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Smart Water & Waste World Magazine - December 2018
Smart Water & Waste World Magazine - December 2018
Smart Water & Waste World Magazine - December 2018
SUSTAINABLE
DRINKING WATE R
SUPPLY
INNOVATIVE PUMPING
TECHNOLOGY AND IIoT
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ally, it needs the right technology to to their high efficiencies, which are
ensure a long-lasting and sustainable significantly above the industrial av-
water supply. More than 165 years erage, our pumps are highly cost-ef- More about
ANDRITZ pumps
of experience and comprehensive fective and have a long service life.
know-how, form the basis for the Additionally, their reliability and ro-
high-standard of ANDRITZ pumps. The bustness have made ANDRITZ pumps
trusted range of our pumps is used to the first choice for applications in the
remove water from wells and springs, water sector.
as well as for water treatment, water
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AREAS IN PORTUGAL 76 JERSEY’S SHINING SLUDGE
PROJECT IN SOUTHERN INDIA PLANT SETS STANDARDS
34 SUSTAINABILITY AT THE HEART OF 56 A SEWERAGE TREATMENT PLANT
16 NEMMELI DESALINATION PLANT AT SALORI ALLAHABAD FOR 78 UAE’S SAFI WATER TREATMENT
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18 WASTEWATER TREATMENT - 60 SOCIAL BUSINESS MODEL
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DECENTRALIZED SEWERAGE
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INTEGRATING SAFE
DRINKING WATER SUPPLY 90 SUBSCRIPTION
21 A SCARCE COMMODITY
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on local native plants that serves 1.6 million people in harvesting fund to co-fund
positively impact the micro- the central, northern, and west- stormwater harvesting proj-
organisms that form the basis ern suburbs of Melbourne, ects for open spaces, parks,
of the biological treatment sewage is considered more and sports fields with Coun-
process. than a waste product, with the cils, developers, and private
In addition to each Aquare- utility generating electricity organizations all eligible to
vo home using up to 70% less by combusting biogas that is apply.
drinking water, the new devel- captured under covers that are With funding of between
opment will create 1 million placed over the sewage treat- USD 100,000 and USD 1 mil-
litres of local water storage ca- ment lagoons. The Western lion per project available, ap-
pacity in the household rain- Treatment Plant uses biogas plicants must at least match
water tanks, lower stormwater to meet nearly all its electricity City West Water for every dol-
runoff by up to 25%, reducing needs with 71,500-megawatt lar contributed. Specifically, to
the risk of local flooding, and hours of renewable energy receive funding, the projects
save in total 60 million litres generated each year, which must meet a set of criteria:
of water each year, the equiv- prevents 87,000 tons of carbon
alent to 24 Olympic-sized dioxide being emitted through o B e located within City West
pools or 1.2 million showers. the burning of fossil fuels. At Water’s service area.
times the treatment plant gen- o Contribute to the liveability
MELBOURNE’S WATER flooding in local waterways. Melbourne Water erates excess renewable en- of the area.
UTILITIES have undertaken o C onnecting to a OneBox® Harnessing ergy which is exported to the o Have a commitment from
a range of leading initiatives device that controls the Renewable Energy electricity grid to offset usage City West Water, council,
that promote water efficiency, water technology in each In addition to reducing its at the utility’s other sites. and Melbourne Water to the
lower carbon emissions and home, remotely monitors operating costs, Melbourne Overall, Melbourne Wa- ownership and maintenance
enhance resilience to climatic the pressure sewer, and Water’s priority is minimiz- ter now produces more than of the project assets.
extremes. reads each home’s water and ing its environmental impact, enough renewable energy to o Deliver benefits to open
energy use. particularly its contribution to power its entire water supply space greening and water-
Australia’s Most Each home will be connect- climate change. To do so, Mel- operation, with the bonus of ways.
Water-Efficient Urban ed to a pressure sewage sys- bourne Water has hydro-elec- making significant carbon o Have co-funding commit-
Housing Development tem that pumps wastewater to tric power stations operating emission savings. ments from partners to at
South East Water is collab- a water recycling plant within throughout its supply network, least match funding from
orating with Villawood Prop- the development. The water generating renewable energy Blue-Green City West Water on a dollar
erties to develop Aquarevo, recycling plant will treat the from the flow and pressure of Infrastructure for dollar basis.
Australia’s most water effi- water to Class A standard and moving water, with the elec- Greening the West o Have the applicant’s organi-
cient urban housing develop- send it back to each Aquarevo tricity being fed back into City West Water is offering zation committing to total
ment. The project, located in home for use in the garden, the grid. In addition to the a Stormwater harvesting fund accountability for managing
Lyndhurst, south-east of Mel- toilet, or washing machine. nine existing power stations, to help ‘shovel ready’ projects the project.
bourne, will contain Aquarevo The water recycling plant will five additional mini-hydro take off and make the city’s o Require USD 1 million or
homes that are plumbed to be designed to blend into the plants were commissioned in west greener. The water util- less in funding.
harness three sources of water surrounding landscape, with 2016-2017. The plants were ity has identified a range of
(drinking, recycled, and rain- the plant to be housed within delivered in pre-assembled, benefits from encouraging Conclusions
water). Combined this is ex- a greenhouse, approximately self-contained units that pro- stormwater harvesting includ- Overall, water utilities can
pected to reduce drinking wa- 12 meters wide x 6.5 meters vide simple, weather-resistant ing offering ‘fit for purpose’ work with property develop-
ter use by up to 70% on each high x 20 meters long, that power delivery solutions that alternative water (reducing the ers to embed futuristic water
property. This will be achieved uses structurally modified can be brought online quickly. need to use drinking water for resources management tech-
with each Aquarevo home: containers to house the en- In total, the 14 hydro-electric irrigation or flushing toilets nologies in new housing devel-
gineering components of the power stations can generate up etc.), removing waterborne opments, harness renewable
o F eaturing a high-tech rain to treatment process. to 69,5000-megawatt hours of pollution from waterways to energy to save money and the
hot water system for bath- The wastewater treated at electricity per year. By operat- protect waterway health, re- environment, and maximize
ing and showering that in- the onsite water recycling ing these power stations, Mel- ducing pollution to the bay, the benefits of Blue-Green
cludes screening, filtering, plant will use the Organic bourne Water prevents over improving flood resilience, Infrastructure to ensure a wa-
treatment, and temperature Food Chain Reactor, which 75,800 tons of carbon dioxide improving urban landscapes ter-secure, low-carbon, resil-
sensing devices. is a state-of-the-art treatment emissions each year, which is and liveability through irriga- ient future.
o Featuring rainwater tanks process that combines nat- equivalent to the emissions of tion of passive and active open Robert Brears is the au-
with technology that re- ural and artificial root envi- over 14,000 households or tak- space, and reducing the urban thor of Urban Water Security,
ceives weather forecasts, ronments to provide an ener- ing more than 29,000 cars off heat island effect. Founder of Mitidaption, and
enabling the tanks to release gy-efficient treatment process the road. To capture these multiple Our Future Water.”
water before heavy rainfall with a low-carbon footprint. At Melbourne Water’s West- benefits, City West Water has
to minimize overflows or The treatment plant will rely ern Treatment Plant, which implemented the Stormwater @Mitidaption
Challenge - Sustaining the per capita availability of think-tank and advisory com- future generations as well. dant coastline, hence the city
a Water Starved City water. mittees to come up with a solu- sought an answer to the water
India is the second most The city of Chennai in tion that would not only curb The Solution crisis in the form of large scale
populated country in the Southern India was also fac- the prevalent water crisis but Chennai, being a coastal seawater desalination. There
world. With one of the highest ing similar issues. It has been ensure water sustainability for city, is blessed with an abun- were certain challenges in the
rates of urbanization, we are historically dependent on sur-
no stranger to the water crisis. face water sources to sustain
It sustains 18 percent of the its drinking water needs. Since
world’s population but on the the city receives irregular rain-
contrary, has access to only 4 fall, the replenishment of such
percent of the total usable wa- water bodies was highly un-
ter sources of the Earth. certain. At times when these
Due to the lack of alterna- reservoirs were running at a
tives the country is majorly de- fraction of their capacities, the
pendent on the surface water residents had to resort to the
sources. But these are uneven- use of groundwater which had
ly distributed across its states. a negative impact on the water
Such conditions give rise to table of the city, thus causing
certain geopolitical water dis- seawater ingression.
putes which further aggravate The situation put enormous
the water crisis and threaten pressure on the government
growth with low and middle Conditions Prior to open gutters of almost 165 sewage collection and treat- Scope of Project
income households are shift- Project Execution kilometers long for collect- ment plants for over a million The comprehensive under-
ing to the Mira Bhayandar due The septic tank toilets were ing and carrying sewage from populations. The existing sys- ground sewerage facilities in
to high property cost and rent used throughout the city. The individual houses and there tem of disposal comprised of the 24 sq km area comprises
in Mumbai. main roads of the city had were no sewerage scheme or septic tanks and effluent dis- of design, supply, laying, and
will, in turn, reduce soil and executed, sewage is being specialized shoring with
The Sewerage Project completely as a decentral- sub-soil water pollution. treated at the point of gen- higher safety precautions.
Mira Bahayandar Munic- ized system having 10 zones o Breeding of mosquitos and eration
ipal Corporation (MBMC) across Mira Bahayandar. other insects has reduced
has awarded the contract for The new sewerage system drastically.
Design-Build, Operate and implies closure of existing o The outbreak of epidemics
Maintain of Underground septic tanks and drainage and viral diseases has re-
Sewerage Scheme for the through stormwater drains duced effectively.
entire city to SPML Infra improving overall hygiene o Better sanitation and cleanli-
Ltd. The project is designed and living standards. ness in the streets and roads.
o Better health and overall
commissioning of 113 km space than traditional waste- clean environment.
