Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine (ESEMAG) June 1997

ENVIRONMENTAL

Science & Engineering Focussing on industrial/municipal wastewaters - hazardous wastes - air poilution & drinking water treatment

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June/July'97 Vol. 1D No. 3

CONTENTS

Issued June, 1997

President STEVE DAVEY Publisher TOM DAVEY

Managing Editor SANDRA DAVEY Sales Manager PENNY DAVEY (905) 727-4666 Sales Representative DENISE SIMPSON Circulation VIRGINIA MEYER Publisher's Asst. KATHLEEN CARIGNAN

Technical Advisory Board Robert B. Baker, M.A.Sc., Eng. Totten Sims Hubicki Associates

Jim Bishop Beak International Inc.

Aian Church, C.Chem., OEP Church & Trought Inc.

George V. Crawford, P.Eng., M.A.Sc.

When the quality of data Is somewhat strained Editorial by Tom Davey

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Ontario Environment Minister outlines Biii 107 at London Conference

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BC Minister criticizes 'end of pipe'solutions to pollution at BCW&WA conference

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BCW&WA Awards

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Canadian PCB destruction technology makes inroads abroad

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Economical use of land with precast boxes

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Maintenance tips on check valves and pump performance

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Stormwater - the devastating non point-source pollution

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Professional liability insurance and environmentai risk

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Particle counting as an operational tool

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CH2M G&S Dr. Howard Goodfeliow Goodtellow Consultants Ltd.

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

Don Kemp, M.A.Sc., Eng. MacViro Consultants

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

Barry Loescher, Ph.D. Philip Analytical Environmental Science & Engineering is a bi-monthly business publication pub lished by Environmentai Science & Engi neering Publications Inc. An all Canadian publication, ES&E provides authoritative editorial coverage of Canada's municipal and Industrial environmental control sys

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ES&E's readers Include consulting engi neers, Industrial plant managers and en gineers, key provincial and federal envi ronmental officials, water and wastewater treatment plant operators and contractors.

Ontario Environment Minister says monitoring reveals encouraging data

Shedding new light on the privatization controversies The Drinking Water Materials Safety Act- implications for the drinking water industry Study says US rural air will be unhealthy under EPA's proposed ozone standard Upgrading the Trenton water pollution control plant Battery-operated radio telemetry for sewer flow monitoring New technology developed for optimization of electric arc furnace fume systems Non-indigenous species continue to threaten North American waterways Treating water and wastewater at one environmentai centre How Winnipeg faced Flood of the Century Nutrient dosage in pulp and paper plants by monitoring COD on-line

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Ad Index

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Product Review

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R&D News

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Cover story: It was the flood of the century but the city and its inhabitants responded magnificently. While three wastewater treatment plants temporarily lost secondary treatment capabilities, there was no interruption to the quality or quantity ofpotable water supplies. See story by Biii Boriase on page 68. Cover photos by Laurie Nowicki 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.

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Editorial Comment

By Tom Davey

When the quality of data is somewhat strained

Two recent events have re vealed the enormous conse

quences when dubious sam pling protocols are used or the integrity of laboratory staff is com promised. The Bre-X gold mining fi asco in Indonesia and the wrongful conviction of Guy Paul Morin in On tario are currently dominating the head lines; both shed new light on the role of analytical and assay laboratories.

The irony is that while you need a licence to run a hotdog stand or a hair salon, professional chemists are

Costly as it undoubtedly is, this enquiry is clearly a good investment for Cana dian justice. Christine Jessop's mur derer is still at large while millions were diverted towards convicting the wrong man.

For Guy Paul Morin, relief came only after he had spent time in jail,

millions in the future.

It is appalling to think what he must have gone through after his first acquit

Which brings us back to the envi ronment industry where price, not qual ity of data, has traditionally driven the laboratory industry - driven some into the ground perhaps, for the casualty rate has been high in the analytical in dustry, which should have boomed in

tal in 1986 and the 1992 retrial which

frustrations still continued ten years later as an enquiry unfolded an unbe lievable string of sloppy police proce dures and disgraceful laboratory work which led to his jail term.

But while it was analytical science which acquitted this unjustly convicted man,the subsequent enquiry ironically became a startling indictment of On-

delisted by the Toronto Stock Exchange after bil lions were lost by inves

victions.

after the trials.

bec.

Bre-X stock was later

already in consultation with their law yers with a view to appealing their con I predict that this dubious forensic laboratory work will cost even more

led to his conviction. His ordeals and

ter laboratory and assay results sug gested huge gold reserves at the Busang mining site in Indonesia. Investors ini tially saw their stock values skyrocket in a matter of weeks, only to crash on the trading floors when doubts were shed on the core sampling techniques.

convicted on the Centre's evidence, are

than a decade of anguish before and

faced financial ruin and endured more

unlicenced in all provinces except Que Bre-X stock soared like a rocket af

really was no free lunch. The Guy Paul Morin case has already cost untold millions and you can bet your gas chromatograph that many inmates,

this era of environmental concerns.

It has always amazed me that real estate developers and lenders, seeking soil analyses for projects which will ul timately be worth millions, have a low bid mind-set when it comes to purchasing laboratory services.

The price differential To paraphrase the second law of between labs with super thermodynamics, it turns out that there lative staff and equipment

tors.

The list of institutions

burned by the Bre-X fiasco reads like a corporate Who's Who. They should have focussed on the qual ity of core sampling protocols and labo ratory analyses,rather than stock analy sis. Canada, as the leading mining na tion in the world, is already feeling the consequences as Bre-X has contami nated investor confidence in our legiti mate mining operations.

Much more tragic than the Bre-X fiasco was the wrongful conviction of Guy Paul Morin for the murder of Christine Jessop. Having first been acquitted on a charge of murdering this nine year old girl, he was later found guilty in a second trial where forensic laboratory evidence played a large part in his conviction and jailing.

Just four days before his appeal was to be heard, new evidence in the form

of DNA testing led to his acquittal of the charges. He was awarded compen sation in excess of one million dollars

and a public enquiry was ordered.

reaiiy was no free lunch. tario's Centre for Forensic Sciences, often claimed to be Canada's foremost

forensic laboratory. Evidence at the en quiry has revealed a virtual litany of undisclosed scientific data and con

taminated or even lost evidence, in

cluding the inexplicable disappearance of hundreds of slides of microscopic fibres between tbe first trial and the second. Evidence of fibre contamina

tion which could be observed by the naked eye was suppressed at the trial.

Critical comments from bench techni

cians were ignored by senior Centre staff.

The Ontario Centre for Forensic

Sciences, its reputation now in tatters, gives a new focus on government-run institutions. The Centre was supposed to be completely impartial in its work and it did not charge police for any of its services or analyses.

To paraphrase the second law of thermodynamics, it turns out that there

and those with mediocre

capabilities is often not very great. Moreover,the cost oflaboratory analyses is mere petty cash compared to the overall construc tion cost of most projects.

And more than just money is at stake. Some industrial operators have been heavily fined or gone to jail for not practising due diligence in environ mental compliance cases where analy ses often play a key role.

Good laboratories have expensive state-of-the-art equipment which needs highly trained technical staff to conduct analyses and interpret data, which can then be used with confidence in siting projects or as a defense in environmen tal law cases.

Sampling data and chain-of-custody protocols require highly trained ana lytical staff whose integrity can be re lied on in courts of law. To those shop ping around for bargain basement prices, it might be wise to recall that there are no free lunches. Co for qual ity, not price - then sleep at night. â–

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Your enthusiastic grasp of the issues, your lucid and engaging writing, and your wit have been the high point of many days over the past few years.

Tom, I have also greatly benefited from your counsel and advice, and I have been very proud to have my name on your Advisory Board. I request that you keep the name, and change my af filiation to Beak.

and suppliers in the water treatment pro fession. The Pipeline is issued 5 times

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convictions that got you involved with this profession in the first place. It is good to see that ES&E is trying to walk this (delicate) balancing act because we need spirited environmental magazines that don't lose their "common(business) sense" to make progress in our field.

Regards, Rene de Vries, Central Projects Group Inc.

Ifound your article about the corrod ing infrastructure which carries our drinking water to be absolutely right on.

Regards, Peter Kordns, S.W.W.A. Pipeline Editor

Dear Tom Davey, A thank-you note. I felt that you did an excellent job editing my article on Glo bal Environmental Management, pub lished mES&E, May 1997.

It is strange, but in this article, I felt more exposed than usual (this was the fourth published article for ES&E I (co-)authored since 1992), perhaps be cause I introduced some potentially con troversial ideas, perhaps because I put my soul into it.

You must appreciate that running a

Hello Tom, I was checking out references to my own web site and behold, what should I find but the article I wrote about ISO 14000.

Dear Tom, Thank you very much for your kind in vitation for our staff and Ukrainian visi

Thank you for letting me be associ ated with the leading environmental publication in the land.

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tors to attend the Environmental Certi

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mental Exposition. Those of our staff who attended,and especially the Ukrain ians, found the conference and exposi tion very interesting and informative.

Regards, Alison Johns,

I am flattered and still amazed at the

volume of responses that I got.

As you have probably heard by now, I am back at Trojan (the place where I started out 19 years ago)as service man ager. I look after commissioning and warranty of municipal wastewater dis infection systems.

Best regards, Bill Neaves, Trojan Technologies Inc.

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Dear Mr. Davey, With this letter, I wish to request per mission to use the following articles from your March 1997, magazine: The pipes, the pipes are appalling and Hack celebrates golden anniversary.

If granted, these articles will be used in the Saskatchewan Water & Waste Water Association's news letter The

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Dear Tom Davey, While waiting in a consultant's office the other day, I read with interest your edi torial on municipal water infrastructure in the March 1997 issue ofEnvironmen

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Industry Update Fredericton businesses charged with illegal exportation of CFCs Environment Canada announced May 20 that 13 charges have been laid against three Fredericton businesses, all stem

ming from the exportation of approxi mately 70 tonnes of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) to the United States.

The charges were laid against City Sales Ftd., a Fredericton automobile

dealership for 10 counts of exporting CFCs without valid permits. Trans Canada Autohaus Ltd. and a company registered as 051544N.B. Inc., have been charged with two counts of con spiracy in the commission of these vio lations. City Sales Ltd. has also been charged with failing to provide Environ ment Canada inspectors with accurate information during a 1994 inspection.

Larry Joseph LeBlanc is president and sole director of all three companies.

The United States Attorney for the District of Maine, arrested and also

charged LeBlanc and his wife, Ann Marie LeBlanc,for having illegally im ported those CFCs into the United States, where they allegedly sent ship ments to a number of automotive shops.

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The charges in both cases resulted in partfrom co-operative efforts of law en forcement agencies in both Canada and the US,including Environment Canada,

completes acquisition Laidlaw Environmental Services Inc. of

Columbia, SC., has completed the pre viously announced reverse takeover of

Canada Customs, the New Brunswick

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Under the Canadian Environmental

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charges carries a maximum penalty of a

fine not exceeding $1 million and/or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years.

At the time the alleged offences oc

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Industry Update Low ozone values recorded over

Canadian Arctic

January and April. Last year,there were reductions of up to 30 percent in March.

leaving the Arctic stratosphere cold, even after sunlight remmed to the re gion. The cold temperatures resulted in the formation of polar stratospheric

In Canada, UV radiation at the

were the lowest ever recorded for

ground is at its strongest between May and August. The low Arctic ozone val ues are not expected to have a large ef

March. Data from US satellites, ground

fect on ozone values or UV-B radiation

chlorine oxide from other molecules that

stations in Canada, and balloon instru

over most of Canada this summer.

contain chlorine but do not react with

ments show that ozone values were as

The record Arctic depletion was al most certainly caused by an unusually strong circular flow of winds called a

ozone.

the unusual spring Arctic wind patterns

vortex. This vortex restricted the trans

in 1996 and 1997 are connected with

Ozone values over the Canadian Arctic

much as 45 percent below normal.

In contrast, from the 1980s to the

early 1990s, ozone values declined five to 10 percent over the Arctic between

clouds - rare for the Arctic - which

cause the release of ozone-depleting

At this time, it is not clear whether

global warming or are rare natural

port of heat and ozone from the tropics.

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Dakota congressional delegation is seek ing funds to build an outlet for Devil's Lake that would transfer water from the Missouri River basin into the Red River

and Hudson's Bay drainage system.

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binding decisions to block the diversion plan. Funding for an outlet at Devil's Lake would be part of a larger plan to reduce flooding in the North Dakota area, which has suffered serious flood

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P&P industry invites Canadians to Come See for Themselves Canada's pulp and paper industry is opening its doors to Canadians this sum mer, with more than 100 company tours across Canada focusing on forest man agement and how paper is made.

The open invitation to tour industry

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Industry Update Ontario announces

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them hurdle barriers to their entry into the marketplace.

Announcing the program at a break fast meeting of the Canadian Environ ment Industry Association, Mr. Sterling

ment and use of new environmental

technologies. Under the project, Envi ronment and Energy ministry experts will provide written evaluations of new technologies. This will give potential buyers or investors greater confidence in the technologies, speed up govern ment approvals in Ontario, and help

said "The new environmental technolo

gies evaluation project will help move new technologies forward and get them into productive use," he said. "That's great news for the environment and it also means more opportunities for eco nomic growth and job creation."

This program will complement Ontario's recently announced budget ini-

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The environmental technologies pi lot program will focus on evaluating methods for treating water and wastewater, air pollution control, site remediation and handling and treatment of hazardous waste. Ontario companies with technologies that are generally unproven, or unproven in Ontario, are eli gible to apply for this service.

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Industry Update Environmental due diligence assessment underway for Volsey's Bay Nickel Company

by delivering: • an historical review of facilities and

practices on the site;

agreement during World War 11, the Argentia Peninsula was con verted to a naval and air force

base. Three years ago, all US military operations at the site

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• identification of data gaps; •an assessment of the extent of existing contamination;

•recommendations on remedial require ments and associated costs.

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As a former military base, the site is potentially contaminated with, among other things, petro ^Arge Argentla leum hydrocarbons,PCBs,heavy (proposed SmeHer^eflnery) metals, and spent/live ammuni The Voisey's Bay Nickel Company tion. The due diligence assessment will (VBNC), a subsidiary of the Canadian identify the extent of contamination at nickel giant Inco Ltd., holds substantial Argentia to assist VBNC in determin mining rights to Labrador's nickel de ing potential environmental liabilities at posit. Argentia Peninsula, a former US the site, prior to acquiring the land from military base, is the favoured site for PWGSC. VBNC's smelter/refinery. CH2M Gore Detailed site investigations have al & Storrie is assisting VBNC in conduct ready been commissioned by PWGSC, ing an environmental due diligence as and remedial action plans were devel sessment of the subject property, prior oped using a site specific risk-based to land transfer negotiations with the approach. By June 1997, the due dili federal and provincial governments. gence assessment will add to the previ In 1941, under a joint US/British ously compiled information on the site §

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WEAO/OPCEA Report

Ontario Environment Minister outlines Bill 107 at London Conference

The Water Environment Asso

ciation of Ontario attracted

some 750 delegates to its April conference as well as Ontario

Environment & Energy Minister Norm Sterling and former Minister Brenda Elliott who was chairing public hearings into Bill 107 in the same building. The minister touched on the debate surround

ing Bill 107,the Water and Sewage Serv ices Improvement Act. He said the central function of the bill

was to improve water and sewage serv ices in Ontario by clarifying the role of government and increasing its account ability. The bill proposes to; • give Ontario municipalities full title to provincially-owned water and sew age treatment plants serving their com munities;

Outgoing WEAO President Dean Edwardson, Laidiaw, Rhonda Harris, WEE Vice •transfer to municipalities responsibili President, and Peter Nicol, WEF Director, CH2M G&S. ties for the septic system program, in cluding inspections and approvals. fore we introduced Bill 107. payer as well. Fewer levels of govern He said that municipalities have al "Right now, the province is in an ment administration means increased ready shown they can deliver high qual ambiguous position, almostin a conflict efficiency and decreased cost." ity water and sewage treatment services of interest position, being a regulator, He said the bill would help the pro to their communities. After all,they now owner,operator and funder of water and vincial government focus on its real job own about 75 percent of Ontario's treat sewage services. Bill 107 would end which was setting tough performance ment facilities. With passage of Bill this conflict situation," he stressed. standards for water and sewage treat 107,they would be the sole level of gov "Municipalities need the kind offlex ment plants - and then ensuring those ernment holding title to water and sew ibility provided by this bill. Our pro tough standards were met. age plants in Ontario. posed legislation would allow munici "It will also encourage continued "Many local governments have told palities to deliver water and sewage public control of water and sewage us they want us to move in this direc services, as most do now,and to choose works,thereby protecting the taxpayer's tion," he said. "In fact, almost 60 mu the operator that best suits their needs. best interest and investment. Munici nicipalities made this request even be'There will be advantages for the tax- palities would be prevented from sell ing all or part of their water and sewage works to the private sector until they have repaid any and all provincial capi tal grants received since 1978.

