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How's Your Wastewater Plant Doing?

Posted August 20, 2008 8:00 AM

New plant construction and upgrading of older water/wastewater systems appear to be booming in Europe and Asia because of stiffer regulations and expanding economies. Is the same true in North America or elsewhere in the world? If you are in the water or wastewater industry, share your outlook for pumps, controls, and the industry in general. Are you in a boom or a bust?

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08/20/2008 11:46 PM

We setup a gray water line taking the sinks and water fountains out of the serwer system. We run the gray into a lot where the zoning demands for greenery are kept alive even in the drought we have had for 7 years now. We have the drain lines run so the the trees and schrubs can take waht they want and the excess water drains away. No problems even when the cleaning staff dumps into their sink. The feild allows for the cleaning fluids to drain away.

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08/21/2008 12:43 AM

P S .

We also added a waster water meter to the sewer lines and saved a ton on the bill.

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08/21/2008 12:29 AM

Like it or not, when regulations are tightened, then you'll just have to re-evaluate your existing plant design to see if it can meet spec. If not, you'll just have to upgrade.

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08/21/2008 8:08 AM

The imbeciles who run the town of Barrys Bay, Ontario, built their sewage treatment plant on the shores of a pristine lake and are wondering why no development is taking place there...and why nobody uses the adjacent beaches....or why the algal blooms now encompass most of the 60 square km of the lake.

The fact that a huge swamp exists a mere 2 km away didn't seem to factor into their design plans. What did factor in was to include the above mentioned plant in their tourist brochure.

You can guess the rest.

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Re: How's Your Wastewater Plant Doing?

08/22/2008 5:36 AM

Very well, thank you.

  • Increasing consumption per head
  • Tighter quality standards on both potable and effluent streams; environmental drivers.
  • Increasing population
  • Decreasing availability.

The water industry is in 'boom' in the UK.

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