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International Water Conference®

Sponsored by the Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania

-The 71st Annual IWC-

CONFERENCE PROGRAM GUIDE

October 24-28, 2010Crowne Plaza Riverwalk HotelSan Antonio, Texas USA

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Table of ConTenTs

Schedule at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 2-3 Continuing Education Workshops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 34-36 Exhibitor Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 37-51 Technical Sessions, by day:

Monday AM Technical Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 4-9ASME:CondensatePolishingSystemsforPowerPlants...................................... 4UnusualTopicsinWaterTreatment.................................................................. 5IndustrialWastewaterTreatment..................................................................... 6TraceMetals/SeleniumRemoval...................................................................... 7KeynoteSession............................................................................................. 9

Monday PM Technical Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 10-15 NewMethodsinBoilerAssetProtection.......................................................... 10FGDWastewater.......................................................................................... 11ProducedWater1....................................................................................... 13CoolingWater1........................................................................................... 15Tuesday AM Technical Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 16-21 RefineryWastewater..................................................................................... 16CoolingWater2........................................................................................... 17Nuclear....................................................................................................... 19ZeroLiquidDischarge................................................................................... 20

Tuesday PM Technical Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 22-27 MonitoringandControlofWaterChemistryinBoilerSystems........................... 22Pretreatment............................................................................................... 23Recycle/Reuse............................................................................................. 25ProducedWater2........................................................................................ 26

Wednesday AM Technical Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 28-34RO/Membrane............................................................................................. 28PowerPlantWaterSystemsDesign................................................................ 29NaturalGasHydroFracturingFlowBackWaterTreatment................................ 31Non-ChemicalCoolingWaterwithPanelDiscussion......................................... 32

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CondensaTe Polishing sYsTems for PoWer PlanTs WiTh Panel disCussion sPonsored bY The asme researCh & TeChnologY CommiTTeeDate: Monday,October25Time: 8:00-11:00AMRoom: ExecutiveSalon1TheASMEResearch&TechnologyCommitteeonWaterandSteaminThermalSystemssponsoredthissession,whichpresentsaseriesofthreetechnicalpapersoncondensatepolishingandprovidesaforumforapaneldiscussion.Thepapersdiscussarelativelynewonsiteamineregenerationprocedure,offsiteregenerationofcondensatepolisherresin,andleakagefromcondensatepolishers.Theensuingpaneldiscussionisdesignedtoprovideanopportunityformorein-depthdiscussionsofquestionsandconcernsregardingcondensatepolishingandfiltration.SessionChair: RobertBartholomew,SheppardT.PowellAssociatesLLC,Baltimore,MDDiscussionLeader: DeborahBloom,NalcoCompany,Naperville,ILIWCRepresentative: DavidSimon,II,CyrusRiceWaterConsultants,Pittsburgh,PA

IWC 10-01 8:00 AMDESIGNCONSIDERATIONSFORCONDENSATEPOLISHINGOFF-SITEREGENERATIONJerry Alexander, Siemens Water Technologies, La Canada, CA Inrecentyears,theuseofoff-siteregenerationforexistingdeepbedcondensatepolishingplantsaswellasgrassrootsplantsisbeinggivengreaterconsideration.Thechallengesofaretrofitdesignthatconvertsanexistingcondensatepolishingplantwithon-siteregenerationtooff-siteregenerationandthatofaplantthatisspecificallydesignedforoff-siteregenerationsystemcandiffer.Bothdesignsrequirecarefulattentionbegiventotheuniquerequirementsassociatedwitheachapproach.Theconceptofexter-nalregenerationmustplaceequalemphasisonthedesignofthesystemandthecontractfortheoff-siteregenerationservice.Theabilityofthecondensatepolishertoproducethespecifiedeffluentwaterqualitycannotbeachievedunlessbothareinharmony.Inthispaper,wewilldiscussthedesignrequirementsforthetwodesignsalongwiththeresinmovementandconditioningoutsidethecondensatepolishingsystem.

IWC 10-02 8:30 AMAMINEFORMOPERATIONOFDEEPBEDCONDENSATEPOLISHINGIONEXCHANGERESINSLewis Crone, Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc., Waterford, CT AprocessforconvertingandoperatingcondensatepolishingresinsintheamineformhasbeenimplementedatMillstonePowerStation.Resinsoperatedintheethanolamineformhavedemonstratedthesameaffinityforseawater-borneimpuritiesasH-OHformresins,andarecompatiblewithEPRIGuidelineslimitsforsteamgeneratorimpurityconcentra-tions.

IWC 10-03 9:00 AMAREPORTONRESINSEPARATIONANDBACKWASHEFFICIENCyOFMIXEDBEDIONEXCHANGERESINSWilliam Moore, Aquatech, Canonsburg, PA; Bharathwaj Gopalakrishnan and Gary L. Foutch, School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OKAcondensatepolisherisbeingprovidedforanewhighpressuresteamgenerationplant.Theownerisnotfamiliarwithcondensatepolishingandwantedproofthatthesystemwouldmeetprocessguarantees,bothineffluentqualityandcapacity.ApilotplantwasconstructedandoperatedbyfacultyandstudentsatOklahomaStateUniversity.The


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pilotplantconsistedofthree12inchdiameterplexiglasstubestenfeetinheight.Mixedbedresinwasplacedinthefirsttubeandairmixed.Thentheresinwasbackwashedusingvariousflowsandtemperatures.Samplesweretakenandanalyzedforcationinanionandanionincation.Theanionwastransferredtothesecondtubeandtheheelwastransferredtothethirdtube.Againsamplesweretakentochecktheamountofcrosscontaminationineachtransfer.Inaseparateexperimentleakagesandcapacityweredeterminedforvariouslevelsofcrosscontamination.Thetestsshowedthatcrosscontaminationshouldbequitelowandcapacityandleakageswillbeacceptable.Break.......................................................................................................9:30AMPanelDiscussion.........................................................................................9:50AMConclusion...............................................................................................11:00AM

unusual ToPiCs in WaTer TreaTmenTDate: Monday,October25Time: 8:00-11:00AMRoom: ExecutiveSalon2Thissessionwillpresentpapersonimportantdevelopmentsrelatingtopollutioncontrolandcorrosioninhibition.Withtheadventofemergingtechnologiesinwaterandwaste-watertreatment,apaperwillalsobepresentingdiscussingthelatestdevelopmentsinpatentlawrelatingtothesetechnologies.SessionChair: DavidA.Velegol,ChesterEngineers,MoonTownship,PADiscussionLeader: CliftonMcCann,VenableLLP,Washington,DCIWCRepresentative: KumarSinha,P.E.,BechtelPower,Frederick,MD