"Some water and sewage works pro vide service to more than one munici

pality, meaning they are jointly respon sible for the debts. In the case of these

arrangements - called area plans - the works will be transferred to the serviced

municipalities through a joint manage ment structure."

The minister then touched upon a long neglected area - septic systems.

"Bill 107 also calls for the transfer of

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Environmental Science & Engineering, June 1997

Photo story by Tom Davey At the awards luncheon, Rhonda Harris, Water Environment Federation Vice-President, announced several re

cipients: The Arthur Sidney Bedell Award was given to Erv Mclntyre a pastpresident of WEAO,a past CWWA di rector and, at present, a Senior Advisor to the WEAO executive. The William

D. Hatfield Award was made to Brian Runstedler, of the Ontario Clean Water

Agency, Brantford.

Cordell Samuels, Metro Toronto,

Larry Madden, C&M Environmental, Bill Borlase, City of Winnipeg, and Rhonda Harris were inducted into the

5-S Club by Geoff Scott, himself a

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The Operations Challenge held in conjunction with the Ontario Pollution Control Equipment Association trade show, was a major attraction. Thirteen teams took part in this year's event. It was so exciting, that Rhonda Harris, the

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BC Minister criticizes 'end ofpipe'soiutions to poiiution at BCW&WA conference

Cathy McGregor,EC's Minis

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Water & Waste Association meeting in Victoria. She said that in 1996, in its

first public status report on the quality of BC waters, her ministry reported on 124 bodies of water throughout the prov ince that were analyzed on the basis of expected water quality problems.

"While water quality in 55 of the water bodies was in the good or excel lent categories,60 rated only as fair and

serious about avoiding the economic and social costs of poor water quality. The cumulative impacts and carrying capac ity of the receiving environment are critical factors," she stressed.

She said we must accelerate our ef

forts to deal with pollution from nonpoint sources such as farmer's fields, active or discontinued logging, septic tanks, home gardens and city streets.

"Non point-source water pollution is largely unregulated because of the in herent difficulty of trying to control so many sources of pollution over a dis-

District, for example, there are an esti mated 1,750 stormwater outfalls, and

over half ofthem discharge directly into fish-bearing waters. Ordinary citizens contribute to polluted runoff in many ways, often without even realizing it, while industrial and commercial busi

nesses contribute through a multiplicity of accidental spills and leaks and through the use of potentially toxic com pounds."

She acknowledged that many indus tries were required, by their waste man agement permits, to collect, monitor, or

11 were identified as bor

treat stormwater, but uncon

derline or poor - and that's eleven too many. Apart

trolled runoff from some in

Columbia wants their wa

dustries remains a significant problem, as often these wastes end up in our rivers,

ter supply to be in only

lakes or the ocean.

"fair" condition?" she de

trol of"end-of-pipe" indus trial pollution from obvi ous, identifiable pollution sources. Waste permits

"Upgrading of municipal sewage treatment is a eontinuing priority even as we move from an end-of-pipe focus to ward a far broader program of pollution prevention. There are still too many municipal discharges appearing on the twice-yearly non-compliance

were, and continue to be,

list," she noted.

issued to allow a specified amount of discharge from factories and sewage out falls to flow into receiving

She pointed out the mount ing concern over sewage dis charges from boats - recrea

from that, who in British

manded.

She was critical of

water quality management which focussed on the con

Frank Belfry, outgoing BCW& H/A president, and Cathy McGregor, Minister of Environment, Lands and Parks. Photo - Penny Davey

levels that are hoped to be harmless, she noted.

"While this is one way of helping to protect water quality, we can't afford to let it be our only approach. It's too re active and piecemeal. It's limited by what the technology of the day can of fer. And it does not encompass all the causes of water pollution.

"We now recognize the need to shift away from this reactive, end-of-pipe style of regulation towards broader, proactive, ecosystem-based approaches, where airsheds and watersheds become

management units for planning and de cision-making, and where interactions among the parts of ecosystems, includ ing environmental,economic and social connections, are considered.

"We know today that we must em phasize pollution prevention ahead of after-the-fact poWntion control if we are 20

tional as well as commercial

- as more and more people

waters and to be diluted to

persed area. The finger cannot be pointed at anybody in particular because we're all responsible," she stressed.

"Time and time again, fish have served as barometers of the health of the

environment as a whole, and a critical

measure of our ability to manage water wisely.

"For that reason,fish health and fish eries values have been, and will continue to be, at the centre of our environmen

tal and resource management strategies - whether we are dealing with pulp mill pollution, power production,forest prac tices, mining, agriculture, or the impacts of urban growth," she said.

The minister said that stormwater

take to the water around the GulfIslands.

This trend also affects the quality of freshwater in many of our interior lakes.

However, the regulation that prohibits boats from dumping sewage into sensi tive waters is administered by the fed eral government - and at present only three interior lakes, and no marine

areas, are protected in BC. "We have asked Transport Canada to protect an additional 50 bodies of water in British Columbia. The expanded list will include many of the popular rec reational boating harbours in the Strait of Georgia, as well as key lakes from the Lower Mainland through to the Kootenays.

runoff was the cause ofsome of the most

"The common denominator of our

horrendous fish habitat impacts - both chronic and catastrophic - in our urban

strategy is stewardship. Everyone ben efits from abundant supplies of clean water - and everyone has a part to play

areas.

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in the solutions."

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BCW&WA Awards

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Incoming president Don Enns, presents University of BCAwards to students (left to right) Pierre Berube and Jerri Charchuk.

Several awards were presented during

Stanley A. Copp Award

the conference:

Dennis Mitchell, Greater Victoria

After an exciting safety contest, the home team emerged victorious.

ITT Flygt.

BCWWA Personal Recognition

Students

Water District.

Award

Okanagan College Award Wendy Schinz and Gerald VandenBurg.

University of British Columbia

AWWA -

Pradeep Khare Dennis Mitchell

Vic Terry Award

George Warren Fuller Award Doug Neden, Greater Vancouver Regional District.

BCWWA Corporate Recognition

John Tailford, Greater Vancouver

Award

Regional District.

PSI Pipeline Supply International

Terri Charchuk and Pierre Berube.

Chester Merchant.

Industrial Waste Award

Chevron Oil, Canada.

Safety Competition Greater Victoria Regional District Team.

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PCB Update

Canadian PCB destruction technology makes Inroads abroad

TheState ofNorth Carolina is evaluating technolo

gies to remediate a PCB chemical waste landfill.

The successful technology will then be contracted to clean up the entire Warren County landfill. The

State of North Carolina has set aside US $25 million for the

complete remediation of this site.

In February 1997, Eco Logic responded to a State of North Carolina request for proposals for the remediation of the Warren County landfill site. Their process was chosen to participate in the proposal by ajoint State and county work ing group that evaluated a large number of technologies.

Teamed with Camp, Dresser and McKee, a major US engineering and construction company,Eco Logic will un dertake a pilot project on contaminated material from the landfill. This activity, which will ascertain how well the Canadian process can destroy the landfill materials, was scheduled to commence in May. The State of North Carolina owns and maintains a closed

(since July 1983) PCB chemical waste landfill which had been permitted in accordance with state and federal laws.

The State is committed to detoxification of the landfill uti

lizing appropriate and feasible technology.

"There is a large market for hazardous waste site remediation," says Dr. Douglas Hallett of Eco Logic. "In

fact, over $3.6 billion US was spent on these activities by US public and private sectors in 1994."

Japanese sign PCB destruction technoiogy agreement Japanese PCB waste materials may soon be destroyed by the Eco Logic process. An initial non-binding agreement to purchase a license for PCB destraction in Japan, and to pur chase a demonstration unit was announced recently, with Tokyo Boeki Ltd. and Nippon Sharyo Ltd.

Eco Logic SE25 Destructor on site in Kwinana, Austraiia.

In the first phase of the agreement, the Canadian com pany will provide the Japanese with a demonstration unit of the gas phase chemical reduction process,for Japanese regu latory approval.

On receipt of this approval- and when Tokyo Boeki and Nippon Sharyo decide to proceed -Eco Logic will provide a full scale, commercial unit for use in Japan. All costs, expenses, a further licensing fee and ongoing royalty fees derived from operating revenues will be paid to Eco Logic.

Tokyo Boeki is a trading house specializing in steel, raw materials, energy and fuel, electronics and machinery. Nip pon Sharyo is a major engineering and manufacturing firm focusing on Shinkansen, a world famous high speed bullet train, steel, electronics, and environmen

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Toronto PCB project agreement signed An agreement to eliminate stockpiles of PCB wastes currently being stored at more than 160 sites around the City of Toronto, has been signed by Eli Eco Logic and Toronto Hydro. The partners expect to process more than 2,000 tonnes of PCB owned by Toronto Hydro, the City itself, and other private and public organizations.

The material will be processed using Eco Logic's mobile non-incineration de straction technology. The site selection process for a single location will be car ried out through a public consultation process and the project will go through regulatory approval channels.

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Stormwater Management

By A. Polski^ and R.P. DeAngelis^

Economical use of land with precast boxes

Designersofburied infrastruc

ture have ready access to products, materials and stan dards to make economical

use of land planned for urban develop ment. Canadian engineers, architects and planners have advanced the science of stormwater management with soft ware, environmental legislation, and a wide variety of containment schemes.

Now, in rapidly growing cities like North York, Ontario, new technology is being applied to solve an old problem inherent to land development.

Land for stormwater management facilities is scarce in North York. Be

cause developable land is also expen sive, land owners and city officials must work together to provide the best devel opment opportunities for the market.

Unlike some urban areas in the Greater

Toronto Area(GTA), the City of North York does not have provisions for main taining stormwater management ponds.

The designer, Condeland Engineering, of the Rowan Court residential devel

opment project was faced with the prob

lem of providing a 1,600 m' storage facility without the benefit of a pond.

The solution was determined to be

two large precast concrete storage cells buried at varying depths beneath Rowan Court that has a finished road grade be tween 3.5% and 5%. The size and length of the precast concrete box culverts were

of the downstream cap. The project called for 102 (3000 mm x 2100 mm) gasketed box units with 2.4 m lay lengths and 254 mm thick slabs and walls. The units weighed 18,300 kg apiece. The gaskets used were the selflubricated "SuperSeal" gasket, produced

by Hamilton Kent in Etobicoke. The units were delivered to the site with the

gasket glued to the spigot end of each unit.

Murray Winter, project manager with Con Drain, said, "Con Cast helped us meet our deadline by supplying us with precast gasketed box units. They were

road grade of 24 m over a distance of 625 m east of Rayview Avenue. The cover over the cells ranged from 0.6 m to 7.0 m.

Kasey Rartusevicius, P.Eng., of Ralke Engineering Inc., worked with the precaster to design units having design strengths for three separate earth cover applications. Forty-three units were designed for a design earth cover (D.E.C.)of0.6 m to 3.6 m using stand ard welded wire fabric(WWF)reinforc

ing mats. Thirty-two units had a D.E.C. of 3.6 m to 5.4 m. Four of these units

had WWF reinforcing mats of MD 45.2 and MD 71.0 (D7 ume, production, Because developable land is also expensive, land owners and and D11). High delivery and instal shear stress at city officials must work together to provide the best a function of vol-

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development opportunities for the market. plete the project. quired additional The precast con25 M rebar at 140 Crete units of the cells were designed in easily installed in bad weather without mm spacing. Nineteen of the units have accordance with the materials specifi the need for any additional work to a D.E.C. of 5.4 to 7.0 m. Six of the cation for nine standard sizes of units achieve a watertight system." units have WWF reinforcing mats of under OPSS 1821. With design ap Other special products precast for the double MD 45.2 and MD 58.1 (double proval in place under OPSS 1821, the project included two (3000 mm x 2100 D7 and D9). High shear stress at the design and manufacturing stage was mm) concrete plugs with hole for the haunch areas required additional 25M expedited, thereby gaining efficiencies inlet pipe, and two (3000 x 2100 mm) rebar at 51 mm spacing. for the engineer, contractor and concrete caps with two outlet holes each.

Con Drain Company(1983)Ltd. was precaster. The units were produced in a Con Cast Pipe also supplied 30 catch- the general contractor responsible for the controlled environment at Con Cast Pipe basins, valve chambers,300 mm to 675 installation of the cells and associated in 17 production days(6 per day). mm concrete pipe and 30 maintenance infrastructure. Construction started on The two cells are each 125.71 m long. holes. Eight of the precast units were November 14,1996 with delivery of pipe Roth have a single 375 mm drop pipe utilized to create four maintenance hole for sanitary and storm sewers, and main entering the up stream end, and a 300 tees. tenance holes. The first box units were mm pipe located at the outlet. They also The design also called for special delivered on November 29. Ry Decem have a 200 mm orifice pipe at the invert engineering of the load bearing capac ber 11, installation was finished. Total ity of the units at certain depths of bury, eost of the contract was $2.5 million. since the roadway was far from level.

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Pumps & Valves

Maintenance tips on check valves and pump performance

Undetected cheek valve malfunctions can cause per formance problems, the source of which is often erroneously blamed on the pumping equipment.

Check valves are needed to isolate each pump during periods of non-operation, preventing back-flow through the pump into the sump,as well as cross-flow between operating and non-operating units of a multi-pump station (see draw ing). When troubleshooting pump stations with performance complaints, take a moment to consider the possibility of a check valve problem and its effect on the symptom.

Indications of possible check valve problems include un even run times on time meters of pumps in multi-use, pumps with impellers loose or fallen off, broken motor shafts, turbu lence or water movementin the area of non-operating pumps, lower than normal amperage draws, and slower than normal pump-out times.

Pumps operating into a force main have to first develop sufficient head to overcome the back pressure on the valve from the main. With this hydraulic requirement in mind,it is important that the pumping units be sized large enough dur ing the design stages to overcome the realistic effects of age and possible changing system demands which will add fur ther burden on the pumping units.

When selecting a replacement impeller, always be sure that the hydraulic performance specifications meet or exceed that of the impeller being replaced. In addition, pumps oper ating into a force main often have an air release/vacuum re lief valve installed near the check valve on the force main

side to prevent air pockets and help overcome the effects of water hammer when the check valve closes. Improperly lo cated or malfunctioning air release/vacuum relief valves can cause hydraulic problems that hamper the normal operation of the check valve as well as affecting the performance of the pumps connected to it.

