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Wed 4 Feb 2004 News Release
Mr. Andrew Benedek reports
MEMBRANES BECOMING TREATMENT METHOD OF CHOICE FOR LARGE SCALE DRINKING
WATER PLANTS -- ZENON BOOKS OVER $35 MILLION FOR THREE MUNICIPAL ORDERS,
INCLUDING LARGEST ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANE DRINKING WATER INSTALLATION,
TOGETHER TREATING A TOTAL OF 160 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER PER DAY IN UNITED
STATES AND CANADA
Superior-quality drinking water, virtually free of harmful contaminants
such as parasites, bacteria and most viruses, is now a cost-competitive
alternative to other conventional forms of water treatment. As a result,
Thornton, Colo., Scottsdale, Ariz., and Mississauga, Ont., will all be
future sites of membrane plants using Zenon's proprietary technology.
Thornton, Colo., needed to expand and upgrade the existing drinking water
plant to service its community of more than 100,000 people. In addition to
looking for a reliable, proven technology, the municipality had to consider
how easily any new technology could be retrofitted into the existing plant.
Dependability was a critical issue to the decision making process, not only
in the type of technology, but also in the company supplying it, according
to Bud Hart, water supply, treatment and quality manager for the city of
Thornton.
"It is easy to find the right product through proper piloting and
evaluation, but it is much harder to find the right company to be working
with," said Mr. Hart.
"We were impressed with the ZeeWeed membrane durability and performance,
but even more so with the company," continued Mr. Hart. "After consulting
with other Zenon customers, we saw the company's proven track record of
professionalism in their customer care and service. When you can find a
company that has both product and people, you go with them."
The new system is expected to be complete by the spring of 2005 and will
treat 50 million gallons of drinking water per day.
According to the director of water quality, and water and waste water
treatment, for Scottsdale, Jim Clune: "We have a lot of membrane experience
and are definitely sold on the technology. Membranes are clearly the future
of water treatment and more and more municipalities are opting for
membranes as the alternative to conventional treatment methods."
The City of Scottsdale is currently paying the City of Phoenix to treat a
portion of its drinking water, sourced from the Salt River project. This is
challenging surface water because it also contains levels of arsenic that
can reach as high as 20 ug/l, double that of the recently revised US EPA
limit of 10 ug/l. In addition to this, the city has limited space for
building a new water treatment plant.
"When you have all these factors to consider," said Mr. Clune. "You need to
find one solution that will address all of these issues. It is obvious that
you have to go with membranes. We selected Zenon after a very competitive
procurement process that included pilot testing of several different
membrane systems," continued Mr. Clune.
The new Chaparral water treatment plant will be built on a 10-acre site.
Once completed in the spring of 2005, it will be treating 30 million
gallons of drinking water per day.
In an effort to upgrade and expand a drinking water facility in
Mississauga, Ont., regional council for peel region recently approved the
purchase of Zenon's membrane technology for the Lakeview water treatment
plant. The expansion will add 80 million gallons per day, summer capacity,
of treated drinking water to the existing 148 million gallons per day
currently being produced.
This expansion will constitute the largest ultrafiltration membrane
installation for drinking water treatment in the world.
"When you are responsible for providing drinking water to over one million
residents, you have to ensure that the quality is the best it can be," said
public works committee chair, Maja Prentice.
The expansion will incorporate ozone and biologically activated carbon
(BAC) to pretreat source water from Lake Ontario, prior to membrane
filtration. "It is an innovative approach that improves taste and odour and
secures public health," continued Ms. Prentice.
The plant expansion is scheduled for completion in 2006.
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