Sewer lines; 10 Pumping Sta- water treatment systems.
tions and 10 Sewerage Treat- SPML also provided neces- Technical Benefits
ment Plants one each of 8, 11, sary pressurized rising mains of Project (Using
14 and 17 MLD and two each for distribution and disposal MBBR Technology)
of 7,12 and 13 MLD with to- of recycled water. The best o Requires no backwashing.
tal capacity of 115 MLD with global safety measures have o Has low head loss.
latest Moving Bed Biofilm Re- been followed in project exe- o Has high specific biofilm sur-
actor (MBBR) processes that cution due to shallow soil con- face area.
improve reliability, simplify ditions. o It makes the plant compact.
operation, and require less o Sludge recycle is not re- o All the sewage treatment About the Author
Social Benefits quired. plants are in residential ar- Subhash Sethi is the Chair-
PROJECT FILE o E nvironmental pollution o Shock load acceptance is bet- eas with MBBR technology man of SPML Infra Ltd, a listed
Customer: Mira Bhayandar will be under control. ter than for plants with the o The advanced MBBR tech- infrastructure development
Municipal Corporation o Planned disposal of treat- suspended growth process. nology requires less power company in India. In the past
(MBMC) ed wastewater has reduced consumption and lesser three decades, he has worked
Location: Mira-Bhayandar, stagnation of water in Salient Features space than any conventional relentlessly with his mission
Thane, Maharashtra, India stormwater drains. of Project sewage treatment plants to create enduring value and
Service Provider: SPML o Septic tank systems are com- o F
irst time in India, a decen- o All the STPs are SCA- wealth for the country and
Infra Ltd. pletely eliminated which tralized sewerage scheme is DA-based, with operation organization. Under his lead-
Products/Technology and control from a master ership, SPML Infra went on
Involved: Sewer lines, Parameter Influent Treated Discharge control room. to establish itself as a leading
Pumping Stations, Sewerage o The treated sewage will be engineering and infrastructure
TSS, mg/l 500 < 20
Treatment Plants, Moving reused for gardening, con- development organization in
Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) BOD at 20 Deg C (mg/l ) 250 < 10 struction and industrial India with over 600 completed
Processes, Pressurized COD, mg/l 450 <100 purposes by the municipal projects in the domains of wa-
Rising Mains corporation ter, power, sanitation, environ-
BOD and COD Parameters o The project is executed with ment, and civil Infrastructure.
A Scarce Commodity
The company supplies 27 vertical volute pumps for the Kaleshwaram irrigation
project in Telangana, India - one of the largest sub-projects designed to store about
4.7 trillion liters of water to irrigate 740,000 ha.
By ANDRITZ
27 vertical volute pumps for
three pumping stations, each
with an efficiency of up to
90%.
A special feature of these
pumps is that they are similar
to turbines due to their impres-
sive size, with a Francis impel-
ler of 3.5-m, a total weight of
1300-t upto 200-t per pump,
and a spiral outlet diameter of
5.5-m, large enough to park a
truck comfortably.
Besides the design and de-
livery of the pumps and spare
parts, installation and com-
missioning will also be super-
vised by ANDRITZ.
Completion of the entire
project is scheduled by the
government of Telangana for
June 2018.
A Special Feature of These Pumps is That They are Similar to Turbines Due to Great hopes are being
Their Impressive Size, with a Francis Impeller of 3.5 m, a Total Weight of 130-t pinned on the success of this
upto 200-t per Pump, and an Spiral outlet Diameter of 5.5-m, Large Enough to important infrastructure proj-
Park a Truck Comfortably. ect.
Harnessing sufficient water
AT ITS ZENITH, the sun is a ward the sky in despair. Bril- reserves for reliable irrigation
ball of fire in the sky. Scorching liant sunshine, unbearable of agricultural land will im-
heat hangs over the fields and heat, and not a single rain- prove the lives of the people of
the horizon shimmers in the cloud in sight. India’s most populous state.
distance. His parents named him af- Here is the technical data to
A few droplets of water ter the Indian god of rain and support the case study:
splash onto the parched storms.
ground and evaporate imme- A cruel irony, because it ANDRITZ will Manufacture 27 Vertical Volute Pumps for the Three Pumping Technical Data - Pump Sta-
diately. won’t help him water his crops. Stations, Each with an Efficiency of up to 90%. tion #1:
A hand shakes the water Davinder shares his fate with • 11 vertical volute pumps
hose in desperation, but the many farmers in India - two- With a series of irrigation of 200 km. • Head: 40 m
trickle of water, which has thirds of the agricultural land projects in the overarching Jala It is the first multi-stage lift • Flow rate: 60 m3/s
been getting steadily weaker, is dependent on the monsoon Yagnam project, the local gov- irrigation project of this mag- • Efficiency: up to 90%
has finally dried up. or regular rainfall, only one ernment has undertaken mea- nitude and complexity in In-
Once again, there is no wa- third has reliable irrigation to sures to solve the irrigation dia. Technical Data - Pump Sta-
ter. Davinder wipes the sweat provide water for people, live- problem for about 3.3 million It also contains the longest tion #2:
from his brow and looks to- stock and farming. ha of agricultural land. water transport tunnel in Asia, • 8 vertical volute pumps
Over recent years India, es- The Kaleshwaram project is extending over a distance of • Head: 25.9 m
PROJECT FILE pecially Telangana State, has one of the largest sub-projects, 81 km connecting the dam to • Flow rate: 83 m3/s
Customer: Telangana State been hit by extremely high designed to store about 4.7 a reservoir. • Efficiency: up to 90%
Location: The Kaleshwaram temperatures creating prob- trillion liters of water in order An irrigation project of this
Irrigation Project, Telangana, lems for irrigation and crops, to irrigate 740,000 ha. kind is unique, not just in In- Technical Data - Pump Sta-
India diminishing economic devel- This project comprises a dia, but worldwide. tion #12:
Service Provider: ANDRITZ opment and causing human dam and several pumping sta- ANDRITZ was awarded the • 8 vertical volute pumps
Products/Technology In- tragedies. tions with reservoirs. contract with a partner who is • Head: 107 m
volved: Vertical Volute Pumps In 2016, about 1.4 million Water is transported over a supplying the motors. • Flow rate: 31.1 m3/s
farmers left this region. height of 500 m and a distance ANDRITZ will manufacture • Efficiency: up to 90%
Influent Effluent Total Rain (in.) Total Flow (MG) Average Day Effluent (mg/L)
BOD5 130 mg/L BOD5 5.0 mg/L BOD TSS TN TP
TSS 75 mg/L TSS 5.0 mg/L March 03, 0.8 4.47 106 105 30 0.2
TKN 43 mg/L 2015
The State-of-the-Art 120 m3/day ZLD Landfill Leachate Treatment Plant at BBMP Landfill, Bellahalli, Bengaluru
The Challenge was a major challenge as leach- biological and chemical ma- There are many factors that weather, type of waste deposit-
Bruhat Bengaluru Mah- ate is one of the main reasons terials are leached into the ef- can influence the leachate gen- ed, etc and includes:
anagara Palike (BBMP) and for the stink and pungent odor. fluent. Leachate from a waste eration. These include precipi- o High COD (varies from
Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Landfill Leachate means management facility can be tation volumes, landfill cover, 5000-80,000)
Development Limited (KRIDL) the liquid that has percolated hazardous to human health type of waste deposited, veg- o High BOD (varies from
was looking for an efficient through solid waste and con- and the environment because etation, climate, and landfill 2000-45,000)
and sustainable Leachate tains dissolved and suspend- of the potential chemicals design. o High TDS (varies from 3000-
Treatment Plant for their Bel- ed materials from the solid and pollutants it can contain. 60,000)
lahalli Landfill in the outskirts waste that is disposed of in a Preventing contamination to Characteristics of Leachate o Total Organic Carbon (TOC)
of Bengaluru to treat Leachate Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) groundwater, surface water, Leachate mainly consists o Varying pH (varies from 5.2-
percolating out of the garbage. landfill. The landfill leachate and soil is the main goal when of heavy metals, organic com- 10)
The majority of Bengaluru’s treatment and management is managing leachate. If leachate pounds and microbiological o High TSS (varies from 300-
garbage is discarded at this a huge problem for any munic- is not managed properly, it can components carrying both dis- 4000)
scientific landfill in Bellahalli, ipalities handling MSW across also result in very bad odor, solved and suspended mate- o Organic Nitrogen
Bengaluru North. The black, the world. unsightly conditions, attract rials. The typical composition o Ammonical Nitrogen
pungent liquid oozing out of When water percolates insects, and cause distress in of leachate from new and ma- o High Alkalinity (as CaCo3)
the garbage (called leachate) through solid waste, both vegetation. ture landfills varies based on o Calcium
The Result
About 120,000 liters (120 The potential for resource
Treated Water Used for Gardening and Construction KLD) of leachate is treated at recovery of post Boomtube
Bellahalli Landfill Leachate Resonator Sludge (as ele-
settlers, filter feed tank, dual which is reprocessed ensuring converts the compounds/ pol- Treatment Plant every day. The ments) is under progress and
media filters, activated car- zero wastage/ reject. The treat- lutants into the elemental state clean water recovered is used is at the testing stage enabling
bon filters, ultrafiltration, and ed water after the final fine fil- by using a patented technolo- for agriculture/ gardening pur- the birth of a new concept of
nanofiltration/ polishing RO. tration will have a TDS of less gy called Fine Particle Short- poses currently and the excess zero waste discharge leachate
The nano/ polishing RO used than 500 ppm and confirms to wave Thrombolytic Agglomer- water is planned to be released treatment and management
here is to filter fine nano-par- pollution control norms for re- ation Reactor (FPSTAR). to a nearby lake soon. system.
ticles which are in suspended use of treated water. Each element has a specific
form. Hence, the membrane The particles that settle in frequency of disassociation.
fouling and scaling is minimal oxidation tank and tube settler When resonated for a specific
when compared to conven- now form the sludge, mainly time at a specific frequency,
tional RO systems. The recov- of oxides of specific atoms of the targeted elements are sep-
ery is high and the processed elements originally present in arated due to the resonance
reject (comprising of fine the contaminated or polluted principle. These undesirable
particles in suspended form) water. Depending on the na- particles/ pollutants are re-
is sent back to the input tank ture of sludge (after solid-liq- moved in the subsequent stag-
uid separation) and its poten- es.
tial to recover useful materials, In short, BTR converts Total
suitable technology can be Dissolved Solids (TDS) into
adapted to derive value from Total Suspended Solids (TSS).
the sludge or convert to energy
The FPSTAR or suitably disposed of as per Stage 2
the pollution control norms. The water from the
Boomtube The FPSTAR leachate treat- Boomtube that comes out have
technology can ment and water recovery plant pollutants that are separated
treat and recover is an automatic computer as suspended solids of very
controlled multi-stage system, fine particles. This water is
clean water from that is fully plug-and-play. sent to a collection tank which
some of the Very minimal manpower is feeds to a Venturi. The ventu-
toughest sources required to start and stop the ri is equipment which creates
plant and occasionally check turbulence so that the fine par-
like Landfill the quality of output water. ticles are made bigger using a
Leachate, Textile One time setting of all pro- thickener.
cess parameters ensures trou-
Effluent, Pharma ble-free operation. Stage 3
Effluent, Food The process of converting The water from the venturi The treated water parame-
Industry Effluent, raw leachate to clean water us- is pumped to a plate settler, ters confirm to State & Central About the Author
ing FPSTAR technology com- which settles the bigger par- Pollution Control Board Stan- Dr. Raghu Pillai is the Man-
Tannery Effluent, prises of 5 main stages: ticles. The bigger particles dards and IS:10500 standards. aging Director of Bengaluru
etc. Hence, this are removed as sludge into a The entire plant is close- based REWS (India) Pvt Ltd
technology is also Stage 1 sludge drying bed. looped and the footprint is which provides total turnkey
The raw leachate which is only 3000 sq.ft. solutions for wastewater treat-
ideal for Common collected in the collection tank Stage 4 The residue sludge from the ment including the feasibility
Effluent Treatment is pumped to the raw leachate From the plate settler, the collection tank is being treated study, sizing, the supply of
tank. The leachate goes into water goes to a pre-filtration using a proprietary technology equipment, installation, test-
Plants (CETPs) in the Boomtube Resonator. The tank. Through a filter feed called MIBR AD plant to con- ing, training, and operation &
the industrial areas. Boomtube Resonator (BTR) pump, the water is pumped to vert them into electricity. maintenance.