Session Introduction 8:00AMDavid A. Velegol, Chester Engineers, Moon Township, PA

IWC 10-04 8:10 AMPATENTLAWDEVELOPMENTSTHATAFFECTWATERTREATMENTTECHNOLOGyClifton E. McCann and Lars H. Genieser, Ph.D. Venable LLP, Washington, DCThispresentationbrieflyoutlinespatentlawbasics,thenreviewspatentinfringementcasesofthepastyearthateitherinvolvedorimpactedwatertreatmenttechnologies.Itexamineshowcompanypoliciescanbeupdatedtomoreaccuratelyidentifyandexploitpatentopportunitiesandassesscompetitors’claims.Finally,itupdatesstatusofpatentreformlegislation.Discusser:DavidA.Velegol,ChesterEngineers,MoonTownship,PA.................8:35AMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................8:45AM

IWC 10-06 9:00 AMINTEGRATINGPOLLUTIONPREVENTIONANDWATERFOOTPRINTREDUCTIONINITIATIVESDavid Nystuen, SES Environmental, Fort Wayne, IN Waterfootprintreductionandwaterpollutionpreventionprogramsatindustrialmanufac-turingplantsarekeycomponentsofanycorporateenvironmentalsustainabilityinitiative.Commontothesuccessofbothprogramsistheneedtofirstdevelopafundamentalunderstandingofwaterusageandwastewatersourcecharacteristicsthroughouttheplant.Thispaperdescribesarigorous,systematic,baselinewaterassessmentprocessreferredtoasWaterPreservationandPollutionPreventionProgram(WP4)thatintegrateswaterpollutionpreventionandwaterreductionobjectives.ElementsofWP4includefacilityinspections,wastewatersourcesampling,flowmonitoring,updatingsewermapping,waterprocessflowdiagramming,anddevelopingabaselinewaterbalance.WP4isa


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flexibleprogramthatiseasilytailoredtosite-specificconditionsandhasbeensuccess-fullyimplementedatindustrialmanufacturingfacilitiesinCanada,Mexico,Brazil,andacrosstheUnitedStates.Discusser:NandanVani,BechtelPowerCorporation,Houston,TX....................9:25AMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................9:35AMConclusion................................................................................................9:50AM

indusTrial WasTeWaTer TreaTmenTDate: Monday,October25Time: 8:00-11:00AMRoom: ExecutiveSalon4Industrialwastewaterdischargersarecontinuallyfacedwithmandatestoimprovethequalityoftheireffluents,someregulatoryinnatureandsomerelatedtobusinessincentivesforeffluentreuseandenergyrecovery.Asevidencedbythisyear’sindustrialwastewatersession,thesemandatesariseinAsiaaswellasNorthAmerica.Biologi-caltreatmentisathemeforthethreepapersontheprogram,eitherasthefeaturedtreatmentprocessforkeywastewaterparameters,oraspre-treatmentaheadofprocessesdesignedtoupgradefinaleffluentquality.Thesessionwillincludepresentationsonwastewatertreatmentinthreedifferentindustries,includingthepayoffpresentationfora“cliffhanger”paperpresentedlastyearonbiologicalnitrogenremoval.SessionChair: PaulPigeon,P.E.,GolderAssociatesInc.,Lakewood,CODiscussionLeader: AjitGhorpade,N.A.WaterSystemsLLC,MoonTownship,PAIWCRepresentative: BradleyWolf,P.E.,NavigantConsulting,Pittsburgh,PA

Session Introduction 8:00 AM Paul Pigeon, P.E., Golder Associates Inc., Lakewood, CO

IWC 10-07 8:10 AMCOMMISSIONINGOFBIOLOGICALNITROGENREMOVALFROMCHEESEPLANTWASTEWATERUSINGANALTERNATECARBONEric Blumenstein, Paul Pigeon, and Pamela Edrich, Golder Associates Inc., Lakewood, CO; Joe Middlebrooks, Independent Consultant, Superior, CO; Sheldon Knapp and Douglas Pettinger, Glanbia Foods, Inc., Gooding, IDGlanbiaFoodsoperatesalargecheese-makingoperationnearTwinFalls,Idaho,whichgenerates1.25milliongallonsperday(MGD)ofhighstrengthwastewater.In2009,anoxictreatmentofnitrogen,improvedclarification,andsludgereturnandwastingimprovementswerebuilt.Commissioningofanoxicnitrogenremovalwasaccomplishedwithanalternatecarbonsource.Discusser:RafiqueJanjuaP.E.,Fluor,Houston,TX..........................................8:35AMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................8:45AM

IWC 10-08 9:00 AMPHySICO-CHEMICALTREATMENTOFBIOLOGICALLyTREATEDPHARMACEUTICALWASTEWATER:EFFICIENCyOFFENTON’SREAGENTANDACTIVATEDCARBONAnal Chavan, Ph.D., Vrajesh Mehta, and Priyanka Keshari, Siemens Information Systems Ltd., Bangalore, Karnataka, IndiaThisstudyfocusesontreatmentofbiologicallytreatedpharmaceuticalwastewaterwithFenton’streatmentandadsorptiononpowderedactivatedcarbon(PAC).TheoptimumH2O2/CODratio,H2O2/Feratio,andpHwerefoundtobe3.0,1.0and3.0,respectively,whichresultedinCODandcolorremovalefficiencyof66.5%and99.0%,


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respectively.Fenton’streatmentfollowedbyadsorptiononPACresultedin85.65%CODremovaland99.9%colorremovalatequilibrium.Discusser:FrankJohns,P.E.,TetraTech,Lakewood,CO..................................9:25AMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................9:35AMBreak........................................................................................................9:50AM

IWC 10-09 10:10 AMGENERATINGPOWERFROMONIONWASTEJuan Josse, UTS Bioenergy, LLC, Irvine, CA; Andrew Dale, and Lynn Orphan, HDR, Irvine, CATheAERSeliminates200,000lbs/dayofonionwaste:extractsjuiceforanaerobictreat-ment,cleansbiogasandpowerstwo300-kWfuelcells.Onioncakeafterjuicingbecomescattlefeed.ThesystemhasbeenoperatingsinceJuly2009.Thepaperdiscussesplantconfiguration,performanceandlessonslearnedafteroneyearofoperation.Discusser:PeterLemke,P.E.,MWHAmericas,Inc.,Denver,CO......................10:35AMClosure&FloorDiscussion.........................................................................10:45AMConclusion...............................................................................................11:00AM