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The following example points out typical problems cre ated if the check valve for pump 1 were to hang up in a par tially open position: a)Pump I would always be called on to operate under par tially throttled conditions. The added head would cut down on the expected flow, which would in turn add to its operat ing cycle. In some cases, depending on the system, pump I may not be able to pump down to shut-off without the assist ance of pump 2. b) A more serious situation would exist when pump 2 be comes the lead pump. First of all, we would have the same basic condition as above, due to some of the flow returning to the station through the partially open valve in the line to pump 1. Secondly, the back-flow would cause pump 1 to spin in reverse and when called on to assist pump 2, it would have to stop the back-spin, and come up to speed in the proper direction and within a given time

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frame.

There are two possible end results; a)The rotor shaft may snap in time un der the strain of continued starting shocks.

b) Under these circumstances, the mo tor must first oppose backward rotation prior to coming up to speed in the proper direction, which prolongs the normally high starting current. This condition causes added heat to the stator windings, which,in turn,shortens the normal stator life.

Of course, the seriousness of the

problem would depend on voltage sup ply and more important, the number of starts per hour.

These maintenance tips and drawing were provided by ITT Flygt. Conditions may dijferfor other makes ofequipment.

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Guest Comment

By Graham Bryant, P.Eng., M.Sc.*

Stormwater - the devastating non point-source poiiution

Arecentarticlein therenowned

National Geographic sug gested that non point-source pollution, carried by stormwater, accounts for approximately 80% of the degradation in North America's

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cle drew attention to a problem often overlooked by the general public; while point-sources attract headlines and at tention, stormwater runoff pollution draws mostly indifference.

There are three reasons for the low

profile for non point-source pollution.

First, the effect of stormwater on the environment is cumulative, and not im

mediately apparent. The impact of pe troleum products spilled into streams is felt almost at once. Trickle small quan tities of pollutants through the storm sewer system and it may take years to become evident,especially with groundwater contamination.

Toronto's Don River is an example of the cumulative effect of non pointsource pollution. The Don, which runs through a heavily urbanized area of the city, has become a symbol of pollution to many Toronto-area residents. There are stories of researchers developing skin rashes from contact with the river

during the 1980s. *Director of Engineering, Stormceptor Canada Inc.

Many recreational lakes face the threat of oil contamination from stormwater runoff.

Photo - T. Davey

Yet less than a century ago fishermen pulled healthy fish from the river for local markets. It took several decades

of neglect for the Don to reach such high levels of pollution.

Out of sight: What you can't see can hurt you In 1993 and 1994, Toronto averaged about 400 reported petroleum spills an nually. Many of these spills were car ried through storm sewer systems di rectly to streams flowing into Lake Ontario, eliminating any chance to pre vent their entry or treat the runoff. These are only reported incidents of petroleum spills. How many more occur annually and go unreported? One hundred? Two hundred? One thousand? Each year in the US, 133 million US gallons of mo tor oil are lost or unaccounted for.

The Greer Galloway Group Inc. Water Resources/hydrology/municipal engineer with 5+ years experience sought by progressive, growth minded company for our Peterborough and/or Oshawa office. Experience with Interhymo, SWMM,HBC2,and culvert analyses re quired. Presentation and business devel opment skills an asset; must be a self starter.

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The oil dropped daily on North American parking lots would surely rival many of the headline grabbing tanker disasters.

The problem is complicated because many citizens assume storm sewer sys tems lead to treatment plants, when that is not the case at all. Stormwater equally impacts environmental health as fumes do from factory smokestacks. The fumes are visible, the storm sewer flow isn't.

When you talk stormwater quality measures, most people think you are pri marily concerned about protecting fish, frogs, and other aquatic life. But aquatic

life is only one important reason for re moving pollutants from stormwater; more importantly they are a prime meas ure of degraded water quality for human consumption.

Degraded water quality affects rec reational uses of water resources. Fish

disappear and a study in California found that people who swam near storm drain outfalls were 50% more likely to suffer fever and vomiting than those who kept their distance.

Degraded water quality also has a long-term impact on supplies of drink ing water. Contaminated potable water sources require more complex, and ex pensive treatment facilities. Economic impacts are inevitable. Sports fishing disappears, taking tourist dollars with it and dredging costs for harbours and waterways escalate. Disposing of oil contaminated dredgings inevitably presents more expensive problems to solve for the future.

Unquestionably stormwater contami nation directly affects our water qual ity. Unfortunately, most attention on water pollution problems has been focused on point-sources such as sani tary sewage and industrial discharge.

Raised awareness of problems asso ciated with non point-source pollution will lead to a sense of stewardship for our freshwater and groundwater sys tems. â&#x2013;

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Environmental Insurance

By Peter R. Matson*

Professional liability Insurance and environmental risk any engineering firms are expanding their services to include components of environmental consulting.

Other firms are providing only environ mental services and are staffed with pro fessionals with various backgrounds.

Environmental consulting is still an evolving field with developing method ologies and technologies, making it a moving target where professional liabil ity issues are concerned. Public aware ness, business issues and government mandates are intertwined and impact both perceived and real environmental risk.

When providing environmental serv

M

ices, the consultant's standard of care is

quiring that the professional be respon sible for statutory fines and penalties.

All projects, studies or designs have professional liability risks associated with their performance. Many projects may carry environmental exposures that

with construction activities and the po tential for the system to fail to perform as anticipated; the consultant risks a claim for damages, delay or additional expenses incurred, including construc

do not result from environmental con

activities are usually delivered via de sign-build.

Consultants can manage their profes sional liability risk through one or a combination of risk-management tech niques including retention, whereby they keep all the risk; reduction, by us ing appropriate business practices; al location, which places risks where they belong; and transfer, which involves purchasing insurance.

sulting services, but rather from tradi tional engineering services.

Some examples include construction staking or surveying for industrial cli ents; structural design for industrial plants that use chemicals; subsurface investigation at a "clean" site that results in contamination from an underground pollution source; preliminary site assess ments performed on "clean" sites that

tion-related claims since remediation

complicated by many factors: • Technologies that are evolving or rap idly changing.

• New technologies or those that have

fail to uncover contamination; vicarious

To reduce risk, the consultant should

exposure through the actions of a sub-

focus on areas where the firm has a high level of control and use business prac tices such as careful client and project

never been tried.

service projects can result in different

evaluation and selection;internal evalu

• Multiple standards(provincial vs.fed eral) applied to a given project may con fuse the application of"standard ofcare".

• Changing regulations are an all-toofrequent problem. New information

risks. In Phase 1 and 2 environmental

ation of skills and expertise; a written contract that includes an adequate scope of services and specifies those services the consultant is not contracted to per form; and the owner's acceptance of appropriate risks and responsibilities.

A sound way to manage liability is to allocate risk in proportion to benefit received from the project. A limitationof-liability clause or the indemnification

about environmental risks, remediation

methods and other factors produces re actions by legislators and regulators.

Unlike other more traditional engineer ing disciplines that are subject to more consistent regulations, the environmen tal professional may be held to changing standards of care caused by changing regulations. Consider that in Ontario,key areas are under review including the as sessment process as it relates to landfill sites and waste management issues; the codification of environmental standards

as well as changes to regulatory require ments under various legislation.

• Professional liability may also ema nate from the professional's failure to perform duties detailed in a contract (contractual liability). An environmen tal contract may often include provisions that may increase the professional's li ability, such as rendering of certifica tions regarding site conditions as they relate to hazardous or toxic materials;

contract provisions to complete studies or designs to meet specific time con straints; indemnification provisions re quiring the professional to defend and hold harmless the client; provisions re*Pro-Form Insurance Services Inc., Aurora, ON 30

consultant.

Moreover, common environmental-

site assessments, the client risks pur chasing potentially contaminated prop-

When performing site investigations and sampiing, overiooked contamination can

resuit in a ciaim for damages or corrective action costs against the consuitant.

clause in the contract can be used to limit

erty and assuming all its liabilities if the assessment is not thorough; the consult ant risks a claim for cost of clean-up or lost property value.

Compliance audits and industrial hygiene surveys involve the client risk ing continuing a noncompliance, unsafe or unsound operation if the situation is not identified by the auditor, whom they perceive as an "expert"; the consultant risks a claim for the cost of compliance or any subsequent regulatory penalty.

When performing site investigations and sampling, overlooked contamina tion can result in a claim for damages or corrective action costs against the consultant.

With feasibility studies and remedial design, the client risks selection of a re medial action that may not perform as anticipated, thereby requiring additional corrective action; the consultant risks a

claim for additional expenses.

In implementing a remediation sys tem,the client risks problems associated

claims to a specific dollar amount based on the value of the project, or to the cov erage available in the consultant's pro fessional liability insurance policy.

The most common form of risk trans

fer is the purchase of professional liabil ity insurance, which provides coverage for negligent acts, errors or omissions subject to the policy limit. Specifically, it covers the liability arising out of the negligent performance of professional services and typically needs to be en dorsed to broaden coverage to include environmental risks. Consultants need

to pay special attention to pollution and design-build exclusions.

Finally, insurance will not cover ex pected or deliberate damages, nor will it cover penalties or intentional noncompliance with environmental regula tions. Moreover, insurance solutions

must be tied in with improvements and changes in society's perception and re sponse to environmental risk.

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The Insituform cured-in-place-pipe proc ess, using liquid thermosetting resin tech nology, can be engineered to withstand the corrosive effects of a wide range of chemicals. The reconstruction material

is custom manufactured from polyester felt and formed into a tube that fits the

pipe to be rebuilt. Prior to installation, the tube is impregnated with the speci fied thermosetting resin. The resin satu rated material is then inverted, or turned

inside out, within the damaged pipeline.

Insituform

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High-rate clarlfler 1830 mm

On-line particle counter

Chlorine storage and handling eliminated

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The Ultrapulsator® Flocculator-Clarifier provides a highly effective approach to water purification problems. Basic prin ciples of water chemistry are employed in a simple and effective way to remove turbidity, colour and organic material from municipal and industrial water sup plies. The Ultrapulsator® is a very highrate clarifier which combines the advan

tages of a highly concentrated and ho mogeneous sludge blanket and internal sludge recirculation with polishing action of tube settling modules. Settling mod

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EIMCO Process Equipment has intro duced an on-site disinfectant generating system for municipal potable water. The compact, skid-mounted system uses a patented, membraneless electrolytic cell to produce a powerful mixed oxidant solution from salt water. The primary dis infecting agents - ozone, chlorine diox ide and hypochlorous acid -are substan tially more effective in combination than

each tube. There are no attachments

chlorine or ozone alone. Because these

within tubes that prevent sludge from settling. Modules improve sedimentation

chemicals are produced in solution, at the concentration in which they will be used, the need to store and handle toxic gases

process in clarifiers. Degremont Infilco For more information,

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or corrosive concentrates is eliminated.

The new 1900 WPC Process Particle

Counter System determines filter effi ciency and optimizes potable water treat ment processes. The instrument helps op erators detect or anticipate filter break throughs of particles in the size range associated with Cryptosporidium and Giardia. Windows™-based software cal

culates log reduction, provides real-time data, and retrieves historical data on plant filter operation for review.

Hach Company For more information, circle reply card No. 133

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Product and Service Showcase Pipe design software

Triple deck screens

Cathodlc protection/ corrosion control

1

The Derrick triple deck screening ma chines are available in Models A, C or Software from the American Concrete

D. Vibrators are either 1200 or 1800

Pipe Association allows you to design

RPM. All the decks are easily accessed through side doors. A reduced overall unit height is accomplished through uti lization of a dual vibrator "straight line" conveying action. With no exterior belts or drive mechanism there is no possibil ity of motor contamination by potentially damaging dust or chemicals.

Derrick Corporation Circle reply card No. 171

concrete pipe in accordance with ASCE, SIDD and AASHTO standards for the

buried condition, using the direct design method. Pipe Culvert Analysis and Re inforcing Design(PIPECAR)determines moment,thrust, and shear stresses due to

pipe weight, soil weight, fluid weight, live loads and internal pressure up to 50 feet of head. AGFA

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Power WWTP simulation on a PC

Noise control panel systems

Interprovincial Corrosion Control, the Canadian Distributor of the MAXMAG

Magnesium Anode, offers customized services throughout the process of cathodic protection/corrosion control, in cluding initial surveys, system design, engineering services,follow-up monitor ing and system maintenance. The MAXMAG is manufactured to meet

ASTM Standard B843-93, Grade MIC.

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Zebra mussel control

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to the PC run

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Dynamic simulation and calibration tools improve the model's accuracy. Once the model is built and cahbrated, the engi neer interactively simulates the dynam ics of the plant for efficiency.

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GAC adsorbers

sodium

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kills

larvae.

Eckoustic'ÂŽ Functional Panels can quickly add sound absorption to compressor

Colgate-

rooms, blower rooms and pump rooms.

Palmolive is

In administrative areas, work can be car

ried out more efficiently with EFPs pro viding acoustic control. Positioning EFPs outside a facility can provide excellent acoustic screening. The noise arising from generators can be absorbed by EFPs,reducing the area's db level.

Eckel Industries

working with experts to establish the best dosage lev els and techniques to control their spread.

If you'd like to discuss this problem, or be kept informed of the latest informa tion, please contact us.

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Corrosion protection systems

Low profile overflow screen

ProtectÂŽ offers

the proven effec tiveness of granu lar activated car

bon in a modular,

disposable, inex pensive, and ver satile design. It is the practical solu tion for remedi

ation, most indus trial wastewater

discharges, organic vapor emissions, and odour control applications. Contami nated air can simply be piped to one or more adsorbers which contain specially

Denso Tape and Profiling Mastic pro vides long-lasting corrosion protection for buried pipes, flanges, valves and fit tings, that is easy to apply. No abrasive blasting is required, nor any special equipment or training. The system is more cost-effective than paints, with no

The Model OS-LP low profile overflow screen is specifically designed for screen ing combined and sanitary sewer over flows which require maximum hydrau lic capacity. The spacing between bars of an existing installation can be easily modified with the modular sectional de

selected activated carbon. The liquid

VOCs. It meets AWWA Standard C217-

phase adsorption system is both efficient

90 for cold-applied petrolatum tapes.

sign. Self-adjustable combs provide thor ough cleaning between the bar spaces, and a self-cleaning trough collects and carries away screenings downstream to

and flexible. A.C. Carbone Canada

Denso North America

the screen. John Meunier Inc.

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Product and Service Showcase Sludge sampler

Monitoring reports

conforms to ISO

American Sigma's new InSight soft ware program has been designed for

9001, extracts

use with all 900

sludges,including those with a high

Series Samplers

solids content,

InSight is a DOS based program, designed to work

The EPIC 1030

fixed site sludge sampler, which

*

Economical pre-treatment of

from flowing pipelines or through a tank wall. The patented posi tive metering system has no sensors or level detectors to foul up, and the two valves which pass the sludge are purged during samples to prevent any blockage.

The 1030 can be programmed to take time-or flow-weighted samples with the option of manual sampling whenever re quired. Cancoppas Circle reply card No. 179

Membrane technology

industrial wastewater

Proceptor™ ef ficiently re moves oil and

suspended sol ids for easy dis posal from in

and Flow Meters.

in a Windows en

vironment,for all levels of computer us ers. Sigma samplers, flow meters, and rainloggers are displayed on a tool bar for easy setup and data retrieval. Multi ple channel logging including flow, rain and water quality can be overlaid on graphs for detailed analysis.