IT IS ALWAYS SATISFYING erates six water treatment of the total production capaci- water treatment and finally Through the years, the city’s
for a pump manufacturer to plants, with two major ones, ty of the city of Montreal. chlorination. population has increased sub-
learn that its products have namely Charles-J.-Des Baillets Three pump-sets are dedi- stantially and today the water
lived up to expectations after and Atwater, both of which Plant History cated to one line supplying the department supplies approx-
many years of operation. For supply potable water to seven Delivering over one million Atwater piping network, with imately two million residents.
KSB Pumps Inc., Canada, this subterranean reservoirs and cubic meters of potable water the remaining units supplying Both production plants are
was the scenario when the City associated pumping stations every day, the Charles-J.-Des a large reservoir located in the interconnected via sizeable
of Montreal approached them throughout Montreal island Baillets plant is fed by a large city’s boroughs. piping so that in the unlikely
in 2013 to submit a tender and its outlying districts. underground reservoir at the Should it be necessary to event of one plant going down,
for an additional pump set in Charles-J. -Des Baillets (Fig- station. shut down either the Charles-J- water can still be supplied to
order to expand its Charles- ure 1) is the second largest The water comes from the Des Baillets plant or the Atwa- the reservoirs.
J.-Des Baillets drinking water plant in Montreal and among St. Lawrence River and prior ter plant, water can be diverted The Charles-J.-Des Baillets
production plant where five the largest in Canada having a to entering the potable wa- to and from either plant to en- plant was originally designed
KSB ME type pumps had been production capacity of 1.136 ter reservoir, it is purified by sure that water levels in all sev- to accommodate nine high ca-
operating since 1978. million cubic meters of water a combination of filtration, en reservoirs are maintained pacity pumps.
The City of Montreal op- per day. This accounts for 38% ozonization, ultraviolet (UV) at optimum capacity. However, only five pumps
Figure 5: The Motors and the Control Panels are Mounted on the Upper Floor
Figure 3: The 38 Ton Pump has an Impeller Diameter of 1,905 mm. of the Three Storey Pump Gallery.
project in Gujarat.
Mission Bhagiratha com-
menced with the development
of the Gajwel water grid in
November 2015, which saw
the successful transportation
of water to 67,000 households
in the towns of Toopran, Gajw-
el Rural, Gajwel Town, Wargal,
Dubbaka, and Malkapur.
This section of the proj-
ect was completed ahead of
schedule in August 2016 with
the laying of a 1,200 km pipe-
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Chief Minister of Telagana State K. line - an event that was graced
Chandrashekhar Rao at the Official Opening of the Gajwel Water Grid. by the Prime Minister of India
Mr. Narendra Modi and the
THE TELANGANA STATE highly dependent on the opti- Chief Minister of Telangana
HDPE Pipes Made of BorSafe™ HE3490-LS PE100 Material from Borouge are
Water Grid or Mission Bha- mal utilization of water from state Mr. K. Chandrashekhar Being Welded Together on One of the Project Sites.
giratha is one of the largest the Godavari and Krishna riv- Rao.
water distribution project ever ers that flow through the state. MEIL was also contracted to Borouge. bution network.
in. A total of 34 billion cubic provide operational and main- The material, which is resis-
India set up by the Telan- meters of water from the Go- tenance services for the pipe- tant to high impact, abrasion, About the Authors
gana state government to pro- davari and 21 billion cubic line over a period of 10 years. chemicals and UV rays, is also Chanchal Dasgupta is Ap-
vide clean and safe drinking meters from the Krishna are The next phase of the excellent at withstanding rap- plication Marketing Manager
water to every household in required for the water grid. project, which covered the id crack propagation and slow at Borouge (India) Pvt Ltd. For
India’s newest state. Hyderabad based Megha Mahbubnagar, Karimnagar, crack growth. past 18 years, he is working
With a 5,000 km main net- Engineering & Infrastructures Sircilla, Jagityal, and Manthi- HDPE pipes are most popu- for Borouge for market devel-
work supplanted by a 50,000 Limited (MEIL) was appoint- ni-Bhupalpally sections, re- lar globally for water and gas opment of Borstar Technolo-
km secondary network and a ed as the main contractor for quired a pipe network with a distribution networks for their gy PE and PP grades for film,
further 75,000 km of pipelines Mission Bhagiratha. length of almost 13,000 km to corrosion resistance, excellent molding, pipe applications.
to channel the drinking water With a proven track record supply water to over 340,000 flow characteristics retained Prashant Nikhade is Sr.
to households, Mission Bhagi- of 25 years in the Indian in- households. over a lifetime, welded joints Application Development
ratha was developed at a pro- frastructure industry, MEIL is Another pipeline with a to- which are stronger than the Engineer - Infrastructure at
jected cost of USD 6.6 million one of the country’s foremost tal length of over 11,000km pipe and very high resistance Borouge (India) Pvt. Ltd. He is
and is India’s first integrated companies for key industry was also installed for the to pressure surges. working for Borouge India for
drinking water distribution verticals such as irrigation, Paleru-Warangal, Adilabad, The toughness of the mate- last 7 years for Infrastructure
network for a full state. drinking water, hydrocarbons, Dummugudem, Nalgonda, rial also enables the welded PE applications of PE and PP.
The success of the project is power, renewable energy and Nizamabad and Alair-Bhongir pipes to withstand the stresses Srinivas Goud also works
transportation for large-scale sections to deliver drinking due to ground movements with Borouge (India) Pvt. Ltd.
PROJECT FILE civil and industrial projects. water to 172,000 households which arise due to seasonal Borouge is a joint venture
Location: Telangana The company has also across 22 districts. weather patterns and even between Abu Dhabi National
State Water Grid (Mission achieved the rare distinction HDPE pipes make up two- the more severe ground move- Oil Company (ADNOC), one
Bhagiratha), India of being the only infrastruc- thirds of all the pipes used in ments due to earthquakes. of the world’s major oil and
Service Provider: ture company in India to the project, with most of them The use of HDPE pipes, on gas companies, and Austria
Borouge India commission major river-in- installed as part of the distri- such a massive scale, augers based Borealis, a leading
Products/Technology tegration projects such as the bution network. well for the domestic pipe in- provider of chemical and in-
Involved: HDPE Pipes, Narmada- Kshipra Simhastha Majority of the pipes were dustry and the common pub- novative plastics solutions.
BorSafe™ HE3490-LS Link in Madhya Pradesh, the made from high-quality Bor- lic for the continuous supply Borouge is at the forefront of
PE100 Material Pattisam project in Andhra Safe™ HE3490-LS pre-com- of water through a reliable, the next generation of plastics
Pradesh and Sauni Yojana pounded black PE100 from and maintenance-free distri- innovation.
TRX: Designed in
Accordance with the
Highest Environmental
Standards
Set in the heart of Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia, the TRX
Project is an iconic 70-acre
development poised to be the
new world-class financial dis-
An Artist’s Impression of the TRX trict that encompasses invest-
ment grade ‘A’ office space and
WITH GROWING DE- to manage the remaining wa- ed commercial water reclaim Veolia’s most significant global includes residential, hospital-
MANDS from agriculture and ter reserves. In embarking on programme in Southeast Asia, reference for sustainable de- ity, retail, leisure, and cultural
energy production, as well as this path, many have turned the TRX Project is also one of velopment. offerings. TRX is also built in
diminishing supply due to to professional water solutions
climate changes and reduced providers to mitigate their wa-
rainfall, water is quickly be- ter crisis challenges.
coming a scarce resource with Veolia Water Technologies,
no alternative substitute. an established environmen-
In light of this water stress, tal company specializing in
awareness has been growing technological solutions, and
towards the notion of water provides the complete range
reuse. Although it is not a new of services required to design,
concept, water reuse only start- build, maintain and upgrade
ed to garner more public inter- water and wastewater treat-
est in recent years, offering a ment facilities for industrial
way out in a world where water clients and public authorities
is increasingly in short supply. was appointed to provide a
As water shortage will likely wastewater treatment and rec-
be more acute in the next 10 lamation plant for the presti-
years, governments and multi- gious Tun Razak Exchange
national corporations (MNCs) (TRX) Project in Kuala Lum-
worldwide have started to pur, Malaysia. In addition to
buckle down and look for ways being the first fully integrat-
as Endetec’s Tecta and Kapta ment system in Malaysia. trickle irrigation, and cooling
Units. Briggs elaborated, “The tower make up for the district
The primary wastewater Tecta unit provides accurate cooling plant. This alternative
treatment solution for the microbiological platform test- water resource also provides
TRX Project is Multiflo™, an ing onsite, which is the most better resilience in terms of
efficient process for removing efficient way of monitoring continuous non-potable water
Total Suspended Solids (TSS), contamination. On the oth- supply for the financial dis-
color, algae, and heavy metals. er hand, the Kapta system, a trict, ensuring that business
The technology produces a miniaturized in-line multi-pa- activities can continue to run,
highly concentrated and thick- rameter water sensor probe even when faced with water
ened sludge required for the for real-time continuous po- shortages.