TraCe meTals/selenium removalDate: Monday,October25Time: 8:00-11:00AMRoom: SanAntonioBallRoomTraceContaminantsareofgrowinginterestinthesemoderntimes.Analyticalmethodshaveadvancedtoallowmeasurementatunprecedentedlevels.Environmentalandhealthdataisaccumulatingontheimpactofcontaminantsarelowerandlowerlevels.Newregulationsareemergingrequiringlowerandlowerlevelsoftreatment.Treatmenttechnologyisbeingdevelopedtomeetalloftheseissues.ThissessionwillfocusonTraceContaminantsissueswithtwopapersonseleniumandthedifferentapproachestotreatment.Thethirdpaperwillfocusonremovalofphosphateandtheheavymetalscopperandchrome.SessionChair: H.RobertGoltz,Ph.D.,DowSpecialSeparations,Midland,MIDiscussionLeader: FredVance,Kemira,Atlanta,GAIWCRepresentative: DanRice,DBRConsulting,SaultSte.Marie,MI

Session Introduction 8:00 AMH. Robert Goltz, Ph.D., Dow Special Separations, Midland, MI

IWC 10-10 8:10 AMEMERGINGBIOLOGICALSELENIUMREMOVALPROCESSESFORREFINERyWASTEWATERYakup Nurdogan, Ph.D., P.E., Bechtel National, Inc., Pueblo, CO; Patrick Evans, Ph.D., CDM, Bellvue, WA; John Christiansen, M.S., CDM, Houston, TXThispaperprovidesthepotentialseleniumremovaltechnologiesanddiscussestheirmechanisms,features,andbenefits.Theseleniumremovalmethodsarecomparedfortheireffectivenessintreatingvariousseleniumspecies:selenite,selenate,andselenocya-nate.Seleniumremovalto5ppblevelmaybeviewedamissionimpossiblewithlow-costtechnologies.Discusser:JoonH.Min,Ph.D.,Psomas,OrangeCounty,CA.............................8:35AMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................8:45AM


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IWC 10-11 9:00 AMBIOLOGICALTREATMENTOFNITRATEANDSELENIUM:TWOPILOTCASESTUDIESOFACTIVEANDPASSIVEWATERTREATMENTTom Rutkowski and Rachel Hanson, Golder Associates Inc., Lakewood, CO Overthepastseveraldecades,seleniumhasemergedasasignificantwaterqualityissuethatimpactsmultipleindustriesincludingmining,agriculture,petroleum,andpowergeneration.Inrecentyears,biologicaltreatmentofseleniumhasemergedasaneffectiveandrelativelyinexpensivetreatmentmethodcomparedwithphysicalandchemicalmeth-ods.Biologicalseleniumtreatmentreliesondissimilatorymicrobialreductionofdissolvedseleniumspecies(i.e.,selenate,selenite)toinsolubleelementalselenium.Thispaperpresentsresultsfromtwodistinctcoalminedrainagepilottests:anactivetestusinganImmobilizedCellBioreactor(ICB)andapassivebiochemicalreactor(BCR)test.Discusser:DavidD.Friese,AppliedProcessTechnologies,SanFrancisco,CA.....9:25AMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................9:35AMBreak.......................................................................................................9:50AM

IWC 10-12 10:10 AMREMOVALOFWATERPOLLUTANTSByIMMOBILIZEDMAGNETITENANO-PARTICLESAdva Zach-Maor, Raphael Semiat, and Hilla Shemer, Technion, Haifa, IsraelIronnano-particlesloadedcharcoalgranularactivatedcarbon(nFe-GAC)wasdevelopedforeffectiveremovalofinorganicwaterpollutants.Threedifferentcontaminantsofconcernwereexamined,phosphateandtheheavymetals;chromium(VI)andcopper.Adsorptionexperimentsindicatedveryefficientcontaminantsadsorption,particularlycomparedwithotheradsorbentscapacities.Kineticscharacterizationwasconductedbyanalyzingthecompatibilityoftheexperimentaldatawithfourdifferentmodels.Potentialadsorbentregenerationwasshowntoenablethereuseoftheimmobilizedmagnetitenano-particlesforseveralconsecutivecycles.Discusser:yonghengHuang,PhD,PE,ImpairedWaterTreatment,CollegeStation,TX....................................................................................10:35AMClosure&FloorDiscussion.........................................................................10:45AMConclusion...............................................................................................11:00AM


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KeYnoTe sessionDate: Monday,October25Time: 11:15AM-12:00NOONRoom: SanAntonioBallRoomSessionChair: WayneE.Bernahl,W.BernahlConsultants

• CHAIRMAN’SWELCOME• PRESENTATIONOFANNUALAWARDS• KEyNOTEADDRESS:WATERFORENERGy-

WATERIMPLICATIONSFORGLOBALENERGyDEVELOPMENT

Michael Hightower, Water for Energy Project Lead, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NMWaterandenergyareinterdependent–waterisusedextensivelyinenergydevelopmentascoolingwaterinthermoelectricpowergeneration;inoilandalterna-tivetransportationfuelsrefining,andinbiofuelsproduction.Atthesametime,waterandwastewaterpumping,treatment,anddistributionisoneofthelargestenergyusesectorsinmanydevelopedcountries.Atatimewhenfreshwateravailabilityisbecominglimitedinmanyregionsduetochangingprecipitationpatterns,increasedecologicalandenvironmentaldemandsforwater,andissuesoversustainablesurfaceandgroundwaterwithdrawalanduse,waterconsumptiondemandsbytheenergysectorcouldexpandsignificantlyacrosstheglobeinthenextthreedecades.Theemergingwaterneedsfortheenergysectorandtheemergingenergyneedsforthewatersectorcouldsignificantlychangehowthesetwocriticalnaturalresourcesaredevelopedandutilized. Thispresentationwillprovideanoverviewofglobalenergydemandincreasesandemergingglobalwatersupplyshortages,anddiscussassociatedregionalenergydevelop-mentissuesandchallengesthatareemerging.Thepresentationwillalsodiscussareasofmajorresearchanddevelopmentneededtominimizetheimpactoffuturesurfaceandgroundwaterresourceavailabilityonenergydevelopment. Mr.HightowerisaDistinguishedMemberoftheTechnicalStaffintheEnergySecurityCenteratSandiaNationalLaboratoriesinAlbuquerque,NewMexico.Heisacivilandenvironmentalengineerandhasover30yearsexperienceinresearchanddevelopmentprojects.Hiscurrenteffortsincluderesearchandevaluationofinnovativeenvironmentalandenergytechnologiesandsecurityandprotectionofcriticalwaterandenergyinfrastructures.OneofhiscurrentactivitiesisasprojectleaderfordevelopmentofaScienceandTechnologyRoadmapforDOEforEnergy-Waterresearchanddevelopment.WithscientistsfromLosAlamos,NETL,EPRI,andSandiahealsohelpedwriteaReporttoCongressoncurrentandemergingenergyandwaterinterdependenciesandchallenges.MikeholdsBachelor’sandMaster’sdegreesincivilengineeringfromNewMexicoStateUniversity.HeservesontheExecutiveCommitteeoftheNewMexicoPollutionPreventionTechnicalResourceCenter,theBoardofDirectorsforCitizensforResponsibleEnergy,ispast-ChairoftheWastemanagementEducationandResearchConsortiumIndustrialAdvisory

