriptive nature of the proposed new regulations(dictating the minimum able for a natural or engineered "hydrau lic trap" design; and locations where number and depths of boreholes, for larger buffer zones can be supplied for example) will limit the flexibility for leachate attenuation purposes. In these experienced practitioners to carry out cases, and many others, finding a better programs suited to the wide variety of site will mean that the MOEE's two ge site conditions found throughout the province. It will also hamper the Min neric landfill designs are too conserva tive, and too expensive, as we shall see. istry staff in applying experience and Why did the MGEE not develop Judgment to an approval, as they previ standard designs suitable for a wider ously could by using the flexibility in variety of sites? Probably because these herent in working with guidelines rather would require more sophisticated analy than regulations. sis to set up the standards, and more ex Links to the environmental tensive and complicated siting criteria assessment process In our view, the clamour for design - complexity that would not contribute to streamlining the approval process. standards may really have been a reac A conservative, worst-case assump tion to the frustrations that were rooted tion about the type of site is the safest in the application of the Environmental way to develop a standard design, but Assessment Act(EAA)and the associ one of the key trade-offs is cost. By our ated environmental hearings procedures, estimate, the capital construction cost for not the Environmental Protection Act. the MOEE's single composite liner sys While the EAA is a fundamentally tem alone is more than $800,000 per sound and progressive piece of legisla hectare, which is very expensive for a tion, deserving of our support, there is small to medium-sized landfill. For no doubt that its original intent and scope larger sites, the MOEE's double com have been badly misused. As a conse posite liner system capital construction quence, landfill site approvals have be come lengthier, more expensive and less cost works out to an estimated $ 1.2 mil 72

in an environmental assessment process.

A good example to illustrate this point is to examine what might happen if a search were set up to locate a site for one of the MOEE's "generic" landfill designs. The use of these designs man dates certain site requirements; for in stance, the ground water beneath the site must contain less than 50 mg/L of chlo ride. As the selection process advances through each stage, background chloride levels can be estimated based on re

gional information, but actual testing can only be afforded on a limited number of sites. Presuming that the MOEE's "ge neric" design cannot be altered, the en tire environmental assessment process may have to be re-worked if the testing eventually shows that the chloride re quirement cannot be met at the remain ing site(s). Back-tracking in an EA is time-consuming and expensive.

The government faced a difficult challenge - to come up with a practical and affordable landfill design standard without compromising Ontario's already high level of environmental protection.

By taking the safest route and aiming their "generic" designs at a worst-case site, an even more conservative stand

ard has been set, one whose price tag few landfill proponents will be able to justify. Therefore, site-specific landfill designs will likely continue to be devel oped that better suit the wide range of conditions found throughout the prov ince, following a process similar to what we already have now (but unfortunately made less flexible by the proposed regu lations). As a con.sequence, the time and cost savings anticipated by the govern ment may never be realized for most landfill proponents.

The government should be credited for making a serious effort at reforming a waste management approvals process that is currently taking too long, costing too much, and lacking any certainty to the outcome. Changes that are underway to the environmental assess ment and hearings processes have the potential to result in significant improve ments. Unfortunately, the proposed new landfill standards will probably prove much less effective.

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Two national paper industry associations have formed an

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In 1995, these mills recycled over four million tonnes of old corrugated containers, boxboard, paper bags,news papers, magazines and printing and writing papers from industrial,commer cial, institutional and residential sources.

The new alliance, to be known as

process of establishing several regional committees (Western Canada, Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada) to focus on local recycling opportunities.

By filling their recycling bins, North Americans have created an urban for

est; by buying recycled products, they have spurred North American produc

ers to invest $11 billion in making recycled-content paper and packaging. The results are impressive. Canada is the largest importer of recyclable paper and a leading exporter of recycled-content paper. In 1995, overall consumption of recovered paper at Canadian mills in creased slightly to reach 4.1 million tonnes.

Paper Recycling Mills of Canada (PRMC),says even greater paper recov ery is possible in Canada. Technologi

A papermaking flashback The first paper mill in North America, a mill built near Philadelphia in 1690, used old rags and recovered paper made

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Recycling objectives The concept of saving trees through recycling is highly misleading as the li on's share of the fibre used in paper pro duction comes from sawmill waste, in

cluding woodchips. The primary objec tive of recycling was, and still is, to lighten the burden on landfill sites, and thereby decrease the environmental im pact. But we should not underestimate the importance of recycling as an effec tive component of forest management.

In 1989, there was only one news print mill in Canada capable of recy cling. Today, there are at least 23. In 1990, 65,000 tonnes of printing and writing papers contained a certain per centage of recycled fibre. In 1993, that figure had risen to 900,000.

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Canada and the US recycle some 40 per cent of their paper. Germany and Japan recycle over 55 percent, but have more densely populated areas.

In big cities, virtually all paper should be recycled, but a great deal isn't. Sev enty percent of office waste is landfilled.

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Environmental Science & Engineering, November 1996

Water

By H. Geerts, M.Sc., R.A. Goodings, REng., and R. Davidson, P.Eng.*

How much treated water ends up

Ananalysis using daily water and wastewater records can

provide the answer to the question, "how much treated water ends up in the sewer?" while helping municipalities to anticipate the impact of water conservation on servicing requirements.

To the uninitiated, the answer seems

straightforward enough. The ratio of wastewater flow to water demand

should roughly be 1.0, given the volume of water consumed is approximately equal to the sewage generated.

A 1993 Water Environment Associa

tion of Ontario (WEAO) survey re vealed a surprising amount of deviation from this. Of fifty municipalities sur veyed, forty-five reported ratios of an nual wastewater treated to water pro duced ranging from 0.5 to 2.0, and five from 2.0 to 4.0.