wastewater treatment process. table water monitoring, has Although Veolia is under
The discharge then enters the had good applications in mu- obligation to recover at least
MBBR tank, which stabiliz- nicipal networks, and the TRX 80% of TRX’s sewage, the
es discharge quality while it Project will be Veolia’s first global provider is able to re-
removes Chemical Oxygen Kapta application in South- cycle 100% of the wastewater
Demand (COD), Biochemical east Asia. In keeping with - excluding sludge wastage
of 60% reduction in the total freshwater demand by more Oxygen Demand (BOD), and TRX’s objective to establish a - going above and beyond
freshwater demand. Veolia’s than 50%, exceeding Interna- nitrogen present in the waste- state-of-the-art green business TRX’s demands. “Veolia’s in-
approach to this project was tional Best Practice standards water. facility, Veolia was careful to novative water and wastewa-
simply to achieve a high re- of 40% reduction in potable The Alizair® deodorization put together wastewater solu- ter technologies are capable
covery rate and low operating water. treatment is also incorporated tions such as Alizair®, which of going the extra mile to
cost, achieving a uniquely af- To deliver the results that to ensure the complete remov- is ecological in nature. The provide our client with more
fordable yet efficient solution TRX wanted, Veolia proposed al of unpleasant emissions. low electricity and chemical value,” Akhir stated. “Regard-
for TRX.” a redundant system with As the wastewater treatment consumption of our solutions less of the water consumption
five wastewater solutions for plant will be built within the were also factors that matched demand, Veolia will be able to
Creating Value through maximum value to the client. TRX district, Veolia integrated TRX’s long term sustainability replace 50% of that water de-
Responsible and Described by Briggs as being a biofilter that would oxidize goals seamlessly.” mand with reclaimed water,
Sustainable Solutions compact, robust, and straight- malodorous substances into fully supporting TRX as they
For the TRX Project, Veolia forward, the technologies that inorganic and odorless com- A Greener KL continue to integrate sus-
aims to recover at least 80% of Veolia recommended for the pounds. Veolia also included a The reclaimed water at TRX tainability practices within
the expected 3.8 million cubic TRX Project include the Mul- smart water network compris- will be heavily monitored to their infrastructure. The TRX
meters (m3) of sewage gener- tifo™ Settler, AnoxKaldnes™ ing two unique technologies ensure zero human contact, in Project is particularly mean-
ated every year for reuse pur- Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor - Endetec’s Tecta and Kapta that it would be strictly limit- ingful for Veolia as its strong
poses within the TRX district. (MBBR) Technology, Hydro- units - to ensure microbiolog- ed to non-potable uses such environmental beliefs speak
The reclaimed water will count tech® Discfilters, Alizair® De- ical security, arming TRX with as toilet flushing in the resi-
towards reducing site-wide odorization Treatment, as well the best water quality manage- dential and office buildings,
PROJECT FILE
Customer: Tun Razak
Exchange (TRX) Project
Location: Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
Service Provider: Veolia
Water Technologies
Products/Technology
Involved: Multifo™ Settler,
AnoxKaldnes™ Moving Bed
Biofilm Reactor (MBBR)
Technology, Hydrotech®
Discfilters, Alizair®
Deodorization Treatment,
Endetec’s Tecta and Kapta
Units
volumes to us.”
Sharing his conviction that
TRX will be the catalyst to
transform future develop-
ments in Malaysia, Briggs
concluded, “With Veolia’s pro-
prietary water and wastewater
technologies, the TRX Project
looks set to achieve its goal of
being the first green develop-
ment in Peninsular Malaysia.”
tive filter failing, the drive can contin- at 400 kW when used on the Affinity
ue to operate as the filter is not directly 675 V supply system. The drives were
in the current path to the motor. installed in two new motor control
In addition, Danfoss VLT® AQUA centers designed and manufactured
Drives with ratings above 90 kW fea- by Saftronics Controls Limited, along
ture back-channel cooling, which re- with du/dt filters to safeguard the
duces the amount of fan cooling power pump motors as these have insulation
required by as much as 90% compared that was not originally designed for
to conventionally designed drives. use with variable speed drives.
This means fewer fans are needed, al- Each of the new motor control cen-
lowing savings to be made on the en- ters houses two drives and two du/dt
ergy needed to power the fans and the filters. The drives are arranged for effi-
cost of replacement air filters over the cient back channel cooling. Because of
life of the system. this, only eight cooling fans were need-
Chertsey Water Treatment Works High Lift Pumps To assist Affinity Water in making ed, compared with the 24 - the number
a decision between the two alterna- estimated for conventional drives. To
FOR MANY YEARS, four high lift Key requirements for the replace- tive solutions on offer, engineers from make the best possible use of the lim-
pumps at Chertsey Water Treatment ments were that they should deliver Danfoss carried out a very detailed ited space available on the site, the ac-
works have each been controlled by a the best possible energy efficiency, comparison of the running costs as- tive harmonic filters were installed in
500 kW 12-pulse variable speed drive that they should meet G5/4 harmon- sociated with each. This revealed that existing control panels.
operating at 675 V. Recently, however, ic requirements and that they should the losses with Danfoss 400 kW VLT® After building and fully testing the
these aging drives had become increas- be suitable for use with pump motors AQUA Drives would be 9.6 kW lower control panels at its works in Leeds,
ingly unreliable and difficult to main- with insulation that was non-compli- per drive than with the AFE alterna- Saftronics Controls Limited delivered
tain. Affinity Water knew that they ant with IEC 60034-25 curve B for 690 tives. the new equipment to the site, installed
were much less energy efficient than V inverter use. Having surveyed the On the basis that two of the four and commissioned it. At every stage,
their modern counterparts. The com- market for suitable drive solutions, Af- pumps would normally be running, Saftronics worked in close cooperation
pany, therefore, decided that the time finity Water was ultimately able to nar- the Danfoss drives would, therefore, with Affinity Water to minimize the
had come to replace the drives. row the choice to two alternatives. One save 2 x 9.6 x 8760 = 168,192 kWh per impact of the work on the operations
of these was based on Danfoss VLT® year. Assuming an energy cost of £0.10 of the water treatment works.
AQUA Drives with active harmonic per kWh, this represents a saving on “The Danfoss VLT® AQUA Drives
filters while the other used drives in- energy costs of £16,820 per year which have performed fully to specification.
corporating Active Front-End (AFE) is equivalent to up to 20% of the origi- They are providing accurate and de-
technology. nal investment. Over the 20-year life of pendable control of the pumps, the
the system, the energy savings would harmonic levels easily meet G5/4 re-
Lower Losses, Higher Savings be £336,380. quirements, and initial measurements
An important benefit of the Danfoss confirm that the predicted energy sav-
active filters is that they are connected Fulfilling the Demands of ings will be achieved,” states Affinity
in parallel with the supply to the drive, the Water Supply Industry Water.
which means that the motor current This analysis proved decisive for Af-
does not pass through them. Losses finity Water, and the company elected
PROJECT FILE
are, therefore, much lower than with to go ahead with the Danfoss solution.
Customer: Affinity Water
conventional filters where the motor The system builder chosen for the
Location: Chertsey Water
current must pass through one or more project was Saftronics Controls Lim-
Treatment Works, UK
inductors. Further benefits are that the ited, a Danfoss Business Partner with
Service Provider: Saftronics
motor voltage is unaffected by the use extensive experience in meeting the
Controls Limited, Danfoss
of the filters, whereas with AFE drives demanding requirements of the wa-
Products/Technology
it is typically boosted by around 10%. ter supply industry. Saftronics select-
Motor Control Panels at Affinity Water Involved: Drives, Pumps
Further, in the unlikely event of an ac- ed IP20 versions of the drives, rated
Cal Am Developed Some Innovative Programs to Help Monterey Residents Lower Their Water Use as Much as Possible, Including (From Left) Mulch, Rain Barrel, and Toilet Giveaway Events. Photo Credit:
California American Water.
best use of its resources. Cal water audits but has more re- term benefits. The utility sup- sures it has low-cost education internal water bill, whether or
Am takes several approaches cently switched to a water effi- ports the Water Conservation programs with dedicated staff not they’re submetered. These
to promote its conservation ciency coaching program. The Garden outside San Diego. and interns. tenants can greatly benefit
goals. year-long program requires a Children learn about the jour- In the future, Cal Am may from cost savings, and Cal Am
commitment from property ney one drop of water takes make some significant chang- tries to reach them even if they
Geospatial Mapping owners to implement recom- from Colorado to their taps es to its conservation efforts. aren’t technically customers.
To help refine its targeting mended efficiency measures. at home. They also receive an For the first time since it
efforts, Cal Am recently per- Cal Am holds a kick-off meet- activity kit to evaluate their ramped up conservation in the Refreshing the Messaging
formed a pilot study using ing with decision-makers, in- family’s behavior and perfor- 1990s, the utility is proposing Another challenge Cal Am
geospatial mapping for resi- cluding the property owner mance. The program takes the to reduce indoor rebate pro- faces is shifting its messaging
dential and non-residential and those responsible for util- conversation a step further grams in its latest rate case. in the wake of drought fatigue.
customers. The study allows it ity bills, investment decisions, and encourages children to be According to Pilz, Cal Am is California made significant
to create a water budget based and landscape design. If the stewards of the environment, approaching saturation with efforts to reduce water use
on satellite imagery and the ar- owner agrees to the program, highlighting how water plays low-flow fixtures, and its re- during the recent five-year
ea’s historical usage. For exam- Cal Am performs an audit, and an essential role in natural sys- sources can go further with drought, one of the driest pe-
ple, looking at the landscape results are presented at a sec- tems. The utility also reaches landscape retrofits. This is in riods on record. With one of
and knowing the number of ond meeting. The program re- out to landscaping companies line with what other utilities the wettest winters on record
people in a building allows Cal quires customers to read their that engage directly with its across California are starting following that last year, water
Am managers to understand meters every week, but they customers and leads work- to do. Cal Am is also address- restrictions have been lifted.
where usage is higher than ex- also receive monthly feedback shops on water-efficient land- ing additional conservation The changes made during the
pected. from Cal Am. scaping. The workshops are challenges. drought have had long-term
“It creates a dialogue over also offered in Spanish. effects, as California’s baseline
Advanced Metering the course of a year, and this Retrofits and Rental Units water use is lower than it was
In Ventura and Monterey, personal contact helps you Looking Back and One challenge for Cal Am before the drought. However,
Cal Am has two pilot programs establish trust,” says Pilz. “You Planning Ahead moving forward is working water savings have slipped re-
for Advanced Metering Infra- teach customers to be self-suf- Overall, Cal Am’s water con- with users who don’t own their cently, and they’re starting to
structure (AMI), an integrated ficient in their vigilance to wa- servation efforts have been property or aren’t submetered rebound.
system of smart meters, com- ter efficiency.” strong. The utility has had as part of a larger property. Each month further out
munication networks, and The program has been suc- substantial support from its For example, Cal Am’s wa- from the drought, Cal Am is
data management systems cessful. Although the approach president and parent compa- ter-energy nexus program for seeing usage go up in its ser-
that enables two-way commu- takes a lot of manpower and ny American Water, and Cal low-income customers is led vice areas and throughout Cal-
nication between a utility and energy, it costs about the same Am has played a leadership by a partnership of energy and ifornia. During the drought,
its customers. Ventura is an af- as a traditional water audit. role. Even if Cal Am’s efforts water utilities who co-fund Cal Am used focus groups to
fluent area with large lots and in Monterey were driven by home retrofits. Customers can understand the effectiveness
lush landscapes. Consequent- Public Education and Stew- need, with an order to reduce apply for a home retrofit that of its messaging. Insights
ly, it has the highest water us- ardship Training excess withdrawals, Pilz says includes new toilets and show- gained from the focus groups
age of all of Cal Am’s service Cal Am puts a lot of effort the work “created an incredi- erheads and potentially a new will help Cal Am address the
areas and one of the highest into educating customers and ble conservation culture there.” washing machine. This retrofit challenge of drought fatigue
per capita in California. The children about water conserva- During the drought, water pro- also includes a weatheriza- and messaging in general.