Can-Am Instruments Ltd.

dustrial

of stored contaminants into soil and

groundwater. They provide immediate payback when considering soil and wa ter remediation cost. Their efficiency exceeds existing environmental regula tions, codes and acts, by reducing waste contaminants to acceptable limits.

Stormceptor Canada Inc.

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The safer way to clean

PCB-free Toronto

State Chemical's

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ZENON have developed a unique, costeffective, hollow fibre membrane named

ZeeWeed''''^. By inserting ZeeWeed'''" modules into an existing plant, any tank can be turned into a reliable membrane filtration unit. ZeeWeed™ based water

treatment systems use ultra low pressure,

thereby reducing both capital and oper ating costs. ZENON has a variety of flex ible forms to meet all client needs.

Great news for Toronto Hydro custom ers! Toronto Hydro and Eco Logic have joined forces to eliminate your PCB-contaminated material. Toronto Hydro's reputation as a leader in managing PCBs dates back to the early 1980s. In fact, we've transported more PCBs than any municipal utility in Canada - accidentfree. Ontario-based Eco Logic has de veloped an award-winning PCB-destruction process that converts PCBs into methane and other reusable products.

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State Chemical Ltd.

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Gaskets for plastic flanges

Turn-key operations

When connecting plastic flanges, low bolt torques desirable.

These full face

gaskets

from

Chemhne Plastics feature a raised

double o-ring profile. The raised face design provides positive sealing with bolt torques lower than required with conven tional flat faced gaskets. Chemline GA Series gaskets are available 1/2" to 12"

in pure EPDM, Teflon PTFE encapsu lated, and PVDF encapsulated EPDM. The elastomer core provides flexibility for better sealing of the Teflon or PVDF. Chemline Plastics

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COKTWACTOR8

When dealing with un derground or aboveground storage tanks.

EPIC 1011 portable waste water sampler The EPIC 1011 is

one of a range of au

Restoration Environ

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mental Contractors can

samplers manufac tured under a Qual ity Management System that con

supply a complete turn key operation. Assess ments of potential prob lems include: geographi cal investigations, shal low sampling of soils, pitting and excavation, borehole drilling and monitoring. Excavation and removal of contaminated soils, pumping and re moval of tanks, soil testing to ensure regulatory compliance and backfilling

forms to ISO 9001 -

your assurance of long-term reliability The 1011 is a cost-

with clean fill are included in Restora

effective and highly adaptable unit with a wide range of ap plications amongst water companies and industry. There is a choice of sampling modules from a single composite con

tion's remedial program. Restoration

tainer to 24 individual containers.

Environmental Contractors

Cancoppas Ltd.

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Toronto Hydro

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and

commercial effluents. Proceptor inter ceptors are constructed from inert com posites to prevent leakage and exfiltration

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Product and Service Showcase "The Crypto File" is now

Least cost analysis software

avaiiable

New COD system eliminates hazardous metal waste

A compilation of test results on a new technology for the inactivation of Cryptosporidium is available from Safe Water Solutions, L.L.C. "The Crypto File©" contains data from independent testing performed by Clancy Environ

The Least Cost Analysis(LCA)program from the American Concrete Pipe Asso ciation evaluates the costs associated with

each alternative pipe material based on design components and project require ments. It incorporates project design life,

mental Consultants, Inc. on Safe Water

material service life, economic factors,

Solutions' advanced ultraviolet disinfec

tion system for inactivating Crypto sporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts in

traffic costs and other project-related items. Total costs are calculated using present worth, annualized costs or future

clean water. Safe Water Solutions

value methods. ACPA

Hach's Manganese III COD System for monitoring chemical oxygen demand (COD)in wastewater completely elimi nates mercury and chromium waste.

Within 90 minutes, analysts can complete up to 10 COD tests. The Manganese III COD method uses a closed reflux micro

method that is much less labor intensive

than the traditional open reflux macro method. Hach Company

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Submersible pumps

High-rate, compact clarifier

Microbiology testing

Whether you need to provide an existing fa cility with a per formance up grade or require

Amacan K,Amacan P/PNT and Amacan M/SNT are sub

mersible

pumps

with a tubular cas

ing design. Typical for KSB pumps are the different types ofimpellers and the various

material

combinations. Im

advanced and cost-effective

clarification technology for a new instal lation - consider Microsep, the clear so

lution. The Microsep® System uses its

portant advantages offered by the Amacan series are: space saving assem bly, tubular casing adapted to suit each construction, minimum installation peri ods, low expenditure for construction costs, and they incorporate all important characteristics required to ensure maxi mum operating safety. KSB Pumps

patented high-rate Ballasted Floe Reac sults in liquid-solids separation. The process uses a continuously recycled in ert carrier to dramatically increase the settling properties of suspended solids

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Chemical metering made simple

Residential Backflow

tor (BFR)™ to achieve exceptional re

and associated contaminants.

Microsep International Corp.

Prevention meter

ProMinent Fluid

Schlumberger's

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^fceS GAP EnviroMicrobial Services Inc. is a

specialist in microbiology testing of po table, surface, and waste water. We pro vide cost-effective testing of your water samples to meet all environmental and drinking water objectives. We perform Cryptosporidium and Giardia testing as one of our services. Have a microbiol

ogy concern? Call us.

GAP EnviroMicrobial Services Inc.

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Aluminum access hatches MSU's Access

Hatches are drip proof, with a gasketed drain channel, and

meet your custom

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S2 Dual dosing package,pre-engineered by the experts in chemical meter ing,is ideal for rehable backup with mini mum costly downtime or for dual chemi cal dosing. Coupled with ProMinent's solenoid-driven metering pumps,capaci ties of up to 30 litres per hour(per pump) can be achieved.

ProMinent Fluid Controls

prevention de vice approved by the CSA. Uniquely adapted to fit the needs of today's utilities, it eliminates extra planning and installation time.

Backflow meters reduce your total costs by streamlining operations and increas ing protection against backflow liability.

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and

easy operation; this flush design eliminates tripping haz ards. A wide range of single and double door models are available to suit your ap plication, from light pedestrian to occa sional traffic loading. They can be used in all water and wastewater infrastructure.

MSU is certified by the Canadian Weld ing Bureau to CSA Standard W47.2MI987. MSU Mississauga Ltd.

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Product and Service Showcase Turbidity/suspended solids analyzer and sensors

Compact submersible mixer

Oil/grease and solids interceptors The Proceptor OGC multi-cell

interceptor series is a new line of

oil/grease separa

B®@Q SUSPENDED SOLIDS ANALYZER

The Royce Model 7011 Suspended Sol ids Analyzer provides reliable, continu ous operation in waste treatment plants, rivers, lakes and other aqueous systems.

Thanks to the hyperboloid shaped mix ing body of the ABS-HYPOMIX® which is located near the tank floor, this system avoids the well-known flow disadvan

tages of vertical mixers in tertiary sew age treatment systems. The drive, by

The instrument will read in either milli

means of a submersible motor unit, re

grams per litre or density percentage and is auto-ranging. The Model 72 sensor is for low ranges commonly experienced in effluent streams (0-500 mg/I).

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sults in a very compact robust installa tion which can run completely vibration-

Stainless steel pump

free and eliminates all the other disad

vantages associated with long drive shaft units. ABS Pumps

tor which satisfies

a typical munici pal requirement for the use of multi-stage interceptors.

The larger OGC units (>1000 IG) are geared towards heavy food processing, industrial operations and custom wastewater treatment applications. The smaller units (<500 IG) are designed to replace typical box style interceptors.

Stormceptor Canada

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Self-cleaning fine screen

Water & wastewater services

The ITT Flygt Ontario Asence

3041 submersible

pump is specially designed for cor rosive liquid dewatering appli cations. The hy draulic and motor sections are inte

grated into a com pact, space-sav

ing unit which is resistant to both corrosive and

warm liquids. All parts that come in contact with the liquids are made of cor rosive resistant stainless steel.

ITT Flygt

STEP SCREEN® is one of the most ad

vanced concepts for separating solid par ticles from wastewater/sludge/slurry. The STEP SCREEN® is unique in that the step shaped laminas (blades) form a screen upon which the caught particles build a blanket. Flow capacity is much higher than a conventional bar screen due to the greater effective opening through flow area(up to 25%). Dagex Inc.

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provide proactive, timely and effective service tailored to the client's needs.

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Helical speed reducers

Open channel flowmeter

Specialty gas suppliers catalogue Whatever your requirements in specialty gases and gas mix tures, you can find it all in this

SEW-Eurodrive's F-Series helical speed reducers have been redesigned to offer more gear ratios, significant torque in creases for greater service factors, im proved modularity, and more sizes. As a result, end users can select the gear unit that more cost-effectively meets the ex act requirements of their application.

SEW-Eurodrive provides turnkey drive solutions supported by single-source re sponsibility across Canada.

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Marsh-McBimey's Flo-Tote™ is an open channel flowmeter, which measures ve locity and level. No weirs or flumes are required, and, with use of the Q-Stick

Tool, there is no need for manhole entry.

The Flo-Tote's accuracy has been veri fied by an independent flow laboratory.

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catalogue. Air Liquide Canada, one of the largest specialty gas suppliers, presents a spectrum of products and use ful technical information. You will also

find typical and innovative applications such as calibration standards for environ

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Water Treatment

By Abhay D.Tadwalkar*

Particle counting as an operational tool

The Ontario Water Works As

sociation(OWWA)Treatment Committee and Continuing Education Committee spon sored a one day seminar on Particle Counting as an Operational Tool on

Tvletcon /vtejcor,

March 20, 1997 at the Four Points

Hotel in Mississauga, Ontario.

Particle counters provide a rapid means of determining the size and the number of particles in water. Particle counting data offers more detailed in formation on the quality of water as compared to turbidity measurements

MEl.TS

and this information can be used to

optimize the water treatment process.

Application of particle counters in mu nicipal and industrial water treatment plants is gaining momentum because of recent outbreaks of waterborne diseases

in North America caused by microor ganisms such as Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium parvum.

Brian Jobb, Vice-Chair, Treatment Committee, addressed the timeliness of

this topic and the need to disseminate this information to the operating level at the water treatment plants. Roland Welker, of Dillon Consulting Limited, talked about the multi-barrier approach for particulate and microbial removal and the monitoring techniques for as sessing the removals. He also intro duced Microscopic Particulate Analysis as another tool to measure the perform

One of the novel features of the seminar was that the suppliers of the commercially available particle counters were present on site. Photo - T. Davey

parasitic cysts, which have existed in the past, are currently a drinking water prob lem. He challenged both regulatory agencies as well as plant operators to set higher operating standards,use additional tools such as particle counters and adopt operating procedures that encourage "fil ter to waste", a set maximum filter run

length, no recycle of the backwash wa ters, annual filter maintenance and opti mization of pre-treatment process.

Erika Hargesheimer then dealt with

ticle counters at the two conventional

surface water treatment plants on Lake Erie and the Niagara River. Particle count data was used to optimize the treatment process and was beneficial in detecting filter breakthrough of the particulate matter.

The speakers' presentations were fol lowed by a panel discussion. The ques tion of whether particle counters would replace turbidimeters was discussed.

There was a general consensus that the

the criteria for selection of the on-line

turbidimeters would continue to be used

for the foreseeable future while particle counters would be increasingly used for trouble-shooting and process optimiza

cussed whether an absolute guideline value for particle counts for treatment

particle counters, calibration and chan nel sizes, quality assurance issues and the need to define water quality goals based on particle counting data.

Douglas Stendahl, of the Manheim

should be established or not and if so,

Water Treatment Plant, Kitchener, de

ance of microbial removals. It was dis

tion.

It was also recognized that there is a need to develop on-site calibration ca what should it be. Erika Hargesheimer, scribed particle counting as "not a sil pabilities, define quality assurance of the City of Calgary,examined turbid ver bullet but another arrow in an op- protocols, develop manageable data file ity versus particle counting structures and integrate data measurements. with the existing SCADA Application of particle counters In There is excellent corre systems for real time opera lation between turbidity and tion based on particle counts. municipal and Industrial water treatment particle counts for water Regarding particle monitors plants Is gaining momentum because of (as opposed to particle with turbidity greater than 0.1 NTU. However, at very counters), it appeared that recent outbreaks of waterborne diseases.. low turbidities (less than 0.1 they had limited application NTU - operating detection in the water industry since limit for turbidimeters), correlation is erator's quiver". Since particle count particle monitors measure a "relative" poor. It is in this range that particle data is very much source water and plant index of water cleanliness which is not counting provides improved sensitivity specific, he recommended establishing clearly defined. and analytical confidence for monitor a plant-specific (say less than 50 parti Three suppliers had their units on ing the effectiveness of the treatment cles) "total particle count per millilitre display and were available for a techni greater than 2 m size" as an uncompli cal dialogue and participation in the process.

Wayne Manley, of the Peterborough cated operational goal. panel discussion.

Utilities Commission,reflected why the John Mogavero, of the Erie County The seminar was partially funded by Water Authority,Tonawanda,New York, the Ministry ofEnviromnent and Energy *Metro Toronto described their experience with the par and Ontario Clean Water Agency. â&#x2013; 38

Environmental Science cfe Engineering, June 1997

Conference Report

By Tom Davey

Ontario Environment Minister says monitoring reveals encouraging data services for homeowners in Northern

Ontario, he said the water and waste-

water treatment plants owned and oper ated by OCWA are paying their own way and breaking even.

"We do not anticipate that costs will go up just because title is being trans ferred from OCWA to municipalities," he stressed.

Turning to Ontario's Drinking Water Surveillance Program,the Minister said, "DWSP was introduced in 1986 when

22 locations were monitored. Today we report on 135 locations with more sched uled for 1997."

Norman Sterling, lawyer, engineer, and Minister of Environment and Energy, happiiy fielding questions from the fioor.

Environment and Energy Min

ister Norman Sterling had some encouraging news for the over 600 delegates attending

the Joint Annual OWWAVOMWA^

Conference, in Hamilton, Ontario.

The Minister, who has degrees in both law and engineering, said he was encouraged by a recent study done by the respected economic think tank, the Eraser Institute. The study states that

"DWSP reports have just been com pleted for the 1993-1995 period and the test results show that municipal water treatment facilities consistently produce excellent water for their communities."

Rod Holme,AWWA President Elect,

was presented with the Fuller Award Pin, prior to getting the award at the 1997 AWWA Conference. Coincidently, he will officially become the Vice President of the Denver-based American Water Works Association which serves all of

North America in addition to a widely spread international membership.

A Vice President of Proctor &

Rod Holme received the OWWA's high est honour, the Fuiier award at the OWWA/OMWA Conference.

OWWA Chair,Tom Eyre, noted with regret the passing of Mike Provart, a former Section Chair, AWWA Director, and Director of Dillon Engineering.

Mike will not be forgotten; a scholar ship has been established in his name in cooperation with the Section. Mike's widow Anne was present during the an nouncement.

At the Annual Banquet,Pat Lachmaniuk, MOEE, became the first woman

since 1980, the 'overall environmental

Redfern, Rod has served on ES&E's

Chair of OWWA,and this long overdue

quality' in Canada has improved by 15.6 percent. Canada's overall water quality has improved by 26.9 percent, based on the measurement of six water pollutants which include phosphorous, nitrogen

Editorial Advisory Board since the magazine was launched early in 1988.

He has given ES&E valuable technical advice as well as contributing articles over the years. Joe Gemin, also from

trend will continue as the new 1st Vice

and PCBs.

