Combined-Cycle Water Treatment System
Power | Case Study
The Client
Northeastern USA – A
Northeastern USA utility converting
a 400 MW coal-fired power station
to a new 1,100 MW natural gas-
fired, combined cycle power plant.
Key Figures
• 6,000-GPM raw water treatment
system for cooling tower make-up
• 1,200-GPM wastewater treatment
system for cooling tower
blowdown
Key Benefits
• Ability of ballasted clarification to
handle changing river water
quality and cold water temperature
• Low total installed and operating
cost of both packaged Clarifier
and Discfilters
Veolia Water Technologies
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The Client’s Needs
The client was in need of both a raw water and wastewater
treatment system for its new 1,100-megawatt (MW) natural gas-
fired combined cycle power station that was being built to replace
an existing 400-MW coal-fired plant that had been decommissioned
previously.
The Solution
The client contracted Veolia Water Technologies to engineer,
procure and supply a 6,000 gallons per minute (GPM) raw water
treatment system and a 1,200-GPM wastewater treatment system.
The raw water system utilizes two Actiflo® clarification units treating
up to 6,000 GPM of water from the local river. The treated water will
be used for both cooling tower make-up and service water for the
plant.
The wastewater system will treat 1,200 GPM of cooling tower
blowdown prior to discharge back to the river. It is processed in a
two-step treatment consisting of two chemical reaction tanks for
coagulation, precipitation and flocculation followed Veolia’s patented
Hydrotech™ Discfilters.
By utilizing Veolia’s packaged technologies, such as Actiflo and
Discfilter, the client not only was able to meet performance
expectations but also reduced its total project installation cost.
Veolia’s Actiflo Clarification System
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