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neW meThods in boiler asseT ProTeCTion and sYsTem effiCienCYDate: Monday,October25Time: 1:30-5:00PMRoom: ExecutiveSalon1Improvingboilersystemefficiencyandprotectingboilersystemassetsreducesoperatingcostsinmanyareasofutilityoperations.Thissessionofferspaperscoveringsubjectsthathelpreducetotalsystemoperatingcostsbyimprovingsystemefficiencyandprotectingsystemassets.SessionChair: Edward(Ted)Beardwood,AshlandChemicalDrewDivision,

Ajax,ON,CanadaDiscussionLeader: MerrillWillett,UniversityofMichigan,AnnArbor,MIIWCRepresentative: WayneBernahl,W.BernahlEnterprisesLtd.,Elmhurst,IL

Session Introduction 1:30 PMEdward (Ted) Beardwood, Ashland Chemical Drew Division, Ajax, ON, Canada

IWC 10-13 1:40 PMRESEARCHEVALUATIONOFPOLyAMINECHEMISTRyFORBOILERTREATMENT:PHASEDISTRIBUTIONANDSTEAMCARRy-OVERRosa Crovetto, Anthony M. Rossi, and Eunice Murtagh, GE Power & Water, Water & Process Technologies, Trevose, PABoilerwatertreatmentprogramsforbothhighandlow-pressuresystemsbasedon“poly-amine”chemistryhavebeenappliedcommerciallyinboilersworldwideformorethanadecade.Thispaperwillpresentdataanddiscussthephasedistributionofa“polyamine”boilerwatertreatmentasafunctionofthepressureasmeasuredinexperimentalresearchboilers.Discusser:RogerLight,DowChemicalCompany,Freeport,TX..........................2:05PMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................2:15PM

IWC 10-14 2:30 PMEVALUATINGTHECORRELATIONOFLOWCONDUCTIVITyBOILERWATERPITTINGANDGENERALIZEDCORROSIONANALySISCOMPAREDTOCOUPONSANDON-LINEWATERCHEMISTRyVickie G. Olson, Honeywell Field Solutions, Sandy Springs, GA; Slawomir Kus, Ph.D., Honeywell Process Solutions, Warsaw, Poland; Mark Yunovich, Honeywell Corrosion Solutions, Houston, TX; Sheree Xiu Zhao, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GAInordertovalidateanewon-linecorrosionanalysissystem,testingwasrunonhighpuritywaterintheboilercycleattwofossilpowerplants.Threemetalsthatrepresentthemetallurgyofthespecificboilercyclewereinstalledintheprobe.Atthefirstplant,locatedintheMidwesternUnitedStates,theanalyzerwascomparedtocouponsoverashortperiodoftime.Becauseofexcellentwaterqualitycontrol,corrosiononcouponsandtheanalyzerwereextremelylowasmeasuredinmillimetersperyear.AnadditionaltestwasrunoncondensatepumpdischargeatanolderplantinMississippifor90daystoallowmoretimetotestaccuracy.Generalandpittingcorrosionreadingswerecorrelatedtosynchronizedon-linepH,conductivity,ORPandDissolvedOxygendatatodetermineifrealtimeresultscoulddemonstratewhetherthecorrosionhadawaterchemistryand/ormechanicalcause.Discusser:JimRobinson,GEWater&ProcessTechnologies,Trevose,PA...........2:55PMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................3:05PMBreak........................................................................................................3:20PM


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IWC 10-15 3:40 PMSTUDyOFDEAERATOREFFICIENCyIMPROVEMENTATAMANUFACTURINGPLANTUSINGATTEMPERATUREORPRichard Peterson, Christina Fleming, Scott Dolezal, and Kurt Kraetsch, Nalco Company, Naperville, ILDeaerationiscriticaltoboileroperations,asitisusedtoremovedissolvedoxygenandothergasesfromthefeedwater.Atelevatedtemperatures,evenminutequantitiesofoxy-gencancauseseverecorrosioninsteamsystems.Typicaldeaerationisaccomplishedbyatwostepprocess:mechanicaldeaeration,followedbychemicaldeaeration.ThispaperreviewsstudiesatamanufacturingplantandpapermillthatutilizedAt-Temperatureoxidationreductionpotential(ORP)tooptimizedeaeration.Testingoptimizesdeaeratorventing,whileensuringthecorrosionpotentialofthefeedwaterdoesnotchange.Databeforeandafterthestudiesarepresented,alongwithcalculatedfuelsavingsresultingfromthechanges.Discusser:DougDewitt-Dick,ChampionTechnologies,Fresno,TX....................4:05PMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................4:15PMConclusion.................................................................................................4:30PM

fgd WasTeWaTerDate: Monday,October25Time: 1:30-5:00PMRoom: ExecutiveSalon2Coalfiredpowerplantsareundersevereenvironmentalpressure.Asasourceoffuel,coalwillcontinuetobeamajorcontributortopowergenerationintheUSandisforecastedtoprovidegreaterthan50%ofelectricitygloballythrough2030.Thereforethissessionisextremelyimportant,sinceitcoverswhattheindustrycandotoreducetheenvironmentalimpact;withaspecialfocusonSeleniumremoval.Authorsincluderepresentativesfromvariousperspectives;amajorconsultingfirmandsuppliersofthetechnology.SessionChair:WilliamWillersdorf,SiemensWaterTechnologies,Bridgewater,NJDiscussionLeader: MichaelSoller,BowenEngineeringCorporation,Indianapolis,INIWCRepresentative: JohnT.Lucey,Jr.,P.E.,HDREngineering,Inc.,Pittsburgh,PA