Those familiar with water and waste-

water servicing know that simple ratios such as these fail to provide a perspec

in the sewer? the "extremes"), first cut estimates on the contribution of inflow/infiltration (1/ I) to the STP and the amount of water

of 39% from groundwater and storm-

used for irrigation could be made.

In the sample communities, the ratio of annual sewage flow to water produced

wet weather events but contributed

water sources (I/I).

C2 was found to have little flow from

groundwater flows to the STP to the tune of 22% of total flows over the year.

Wet weather I/I was certainly a prob-

was 0.88, 1.09 and 1.22 (Table 1). Su-

Table 1

Municipality Populatlon Annual Sewage to Water Ratio Actual % of Water to STP % Flow to STP from I/I

Total I/I (dry weather) Total I/I (wet weather)

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02

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19,000

71,000

45,000

0.88 61%

1.09

1.22

75%

51% 49%

39% 15.6% 23.4%

25% 22.3% 2.7%

23.7% 25.3%

perficially, the relationship between wa ter and wastewater appeared reasonably

lem for CI and C3. These communi

close to 1:1 in all communities.

ers which partially account for their high wet weather flows. Age of their sewer systems is another factor.

The Figure provides a profile of the

ties, however, have some combined sew

However, when the statistics on these

three municipalities were analyzed, it was found that CI, instead of having what appeared to be a good water to sewage ratio, in fact, had a system of

water users and wastewater contribu

tors in C2 and C3. Note the major dif ferences in the per capita water and

sewers that contributed an excess flow

tive on real life. Ratios tend to obscure

the reality of our less than perfect world - a world with leaky sewers, water loss, inaccuracies in metering and the need for large volumes of water for irrigation - and should be largely ignored. The path from water treatment plant to sew age treatment plant (STP) is far from predictable.

It is only by disaggregating daily water demand and daily wastewater flow that their relationship can be understood.

In a desk top analysis, CH2M Gore & Storrie disaggregated several years of daily water production and wastewater treatment records for three Ontario com

munities, referred to as CI, C2 and C3.

In order to compare water use to sew

age flows under normal conditions, ex treme daily water demand and sewage flow figures needed to be tagged and ex cluded. Extremes were experienced on the water side on days when demand for irrigation elevated water demand, and on the wastewater side, when precipita tion occurred, resulting in excess flows to the STR

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Water, cont'd.

Profile of Community Population 71,000(02) WATER PLANT

Profile of Community Popuiation 45,000(C3)

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if unaccounted for water(UFW)included unmetered services(and not just leakage), some would end up at the STP. This would result in a small reduction in the amount of flow assumed to come from the intlow/intiltration (I/I). wastewater figures. Evidently,each mu nicipality has unique characteristics that affect servicing more than is immedi ately apparent to the consumer.

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It is important to appreciate that the methodology presented is intended to

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generally characterize water and wastewater systems for planning purposes.

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Reader Feedback Dear Tom, Congratulations on your receipt of the 1996 Harvey Southam Award. I know that our editorial director Kristin has al

ers-in-law, a Godiva of Peeping Toms), none is suggested for chemists or engi neers. Is there a message there?

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now be the most decorated hero in the

Dear Tom,

war on illiteracy. We, of course, con tinue to enjoy your emanations.

Once again, congratulations and best

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wishes.

I found a quiet moment this p.m. and used it well to read your last editorial.

Congratulations on another wonderful

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effort.

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critical of the fourth estate. I'm sure

Dear Sir, Re: "Collective noun urgently neededfor lawyers" ES&B, March 1996.

It has been said that nothing quenches a red-hot debate like a few cold facts. The

need you identify has already been ad dressed. In the 1991 edition of James

Canadian Association on Water Quality

Analytical Measurement

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ment in the March edition of ES&E

slough (pronounced slu).

Colin Kent, P.Eng., Ainley & Associates Limited

you were seeking: a surplus of lawyers.

Other collective nouns describing your own profession include: •an erudition (or a rejection) of editors • a column ofjournalists • an optimism of publishers • a sufficiency (or vanity) of writers Although collective nouns are pro posed for a wide variety of persons(e.g. a chatter of MPs,a pestilence of Moth

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viduals. Included is the collective noun

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magazine and your urgent need to come up with a collective noun for lawyers, I offer the following: A slough of liti gators. Our colleagues from Western

to consult my copy of Eric Partridge, Usage and Abusage, Penguin Books (reprinted 1979). This book lists ac cepted group nouns for about 100 spe cies of birds, mammals,fishes, and rep tiles (p. 298-299).

For persons, there are a few gener ally accepted terms such as crowd and host. However, the book goes on to list nouns that have been suggested by vari ous authors to describe groups of indi

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some are reputable although I've not met any! Well done.

Howard Shrimpton,

Lipton's book An Exaltation of Larks, Award, it was well deserved. you will note that he refers to an elo Michel Bakhos, quence oflawyers and to an escheat of ITT Flygt lawyers. The tone of your article indi cates that you yourself might prefer a Dear Tom, superfluity ofsolicitors.

With reference to your editorial com I must confess that I have reserva

Having just read and, as always,enjoyed your Editorial Comment, Collective noun urgently neededfor lawyers, in the

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Dear Mr. Davey, I thoroughly enjoyed reading your edi torial regarding Harbor Branch(page 4, June 1996 issue). I shared it with our Managing Director and he and I are both pleased with how well the article was written.

Katherine Morton,

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I have just caught up with my back cop ies of Masthead and discovered you had won the Harvey S. Southam Editorial Career Award, June 4.

Congratulations, mate. You must be very pleased. It's good to see a science and technology editor gain recognition.

I wasn't at the KRW Awards this year but would have liked to have been there

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