pilot program incorporates tion and stewardship of natu- viders were required to submit tion package to reduce ener-
early leak detection, which al- ral resources. their numbers to the State Wa- gy costs. Although customers Demand Hardening
lows Cal Am to see high usage “We do a lot of classes and ter Resources Control Board, don’t have to be homeowners Cal Am also faces a chal-
quickly. Having more informa- education events to diverse au- and Monterey was one of the to apply, they do need approv- lenge with demand hardening.
tion about a customer’s usage diences,” explains Pilz. “We ask state’s leaders. al from the property owner, The utility conducted a study
is also valuable for discussing them if they know where their For its other service areas, which can hinder implemen- a few years ago in which it
billing inquiries and disputes. drinking water comes from, the scope of Cal Am’s conser- tation. Mass-metered systems, investigated price points at
and only one or two can an- vation programs is determined such as those found in mobile which customers would re-
Water Efficiency Coaching swer. There’s a surprising lack by authorized regional bud- home parks or multifamily fuse to give up water luxuries
For non-residential custom- of knowledge.” gets from the state of Califor- buildings, present a similar such as long showers or rose
ers, Cal Am has experience However, Cal Am’s efforts nia. If Cal Am has a limited challenge, and often tenants gardens. Customers may not
with traditional commercial with children may have long- budget for a program, it en- under these systems pay an be willing to change certain
Before After
Landscape Retrofit Programs Spurred Many Cal Am Customers to Remove Their Lawns and Replace Them with Native Species and Other Drought-Tolerant Plants. Photo Credit: California American Water.
habits in response to higher organizations to implement aware of time delays to work their experience. The spe- and diverse water supply will
prices. However, the study’s a grant-funded sustainable through and control red tape cialists spend about an hour substantially increase Cal Am’s
data have helped Cal Am make landscape program. The pro- associated with annual budget pointing out leaks, educating resilience.
better decisions and provide gram went beyond turf remov- cycles. Even after such projects them on rebates, and admin- As water providers navigate
insights that will be useful in al and promoted a watershed are funded, they can still take istering the survey to receive myriad stresses on water sup-
the future. approach, encouraging rain many months to get started. instant feedback. Instead of ply, they can learn from one
capture, water retention, and an online questionnaire, the another and remain open to
Lessons Learned native plantings. These proj- Residential Customer Re- utility spends a lot of personal new avenues to achieve their
When asked what other util- ects are labor-intensive but sig- sponse time with customers, and Pilz goals. Communities around
ities, large and small, can learn nificantly benefit the customer On the residential side, Cal says he can’t recall a negative the world depend on them to
from Cal Am’s experience, Pilz base. These types of projects, Am often encounters custom- outcome from a home visit. do so because access to clean
recommends they form rela- and many similar grassroots ers who don’t want to hear The visits can also create a water is vital to humanity’s
tionships to learn from oth- efforts are occurring around about how much water they snowball effect as customers future.
ers. Examples include sharing the state. Partnerships have al- use - or how to be more ef- become more engaged.
programmatic content and lowed Cal Am to extend its re- ficient. During the drought, About the Author
research data so utilities can sources and learn from others in some districts with the Sustainability Adam West is a former in-
analyze and measure what’s that have a stake in the health highest use, Cal Am imple- Efforts Pay Off tern with AWWA, Denver, and
effective. of California’s waters. mented software that showed Beyond the efforts dis- a recent graduate from the
customers how much water cussed here, Cal Am is work- University of Colorado Boul-
Low-Water Landscaping Non-Residential Customers they used compared with their ing to increase the sustainabil- der with a master’s degree in
The Metropolitan Water Dis- For those just beginning a neighbors. The software had ity of its water supply through civil engineering.
trict of Southern California, water conservation program graphics, such as smiling and best practices in integrated Source: This article original-
a cooperative of 26 cities and for the first time, Pilz recom- frowning emojis, to reinforce water resource management. ly appeared in the March 2018
water agencies, spent more mends utilities be selective low water usage and discour- The utility recently completed issue of Opflow, the water in-
than USD 300 million a few when deciding which custom- age high water usage. The ap- aquifer storage and recovery dustry’s most popular resource
years ago on a turf removal ers to address to maximize the proach created a lot of atten- facility that will pump excess on operations issues pub-
rebate program. Now utilities reach of their resources. Cal tion but also frustration. Cal water collected during the lished by the American Water
can survey those who took ad- Am has faced barriers when Am received calls from cus- winter into a seaside basin for Works Association (AWWA).
vantage of the program to see implementing some of its con- tomers saying they didn’t want recovery in the summer. Also, The award-winning monthly
what worked and what could servation initiatives. When it to be compared, didn’t believe Cal Am is partnering with magazine presents new and
be done differently. recommends new fixtures for the numbers, and thought they Pure Water Monterey, a water established technologies and
Similarly, Cal Am part- non-residential customers, the used less than their neighbors. recycling program, to reduce ideas that readers can apply
nered with several San Diego decision to implement those withdrawals from the Carmel to water treatment and distri-
recommendations often relies Reception and Personal Time River and Seaside Basin and bution as well as wastewater
PROJECT FILE on a return-on-investment fig- The overall response to Cal aid the natural flow of the river operations. Opflow is a bene-
Customer: California Amer- ure. If the return on investment Am’s efforts by customers and fish migration. Cal Am is fit for members of AWWAIn-
ican Water (Cal Am) is three to five years or longer, who participate in its con- also proposing a desalination dia and a valued resource for
Location: California, USA the response from businesses servation programs has been plant in Monterey. A low-im- water professionals around
Products/Technology In- typically isn’t enthusiastic. “overwhelmingly positive,” pact test well is operating and the world. To join AWWA-
volved: Geospatial Map- When working with school according to Pilz. Cal Am has pulls ocean water through the India, visit awwaindia.org.
ping, Advanced Metering administrators on retrofits conservation specialists who sandy ocean floor rather than To view the original article,
Infrastructure (AMI) and demonstration gardens, visit homes, educate custom- from the open ocean. Such ef- see https://doi.org/10.5991/
Pilz notes utilities should be ers and survey them about forts to create a more robust OPF.2018.44.0026.
Challenges
The challenges to transform
utilities into climate protec-
tion and sustainability leaders
through climate mitigation
strategies are, among other
things, the following: scepti-
cism on mitigation measures’
benefits, limited access to
GHG emissions information,
knowledge gaps in low-carbon
technologies selection, opera-
tion and maintenance, restric-
tions to cover investment and
operating costs and the lack
of cooperation mechanisms
among WWUs and between
utilities and research institutes
as well as universities.
Activities
©GIZ Since 2014, the WaCCliM
project has assisted the Gener-
Case Summary Following a standardized Background ing the systems for supplying al Directorate of Environmen-
How to ensure water and methodology and supported Access and quality of drink- drinking water to users and tal Affairs (DGAA; Dirección
sanitation services deliv- by web-based tools, the plan- ing water and sanitation ser- treating their wastewater, gen- General de Asuntos Ambien-
ery under a climate change ning process becomes quick- vices have been considered erates greenhouse gas (GHG) tales) under the Ministry of
context? The climate change er and generates a report to by the Peruvian government emissions which magnitude Housing, Construction and
mitigation and adaptation informing decision-makers. as one of its top priorities, depends, among other things, Sanitation (MVCS; Ministerio
plans (PMACC; Planes de This planning approach en- recognizing their importance on energy consumption re- de Vivienda, Construcción y
Mitigación y Adaptación al abled some water utilities for public health, overcoming quirements and treatment Saneamiento), for developing
Cambio Climático) are tools in Peru to start searching for poverty, economic develop- technology selection. Planning and implementing a meth-
to address this challenge. practical carbon emissions ment, and climate protection. services, considering climate odological process to help
PMACC identify main car- reduction solutions, such as Droughts, precipitations, and change adaptation and mitiga- utilities on drawing up their
bon emissions sources and water utilities in Cusco and mudslides, whose frequency tion strategies will contribute PMACC, suitable to the util-
higher climate risks through- Ayacucho. The PMACC ini- and intensity are accentuat- to service sustainability and ities’ different contexts, sizes
out the urban water cycle, tiative was developed and ed by climate change, highly thus directly benefit many and locations. The PMACC
along with water utilities’ implemented collaboratively impact basic service delivery, thousands of Peruvians. initiative was developed and
opportunities to boost a pos- between WaCCliM (responsi- affecting water’s availability Moreover, it offers a great implemented under collabora-
itive change towards climate ble for mitigation) and PRO- and quality or damaging infra- opportunity to demonstrate tion between WaCCliM y PRO-
neutrality and adaptation. AGUA II. structure. In addition, operat- how the water sector can con- AGUA II.
The Basin Creek Water Treatment Plant went Online in May 2017 to Treat Water from the Basin Creek Reservoir (Figure
3), Once an Unfiltered Water Supply for Utte Silver Bow, Mont.
up to 40% of Butte’s annual in the mid-2000s. Before the Pump Station to the zone has
water use. filtration waiver was rescind- resulted in nearly 60% of the
On Dec. 31, 1991, the Mon- ed, HAA5 levels at sample city’s annual water use coming
tana Department of Health sites in the Basin Creek pres- from the Basin Creek supply
and Environmental Sciences sure zone climbed as high as rather the maximum 40% in
determined it wasn’t neces- 136 mg/L. Since the plant has the years before the new facili-
A Pressurized Ceramic Membrane Filtration Process was Selected After On- sary to filter the Basin Creek been online, the zone’s HAA5 ties. This has resulted in signif-
site Pilot Testing at the Basin Creek Reservoir.
supply. However, on August concentration has averaged icant savings compared with
18, 2010, the Montana Depart- less than 16 mg/L, even with the cost associated with deliv-
THE CITY AND COUNTY of in the need to add filtration to ment of Environmental Qual- recent raw water total organic ering water from the city’s Big
Butte-Silver Bow (BSB), Mon- the Basin Creek source, which ity issued Butte Silver Bow carbon sample results among Hole River source, which re-
tana, serves the public water led to the construction of the notice that the filtration avoid- the highest ever. quires pumping water over the
supply system from three Basin Creek Water Treatment ance status of the Basin Creek In addition to the lower Continental Divide - a distance
sources: the Big Hole River, Plant. source was being rescinded HAA5 levels, another benefit of nearly 26 miles.