Session Introduction 1:30 PMWilliam Willersdorf, Siemens Water Technologies, Bridgewater, NJ

IWC 10-16 1:40 PMSELENIUMSPECIATIONANDPARTITIONINGINWETFGDSySTEMSGary Blythe and Mandi Richardson, URS Corporation, Austin, TX; Paul Chu and Charles Dene, EPRI, Palo Alto, CA; Dirk Wallschlager, Ph.D., Trent University, Peterborough, ON, Canada; Kevin Fisher and Katherine Searcy, Trimeric Corporation, Buda, TXThepaperdiscussesresultsofEPRI-sponsoredbench-scaletestsconductedtodeterminefactorsthatcontrolseleniumspeciationinwetFGDsystems.Alsodiscussedaremeasure-mentsofdissolvedseleniumconcentrationsandspeciationinfull-scalewetFGDsystems,andresultsofeffortstoimprovesamplepreservationmethodsformeasuringseleniumspeciesinFGDwaters.Discusser:CoreyA.Tyree,Ph.D.,SouthernCompanyServices,Birmingham,AL.........................................................................................2:05PMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................2:15PM


monday’s sessions


monday’s sessions

IWC 10-17 2:30 PMCASESTUDy:COST-MINIMIZATIONAPPROACHTOTHEDESIGN,PROCUREMENT,INSTALLATION,ANDCOMMISSIONINGOFAFGDWASTEWATERTREATMENTSySTEMATAPOWERSTATIONTony Lau, Ph.D., Infilco Degremont, Inc., Richmond, VA; Michael McDonough, Domin-ion Virginia Power, Chester, VAAninnovativeapproachwasutilizedtodesign,procure,installandcommissionaFGDwastewatertreatmentsystematapowerstationinVirginia.DominionsResourcesServices,Inc.andInfilcoDegremont,Inc.partneredtodevelopacost-effectiveFGDwastewatertreatmetnsystemusingaphasedapproach,“OpenBook”approach.Thishighlysuccessfulprojectwascommissionedin2009,costswerekeptbelowthetargetvalue,andthefacilitymetalltheperformanceguarantees.Discusser:ThomasLawry,HDREngineering,Inc.,Pittsburgh,PA.....................2:55PMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................3:05PMBreak........................................................................................................3:20PM

IWC 10-18 3:40 PMABMET:SETTINGTHESTANDARDFORSELENIUMREMOVALJill Sonstegard, James Harwood, and Tim Pickett, GE Power & Water Technologies, Salt Lake, UT; William Kennedy, P.E., Orion Engineering, Charlotte, NCRemovalofdissolvedseleniuminitsoxidizedformshasproventobeaformidablechal-lengeforconventionalwatertreatmentsystems.Anovelapproachtonaturalremediationtechnologyistheutilizationoffixed-bedbioreactors,whichexploitnaturallyoccurring,non-pathogenicmicrobesinanoptimized,selfcontainedsystem.Thesesystemshavebeendesignedtoremoveseleniuminlessthana2hourhydraulicretentiontimewhilesequesteringthecontaminantsinaminimalsludgevolumeforlaterdisposal.Discusser:A.PaulTogna,Ph.D.,EnvironmentalOperatingSolutions,Inc.Bourne,MA................................................................................................4:05PMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................4:15PMConclusion.................................................................................................4:30PM


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monday’s sessions

ProduCed WaTer 1Date: Monday,October25Time: 1:30-5:00PMRoom: ExecutiveSalon4ThepaperspresentedinthissessiondealwithoilfieldproducedwatersfrombothAlbertaandCalifornia.Thetopicscoveredincludepipelinecorrosioncontrol,astudyevaluatingtheoptimizationofthewashingstepofanionexchangeunit,adiscussionofzeroliquiddischargeissuesandaZLDprocessspecificallydesignedforproducedwater,andapaperontheuseofshortbedionexchangetosoftenproducedwater.SessionChair: MichaelSheedy,Eco-TecInc.,Pickering,ON,CanadaDiscussionLeader: PeterMidgley,ChristWaterTechnologyAmericas,LLC,NewBritain,CTIWCRepresentative: JamesSabzali,Northville,MI

Session Introduction 1:30 PMMichael Sheedy, Eco-Tec Inc., Pickering, ON, Canada

IWC 10-19 1:40 PMSUBSURFACEWASHANDBACKWASHEFFECTIVENESSINSACVESSELSATCENOVUS’FOSTERCREEKSAGDFACILITIESTamer Antar, EIT and Caroline W. Mussbacher, P.Eng., Cenovus Energy, Bonnyville, AB, CanadaTheCenovusSAGDfacilityofFosterCreek,locatedinAlberta,recycles100%ofproducedwaterforreuseinaOnceThroughSteamGenerator.TheproducedwaterisdeoiledthenawarmlimesoftenerisusedforsilicaremovalandSACWACionexchangeisusedforhardnessremoval.TheperformanceoftheSACWACionexchangevesselsiscriticaltoensuringhardnessdoesnotreachtheboilers.Tooptimizetheperformanceoftheionex-changevesselsanreviewofthesubsurfacewashandbackwashstepsofregenerationwascompleted.SamplesofeffluentfromtheSubsurfaceWash(SSW)andBackwash(BW)stepsofregenerationwerecollectedandanalyzedforTotalSuspendedSolids(TSS),OilandGrease(O&G)andTotalAcidifiedHardness(TAH)foraPrimaryStrongAcidCationIonExchangeronProducedWaterService.ThepurposeofthetrialwastodetermineifthefrequencyofSSWandBWstepscouldbedecreasestodecreasethestrainonthevesselinternals.Basedonthetrialresultsthefrequencycannotbedecreased,poorinletwaterqualitynecessitatesbothaSSWandBWareperformedateveryregeneration.Additionalconclusionsandrecommendationsarebaseduponthetrialresults.Discusser:ClaudeGauthier,ThePuroliteCompany,Paris,ON,Canada.............2:05PMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................2:15PM


monday’s sessions


monday’s sessions

IWC 10-20 2:30 PMCORROSIONCONTROLININTER-SITEPIPELINECARRyINGPRODUCEDORRECyCLEDWATERINOIL-SANDJasbir Gill, Ph.D., Nalco Company, Naperville, IL Pipelineassetintegrityandcorrosioncontrolisveryimportantduetoenvironmentalregulationsandreplacementcost.Thispaperpresentstheresultsofseverallaboratorystudiesundertakentounderstandthecorrosionmechanismanditsmitigation.ActualpondwaterorprocesswaterfromtheCanadianoil-sandsiteswasusedinthesestudies.Duetomultiplestakeholders,thechemicaltreatmentmustmeetno-harmtesting,stringentenvironmentalandproductionneedsofeveryone.Discusser:MelonieMyszczyszyn,CanadianNaturalResourcesLimited,Bonnyville,AB,Canada...............................................................................2:55PMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................3:05PMBreak........................................................................................................3:20PM