P&R, received the covetted Howard

"Unfortunately, this is not the case globally," Mr. Sterling said, citing the huge problems faced by countries such as Uruguay and Brazil. "Ontario busi nesses in the environmental industry have a wonderful opportunity to export their know-how and expertise and be at the leading edge in helping these coun tries address some very serious issues."

"1 know that many here are wonder ing about the future of the Ontario Clean Water Agency. Bill 107 provides mu nicipalities with a choice with regards to OCWA. They can continue to use it for the management and operations of their water and sewage treatment serv ices, or they can look at other options."

Referring to future costs for these

Award for his contribution to treatment

plant operations.

Chair of the Section is Judy MacDonald, P.Eng., Reg. Municipality of Halton.

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Conference Report

Shedding new light on the privatization controversies In a paper given at the OWWA/ OMWA Joint Conference, Dick Beck and Don Black discussed

the future of public water systems.

Our purpose is to provide our

communities with adequate supplies of high-quality drinking water, which is al ways safe, reliable and pleasing. While drinking water standards will continue to be set by the Ministry of Environment and Energy, we should aim to not only meet but exceed these. We must also

prepare for changes which may be com ing with proper long-range technical and financial planning. This is a huge re sponsibility, because it is public health that is at stake.

The main issues for water quality in volve pathogens, chemicals (e.g., THM levels), and aesthetics (i.e., taste and 'Member, Board of Directors, OMWA ^Executive Director, OMWA

odour). These are all important, but pathogens are considered by many to be the biggest issue, because their shortterm effects can be very visible and de bilitating e.g., periodic outbreaks in North America of cryptosporidiosis.

Ontario's public water systems fall into two main categories: municipallyowned, and provincially-owned. The municipally-owned can be either Coun cil-operated or Utility Commissionoperated, and the membership of the Ontario Municipal Water Association comprises about half of each type.

Under Bill 107, the provinciallyowned water and sewage systems now operated by the Ontario Clean Water Agency, are being given to the munici palities, although they may continue to be operated by OCWA under existing contracts. Hopefully,the ownership and control of these and other systems will not be sold to private interests, but will remain in municipal hands as desired by the Minister.

A public opinion poll was conducted

by Pollara in February 1997 for Ontario residents. The numbers from this sur

vey are even higher than a similar sur vey last year: •The Ontario public continues to over whelmingly support the sale of water to consumers at cost. Fully 86% feel that water should be sold at cost.

• A large majority of Ontarians (80%) want the money that they pay in water rates to be used solely for improving the water system.

• A large majority (81%) believe the public should be consulted through a series of public information meetings and a public referendum, before key policy changes are made in how the drinking water system is run.

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Clogged Pipes a Thing ofthe Past

by Howard Mozel, Oakville Beaver Staff

Reprinted with permissionfrom The Oakville Beaver, Sunday May 25, 1997 Edition OAKVILLE - Bronte residents can look

forward to improved drinking water and fire protection thanks to a massive new water main project which gets underway Monday. According to Brent Marshall, Halton Region's Acting Planning and Public Works Commissioner, the work is

part of a seven-year $110 million program to upgrade south Halton's

the pipes is a temporary solution but with the new PVC pipes of a minimum six inches, flow will double or triple, permanently.

reduced to one lane in either direction

during construction but no two projects will have lanes closed simultaneously during peak hours.

As far as water quality is concerned, "The co-operation from Oakville has been Marshall said as many as 70 Oakville great," says Marshall. "By co-ordinating homes have been equipped with special our project planning, we will be able to deliver better service, reduce inconvenience to

the public and reduce our

water and wastewater

costs."

delivery system. Costs will be spread out over a 10-year period.

Ward 1 councillor Kevin

Flynn said there is no doubt the projects will be hard on the community, but explained most residents are willing to accept short-term dismptions for long-term gain.

The first year of the project represents $16 million

worth

of

improvements to the Bronte/Burloak Area. In

1997 alone, 11.2 km of water mains and 2.2 km

"Everybody understands the work has to be done," said Flynn.

of wastewater mains will

be replaced in the area.

This involves removal of the network of cast-iron water mains - some are

The Photo by Peter McCusker Brent Marshall. Halton Region's Acting Planning and Public IVorks Commissioner demonstrates the difference between the new PPCpipes to be installed in Bronte and the old rust-clogged pipes they'll replace. The old pipe was takenfrom Burlington Avenue in Burlington.

almost 50 years old - and replacing them with PVC versions. The old water mains are prone to mst, scale build-up and other problems - not the least of which is public safety.

To illustrate his point, Marshall referred to a segment ofold four inch pipe clogged by rust build-up taken ifom Burlington Avenue. Last year on that street a home was destroyed by fire because of insufficient water pressure. Cleaning out

bridge

and

Lakeshore Road West

filters at the water meter. Rusty water is

projects are only the beginning. Other work will take place on Mississauga Street, West Street, Shore

not a health issue, but Marshall said the

Road, Timber Lane and Seneca Drive. In

new system will have a big impact on

July, work begins on the new tmnk water

aesthetics nonetheless.

main on Bronte Road from Rebecca Street

In an effort to minimize traffic disruption and save money, the $550,000 reconstruction of the Lakeshore bridge

to Upper Middle Road. Completion date is June 1998. More projects are slated for next year.

over Bronte Creek will occur at the same time as water main work. Traffic will be

(continued on page 2)

Clogged Pipes a Thing of the Past

To ensure public safety, Town Council

an available alternative route - and that

(continuedfrom page 1)

voted in March to have the Oakville Fire

Bronte is still open for business.

Department locate one fire track on the west side ofthe bridge at peak traffic hours during construction.

In Nov. 1995 a survey of the bridge's condition was conducted by C.C. Parker

A brochure outlining details of the projects,locations and schedules will soon be delivered to every household in the area. Residents are being encoui^aged to keep this on hand all year for easy reference. Marshall also encourages residents who encounter problems to call the Town or Region so other measures can perhaps be taken.

To assist Bronte BIA members worried

about reduced business due to the project, Town Public Works Director Ray Green said no detour signs will be used. Instead signs will be erected at strategic locations to notify motorists that Burloak Drive is

Consultants who recommended that

patching, waterproofing and paving were necessary. The report also called for replacement of the expansion joints and the repair of sidewalks and parapet walls.

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by Michel Cadotte, IPEX Inc., Montreal

The town of Piedmont's crucial

of a 2,200 metre, 600 mm, PVC DR41

holiday season was saved thanks to

force main under a cycling path which,

a unique installation technique used to

during the winter months, is also used as

allowed the trencher to excavate a very narrow cavity 900 mm wide and 2.5

meters deep. This type ofexcavation also

a cross-country ski trail. This project

minimized the critical impact on the en

was to start on December 10th and

vironment.

had to be completed in time for the holiday season on December 20th.

For the consulting engineering finn of Vallee, Lefebvre & Associates and the

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The base and lateral support, normally

obtained by compacting the embedment material, were replaced by filling the cavity with concrete halfway to the top of the pipe. This economical approach allowed the installation of up to 250 metres of pipe per day compared to 150

overcome. A viable solution had to be

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Kitec Passes Test in Regina

by Allan Baker,IPEX Inc., Regina

Atest early this year on the effects of

A

pipe and gained access as the ice blockage

.freezing pipes proved to the City of

male adapter was placed on the opposite

melted away. When the steamer hose was

Regina that KITEC Water Service Tubing

end of the KITEC and was connected via

inserted 10 feet into the pipe, the KITEC

has the superior characteristics necessaty

a hose to a water faucet. The pipe was

pipe felt warm but not uncomfortable to

to withstand rugged Regina winters.

then filled with city water and capped off.

hold.

In 1995,the City ofRegina installed eight

The filled pipe sample was placed outdoors

After approximately five minutes of

test sites for KITEC in their municipal

at 10:25 a.m., where the outdoor

steaming the pipe, there was a rush of

water distribution system. These services

temperature that day was -14°C.

water through the curbstop. At this point

were a combination

Arrangements were then made to meet the

the free flowing municipal water supply

steam thaw technicians later that

was then shut off.

of new

and

replacement installations.

During initial discussions with the City

end of a 20-foot sample of KITEC.

aflemoon.

We then cut the service into several

of Regina regarding KITEC,

sections to inspect for

a topic of concern was the

damage due to the high

issue of frozen services.

temperatures. The City of

Specifically, their concems

Regina personnel inspected

were:

the samples for interior damage but could not see any

1) If frozen, would the

visible damage. The pipe

KITEC split?

appeared to be completely 2) Would the Public

unaffected by the test. A

Works Department

sample of pipe was left with

be able to use their

Mr. Sarasen at the Public

pressure steamer to

Works Department.

thaw out the frozen

KITEC service?

KITEC pipe met ihc challenge (he City ofRegina put lo it and should he approredfor municipal services later in 1997.

On the municipal side of the

fully expected the pipe to be

damaged from the steam test as we have

service, the City utilizes a steamer to thaw

At 3:00 p.m. the KITEC was frozen solid.

out services. This steamer is simply a

Visual inspection of the pipe proved that

boiler mounted on a trailer which they pull

the pipe was completely sound with no

from site to site. This boiler generates a

Mr. Sarasen commented, "I

damaged other plastic products in the past with our steamer." Asked what his

visible damage.

thoughts were after the steam test,"I think KITEC is a good pipe and, of the original

steam temperature of 250 to 300°F. On

The cap was removed from the male end

test sites installed two years ago, we

the day of the test, the pressure being

of the service and a hose was connected

haven't had a reason to follow up, or go

generated was 70 psi. Under the direction

from the city water to the male adapter.

back and check on them. Basically we have

of Mr. John Sarasen, Supervisor of Water

This would simulate the thawing of an

almost forgotten about them."

Distribution and Steam Technicians

actual service under municipal pressure.

Walter Schmidt and Steve Schlosser, the

following test was set up at the City of Regina Public Works Yard.

A closed curbstop was connected to one

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By Dick Beck^ and Don Black^ The survey results support principles described in the report Ontario's Water Industry - Modelsfor the 21st Century.

This was prepared for OMWA by Dr. Neil Freeman,Public Policy Consultant and Adjunct Professor in Political Sci ence at the University of Toronto. This has proved to be a valuable reference, as it is the first ever publication to ex plore the past, present and future of the supply and distribution of public drink ing water in Ontario, and desirable mod els for public water systems.

OMWA's Five-Point Plan was devel

oped from the findings of the report. A part of its public information program,

Public water utilities have existed

NO votes.

the public well- with efficient, not-for-

Well, you may ask, why is this so bad? Can't the water utilities run just as

profit service, and requiring no subsi dies from local taxes. The "customer is

well under a committee of Council? The

key",and water utilities do onejob only.

answer is: Possibly almost as well un der some circumstances, but much

When utility commissioners are elected, they are as directly accountable to their customers as it is possible to be. Rev enues go back into the system to main

tain and upgrade treatment plants and other infrastructure. They are consistent with the government's new focus on full financial transparency, use of user fees, and elimination of cross-subsidization.

Today, however, our public water

the OMWA's Five-Point Plan strives to

...the Ontario government has

of public water authorities in the prov ince. To fulfil these goals the OMWA

removed some of the checks

ing towards:

• Full financial transparency. This goal is to ensure that water utility rates continue to be based on fee-for-service

and balances that have made

the public utility systems work and that have made them

completely accountable to the people they serve.

and full-cost recovery, and that revenues poses. Water rates should not be used

systems are at a watershed, because the Ontario government has removed some

to cross-subsidize general municipal

of the checks and balances that have

services.

made the pubhc utility systems work and that have made them completely ac countable to the people they serve. For example, under Bill 26,the Savings and Restructuring Act, municipal councils can bypass the law that requires them to hold a referendum before dissolving public water utilities and making them just another department of the munici pality. It means this decision can be made without any public consultation or input and only requires a majority vote of council. This has already happened

are dedicated only to public utility pur

•Direct public accountability. Secure the autonomy of water utilities from municipal councillors in order to ensure accountability to customers and finan cial separation from the municipality.

Municipalities should administer taxsupported services, while public utilities provide rate-based services. Where municipalities control water service,the system should be run in a business-like manner with dedicated revenues.

• Capturing natural efficiencies through integration of utilities. Seek statutory amendments that would en courage the integration of a municipali ty's public utility functions, including water, wastewater and electricity into a single, autonomous public utilities commission to capture the natural

worse under others.

If a Council committee operates as a virtually separate utility, then it can, in theory, come close to achieving most of the goals we have discussed, and we would be well satisfied. But this re

quires essentially an arm's length rela tionship with Council,full-cost account ing and financial transparency, dedicated revenues, and well-focused technical

preserve and strengthen the contribution

and its member water utilities are work

in some communities,in spite of earlier

since about 1882, and they have served

efficiencies.

• Full cost/benefit studies before pri vatization. Require that privatization

and financial planning. Indeed, many water systems now exist as departments of a municipality, and we hope there will be a trend towards full adoption of the elements of the Five-Point Plan.

However, there is no question that some Councils are looking on water rev enues as a possible source of money for other general municipal services. This

mixes up the contribution of ratepayers and taxpayers, who are often the same people but who pay on a different basis.

And a more serious consequence is the tendency to spend less on maintenance and upgrading of the water system, at the expense of future rate shocks and perhaps even water quality.

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Drinking Water

The Drinking Water Materiais Safety Act impiications for the drinking water industry

The regulation of drinking

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lies the characteristics of the water. This

category will mainly affect producers of on-site (used by the consumer at home) water treatment devices.

ments of Canada. In the late 1970s and

Treatment additives are chemical or

early 1980s,it was recognized that there was no national Canadian program to ensure the safety of drinking water treat

biological agents that modify, or claim to modify, the composition or charac

ment devices. With the termination of

consumption. Agents that come into contact with water at any time during its collection, storage, treatment or dis tribution in municipal or private water systems are covered by this category.

The products and techniques used by municipal water treatment system op erators may be affected.

System components are the elements of water supply systems (including plumbing components) that come into

the US Environmental Protection Agen cy's advisory program (which helped identify appropriate materials for use in water systems), the provinces turned to Health Canada to regulate drinking wa ter treatment additives and system com ponents.

After consultations between Health

Canada and various stakeholders, sub

stantial changes were made to the legis lative model, and the proposed Drink ing Water Materials Safety Act was pre sented in Parliament for first reading on December 11, 1996.

The stated purpose of the Act is "to protect the health of Canadians by pre venting unsafe drinking water materi als from being sold or imported in Canada". The proposed Act would provide for: â&#x20AC;˘ the regulation and certification of drinking water materials; â&#x20AC;˘the making of national drinking water quality guidelines; and

teristics of water destined for human

contact with water as it is carried from the water source to the consumer or that come into contact with treatment addi

tives as previously defined. This cat egory will have implications for both product suppliers and purchasers; sup

Assessment

The proposed Drinking Water Mate rials Safety Act has several important implications for the municipal water supply community. The Act would pro hibit the use of materials deemed unsafe,

and would limit the choice of drinking water materials to those that are certi

fied to appropriate health-based stand ards. Although it is estimated by Health Canada to be unlikely, some increases in the cost of products may occur. On the other hand, purchasers will have the assurance that products are safe and they will be provided protection against false or misleading health claims to munici palities and individuals alike.

The legislation is intended to com plement all existing provincial or mu nicipal plumbing codes rather than re place them. Provinces will not be re quired to revise plumbing codes or regu lations, or to enforce the materials stand

ards (inspection services are to be pro vided by the Minister of Health).

The Act has been drafted in a man

ner that attempts to minimize the bur den to industry and to government.

â&#x20AC;˘ the conduct of research into maintain

ing and improving the quality of drink ing water.