Moulton Reservoir, and Basin The dam that forms the res- immediately because the max- realized since the plant has
Creek Reservoir. The Basin ervoir that supplies the new imum contaminant level for been in operation is the abil- Plant Specifics
Creek source has historically Basin Creek Water Treatment haloacetic acids (HAA5) was ity to maximize production Initial efforts focused on
operated as a surface water plant was completed in the exceeded. The reservoir’s or- from the city’s best quality and site selection, pilot testing, hy-
source with disinfection and 1890s. From then until the ganics had increased dramati- least expensive water source. draulic analysis, distribution
without filtration. However, an new plant’s construction, the cally because of a widespread Because the Basin Creek res- system modeling, and process
administrative order from the Basin Creek source operated die-off of trees resulting from ervoir supply often exceeds selection. Based on these ini-
Montana Department of En- as an unfiltered, on-demand, a mountain pine beetle infes- the Basin Creek pressure zone tial efforts, a pressurized mem-
vironmental Quality resulted gravity supply that provided tation that occurred in the area demand, adding the Southside brane filtration process was
Figure 1 Figure 2
Full-Scale TMP Results on Recovery Skid: As Shown in Figure 1, It Became Evident that Slight Residual Polymer Carryover onto the Recovery Skid had a Negative Impact on Permeability. Figure 2 Illustrates how the
Routine Backwash and Weekly CEB Effectively Maintained TMP.
selected, and ultimately BSB distribution system was also between the reservoir and the Backwash Recovery Mem- ity recoveries.
procured membrane equip- part of the project. Because the distribution system causes the brane
ment from an international Basin Creek zone is the lowest flow rate through the plant to Based on the limited pilot Milky Water
manufacturer. pressure zone in the system, increase and match the system data collected, it was deter- Throughout most of the
The new facility has a firm there are times when oper- demand. Thus, the WTP func- mined that backwash recovery start-up and commissioning
capacity of 7 MGD. The treat- ators choose to pump water tions as an on-demand facility. was feasible. During the first phase, the plant was started up
ment process includes fine produced by the new WTP to In 2014, following the few months of operation, it each morning, and sequence
straining, chemical injection upper zones. The pump station award to procure the ceram- became evident that slight re- testing and troubleshooting
with hydraulic jet rapid mix- is equipped with a flow meter ic membranes, a pilot study sidual polymer carryover onto were conducted for 8 to 10
ing, pressurized hydraulic that constantly monitors the was conducted to evaluate the the recovery skid had a nega- hours each day. Testing was
detention, ceramic membrane flow into the low zone served membrane system’s ability to tive impact on permeability, as generally only conducted four
filtration, corrosion control by the WTP. The pumps also treat source water from the shown in Figure 1. days per week because of the
capabilities, and finished wa- have a flow meter and run Basin Creek Reservoir and to Considering the facility membrane manufacturer’s
ter disinfection. Residuals on their VFDs to maintain an verify the contracted design was designed to recover the personnel traveling home for
handling processes include in- operator-entered daily flow. parameters for the full-scale backwash, residuals handling the weekends.
clined plate settling, backwash For instance, if the operators (7 MGD) system. The primary systems were sized based on As warmer weather ap-
recovery, ceramic membrane wish to make 7 MGD and the piloting effort focused on ad- an elevated recovery. As a re- proached and the city’s water
filtration, sludge holding, and demand in the low zone is 4 justing the coagulant dosage to sult, it became crucial to find a demand increased, it was de-
residuals pumping. MGD, then the pumps will run result in the desired CIP inter- solution to offset recovery skid cided that testing should be
Downstream from the fil- at 3 MGD. Thus, they can effec- vals, providing a baseline for permeability decline. Soaking conducted 24 hours per day
tration process, finished water tively set the demand for a sta- the chemical systems design the membranes in 1,000-ppm for a minimum of several days
pumping isn’t required under ble operating condition at the and verifying membrane war- chlorine solution proved to in a row. The filtered water
most scenarios. The hydrau- new WTP while moving water ranty parameters. A secondary be the solution, and program- from the plant was discharged
lics (dependent on the degree to the upper zones. goal was to assess the viability ming was modified to employ from an outfall just short of
of filter fouling, water surface of using synthetic polymer to weekly CEB. where the water would even-
elevation in the reservoir, and System Details thicken backwash waste, as Although this change solved tually enter the distribution
flow rate) allow for complete The membrane filtration backwash waste would then be the transmembrane pressure system. It was observed that
gravity flow through the Water system operates on a four- to filtered with a recovery mem- (TMP) problem, it was a chem- the water discharged from the
Treatment Plant (WTP) and six-hour backwash interval brane skid. ical and time demand that outfall was milky and clearly
into the distribution system. with a weekly Chemically En- wasn’t necessary. An alternate contained a lot of entrained
For scenarios when finished hanced Backwash (CEB) and Start-Up Challenges approach was attempted in
water pumping is required, a six-month Clean-In-Place Many projects use a sched- which programming was al-
Filter Effluent (FE) pumps (CIP) interval. A backwash re- ule to determine project suc- tered to cut flow to the recov-
pull suction from a standpipe, covery thickening system and cess. When it comes to starting ery skid during any sequence
which retains any residual an associated membrane skid a new facility, the schedule can on one of the recovery racks
pressure available following provide 99.95% overall water influence whether the start-up rather that pumping the full The team
filtration. The FE pumps are
sized to meet minimum and
recovery.
Flow control is accom-
will be successful. Because of
an administrative order to fil-
flow set point through the on-
line rack while the other was worked tirelessly
maximum system demand plished by the interaction ter the Basin Creek source, the unavailable. When the full to solve each
using Variable-Frequency between distribution system WTP’s start-up began during flow was going through one problem, and
Drives (VFDs) and pump
control valves. The FE pumps
water demand and plant hy-
draulics. If water demand
the project’s construction
phase. This led to many logis-
rack, the TMP would increase
dramatically and never fully the facility has
discharge to a standpipe to decreases, it causes pressure tical challenges, resulting in recover when the other rack been making
provide the exact pressure and in the WTP to rise and the fil- an eight-month start-up and came back online. Since this water flawlessly
flow rate required in the distri-
bution system.
tration rate to decrease. When
system demand increases, a
commissioning phase, with
the WTP finally going online
change, the extended (over-
night) CEB soak hasn’t been ever since it
A new pump station in the greater differential pressure on May 16, 2017. needed to achieve overall facil- went online.
Figure 3
Velocity Graph
The Image Shows the Maximum Water Depth for Three Different Return Periods.
Project Objectives the definition of the neces- climate change. tion and the urbanization of ularized through reservoirs
sary actions to reduce expo- Severe rainfall conditions flood zones) can also increase with the capacity to laminate
• T o provide flood inundation sure to those flood events. that lead to floods are asso- the impacts from flooding. or to fit the volumes of the
and flood risk maps for a ciated with atmospheric in- In mainland Portugal, flood floods that are attenuating the
Portuguese territory and to Flooding and stability which, in mainland events occur in many different flow.
properly quantify inunda- Inundations in Portugal: Portugal, usually occurs from zones. The hydrological regime
tion probabilities and asso- Past and Present autumn to spring. Yet, the most significant of small watercourses in Por-
ciated risks for the existing River flooding affects more However, the climatic events occur in the hydro- tugal is usually torrential.
and future infrastructures, people worldwide than any change is precipitating the graphic basins of large and During part of the year, the
human health, economic other natural hazard, with an river flooding events in Eu- medium-sized rivers. The flow is null (or almost null)
activities, and the environ- estimated global annual aver- rope, particularly in western Tagus, Douro, and Sado rivers and years pass by without the
ment. age loss of USD 104 billion. Europe, according to a study have a long history of floods, beds overflowing.
• To support the creation of Such damages are expected published in Science. frequently reported in the me- In contrast, in the case of
the Inundation Risk Man- to increase as a result of con- Constant modifications in dia. intense precipitation, surface
agement Plans, including tinued economic growth and soil use (including deforesta- Other river basins are reg- runoff reaches a high veloci-
Figure 1
Introduction 2008 had intermittent water nections and improved ac- agement of the entire water 480.00 km pipeline laid;
Nagpur is the 3rd largest city supply with many areas get- curacy of meter reading. cycle from production, treat- 96,059 connections replaced.
in Maharashtra state with a ting alternate day supply and ment (657 MLD), transport Key strategies adopted to
population of over 2.5 million non-revenue water was well Contractor (2100 km of the network), achieve NRW reduction target
people. above 50%. The contract was awarded to storage and delivery to the are shown in Figure 2.
It became the first city of It was imperative to reduce a private contractor - a 50:50 last point of usage, i.e., the
its size in the country to out- the NRW of Nagpur city. The joint venture SPV company customers tap. Problem vs Alternative
source its water supply to a steps taken by NMC are stated incorporated with an equal This involves replacement Analysis
private operator under the below: equity stake of a private limit- of more than 3,00,00 HSC, Size of DMAs (District Me-
PPP model for 25 years. • Because of the PPP model, ed company and water expert rehabilitation of treatment fa- tering Area): In some of the
NMC (Nagpur Municipal there was a tremendous in- global company cilities, service reservoirs, and design areas, the size of DMA
Corporation) is responsible crease in customer satisfac- pipeline. is more than required, i.e.,
for providing water supply tion and consumer base. PPP Model 2500 to 3500 which after all
services to the city of Nagpur. • Entire zone experienced im- The private entity brought Customer-Centric Ap- the results unidentified loss
The total water supply to prove pressures eliminating 30% of the investment of the proach factor.
the city was 500 MLD per day the use of booster pumps estimated project cost, 70% 24×7 call center for custom- Actually, when we dras-
through nearly 225 thousand • Coverage improved with an was brought by the public er grievances, photo billing, tically increase the size of
connections in 2008, now incremental 5000 connec- entity’s contribution under online billing, and custom- DMA then we gradually lost
water supply capacity upgrad- tions being given in slum MNURM + 100% escalation. er service center to be made our control on that particular
ed to 765 MLD and about households The project was supposed open for all 7 days of the week. DMA in terms of:
350 thousand connections in • Billed water volume in- to be operative for 25 years of • Water Loss (Real + Appar-
2015. creased from 22 MLD to 33 O&M including 5 years of cap- Performance ent)
The distribution network MLD ital rehabilitation. By the end of 3 years, total • Pressure Management
consists of over 3000 km of • NRW reduced from 50% to 10,51,849 citizens benefitted • Isolation
the pipeline network. 38% and was attributed to Scope of Work significantly. The area of Shantinagar,
The existing situation in the reduction in illegal con- The project covered man- Under Rehabilitation: Gandhibagh and the part of
no-commercially outscore all cannot affect the pipe crown because of non-adherence of and long-lasting foundation
other conventional rigid as as well and accordingly ‘crown sewage solids on the chem- for the years to come.
well as solid wall plastics pip- corrosion’ is non-existent. ically inert pipe interior.
ing systems. This economic ad- Therefore, ensures the least About the Authors
vantage is further maximized possibility of corrosion and Arnav Jhunjhunwala is
in terms of annual amortized zero to very low damages. The the Director of Alom Poly Ex-
costs. manholes are the only nodes trusions Ltd. He holds a B.Sc.
where regular cleaning shall degree in Information Systems
Figure 2: Sustainability of Pipe Structural Performance be necessary. and Business Management
Materials The structural performance
of DWC PE piping system is Environment-Friendly
rior hydraulic performance outstanding because of its The manufacturing process
as well. non-smooth outer surface (an- of DWC PE piping system
All such advantageous as- nular corrugation). The pro- Figure 3 involves the lowest quantum
pects can only be clubbed to- file ensures a comparatively of GHG (CO) emission when
gether in one package - if the much higher CG as well as the Life Span compared to all categories
structured wall thermoplastics second moment of area than Due to non-adherence of of rigid as well as flexible
non-pressure piping system, in its Identical Sized (IDs) solid sewage solids (biological and non-pressure piping systems.
the form of DWC PE pipes, is wall flexible pipe alternatives, chemical), abrasion of the in- Emission further minimized
opted for the purpose. and therefore, shall be struc- ner surface of DWC PE pipes considering optimally min-
The typical configuration of turally more integrated. The is almost negligible resulting imum transportation trips
this unique piping system is comprehensive flexibility of in prolonged material life. The (light Weight and telescope
reproduced in Figure 1. the system also ensures much life-span of the pipe is very nesting) and installation time.