IWC 10-21 3:40 PMPRODUCEDWATERRECOVERyATSENECARESOURCESUSINGSHORTBEDIONEXCHANGELewis Krause and Michael Sheedy, Eco-Tec Inc., Pickering, ON, Canada; Keith Jones, Seneca Resources Corporation, Bakersfield, CAAsaresultofwaterrestrictionsintheBakersfieldareaSenecaResourceshasinstalledanewproducedwaterrecoverysystem.Thepaperreviewsthisprocess,whichconsistsofwaterknockoutandclarificationtanks,anIGFunit,aspecializednutshellfilter,andashortbedionexchangesoftenerthatisregeneratedwithsalt.ThewaterbeingtreatedhasaTDSlevelof4,000-7,000mg/L.Thespecifiedtargethardnesslevelinthetreatedstreamis<1ppm.Inactualservicetheionexchangesoftenerisconsistentlyproduc-ingwaterwithahardnesslevel<0.5ppm.Adescriptionofthebasicfeaturesofthetechnologyandahistoryoftheprojectthroughthepilottesting,design,commissioningandoperatingstageswillbepresented.Somenovelaspectstobecoveredinthepaperincludethefollowing:theuseofanairscoureddual-medianutshellfilter,theapplicationofshortbedionexchangetechnologytothetreatmentofproducedwater,andanin-situresincleaningprocess.Discusser:TBD............................................................................................4:05PMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................4:15PM

IWC 10-70 4:30 PMHORIZONTALEVAPORATORS:ANOPTIONTOVERTICALEVAPORATORSINSAGDJ. Michael Marlett, P.E., P.Eng, Aquatech International Corporation, Hartland, WI EvaporatorsintheOilSandshavetypicallybeenVerticalTubeFallingFilmdesign.Theserequirelargefoundationsandtheirheightlimittheirabilitytobeinstalledinsidebuild-ings.AnoptionisaHorizontalevaporatorthatwouldhavelowheadroomrequirementsandcouldbeinstalledcompletelyinsideabuilding.Thehorizontalevaporatoroffersuniqueopportunitiesforoperation,maintenance,cleaning,installationandlayout.Discusser:SudhirD.Parab,P.Eng.,ConocoPhillipsCanadaLimited,Calgary,AB,Canada...................................................................................4:55PMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................5:05PMConclusion.................................................................................................5:20PM


monday’s sessions


monday’s sessions

Cooling WaTer 1Date: Monday,October25Time: 1:30-5:00PMRoom: SanAntonioBallRoomThissessionwilldiscussthechallengesofcoolingwaterchemistriestothecoolingsystemandthedischarge.Incontinuingeffortsbothfinanciallyandenvironmentallyweareoftenaskedtolimitchemicalandwaterusages.Thesessionwilldiscusstheramificationsofphosphonatedischargeanduptakebytheenvironment,modelingandpredictionmethodsforscalecontrol,andnextgenerationtreatmenttechnology.SessionChair: JasonStyve,Ph.D.,CrownSolutions,Vandalia,OHDiscussionLeader: PhilHazen,WaterWorksServices,Houston,TXIWCRepresentative: JamesDromgoole,FortBendServices,Inc.,Stafford,TX

Session Introduction 1:30 PMJason Styve, Ph.D., Crown Solutions, Vandalia, OH

IWC 10-23 1:40 PMDEVELOPMENTOFNEXTGENERATIONPHOSPHORUS-FREECOOLINGWATERTREATMENTTECHNOLOGyRay Post, Richard Tribble, and John Richardson, ChemTreat, Inc, Glen Allen, VAThispaperwilldiscussthestatusofemergingphosphorusdischargeregulationsandwillreviewprogressonthedevelopmentofacompletelyPhosphorus-Freeproductlineforcoolingwatertreatment.Thepaperwillreviewtheexperimentalapproachusedtode-velopthenewproductlineandwillpresentdatafromlaboratoryscreeningrigsandfrompilotcoolingtowertesting.LaboratorydataonthedevelopmentofaNon-PcorrosionanddepositcontrolprogramforaNuclearPowerplantwillbereviewedaswellasfielddataandresultsfromseveralfieldcasehistories.Discusser:TBD............................................................................................2:05PMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................2:15PM

IWC 10-24 2:30 PMCALCIUMCARBONATESCALEPREDICTIONMETHODSFORCOOLINGTOWERWATERS-WHATISTHEMOSTACCURATE,WHEREANDWHySOMEFAIL,ANDHOWTOUTILIZETOPROVIDEOPTIMIZATIONOFASCALECONTROLPROGRAMPaul Puckorius, Puckorius & Associates, Inc., Arvada, CO Thispaperlistsandcomparesthemostcommoncalciumcarbonatescalepredictionmethodsforcoolingwaters.Itidentifieswhereandwhysomemethodsareinaccurateandmisleadingwithexamplesandactualcasehistories,butalsoidentifywhichindicesarethemostreliable.Itillustrateshowanaccuratepredictionmethodcanoptimizeacalciumcarbonatescalecontrolprogramaswellasprovidingacostreductionofcoolingwatertreatments.Discusser:TBD............................................................................................2:55PMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................3:05PMConclusion.................................................................................................3:20PM


Tuesday’s sessions



refinerY WasTeWaTerDate: Tuesday,October26Time: 8:00-12:00NOONRoom: ExecutiveSalon1Therefiningindustryisfacedwitheverincreasinganddemandingenvironmentalregulationstoprotecttheenvironment.Wastewaterfromtherefiningprocesscontainshazardoushydrocarbons,phenol,amines,ammonianitrogen,BTEXcompounds,heavymetals,totaldissolvedsolidsandotherhazardouscompounds.Thissessionpresentscuttingedgetrendsinrefinerywastewatertreatmentandwasteminimizationsuchasadvancedmembranetreatmentforpartialreuse;membranebiofilmtreatmentoptionsformeetingstringentBODandammoniaeffluentlimits;andadvancedsludgeprocessingforhighqualityoilrecoveryand“thermaldelisting.SessionChair: RameshKalluri,P.E.,KalluriGroup,Inc.,Houston,TXDiscussionLeader: JerryL.Penland,ChesterEngineers,MoonTownship,PAIWCRepresentative: MichaelB.Ryder,P.E.,ChesterEngineers,MoonTownship,PA