Regulation and certification The Act would provide for certifica tion of drinking water materials through harmonized, mandatory standards and accredited third party certification. The certification process would apply to materials to which health-based per formance standards have been pre scribed by regulations.

Under the Drinking Water Materials Safety Act, the affected materials fall into three categories: treatment devices, treatment additives, and system compo

tiveness of drinking water materials, methods of drinking water analysis, col lection, treatment, storage and distribu tion of potable water, and any other fac tors which may affect the quality and safety of drinking water.

pliers may have to modify products to meet new standards, while purchasers will be able to choose only from certi fied products for their water supply sys tems.

National guidelines and research Health Canada has been producing the Guidelinesfor Canadian Drinking Water Quality since 1978. The Guide

Health Canada estimates that the cost of

implementing the certification process will be approximately 2% of manufac turers' annual sales. As a result, no sig nificant cost increases of the applicable products to municipalities are expected.

The proposed legislation. Bill C-76, was read in Parliament for the first time

lines in their current form establish de

on December 11, 1996. Under normal circumstances, the Bill will be read a

sirable physical,chemical and microbio logical drinking water quality param

second time(Second Reading)and then forwarded to a Parliamentary Commit

eters based on scientific, technical and

tee for detailed review. The Committee

medical evidence. The proposed Act provides authority for continued efforts in establishing guidelines for the param

to submit Briefs, and some of them will

Treatment devices are those which

eters described above, as well as for

tee for examination of their Brief.

purify or otherwise treat water destined for human consumption. These include

methods of analyzing drinking water, and the collection, treatment, storage,

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the accessories sold with such devices

and distribution of water destined for

or sold separately as replacement parts.

If a device is represented to modify

human consumption.

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nents.

water, it will be considered a treatment

device whether or not it actually modi48

will invite interested or affected parties

be invited to appear before the Commit

Association expects to be invited to sub mit a Brief and to appear before the Committee.

Editor's Note:At press time,it appeared that this bill would die on the order

paper because of the June 2 election.

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Aday in the country may not

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Late in 1996, the EPA proposed a new standard for ground-level ozone, a pollutant associated with photochemi cal smog. This new standard could cause large portions of the rural eastern United States to be cited as ozone non-

attainment areas, according to a study published May 9 in the journal Science.

This will require a major change in US air pollution control strategies, which until now have largely focused on ur ban pollution.

Ground-level ozone is produced from chemical reactions in the atmosphere fueled by air pollutants such as hydro carbons and nitrogen oxides. The fed eral Clean Air Act empowers the EPA

measured over one hour. Sites would be considered in non-attainment if the

third highest 8-hour averaged ozone concentration - averaged over three years-exceeded 0.08 parts-per-million.

"Because of differences in the way ozone fluctuates in urban and rural

areas, the new standard is far more

likely to be exceeded in rural areas," Chameides explained.

Summertime ozone levels tend to

fluctuate dramatically in urban areas, dropping to near zero at night, then building up during the day to a peak in the afternoon. By contrast, rural ozone levels show smaller fluctuations, with a

lower but longer-lived daytime maxi mum and less fall-off at night.

"Lowering the permissible ozone concentration and averaging it over eight hours instead of one hour brings more rural sites into non-attainment," Chameides said.

Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone to protect human health. In response to new medical data indicating adverse

Lowering the permissible

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ozone concentration and

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rural locations in the eastern half of the

sites into non-attainment.

the sites would not meet the new ozone standard.

"This implies that the harmful effects of air pollution may be a lot more ubiq uitous in the United States than previ ously thought," said Dr. William L. Chameides, Regents Professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sci ences at the Georgia Institute of Tech nology and lead author in the Science paper. "Non-attainment of the current standard is mostly limited to urban areas and thus most people's perception is that air pollution is an urban problem.

But if EPA's new standard better reflects

Scientists have known that the new standard would increase the number of

non-attainment counties in the United

States by a factor of about three.

However, Chameides and his col

laborators- Dr. Rick D.Saylor of Geor gia Tech and Dr. Ellis B. Cowling at North Carolina State University - be lieved that the impact on rural areas had not been adequately considered. To ad dress this issue, they analyzed 1995 ozone data from 85 rural monitoring sites that were part of the Southern Oxidant Study's Spatial Ozone Network

the health effects of ozone pollution, it (SON) and the EPA's Clean Air Status suggests that you could probably go just and Trends Network(CASTNET). about anywhere in the eastern United Forty-one of those sites- nearly half States during the summer and encoun -reported three or more ozone readings ter unhealthy air." above the 8-hour,0.08 parts-per-million The new standard of 0.08 parts-per- level. Under the current standard, only million would be measured over an

6 of the 85 rural sites have unallowable

eight-hour period, while the current standard of 0.12 parts-per-million is

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problems.

"The way the EPA guidelines are currently written, local and state agen cies must develop a strategy to comply with NAAQS by controlling pollutant emissions within their area," Chameides

explained. "In rural areas, however, it is unlikely that emissions within the area are contributing very much to the ozone pollution. These areas are not going to be able to solve the problem by control ling local pollutant emissions."

Communities and states would have

to take a more regional approach,requir ing cooperation between political enti ties that have not always worked to gether in the past.

"Pollution in rural areas is caused by a complicated combination of distant urban emissions, and local and distant

to establish a National Ambient Air

United States indicates that nearly half

standard would force a major change in ozone control strategies, since few ru ral areas can control the pollutant emis

Requiring rural areas to meet the new

rural emissions,so you need to come up with a regional strategy to address rural air pollution," Chameides noted. "Not only will this change the politics of how we address air pollution in the United States, but it will also probably affect the economics of air pollution control."

Since acceptance of the Science paper, the researchers have repeated their analysis using data from a full three-year period, and have attained es sentially the same results.

"While the details change depending upon the specific set of rural monitor ing sites used and time period considered, the basic conclusion remains,Chameides

explained. "Roughly 40 to 50 percent of the rural eastern United States is found to violate the new standard."

In order to understand the full impli cations of this rural non-attainment,

Chameides believes more air quality data will be needed from the rural United States.

"If we go forward with this standard, we will have to invest in a much more

significant and well-planned rural ozone monitoring network," he concluded.

"The network we have now is largely focused on urban and suburban areas

and is simply not adequate for docu menting the extent of rural air pollu tion."

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Wastewater Treatment

Upgrading the Trenton water pollution control plant

TheCity ofTrenton have under

taken a major upgrade of their Water Pollution Control Plant

in order to provide the capa bility of meeting the more stringent ef fluent criteria being proposed by the Bay of Quinte Remedial Action Plan for BOD(5mg/L),suspended solids(5 mg/ L), and total phosphorous (0.3 mg/L).

The upgrades have been completed in a cost-effective manner through a turnkey construction contract with Thorburn

Penny,having a guaranteed price of$4.3 million.

The Water Pollution Control Plant

(WPCP) is a conventional secondary treatment plant with a design capacity of 15,900 mVd (3.5 migd). Plant efflu ent is discharged to the Bay of Quinte, an environmentally sensitive water body

The one exception was for total phos phorous which was not meeting the op erating objectives on a consistent basis.

Scope of project Consequently,an alternative solution was presented to the City of Trenton which was substantially less in cost.

This solution, which was accepted by the City, consisted of modifying the ex isting unit processes and adding tertiary treatment in order to further improve plant effluent quality. This proved to be cost-effective as only limited new tank age and other structural work would be required, since optimum use was made of existing tankage.

The following upgrades were com

pleted as part of the turnkey contract: i) Grit Removal

As opposed to constructing a second aerated grit tank, two vortex type grit removal units were installed inside the

original grit tank. This system featured the added operational benefits of auto matic grit removal, it) Screens One new automatically cleaned bar screen was installed in place of one of the two existing barminutors, having the

capacity to treat the peak flows. A manually cleaned screen was installed as a back-up. This screening system provides a cleaner sludge for use as a soil additive.

connected to Lake Ontario.

Project background The City of Trenton completed an initial study which assessed the capabili ties and limitations of the various unit

processes. The outcome was a recom mendation to downgrade the capacity of

the WPCP to 10,900 mVd (2.4 migd).

One of the primary reasons associated with down-rating the plant capacity was the observed operation of the various unit processes at rates which were out side recommended ranges as outlined in the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy(MOEE)design guidelines.

The proposed solution was to reha bilitate and expand the WPCP by con structing a second treatment train, hav

ing a capacity of4,500 mVd (1.0 migd), in order to restore the original treatment capacity. The construction costs to com

plete this work were estimated to be $9.7 million.

As a result of the magnitude of the proposed project costs, Thorburn Penny were invited to complete a subsequent investigation. It was concluded that although various unit processes were being stressed, the WPCP still had the capability to operate at its original de

sign capacity of 15,900 mVd(3.5 migd).

The overall treatment plant performance was meeting the regulatory compliance limits for BOD and suspended solids as stated on the Certificate of Approval. â&#x2013;

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By Jeff F. Mullin, P. Eng. iii) Primary Clarification The primary clarifiers did not have

adequate surface area for co-thickening primary sludge and waste activated sludge(WAS)during peak flow. There fore, a gravity belt thickener was in stalled to thicken the WAS in order to

reduce the solids load to the primary clarifiers. The belt thickener was located in the chlorine room which became sur

plus once ultraviolet disinfection came on-line.

iv) Aeration Tanks

The existing coarse bubble diffused aeration system was replaced with a more efficient fine bubble aeration sys tem in order to improve the organic load ing capacity. In addition, the existing centrifugal blowers were automated, by installing modulating dampers on the blower suction piping. The blower out put is now regulated to match the oxy gen requirements in the aeration tanks and significant energy savings are be ing realized. v)Secondary Clarification In order to reduce the surface settling rate, the weir overflow rate, and the sol

ids loading rate, the length of the sec ondary clarifiers was extended and ad

Fine bubble aeration system. vii) Disinfection Chlorination was originally used to

Conclusion

To avoid these additional costs, a new

In order to implement the recom mended solution, the City entered into a turnkey contract with Thorburn Penny to obtain a guaranteed price for the de sign and construction of the works. The guaranteed price of the contract, which has been successfully completed, was

ultraviolet disinfection system was in stalled which provides disinfection over the full range of flows.

$4.3 million, which was considerably lower than the cost originally proposed.

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provide disinfection. However, as part of the plant upgrade, a new outfall would have been required to create a smaller mixing zone for dispersing residual chlorine contained in the plant effluent.

ditional effluent weirs were installed. A

portion of the existing chlorine contact chamber was used to extend the second

ary clarification tanks. The remainder of the chlorine contact tank was con

verted to flocculation tanks for pre-treatment ahead of the tertiary filters. vi) Tertiary Treatment A new prefabricated, pre-engineered building was constructed to house new tertiary filters and a new ultraviolet dis infection system. Tertiary treatment was incorporated in order to address the pro posed effluent criteria for total phospho rous, suspended solids, and BOD dis charges into the Bay of Quinte.

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Flow Monitoring

Battery-operated radio telemetry for sewer flow monitoring

Earlyin 1997,Aquatic Sciences

Inc. of St. Catharines, Ontario was contracted by Canadian Forces Base Kingston to es

tablish a series of twelve flowmeters at

sanitary sewer discharge points into a municipal sewer tmnk. The meters form part of a municipal sewer use monitor ing program and will help find areas of infiltration and inflow, in combination

with an existing weather station.

The criteria for the installation were that:

• The meters had to be installed with a

minimum of supporting infrastructure and cost; • The data had to be stored and trans

mitted to a central location without per sonnel assistance; and

•The battery capacity had to support the data collection, storage and transmission for a minimum of two months without service.

In order to meet the system objec tives, Aquatic Sciences chose the Marsh McBimey Flo-Tote velocity-area meter and the GLB Synthesized Netlink Radio Data System(SNRDS). The FloTote simplified installation by avoiding the need for primary flow measurement instruments, such as Parshall Flumes, with the associated excavation and in

stallation costs. With the GLB SNRDS,

the installation cost and yearly charge

Flo-Tote installed In a manhole.

for telephone lines were avoided.

The Flo-Tote contains a 300 day datalogger and communicates via an RS-232 port for download and analysis with proprietary software. Power is sup plied by a 6V carbon-zinc lantem bat tery housed within the meter, along with the datalogger. The Flo-Tote can meas ure flow in any conduit with a continu ous depth of 5 centimetres. Dams are required in low flow situations to ensure that the sensors are adequately sub merged.

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Flo-Tote is manufactured for compat ibility with a telephone telemetry sys tem,requiring modifications to the com munication protocol for use with a ra dio-telemetry system. Marsh McBimey support staff assisted Aquatic Sciences personnel in developing a series ofcom mands compatible with the GLB SNRDS MX.25 protocol and the FloTote datalogger requirements.

The battery power supply of the stock Flo-Tote was insufficient to provide for the measurement sensors, datalogger, and the radio link. The standard 6 volt

lantem battery was replaced by an exter nal 12 volt gel cell which would enable operation of the meter and associated communication components for up to 60 days before a battery change. Solar cells will be installed to extend the battery life by trickle charging the battery.

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were installed in conduit leading to a NEMA 4 box mounted aboveground.

The NEMA box housed the battery power supply,SNRDS radio modem and supported the 7 dB directional antenna.

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censing complica tions and compat ibility with data col lection frequency al

the outfall into the selected manhole.

Once all 12 flow meters were in

stalled, a SNRDS was employed for data transmission between each flow moni-

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By John Sferrazza* taring site and a central base station.

SNRDS is a radio-based telemetry sys tem for the transmission of digital data between physical locations where hard wired connections are impractical or too expensive. One battery-operated SNRDS transceiver was required at each flow monitoring location along with an antenna tuned to the chosen frequency.

A central base station was also installed where all communications and data transfer would be initiated via a PC and communication software at various baud rates.

Although these types ofcommunica tion systems are commonly used for a wide range of applications, such as ve hicle tracking, security systems,railway communications and vehicular remote

control, it is not commonly used (to our knowledge)as part of a large flow moni toring network, as was needed at CFB Kingston.

The SNRD system lent itself per fectly to this site and application. Be ing totally battery-operated, easily in stalled and cost-effective, it met all of

the criteria for this particular project.

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EAF Systems

New technology developed for optimization of eiectric arc furnace fume systems

Goodfellow TechnologiesInc.

Graph 1: Off-gas Composition Profile

(GTI)has developed a lead ing-edge control technology for optimization of electric arc furnace fume systems. The Expert Furnace System Optimization Process,

Before EFSOP™ Instailation Rrst Charge

Second Charge Hydrogw CartKsn Monoxide

EFSOP™, is a fundamental change in

Carbon Dioxide

the philosophy of Direct Evacuation Systems(DES),the fourth hole, used as a primary emission capture system in al most all modern EAFs. The system employs continuous fume analysis,flow measurement and temperature measure ment,along with real-time process data, to adjust fume system setpoints and op eration on a minute-by-minute basis.

Additionally, the analysis system can be used to control post-combustion sys tems, optimizing furnace combustion and reducing energy costs.

EESOP™ leads to substantial savings for the steelmaker, both in energy sav ings and in production increases. Based on conservative estimates, energy sav ings of 20 kWh/ton of steel and reduc tions in tap-to-tap times by 5 to 10% can be expected.

The system can also be used as a de sign tool for plants which have inad equate DES systems. By quantifying the amount of heat energy being released to the DES,an accurate analysis of the sys tem shortfall can be made and upgrades can make the maximum use of capital.

In some cases, post-combustion, or CO

Oxygen

Time(min)

Management, can even reduce the sys tem shortfall and potentially eliminate or postpone the need for costly upgrades.