The sustainability of pipe lesser ‘design loadings’ since long and approximated for
materials for gravity flow only prism portion of the ver- about 80-100 years. Conclusion
conveyance of wastewater, be tical over-burden load will be Indian megalopolis has
it comparatively clean (e.g., attracted by such a unique pip- Transportation, Handling inherited slums which are
storm drainage/ irrigation wa- ing system. In cases of identi- and Stacking of Flexible retarding the desired pace of
ter/ infiltration gallery system, cal sized rigid pipes, they are Plastics Sewer Materials sustainable urbanization sig-
etc.) or domestic sewage or destined to receive the extra Extreme light weight and nificantly. from Carnegie Mellon Univer-
even highly toxic (chemical/ quantum related to the ‘tan- availability in larger pipe The rehabilitation and refur- sity and has been spearhead-
industrial) effluent can be sur- gential trapezoidal’ load be- bishment of such EWS clusters ing the company for the last 6
mised through Figure 2. cause the surrounding ‘backfill PROJECT FILE have become imperative to years.
The mentioned revolution- envelope’ has lesser strength Location: Sewerage & improve the urbanization pro- Anik Kumar Roychowd-
ary system has every potential to absorb the ‘dead load’ trans- Drainage Networks in Mega cess with an ultimate goal to hury is the Principal Advisor
to outscore all other conven- ferred from the side prisms. Cities enhance the quality of life of (Technical Marketing) to Alom
tional ‘gravity flow’ piping Products/Technology In- such urban poor without dis- Poly Extrusions Ltd. He holds
instruments in terms of the Hydraulic Performance volved: DWC PE Pipes lodging them from their roots an MS degree in Environmen-
above perceptions. One shall Hydraulic performance of and yet utilize the priceless tal Engineering from the Uni-
appreciate that for this specif- a buried conduit depends on urban core clusters for institu- versity of Massachusetts, USA.
ic case-study, as identified in the degree of smoothness of lengths as well as allowable tional/ commercial/ industrial He has an experience of more
the preceding diagram, three its internal surface. DWC PE higher stack heights, along purposes.
of above aspects shall play the piping system by far has the with possibility of telescopic Execution of such multi-fac-
vital role in the proposed reha- minimum roughness (low nesting ensures easy, quick eted development works calls
bilitation process: manning’s ‘N’) and does not and user-friendly transporta- for a comprehensive BMP cov-
• Ease in transportation and change with aging. When laid tion, handling, and stacking. ering all the micro aspects of
manual handling particular- at identical gradient can con- the holistic process. The pro-
ly when work sites are almost vey at least 15% more flow Fast and Easy Installation cess needs to be initiated with
inaccessible (non-availabil- than other alternatives con- Installation of DWC PE the installation of sewerage/
ity of proper road network) stantly throughout its materi- piping system is extremely us- drainage infrastructure under
and moreover when the al life. If we see the other way er-friendly because of its light- the ‘ground-zero’ (subsequent
available spaces for stacking round, the system can be laid weight and simple jointing to shifting of the inhabitants
of the pipes are alarmingly at economically flatter gradi- procedure (push-fit joints in a and dismantling of existing di-
limited. ent to accommodate and trans- couple of minutes’ time). lapidated utility services and
• Fast and easy installation. port identical flows. At adverse locations such dwelling houses) status.
• High structural integrity. as the case is here, the pipe Such huge task calls for
Chemical Properties assembly can be made at GL utilization of ‘Frontier Tech-
Techno-Financial DWC PE pipes on its inher- and lowered into a long trench nology Product & System’ in
Explanations ent strength of the properties at utmost ease with manual/ the form of Structured Wall
pertaining to PE material itself semi-manual operations. Such Thermoplastics Pipes (DWC than 35 years in the wastewa-
Economic Viability is totally inert to all sewage sol- advantageous applicability PE Pipes) as the most effec- ter management sector having
When holistically analyzed ids (biological and chemical), ensures user-friendly and fast tive and techno-commercially held the posts of Chief Engi-
(supply of pipe + all the al- hence the virtually negligible Installation of the system. reliable instrument to fulfill neer in Kolkata Metropolitan
lied installation costs includ- deposition is expected. On the the objectives. DWC PE pipes Water & Sanitation Authority
ing trench excavation), DWC other hand, the imperative for- Minimum Maintenance in this domain will unequivo- and Principal Consultant in
PE piping system shall tech- mation of H2SO4 fumes also Almost ‘zero’ maintenance, cally support to build a strong Kolkata Municipal.
Removing Turbidity
TREATING RESERVOIR terval, it makes a clear-cut case membrane modules are cur- Dreilägerbach has formed a and Microbiology
WATER to produce drinking for safe, reliable, and cost-effi- rently being replaced in three large reservoir for the produc- Membranes are increas-
water is a big responsibility, cient membrane-based drink- stages. They served for twelve tion of drinking water. If water ingly important in drinking
especially in quantities rang- ing water production from years in continuous operation were not constantly flowing water production as hygiene
ing from 1800 to 6000 cubic surface water. where only eight were expect- in, this reservoir would ensure regulations often require the
meters an hour. The German When treating surface water ed, making the operations the supply of water for about complete removal of microor-
water company WAG Norde- to produce drinking water in of Germany’s largest mem- one month. The Roetgen wa- ganisms. The main advantag-
ifel was pleasantly surprised large quantities, the highest brane-based drinking water ter treatment plant is operated es of membrane technology
to find that the Xiga 40 mem- priority is public health and plant highly cost-efficient. by the Water Collection and are the low energy use and
branes in its drinking water the certain removal of microor- Roetgen is a small munic- Preparation Company Nor- the removal of turbidity and
plant served a full twelve years ganisms, bacteria, and viruses. ipality in the northern Eifel deifel (WAG). The company microbiology. Adding chemi-
without any problems. Since In the German town of Roet- region, situated on the border produces drinking water for cals such as chlorine is usually
they had counted on an eight- gen, membranes are doing the with Belgium. Behind a 35-me- the greater Aachen region, the not necessary at all, as patho-
year module replacement in- job very well. X-Flow’s Xiga 40 ter high dam, the local stream town of Düren, and even the genic germs are retained by
PROJECT FILE
Location: South Carolina,
USA
Service Provider: Plastics
Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI),
Advanced Drainage Systems,
Inc.
Products/Technology
Involved: HDPE Pipes
Receiving the Project of the Year Award for the Corrugated Plastic Pipe Divi-
sion from PPI President Tony Radoszewski (right) and the Division’s Director
of Engineering, Daniel Currence (left) is Greg Bohn, Director of National
Engineering and Product Development for ADS.
RECENTLY, A DOZEN com- ume - 30 MGD. choose. the Water Safety The Plant Process
munities located in Genesee But not all of the commu- Earlier, in April 2014, Flint With the heightened empha- When Genesee County de-
County, Michigan began re- nities that originally com- stopped using treated water sis on safe potable water fol- cided to treat its own water and
ceiving potable water from a mitted to utilize the pipeline from the Detroit water system lowing the highly-publicized build a new treatment plant, it
new multimillion-dollar water will access its water. One of and began pumping water concerns over water safety in considered several options on
treatment plant in neighbor- those communities is Flint in from the Flint River for the Flint, Genesee County officials the type of treatment it could
ing Lapeer County’s Colum- Michigan, the county seat and city’s drinking water source. have made rigorous efforts to utilize. The choices included
biaville Village. The USD 72 population center in Genesee A lack of corrosion-control ensure its water meets State conventional treatment, re-
million facility, which services County. chemicals caused the more and EPA requirements for the verse osmosis, and microfiltra-
more than 200,000 customers, Flint, along with Genesee corrosive river water to dam- communities and residents tion. County officials chose a
receives water from Lake Hu- County, was a key initiator of age the city’s water infrastruc- serviced by the KWA pipeline conventional treatment plant
ron via the newly-built Kareg- the KWA pipeline. But in late ture, and caused lead to leach and the county’s new water because they believed it was
nondi Water Authority (KWA) November 2017 Flint instead into the city’s water system, treatment plant. Genesee the best system to deliver the
pipeline. The pipeline is capa- opted to receive its water from resulting in a city-wide health County Drain Commissioner, highest quality water to its res-
ble of delivering 125 Million the Great Lakes Water Au- emergency by exposing Flint Jeff Wright, told the Flint News idents.
Gallons per Day (MGD) of thority which was created in residents to toxins. in November: “We understand After traveling 67 miles
raw water. The plant can treat late 2014, following months the importance of water safe- from Lake Huron, the raw wa-
about one-quarter of that vol- of debate on which source to The Emphasis on ty. Our plant mirrors the first- ter reaches a 150 million gal-
PROJECT FILE
Customer: Genesee County
Water Treatment Plant
Location: Flint, Genesee
County, Michigan, USA
Service Provider: WesTech
Engineering, Inc.
Products/Technology
Involved: Sludge Thickening
Clarifiers, Gravity Filters
There’s nothing
flimsy on the
plant. It is
designed with
thick stainless
steel. Everything
is rugged, and
it is also far
easier to access
than others we
looked at. You
can open up the
top cover and all
the maintenance
points are very
The Rotating Rake Teeth of Lakesides Raptor Fine Screen Fully Penetrate the Cylindrical Screen Bars to Prevent Plugging and Blinding
conveniently
has been a tower of strength
since it opened in 2010. De-
purpose, Lakeside’s complete
plant (combining screening
access than others we looked
at. You can open up the top
ipated”, added Meckes. “It’s
incredible what it pulls out.
located. It’s
termined to provide a highly and grit removal) sets itself cover and all the maintenance We fill a four-yard dumpster clearly designed
robust plant, the facility’s team apart. There are no failure points are very conveniently every day - sometimes more by those who
have made an exceptional-
ly strong case in justifying
points”.
Fully automated, Lakeside’s
located. It’s clearly designed
by those who understand the
than one per day. The Septage
Plant is extremely tough and
understand the
the high specification of the Raptor Septage Complete application and have thought can handle pretty much every- application and
equipment it chose. The lowest Plant (SCP) is a self-contained through the role of the opera- thing that comes its way”. have thought
bid didn’t win.