Session Introduction 8:00 AMRamesh Kalluri, P.E., Kalluri Group, Inc., Houston, TX

IWC 10-25 8:10 AMSTATEOFOPTIONSINPETROCHEMICALSWASTEWATERTREATMENTPROCESSESRafique Janjua P.E., Fluor, Sugar Land, TX ThechoicesandoptionsavailabletotreatwastewaterfromRefineriesandPetrochemi-calplantshavesubstantiallyincreasedprimarilyduetoeverstringentandchallengingeffluentstandards.Theequipmentmanufacturers,tooutdothecompetition,haveaddedmoreproductswithfanciernamesandunrealisticperformancesguarantees.Allthisaddstosubstandarddesignswhichareverydifficulttooperate.Thispaperdiscussthedifferenttechnologiesandassociatedproblemswhichthedesignengineersneedstobeawareofbeforefinalizingtheprocessandorsigningoffthedocumentsissuedfordesignandconstruction.Discusser:BillMoore,P.E.,Aquatech,Canonsburg,PA....................................8:35AMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................8:45AM

IWC 10-27 9:00 AMRESOURCERECOVERyFROMREFINERyWASTEWATERSLUDGESANDWASTECONVERSIONFROMHAZARDOUSTONON-HAZARDOUS-ACASESTUDyATAMAJOROILREFINERyINLOUISIANAJared Meiser and Bob Cook, Veolia Water, Houston, TXASludgeManagementFacilityisoperatedwithinaLouisianarefinerythatrecoversoilandwaterfromwastewatersludgesproducedintheAPISeparatorandDAFunit.Thefa-cilityrecyclesthesestreamstotherefineryforreprocessing,andtheresidualsolidsfurtherundergoadelistingprocesssotheymaybedisposedofatalocalnon-hazardouslandfill.Discusser:TBD............................................................................................9:25AMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................9:35AMBreak........................................................................................................9:50AM





IWC 10-28 10:10 AMSUCCESSFULPILOTTRIALTORECyCLEPETROCHEMICALWASTEWATERUSINGEXTERNALMEMBRANEBIOREACTORINCOMBINATIONWITHHIGHEFFICIENCyREVERSEOSMOSIS(HERO)Arun Mittal and Apurva Mulye, Aquatech International Corporation, Canonsburg, PAAnexistingpetrochemicalplantinMiddle-Eastisdesirousofrecyclingitsprocesswastewaterafterappropriatetreatmentforreuseaspartialmake-uptotheirdeminer-alizationsystem.Thecurrentpracticefortheirwastewatermanagementistoremovefreeoilthroughagravityseparatorunitfollowedbypumpingittoanindependentlyownedcentralizedwastewatertreatmentfacilityintheareatreatingwastewaterfromotherindustriesaswell.Theplantwastewaterischaracterizedbythepresenceofoil,ammoniacalnitrogenandhighCOD.TheCODtoBODratioatmorethan3:1indicatedresistancetobiodegradability.Aquatechproposedapilottrialforthiswastewaterusingtheirexternalmembranebioreactor“AquaEMBR”(Aquatech’sEnhancedMembraneBioreactor)processfollowedbyHighEfficiencyReverseOsmosis(HEROTM)processtomeetclient’sobjective.Thepilottrialwassuccessfulinremovingmorethan90%CODinthewastewaterthroughAquaEMBR.SubsequentprocessingthroughHERO™resultedinachieving90%recoveryofROpermeateonconsistentbasis.ThequalityparametersofROpermeateweresuitableforitsuseasfeedwatertothedemineralizerunit.Basedonthepositiveresultsofthepilottrials,theclientisactivelyconsideringimplementationoffullscalewastewatertreatmentandrecycleplantusingthistechnologysolution.Discusser:DavidMarrs,P.E.,ValeroEnergyCorporation,SanAntonio,TX.......10:35AMClosure&FloorDiscussion.........................................................................10:45AMConclusion..............................................................................................11:00AM

Cooling WaTer 2Date: Tuesday,October26Time: 8:00-12:00NOONRoom: ExecutiveSalon2Thissessionwillcovernewdevelopmentsandtechniquesforcoolingtowerwatersystemsthatare“green”,newmicrobiologicalmonitoring,aswellasnewcoolingtowerdesignconsiderationspluspredictingandcontrollingbariumandstrontiumpotentialdepositsparticularlywithreusewaters.Manypracticalconsiderations.SessionChair: RaymondPost,P.E.,Chemtreat,Inc.,Langhorne,PADiscussionLeader: RickLancaster,ToyotaMotorEngineering&ManufacturingNA,

Erlanger,KyIWCRepresentative: PaulPuckorius,Puckorius&Associates,Inc./WaterTrainingServ.,

Arvada,CO

Session Introduction 8:00 AMRaymond Post, P.E., Chemtreat, Inc., Langhorne, PA

IWC 10-29 8:10 AMBARIUMANDSTRONTIUMSCALECHEMISTRyANDPREDICTIONINCOOLINGWATERSySTEMSRobert Ferguson and Baron Ferguson, French Creek Software, Inc., Kimberton, PABariumandstrontiummineralscaleshavetraditionallynotbeenaproblemincoolingsystems.Whenlowdegreesofsupersaturationwherepresentforscalessuchasbariumsulfate,inhibitortreatmentstargetingotherscaleswhereatlevelssufficienttocontroldeposition.Waterreuse,andthequestforhighercycles,hascreatedanenvironment





conducivetotheformationofbariumandstrontiumsulfatescales.Thispaperdiscussesthepredictionofbariumandstrontiumsulfateandcarbonatescales.Inhibitorseffectiveagainstthemarealsoreviewed.Discusser:RickeyE.Smith,SouthernCompanyServices,Birmingham,AL........8:35AMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................8:45AM