How EFSOP'^'^ works The most recent advances in instru

mentation are used to measure process parameters which were unavailable even a few years ago. The furnace off-gas is analyzed just before the combustion gap in order to quantify the availability of carbon monoxide(CO)in the off-gas as a result of incomplete combustion of oxygen and fuel in the furnace shell.

Some furnace practices and scrap mixes also result in high levels of hydrogen

(Hj) in the off-gas stream. Together, 'Director of Steelmaking Technologies, Goodfellow Technologies Inc.

these combustible gases can make up over 30% of the furnace off-gas, repre-

Graph 2: Off-gas Concentration Profile

After EFSOP™ Installation First Charge

Second Charge

Refining

Carbon Monoxide <

Carbon Dioxide

Hydrogen Oxygen

seating a tremendous amount of energy.

Considering the chemical energy losses in combination with the high tempera ture of the off-gas,over 2,000,000 BTU/ min(over 500 kWh/min)ofenergy is lost to the off-gas system at peak points in the melts. This represents over 50% of the electrical energy input to the furnace.

Oxygen (O,) and carbon dioxide(CO,) are also measured in the gas sample.

In addition to off-gas chemistry, the flow and temperature of the off-gas stream is measured. Process parameters from the furnace operating system are also acquired so that a complete picture of the process inputs and outputs is ac quired in real-time.

The operation of the DES system has a profound impact on the steelmaking process in an EAF. Despite this fact, in a traditional system,the DES is designed to accommodate the peak heat load and volume requirements based on the most intense period of the furnace practice.

The system then is typically designed to operate at this peak level for the en tire duration of the heat. This leads to

high heat losses from the furnace, many of which can be avoided with EFSOP™.

Rather than operating at peak heat removal levels for the duration of the

melt, the DES draft is tuned to match

the actual requirements of the process.

At the same time, continuous fume

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analysis of the furnace off-gas allows the steelmaker to conduct controlled postcombustion, or CO Management, cap turing some of the off-gas energy in the Environmental Science & Engineering, June 1997

By Sara Hornby Anderson* furnace rather than allowing it to escape Graph 3: Lower Rammability Limit of Off-Gas in Dry Duct

into the DES.

Once off-gas profiles have been es tablished, alternative furnace practices (e.g. change in burner ratio, alternative lancing profiles, lime and carbon addi tion, etc.) can be evaluated to optimize the furnace practice.

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At the same time, based on the es

tablished heat load profile in combina tion with GTI's proprietary DBS off-gas simulation package, DECSIM™, the fume system operating setpoints can be altered to match the existing and antici pated heat load profile. By monitoring process data from existing furnace con trol systems, these setpoints can be ad justed in real-time to match the actual furnace practice and accommodate un expected process upsets.Graphs 1 and 2show the offgas concentration profiles before and after the use of EFSOP™,

respectively. As is clear from these pro files, the CO and peaks have de creased substantially while an increase

in Oj and CO^ concentrations were ob served after use of the system.

In light of an increase in number of explosions in North American EAF ven tilation systems, a module was recently

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developed which includes the assess ment of explosion risks in the ventila tion system. Plots of carbon monoxide concentration vs. hydrogen concentra tion indicating explosive limits were developed, including temperature ef

these plants is included on the graph, including corrective actions recom mended to minimize explosion risks.

It is clear that the decrease in CO and concentrations observed between

ted on this graph from two different

Graphs 1 and 2 will result in decreased concentrations at every point in the ven tilation system thereby minimizing ex plosion risks in the ventilation system.

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Mollusk Control

By Daniel J. Butts^ and Donald P. Lewis^

Non-indigenous species continue to threaten North American waterways

Recordsofsightings and iden

tifications compiled by gov ernment organizations indi cate that over 600 non-indig enous species have been introduced to North American fresh waters. Since data

has only been collected in the last 30 years, the actual number is probably significantly higher, and the general trend appears to be on the rise accord ing to presentations at The Seventh International Zebra Mussel and Aquatic Nuisance Species Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana in January, 1997.

This annual gathering provides a

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venue for consultants and research sci

entists to present the results of ongoing research and the impacts of the zebra and quagga mussels on the ecology of North American waters as well as mussel con known distribution as of December 1996

trol options for industry. In addition, the conference highlights research on the increasing number of non-indigenous species introductions to North Ameri can fresh waters.

The only way to limit these damag ing occurences is through improved government regulations and increased public awareness of what can be poten tially harmful introductions to the aquatic environment. Unfortunately, only a few states and provinces have implemented comprehensive regulations with regard to non-indigenous aquatic species.

The River Ruffe {Gymnocephalus cernuus), which is an example of a bal last water introduction, continues to spread through the Great Lakes,concen

trating within Lake Superior and Lake Michigan. Preliminary study results suggest a significant decline in native fish populations, including yellow perch, following the successful estab lishment of the Ruffe in an area. An em

phasis on better education is essential if we are to turn this situation around.

The introduction of non-indigenous species (including pathogens) through illegal ballast water discharges has re ceived widespread attention. Currently, all commercial vessels entering the Great Lakes are required to complete an open ocean ballast exchange to ensure 'Assistant Manager, Blofouling Div., ^Manager, Consulting Services, Aquatic Sciences inc.

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that exotic freshwater organisms, which may travel from foreign ports, are ei ther flushed out of the ballast tanks or

exposed to salinities in excess of their critical upper limit. Obviously, this re quirement must be followed to reduce

method of control. The ease of applica tion, low concentrations (drinking water levels of 0.3 ppm to 0.5 ppm)re quired to induce mortality, and zero dis charge requirements, make it one of the safest alternatives.

Formation of dangerous by-products

the risk of introduction.

Zebra and quagga mussels have in creased their range in North America and are presently found as far as Loui siana, Minnesota, Vermont and Quebec City. Colonization into the western United States appears to have been held in check to date, but may be inevitable.

The highest concentrations of zebra and quagga mussels are found within Lake Erie and Lake Ontario at levels which

continue to cause problems for indus try. Overall, mussel colonization has upset the natural balance of aquatic eco systems, resulting in fouling of native plants, reduction of phytoplankton abun dance,changes in the abundance of cer tain species of fish and algae, impacts on benthic communities,and changes in water clarity.

Control methods continue to take the

form of chemical and non-chemical ap plications. Most research has been de voted to optimizing existing control op tions or developing new non-chemical approaches. The use of chlorine is still reported to be the most cost-effective, widely used, and thoroughly understood

such as trihalomethane (THM) was originally thought to be a concern; how

ever, this is dependent on site specific water chemistry composition. For the most part, this has not been a serious issue in the Great Lakes area. Due to

extremely low levels ofTHM found dur ing the first five years, testing is no longer a mandatory requirement for those industries using chlorine for mus sel control in Ontario.

Other effective chemical control methods have included the use of oxidants such as chlorine dioxide and bro

mine based treatments. The advantages of these infrequently used treatment protocols are as yet unclear; however, testing is in progress.

One area that has gained attention over the past year has been the effective use of non-oxidizing molluscicides(biocides). To date only a few treatments have been undertaken on a trial basis.

During the early months of 1997, the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy (MOEE) granted approval for Continued on page 60

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infestation between treatments; how ever, this treatment can be effective for those water users that can tolerate adult

mussels for short time periods. Ques tions concerning the long-term environ mental repercussions of this product,in cluding sediment toxicity and suspended solids loading, continue to be raised by prospective users.

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One study, completed at water tem peratures ofless than 5°C,showed 100% mortality in only eight days, a signifi cantly shorter duration than would be required using most alternatives at these temperatures. Less than two days of

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The use of ultraviolet light continues to attract attention as a viable nonchemical alternative. Earlier research

proved its efficacy at low flows. A full scale installation has been completed by Ontario Hydro and testing begins on its effectiveness in 1997. Final results will

likely be available early in 1998.

Large scale studies using cathodic or 'electrolytic' protection were undertaken in 1996. This technology is particularly useful on concrete structures that can

not be dewatered for extended periods of time and are not,therefore,candidates

for coatings. Results from industrial scale tests showed significant reductions and elimination of older age mussel classes as compared to control samples.

Research to fine tune this protocol will continue into 1997.

Another alternative method re

searched was the use of pulsed acous tics to prevent primary mussel settle ment. Earlier reports indicated some

promise, and it is felt that this applica tion shows some merit. With further fine

tuning, acoustics may provide a costeffective non-chemical control option.

While very few new protocols were presented at this year's conference, it appears that some technologies that have been undergoing development for a number of years will soon be available for commercial application. 1998 may be a good year for those wishing to look at alternative control strategies.

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Water & Wastewater Treatment

Treating water and wastewater at one environmental centre

Environmental centres are fa

cilities which uniquely com bine treatment plants for water and wastewater on one

site. The concept of environmental cen tres has been used successfully by KMK Consultants since the early 1970s when

Table 1

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Total Construction Cost

Latchford

$1,000,000 (1972) $7,000,000 (1993/95) $5,400,000 (1996)

Frankford

Echo Bay

Cost Savings $ 500,000 $1,000,000 $ 800,000

the first centre was installed in the Town of Latchford in northern Ontario to serv

ice a community of 500 persons. Since that time, two other environmental cen

treatment plant was also the natural gravity concentration point for the sewer collection system. The area selected for

which reduces the cost of the building superstructure. Similarly, only one elec trical service and one standby diesel generator set are required. Information is no longer required to be shared be tween two separate plants electronically

tres have been successfully imple mented, including one in the Village of Frankford in eastern Ontario (design pop. 3000),and another currently under construction in the Community of Echo

ter intake above the dam, with the outfall

via modems and leased lines. In addi

for the wastewater treatment plant lo

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the environmental centre in Latchford

was located at a dam site, which easily allowed for the construction of the wa

Bay in northern Ontario (design pop.

cated below the dam.

950).

The concept of combining treatment

The use of an environmental centre for water and wastewater treatment of

plants onto one site was first developed

fers communities significant savings in both operating and capital costs, as one environmental centre typically costs less to construct and operate than two sepa rate treatment facilities. Capital costs are reduced through the need for only one control and administration facility.

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centres, indicating the significant eco nomic benefit of utilizing the concept of a dual treatment site. All facilities

were constructed utilizing package plants for water treatment. For wastewater treatment, extended aeration

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Benefits on the process side include the ability to dispose of water sludges to the wastewater treatment plant at times that minimize the impact on plant hydraulics and the treatment process. The water sludge may in addition aid the wastewater

plant operation by enhancing settleahility of the wastewater solids. Only one sludge, the Environmental Science & Engineering, June 1997

By P. McGrenere, S. Atlin, and S. Salenieks* combined product of the water and wastewater treatment plant, needs to be considered for ultimate disposal.

The operating costs of an environ mental centre are lower than the com

bined cost to operate two separate facilities. This is particularly noticeable in smaller communities where plants are generally staffed part-time with usually only one person to operate both the water and wastewater plants. With an environmental centre, only one location requires site maintenance and travel time between two separate plants is elimi nated. The use of only one plant con trol and administration building also re duces the costs associated with heating and lighting of the building. The shared use of chemicals, particularly for coagu

cross contamination. In the case of the

Echo Bay environmental centre, the in take and outfall are located within a lake

separated by a distance of 800 metres, but with no physical barrier separation such as a dam would provide. To en sure the potential for cross contamina tion was minimized, the outfall in Echo

Bay was designed with a diffuser to pro vide maximum dispersion and dilution

to providing water and wastewater serv icing to communities. The provision of both treatment plants on one site offers economical as well as social benefits to

the community. However,the potential to use the concept of an environmental centre must be examined closely to clearly define issues such as the place ment of intake and outfall pipes, and to determine whether the idea is achievable

given site specific conditions.

within a one metre radius.

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lation, can also result in reduced chemi cal costs due to benefits from bulk de

livery and requirement for delivery to only one site.

Certain issues must be considered in

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Of key importance is the elimination of potential for cross contamination of wastewater into the potable water sup-

The operating costs of an environmental centre are lower than the combined

cost to operate two separate facilities. ply. This was alleviated in the Echo Bay design by providing a utility corridor between the inground water storage res ervoirs and the wastewater treatment

plant tankage to ensure a complete bar rier separation. The other two plants have more physically separate wastewater treatment facilities, but still share

a common site and operation and con trol building. For all plants, direct ac cess to the locker room from the waste-

water treatment plant is provided to al low the operator to clean up prior to entering the water plant. The laboratory facilities are also designed to eliminate contamination potential by providing separate colour coded counters, glass ware, and sampling equipment for each treatment facility.

The siting of the intake and outfall is of extreme importance in the considera tion of an environmental centre. Both

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Cover Story

By Bill Borlase*

Winnipeg faced Fiood of the Century

MotherNature has not been kind to Southern Mani toba in 1997! After fac

ing the "Blizzard of the Century" in early April, Manitobans along the Red River also faced the "Flood of the Century" in late April and May. Most of the time the Red River flows

quietly, with residents giving little thought to the river's potential for dis astrous flooding. Occasionally,the river overlaps its banks, creating havoc in low-lying developments and threatening residential areas with devastation.

All the major floods on the Red River have occurred during the spring runoff period, usually due to a coincidence of adverse hydrologic and climatic factors.

The most devastating flood in Winni peg's history occurred in the spring of 1950. Even higher floods happened in 1852 and 1826, but the City was still relatively undeveloped. The flood of 1997 was second only to the flood of 1826.

Following the 1950 flood, major flood protection works have been con structed to protect Winnipeg. These in clude the Red River Floodway, Portage Diversion and Shellmouth Dam. This

year was a real test of the Winnipeg Floodway!

Without the flood protection works. *Water & Waste Department, City of Winnipeg

The only access tc the water intake facility is by rail and during the ficcd, the rail line was lest in many iccaticns. Photo - Laurie Nowlckl

flood waters in Winnipeg could have reached a height of34.5 feet above James Ave. datum(normal winter ice level). In 1950, flood levels reached 30.5 feet above James Ave. datum. This year,lev els within Winnipeg reached 24.5 feet above datum as a result of the protec tion afforded by the floodway et al.

This was still a major flood event as many secondary dykes are only con structed to 19.0 James Ave. datum.

Much riverbank property was flooded and water levels reached the main gird ers on many bridges. One of the City's main bridges was damaged and is still

out of service.

To defend against the floodwater, over 800 homes had to be protected with temporary dykes of sand or clay. To this end,the City used 81,000 tonnes of sand to make 5.5 million sandbags. Many dykes were over 8 feet high. Most dykes were constructed by hand utilizing the efforts of civilian volunteers and the

military.

In the end, only 30 homes within the city of Winnipeg were lost to the floodwaters. Unfortunately, many more homes outside the city limits were se verely damaged by the flood.

As a result of the flood levels, two of

the City's three wastewater treatment

plants lost their secondary capacity to treat the volumes of sewage being pumped. With receding water levels,

these plants are now back to normal operation.

Throughout the entire flood event, the City's water supply was not compro mised. The source of the City of Win nipeg's water supply is Shoal Lake, lo cated on the Manitoba-Ontario border

some 97 miles east of Winnipeg. The only access to the water intake facility is by rail and during the flood, the rail line was lost in many locations. Other than access, there was no interruption to the quality or quantity of the water supply.

The blizzard is over, the flood is over,

The City used 81,000 tonnes of sand tc make 5.5 miiiicn sandbags.

Photo - Laurie Nowicki

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Nutrient dosage in puip and paper piants by monitoring COD on-iine

There are many advantages in

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tinuous basis. The most important ones are related to cost savings in operating the wastewater treatment plant. In fact, knowing the COD level and the flow rate of a wastewater stream allows for a bet

ter optimization of nutrient dosage and oxygen injection within the treatment process.