“For grit removal”, explains
unit with a small footprint
that compacts and dewaters
tor”. He continued: “The con-
ditions it operates under are
through the role
Rich Meckes, Indian River captured screenings to a sol- We Capture Way More crazy, but in nearly a decade, of the operator
County’s RDF Manager (who ids content of 40 percent. Grit and Rags than We there have been no bearing - Rich Meckes, RDF
has worked at the facility since “There’s nothing flimsy on Ever Anticipated failures, and we have only had
it opened), we looked at sev- the plant”, added Meckes. “It Indeed. The pre-engineered to carry out very basic daily
Manager, Indian
eral manufacturers and visit- is designed with thick stain- design reduces engineering maintenance”. River County
ed quite a few sites, but for a less steel. Everything is rug- costs and the all stainless Meckes explained that one
system that was truly built for ged, and it is also far easier to steel construction resists cor- of Indian River County’s me- which is very helpful. Overall,
rosion. At the heart of Lake- chanics simply opens the SCP we’re very happy with it - and
side’s Septage Complete Plant up for less than an hour per as a company, Lakeside has
is the Raptor Fine Screen, day for a clean down with a been very easy to work with.
with rotating rake teeth that hose, and perhaps for a bit of The company’s agent, Fred
fully penetrate the cylindri- grease to be applied now and Trippensee (Trippensee and
We certainly didn’t anticipate cal screen bars. This prevents
plugging and blinding caused
again.
“It doesn’t always need a
Company), has also been ex-
tremely helpful.
getting 10 years of service from by grease and small debris, clean”, said Meckes. “Another
this combined screen and grit enabling faster unloading You Know You’ve
removal system. If you can get a times to generate more reve- PROJECT FILE Bought Right
nue. “We certainly didn’t antici-
decade out of any equipment on a Lakeside’s SCP is also avail-
Customer: Indian
River County pate getting 10 years of service
tough application at a wastewater able with an Acceptance Con- Location: Florida, USA from this combined screen and
treatment plant, without any major trol System (RACS) - a securi-
ty access station that allows
Service Provider: Lakeside grit removal system. If you can
get a decade out of any equip-
problems, you know you’ve bought authorized haulers to unload
Equipment Corporation
Products/Technology ment on a tough application at
right. Considering the abuse that their waste at a facility. Add- Involved: Raptor Septage a wastewater treatment plant,
the Lakeside Septage Complete ing the data management and
accounting system with the
Complete Plant (SCP) without any major problems,
you know you’ve bought right.
Plant has taken, it has been a great RACS station provides admin- Considering the abuse that the
buy. It shows no sign of stopping istration capabilities to track great thing about the machine Lakeside Septage Complete
and invoice customers. is its overnight self-cleaning Plant has taken, it has been a
- Rich Meckes, RDF Manager, “We capture way more grit cycle. This stops the build- great buy. It shows no sign of
Indian River County and rags than we ever antic- up at the bottom of the unit, stopping”.
of our operation has changed, changers, which were having to PROJECT FILE
because we look at gas produc- be cleaned every week - going Customer: Doosan
tion every day and see how, against Bellozanne’s quest for Enpure, Department for
if possible, we can tweak it to low, low maintenance. Infrastructure - Jersey
make it better. We might see if “Initially we blamed the Location: Bellozanne
we can thicken more, thicken exchangers, as perhaps most Sewage Treatment Works
less, change feed rates - look at operators do (!)” said Bob. “We (STW), Island of Jersey
what is coming in, look at what tried linking them in series, Service Provider: Landia
is being washed away. We’ll in parallel, but eventually we Products/Technology
never stop wanting to learn found the remedy by intro- Involved: Pumps, Mixers
and improve”. ducing an air-line. Our heat
He added: “Doosan Enpure exchangers now have no trou-
are very good process peo- ble reaching their required The Digesters are
ple to work with, helping us temperatures and require very Being Mixed Properly
achieve up to 500 kW of elec- little in the way of cleaning. Gary Davies agrees: “From a
tricity (and the same again in The downside to this was ad- process point of view, the good
level in an explosion-proof en- rotten fish odor was used to en- heat) - about £800 to £1,100 ditional wear to the pasteur- mixing we have here with the
closure. We also wanted an iso- hance the treatment of sludge per day. The pasteurizers make izer mixing pumps, caused by Landia equipment is very im-
lation valve included between - at a cost of £80,000pa but that a big positive difference in aerated sludge. This issue was portant for consistency. It has
digesters and the actuated expenditure has gone. presenting the digesters with addressed by upgrading to a very positive knock-on effect
valve so that we wouldn’t have Now there is Doosan En- much better material. Further hardened impellers to improve all the way through, includ-
to decommission an entire pure’s established pasteuriza- on in the process, we now have service life.” ing that big reduction in grit/
digester if we had a problem tion technology that holds the far less grit/silt and rag to deal Bellozanne and Doosan silt, because we can see that
with a valve. Operating times sludge at 55°C for a minimum with. Before we had to take a Enpure also chose Landia the digesters are being mixed
also came into the decision of 4 hours, prior to passing to digester out of service, bring pumps for three separate tanks properly”.
to choose Landia, rather than the anaerobic digesters. in costly tankers to remove two containing digested sludge, Further evidence of the
systems that run flat out, so in “As well as the pasteurizers”, to three meters of grit/silt and thickened sludge (fed to the plant’s enviable performance
effect, it gives the operator the continued Gary Davies, “the rag - but now we’re very much digesters via pasteurizers) and comes in the shape of the
flexibility and confidence to investment in our CHP sees heading in the right direction”. unthickened sludge that comes sludge cake. Without lime,
fine-tune the mixing for maxi- minimal flaring of gas. It all One area that did require off the final clarifiers, which there was some concern ini-
mum gas yields”. goes to the CHP - and we can much more than mere fine-tun- is then thickened and added tially about how consistent it
At the old Bellozanne plant, now use the excess heat to heat ing was the continuous furring to the thickened tank to maxi- would be, but according to Bob
lime that caused a distinctive the sludge. The whole focus up of the new plant’s heat ex- mize overall residence time. King, the plant now produces a
As with the Landia chopper far better product.
pumps on the GasMix systems “It is much more appealing
of the three digesters, none has to farmers, for whom we now
required any spare parts till provide technical assistance
now, since being installed three to help them with spreading
years ago. compliance, testing their fields
for them. We still have more
Good Mixing is Critical we can achieve in this area,
Dave Garnett, Technical Spe- but we’ve already come a long
cialist (Wastewater) at Doosan way since we used to have to
Enpure says that Bellozanne is pay farmers to take the treated
achieving high Volatile Solids sludge away!”
(VS) destruction at an average Gary Davies continued:
of around 60%. “Overall, we now have a far
“The pasteurizers must help, more complex plant - yet our
but good mixing is critical with investment in quality equip-
the high-temperature feed to ment is saving us money. Not
the digesters to make sure that everybody understands the
everything is distributed prop- drivers when being on an is-
erly. Landia’s GasMix is work- land. No point supposedly sav-
ing very well indeed because ing £1M on CAPEX if it’s then
we’re seeing plenty of energy going to cost you an extra £3M
produced by the CHP (that in maintenance. This plant’s
has already more than paid for performance proves that we are
itself ), so making a big reduc- winning the argument”.
tion in OPEX” Doosan Enpure’s Michelle
He added: “It is interesting MacLeod agrees: “I’ve never
that many digesters in the in- seen such a clean, tidy and
dustry run on 2 to 2.5% solids well-maintained site - which is
when with a simple retrofit to highly beneficial for the equip-
a superior mixing system, they ment - run by people who are
could increase to 4% and see very knowledgeable about the
an immediate pay off ”. process - and care about it”.
POST EVENT
Women in Water
November 27, London, UK
Top industry leaders of UK shared their experiences at Women in Water.
Global Summit on Waste Management - GSWM - 2019 is envisaged as a 2 day exhibition cum conference focusing on all
aspects of waste management in India. The exhibition will showcase the latest technology & solutions from across the world ,
while the conference will deliberate on the issues & solutions and chart a way forward in the presence of invited international
and Indian policy-makers, domain experts & government officials,. Delegates will comprise of decision makers , scientists,
researchers, entrepreneurs, suppliers, innovators, students and many more.
Concurrent Event
Global Summit on
Waste to Energy
28thFeb -1st Mar, 2019, Hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi
Towards a future where there will be no difference between waste & energy
MARKET EVENTS
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A Grand Meetup for the HVAC Industry in Bengaluru
November 30, Bengaluru, India
The showstopper of the conference was the panel discussion on “Role of Smart
Metering in Achieving Energy-Efficiency”.
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CII Waste & Resource Management
Summit 2018
November 16-17, Hyderabad, India
11 companies were awarded with CII GreenCo (Green Company) rating for their
sustainable business practices.
WHILE ADDRESSING AT address various ecological is- Target “waste” as a “resource” set new global benchmarks in from linear to circular econo-
the inaugural session of 9th sues and concerns and in the and Convert “waste” into a “re- environmental management. my: Stakeholders perspective;
Waste & Resource Manage- process is offering new growth source’’, should be the mantra, This indeed augurs well for Towards resource efficiency;
ment Summit 2018, Henri- opportunities to the stakehold- he highlighted. Focusing more economy and ecology, she add- Best practices on circular econ-
ette Faergemann, Counselor, ers, she added. Indian indus- on waste management hier- ed. CII through its gamut of omy; Extended producers’
Environment, Energy & Cli- try through its multi-pronged archy will drive the circular services is committed to offer responsibility - plastic and
mate Change, EU Delegation approach has made excellent economy and in the process the competitive advantage to e-waste management; Re-
to India, clearly underlined strides in highlighting busi- avoid environment becoming Indian industry, she said. source security and zero waste
that the European Union (EU) ness case for green businesses, a sink for polluting rejects, he As part of CII Waste & Re- to landfill.
and Indian industry should she highlighted. said. The circular economy source Management Summit The inaugural session was
explore new areas of partner- Ulhas Parlikar, Chairman, needs immediate attention, 2018, CII also organized a con- marked by award of CII Green-
ship in waste management Waste & Resource Manage- was his clarion call. ference on alternate fuel and Co (Green Company) Rating
and resource conservation. ment Summit 2018 explained KN Rao, Chairman, CII - raw material utilisation. The to 11 companies for adopting
EU in partnership with India the need and importance of GreenCo Mumbai Forum & Di- 2-day event focussed on topics and promoting sustainable
has developed projects which focusing on Circular Economy. rector-Energy & Environment, including: Approach towards business practices in their op-
ACC Ltd said that cement resource efficiency - journey erations.
sector is leading with exam-
ple and in the last few years,
sustainability has become
one of the strategic areas for
the sector. The sector is con-
scious about the impact they
are creating and are taking ex-
tensive initiatives to minimize
the negative externalities and
maximize the positive exter-
nalities, he added.
Seema Arora, Deputy Di-
rector General, CII said that
Indian industry is well poised
to become one of the global
leaders in sustainability and
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