During the past five years, the pulp and paper industry has invested mas sively into wastewater treatment sys tems to meet the new standards imposed by provincial authorities. These new systems now need tighter monitoring methods in order to be operated in the most efficient manner. Among the most important parameters to measure for proper treatment of an effluent are flow and organic pollution loading. The or ganic pollution loading of the effluent can be expressed in many different ways and the most common form is COD as

mg/1. To date, measuring the COD con centration has relied on sampling and performing a laboratory analysis. Un fortunately, most laboratory analysis takes too much time to permit any ad justment of the treatment process.

Other on-line technologies have failed to be realistically applicable in the pulp and paper industry because of the difficult nature of the effluent(high lev els of suspended particles and fibres)and the complexity of the method used by some analyzers to obtain the measure ment. The nature of the pulp and paper effluent requires the use of a simple and robust technology. A more recent tech nology based on ultraviolet (UV) ab sorption now offers a very promising al ternative to the pulp and paper industry.

A new type of analyzer known as the CT-100 uses optical techniques to rap idly and reliably measure the concen tration of dissolved organic pollution in a stream. Organic pollution in water is known for absorbing light at a very spe cific wave length in the UV spectrum.

More specifically, absorption at 254nm has been recognized as a reliable method to measure organic pollution. ^GeoStructure Instruments,

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A CT-100 analyzer was recently installed at the Kruger plant in Bromptonviile, Que bec, for evaluation.

In the CT-100, a sample is circulated in the measuring cell while the light source of the analyzer is activated. The portion of that light passing through the measuring cell is detected using special photodiode arrays. Automatic compen sation for the turbidity of the sample is applied by the instrument in the calcu lation of the reading. The display and the analog output of the analyzer are then refreshed. The reading process takes approximately 15 seconds and the interval between readings is entirely pro grammable from two minutes to several

under minimal supervision and mainte nance. The system was installed at the inlet of the secondary treatment. An other aspect was to establish the corre lation between the reading of the CT100 in absorbency per metre(abs/m)and the Chemical Oxygen Demand (mg/1).

During the test, the analyzer operated continuously for a total of eight consecu tive days. While transmitting over the current loop, the analyzer was also pro grammed to store data into its internal memory. The graph presented in Figure 1 shows the collected data for the com

plete period. It presents the variation of tive to flow variation, no reagent is in the organic pollution level versus time on volved, no special processing of the the upper curve of the graph. The lower sample is required. curve shows the percent of light trans The CT-100 can be equipped with an mission through the measuring cell.

From this figure, we can clearly see automatic washing system. The main purpose of this module is to keep the the evolution of the COD level in the measuring cell clean at all times and effluent. We can also identify three minimize operator intervention. The events (27/4-20h, 28/4-8h58, 1/5operation of this system is entirely con 12h52), where there have been incidents trolled by the analyzer. It uses a low The installation parameters were as follows: concentration acid solution as clean • Reading interval: 5 minutes ing agent. The cleaning cycle • Pre-pumping period: 1 minute interval is determined by the opera • Cleaning interval: 6 hours tor based on the nature of the • Rinsing solution effluent. pumping time: 35 seconds Case Study • Inlet strainer opening: 1 mm A CT-100 analyzer was recently • Pre-filtration: None Peristaltic pump installed at the Kruger plant in • Pumping method: • Tubing length: 12 feet Bromptonviile, Quebec,for evalu 4-20 mA connected ation. The goal was to verify that • Output: to existing DCS the analyzer could operate effi ciently with the typical plant wastewater, Continued overleaf hours. The result obtained is insensi

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Essential oils for odorous gases in pulp & paper could be an accessible alternative

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Odour control systems installed around the perimeters of two effluent lagoons at the Rolland Paper Mill in St.-Jerome, Quebec. Inset: A pole-mounted atomizing nozzle sprays alrSolutlorP to neutralize sulphide gases.

100 atomizing nozzles, took a week to install, and operate during the "outdoor odour season" from May to November.

Denis Berthiaume, the manager responsible for effluent treatment, initi ated the acquisition of the systems in response to odour complaints from resi

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which, in the presence of atmospheric oxygen (O^), is oxidized into sulphate ions(SOq).

These sulphate ions eventually biodegrade to elemental sulphur and oxygen. Some droplets settle on the surface of the lagoons where they inter cept and neutralize odorous gases as

they rise to the surface. The droplets contain a precise and proprietary blend of several hundred essential oils which, being aromatic,present a pleasing scent on initial release.

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Product and Service Showcase Gas shutdown systems

Odour control systems Duall Division of

Total chlorine residual

analyzer

Metpro Corpora tion, designs cus tomized odourcontrol scrubbers to meet customer-

specific needs.

The Duall MultiDirectional Model

Gas storage demands the highest safety standards. Now,following close collabo ration with Health and Safety executives, water companies and safety officials, a comprehensive shutdown system has been developed by Capital Controls to meet the most stringent safety require ments. The modular system ensures safe, rapid shutdown of both ton containers and cylinders used in the storage of chlorine, sulphur dioxide and other hazardous gases and liquids.

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Advanced chlorine

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• Sizes up to 5000 CFM. • Compact skid-mounted design with chemical feed system and controls.

•Low-profile compact design with mini mal space requirement,for easy installa tion in existing sites.

•Structural design is based on operations at a maximum process temperature of 120°F.

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Drinking water particle counting systems

ProMinent's Total Chlorine Residual

Analyzer monitors total chlorine residuals from 0-10.0 ppm. It features a temperature compensated (5 to 55°C) Amperometric triple-electrode membrane style chlorine sensor with integrated preamplifier. The measuring signal is al most pH independent over the pH range 5.5 to 9.5. No reagents or buffer are re quired. The chlorine monitor features an LCD display, calibration span potentio meter and a 4-20 mA event output.

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Turbidity monitoring systems

The Powell Sentry 2000 Chlorine Scrub

ber has a unique four stage, single pass, horizontal packed bed design with high efficiency packing material. It is the only Chlorine and Sulfur Dioxide Scrubber tested with U.S. EPA Reference Meth

ods-tested at full scale 3,000 ACFM air

flow rates with 2,000 lbs. Its low profile construction makes it suitable for exist

ing installations. Safety is enhanced by using a lower pressure caustic pump at 5psi. Its unique composite construction tank provides double containment of scrubbing solution, and impact protection and more structural strength.

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The Hiac/Royco Particle Counters pro vide you with an on-line, rugged, high resolution sensor. The on-line system uses the largest flow passage and larger micron size range. The AccuCount soft ware was developed for and provides sig nificant data for water treatment plants.

Software support for 4 particle size chan nels and up to 32 stations. Software of fers: Real-time data display, real-time alarms, log removal calculations, back wash status flag, etc.

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Turbidity monitoring in water treatment plants is essential in the drive towards high water quality standards. The ABB 4670 Series Turbidity Monitor is supplied with dry calibration standard with unit values as low as 1.0 to 2.0 NTU for final

and filtered water applications. The dry standards can be used in multiples of the same unit, thereby reducing costs. The ABB system has high immunity to sam ple temperature fluctuations, a major fac tor in accurate performance below 0.1 NTU. Metcon Sales and Engineering For more information, circle reply card No. 219

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Landmark $88 million research drive

underway to develop closure technologies

A five-year, $88 million re

search program to develop next-generation pulp and paper mill technologies that

technologies - they are many and var ied and could be phased in over many years - will reduce water, energy and chemical usage and further reduce ef

will shift the environmental focus from

fluent and emission volumes.

pollution treatment to prevention,is now well underway.

The program, a joint undertaking by industry, government and industry sup pliers, will be carried out by the Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada (Paprican), the industry's research arm.

One of the largest research projects of its kind in the world, it aims to de velop closed-cycle technologies which

The strategic aim of system closure research is to achieve paper mills which generate virtually no effluent. "This pro gram will attempt a great technological leap towards the ultimate goal of being able to operate any mill virtually efflu ent-free," says Arild Nielssen,President and CEO of Canfor Corporation, a Paprican board member and Chairman of the Canadian Pulp and Paper Asso

can be commercialized at mills across

ciation.

Canada and later exported, creating sig nificant economic spinoffs.

System closure is the concept of re ducing pollution at the source by devel oping efficient ways to re-use more wa

If these new technologies prove suc cessful, they could be incorporated pro gressively by existing mills as capital budgets allow. New mills could incor porate them from the start. Nielssen described the investment in system clo sure development as good environmen tal policy that also makes economic sense for the $29 billion industry, the

ter and other elements in the waste

stream. Today, that waste stream is treated and purified prior to discharge.

The future installation of system closure

largest contributor to Canada's balance of trade.

"To the extent that system closure could mean environmental gains over and above the changes this industry has achieved in the last few years, it's great for the environment," says Nielssen.

"To the extent that it also boosts the glo bal competitiveness of one of Canada's largest industries, it's a win for industry and all Canadians."

System closure research was launch ed less than a year after Canadian pulp and paper mills completed one of the largest privately funded pollution abate ment programs in the country's history.

That $5-billion investment in new

bleaching technology and secondary treatment facilities from 1988-95,effec

tively eliminated dioxins and furans and sharply reduced other pollutants in ef fluent streams coast to coast.

"This massive investment improved our performance so dramatically that the water discharged by Canadian mills is

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Arjay's HydroSense Oil in Water monitor will monitor oil from 1 PPM to 500 PPM levels. Ideal for continu

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During a site investigation, the Photovac 2020 will detect the pres ence of volatile organic compounds down to 0.1 PPM level. Simple to operate, light weight and rugged, the Photovac 2020 is the ideal instru

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P&P Focus tion targets, pulp and paper is a leading

fibre, and by recovering residual fi bre from process waste water.

industrial sector. Canadian mills have

Also, less water will be con

sumed by mill operations. Canadian mills have slashed their water con

sumption per tonne ofoutput by over 60 percent since 1960. Closed cy cle concepts can achieve further dra matic reductions.

Nielssen noted that the drive to

wards closed cycle is indicative of how far the Canadian pulp and pa per industry has come this decade in undertaking environmental lead ership. He listed some of this year's key developments: • The industry has been a driving force behind the just-approved na tional standards for sustainable for

est management developed by the Canadian Standards Association.

• Canadian pulp and paper producFrom treatment to prevention. Photo T. Davey ers are helping shape an internano longer a major environmental con- tional standard for sustainable forest management based on ISO 14000. cern," said Nielssen.

The next logical step, the closed cy •Paper producers are implementing volcle mill, hopes to reduce pollution at untary action plans to preserve source. Fibre usage will improve in two biodiversity and reduce greenhouse gas ways: by achieving greater yield from emissions linked to global warming.

In the case of greenhouse gas reduc both virgin wood fibre and recycled

cut use of non-renewable fossil fuel by 20% and dropped total energy consump tion by 5% per tonne of production since 1990, the result of a concerted effort to reduce earbon dioxide emissions.

The development of system closure technologies would have positive impli cations for global warming. Research ers hope that additional energy effici encies will lead to further reductions in

CO^ emissions.

'The five-year research program will be all-encompassing, developing tech nologies which can be retrofitted to any type of mill: pulp, integrated paper or board mills and other non-integrated paper mills.

Canadian pulp and paper producers have committed $12 million annually for program research. The federal gov ernment will contribute a further $3

million annually in the form of repay able grants. In addition, Paprican's pi lot plant in Montreal will be expanded at a cost of $13 million ($7 million for

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The concept was designed in re sponse to problems arising from at tempts to mix large tanks effectively.

The inability of conventional mixing systems to develop a homogenous mass or even keep solids in suspension dur ing continuous operation led to a search for alternate approaches. JetMix has repeatedly shown an ability to generate a homogenous mass from stratified tanks within 24 to 48 hours of initial

operation. This results in significant savings in mixing energy costs.

The operation is not affected by the liquid level of the tank, making it ideal for varying water levels found in flow equalization and storage tanks. Complete mixing can be achieved as long as the motive pumps have liquid available. If another supply of water is available, the

piping, can be provided in a variety of materials and configurations to suit the particular application. Locating the pump outside of the tank simplifies maintenance. Where coarse solids are

nozzles can also be used to clean tanks.

not a factor, the type of pump can be varied to match existing pump types for spare parts. However, particularly with municipal biosolids,the presence ofrags or long fibrous masses usually dictates that a chopper type pump be used. This

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Benefits of using the JetMix system include; intermittent operation saving up to 90% in power consumption, no need for scheduled maintenance on equip ment inside storage tanks, multiple tank mixing using a central pumping facil ity, and the fact that operation is not de pendent on tank levels.

The JetMix system is distributed in Canada by Greatario Industrial Storage Systems.

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□1 HACH COMPANY P.O. Box 389 ISO 9001 Certified

Loveland, Colorado 80539 USA Telephone: 970-669-3050 Fax: 970-669-2932

Sales outlets throughout Canada. Service Centre in Winnipeg.

E-mail: inti@hach.com

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NEW HACH 1900 WPC Particle Counter - See page 32 for details ALKALINITY □ BACTERIA □ BOD O BROMINE □ COD □ CARBON DIOXIDE □ CHLORIDE A734

For more information, circle reply card No. 338 (See page 17)

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The Carrousel® denitIR'' System with Integral Anoxic Reactor

Controls Effiuont

Nitrogon and MIxod Liquor Alkalinity For wastewater treatment applications where strict nitrogen effluent limits, high influent nitrogen, or low influent alkalinity require denitriJBcation, EIMCO denitIR Systems offer an elegantly simple solution. The modified CaiTousel basin shown here features an integral anoxic reactor where nitrates are biologically reduced and alkahnity restored in a single-basin system without recycle pumps or piping.

danltlR System Description 1. DenitPification Zone Screened, degritted wastewater and return activated sludge contact nitrate-rich, anoxic flow from the Carrousel basin.

The combination of a dense biomass, nitrates and an abun dant carbon source(BOD)under anoxic conditions creates the ideal environment for high rate denitrification. Alkalinity is restored along with much of the oxygen previously bound

denitIR Systems with In-Rasin Denitrification:

in nitrates.

AEROBIC

Aerator

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DISSOLVED OXYG

Control Gate

BOD,Ammonia and

Organic Nitrogen

• Denitrify(Reduce)Nitrite and Nitrate Nitrogen

- Mixer

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Oxidize Carbonaceous

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® Restore Alkalinity 2. Aerobic Zone The proven Carrousel System achieves efficient oxidation of BOD and complete nitrification. Carrousel System design allows aerator power draw to be reduced by more than 50% without loss of mixing. Oxygen transfer can thus be adjusted so that the mixed liquor reaches an anoxic condition before passing the denitrification zone diversion gate.

Recover Chemically Bound Oxygen * Reduce or Eliminate Alkali Addition

3. Anoxic Fiow Controi Gate Nitrate recycle rate is easily controlled by an adjustable gate on the denitIR wall which controls flow into the by-pass channel. This by-pass directs a portion of the main channel fiow to the anoxic zone. Carrousel System aerators provide all necessary circulation.

ISO 9001 QUALITY SYSTEM CERTIFIED

Main Office • 5155 Creekbonk Road • Mississauga, ON •(905)625-6070• FAX:(905)625-3519 Western Office • 220-259 Midpork Way S.E.• Calgary, AL•(403) 256-6812• FAX:(403) 256-7071 Eco Equipement FEP inc.•Terrebonne, QC •(514)477-7879• FAX:(514)477-7880 Atlantic PuriBcation Systems Ltd.• Dartmouth, NS•(902)469-2806• FAX:(902)463-3529

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