IWC 10-30 9:00 AMSTATEOFTHEARTOFFRIENDLy“GREEN”SCALECONTROLINHIBITORSHilla Shemer, Ph.D. and. David Hasson, Rabin Desalination Laboratory, Grand Water Research Institute, Technion, Haifa, ISRAEL; Alexander Sher, Nestle PTC, Marysville, OHThisreviewsummarizeseffortstodevelopcosteffective“green”anti-scalants.Currently,themostpromisinggreenscaleinhibitorsarebasedonpolyasparticacid.However,fieldoperationdataonpolyaspartatesareverylimited.Biodegradableanti-scalantsmeetingfoodsafetyrequirementswouldfindmanyapplicationsinthefoodandbeveragesindustriesbutrequirefurtherdevelopment.Discusser:MichaelH.Dorsey,DuPontEngineering,Orange,TX........................9:25AMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................9:35AMBreak........................................................................................................9:50AM

IWC 10-31 10:10 AMINSITUMONITORINGOFBIOFILMGROWTHANDDISINFECTIONUSINGATHERMALANALySISMEASUREMENTTECHNIqUEOlivier Horner and Celine Bouteleux, Electricite de France R&D, CHATOU Cedex, FranceBiofilmsareheterogeneousbacterialformations,whichcangrowontheinnersurfaceofloopwatercircuits.Theyprovideseveraladvantagestobacteria,inparticulartheyofferbetterprotectionagainsttoxicagents(i.e.disinfectantsolutions).Insomecases,biofilmscanfunctionasareservoirofpathogenicorganismssuchasLegionella.Inanindustrialcoolingcircuit,thedevelopmentofbiofilmonthewallsofcircuitscanhavevariousharmfulconsequences,suchaslossofthermicperformanceandpresenthealthandenvironmentalrisks.Tocontrolthisbacterialdevelopment,abetterunderstandingofthegrowthandbehaviourofbiofilmisnecessary.Withthisobjectiveinmind,wehaveusedathermalanalysismeasurementtechniqueinordertomeasureinrealtimeandinsituthebiofilmthicknessinanindustrialcoolingcircuitpilot.Indeed,anumberofnon-invasiveandnon-destructivetechniqueshavebeenputforwardandinvestigatedinordertoobtaininformationaboutthedynamicpropertiesofbiofilms.Thethermalanalysismeasurementtechniquewassoundtobereliableinourconditionsandsufficientlysensitivetofollowthebehaviourofabiofilminrawriverwatercircuit,andtoevaluatetheefficiencyoftwobiocidetreatments(i.e.amonochloraminationandachlorinecleaningtreatment)whichwereapplied.However,thedatashowthatthereisnocorrelationbetweenbiofilmthicknessmeasurementsandmicrobiologicalcounts(especiallythepathogenicLegionellabacteriaandNaegleriafowleriamoeba),eitherinrecirculatingcoolingwater(issuedfromrawwaterriver)orinbiofilm,asalreadyshownintheliteratureinthecaseofpotablewatersystems.Discusser:JonVernon,LyondellChemicalCompany,Channelview,TX............10:35AMClosure&FloorDiscussion.........................................................................10:45AM





IWC 10-32 11:00 AMCOOLINGTOWERDESIGNSFORTHEWATER-CONSTRAINEDNUCLEARWORLDChristopher Kaplan, Natasha Jones, Keegan Kinney, and Ram Narula, Bechtel Power Corporation, Frederick, MD Today’scoolingtowersatNuclearplantsmustaddresswaterlimitationsandpoorqualitywater.Towerconfigurations,designs,andcomponentshavebeendevelopedandarebeingimprovedasaresult.Thispaperidentifiesinnovativetechnologiesinthenuclearworldanddiscusseshowwateravailabilityandqualityaffecttowerdesignandcost.Discusser:TBD..........................................................................................11:25AMClosure&FloorDiscussion.........................................................................11:35AMConclusion...............................................................................................11:50AM

nuClearDate: Tuesday,October26Time: 8:00-12:00NOONRoom: ExecutiveSalon4Afteralmost2decades,nuclearindustryisbeginningtoflourishagainwithnewdesigns,newregulationsandnewsafetymeasures.Thefreshinterestinthenuclearenergyhascomefromtheworldwideattentiontomoregreenenergy.Therefore,inthissession,wewillbeintroducingnewtechnologiesappliedtoimprovetheoldnuclearpowerplants.Furthermore,wewillbediscussing,whatthefutureholdsforoldandnewnuclearpowergenerationintermsofwaterregulations!SessionChair: VenusKaur,SouthernCaliforniaEdison,Westminster,CADiscussionLeader: SandySchexnailder,GEWater&ProcessTechnologies,Dallas,TXIWCRepresentative: KumarSinha,P.E.,BechtelPower,Frederick,MD

Session Introduction 8:00 AMVenus Kaur, Southern California Edison, Westminster, CA

IWC 10-33 8:10 AMMODELINGSTUDIESANDELECTROCHEMICALEXPERIMENTSONAMINESySTEMSJames Bellows, Ph.D., Siemens Energy, Inc., Orlando, FL; Matthew Taylor, Pennsylva-nia State University, University Park, PATheoreticalandexperimentalstudiesofaminesanddecompositionproducts,typicalofnuclearsteamsystems,havebeenperformed.Aceticacidwasselectedasthetypicaldecompositionproductforthesestudies.Concentrationsoftheamineandacetateinthesteamturbineweremodeledbasedonconcentrationsderivedfromaplantwithconcentrationsconsideredtobecommonlyfoundintheindustry.Theevolutionofthesolutionfromthefirstmoisturehasbeenmodeledforaturbineduringshutdownunderturbineclosedandturbineopenconditions.Electrochemicalexperimentinterpretationisreviewed.Resultsofelectrochemicalexperimentsatconcentrationsconsideredsimilartosomenuclearsteamturbinesandathigherconcentrationsarepresented.Discusser:RosaCrovetto,GEPower&Water,Trevose,PA................................8:35AMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................8:45AM

IWC 10-34 9:00 AMEFFECTSOFPOLyACRyLICACIDONIONEXCHANGERESINSDouglas C. Kellogg, Siemens Water Technologies Corp., Rockford, IL Theuseofpolyacrylicacidhasbeenusedasananticlumpingagentforvirginionexchangeresinsformanyyears.Earlyexperienceswithpolyacrylicacid(PAA)haveshowntocausekineticimpairmentonstronglybasicanionicexchangeresins.Recentapplica-





tionsofPAAasadispersantinPowerPlantshaspromptedfurtherinvestigationofPAAtoensureitdoesnotadverselyeffectIonExchangeresininthisapplication.Inthisstudy,wewillbeexposingmixedbedresintowithvariousmolecularweightpolyacrylicacidsolutionsinvariousdosesandinvestigatinganyeffectsonkineticperformance.Discusser:DavidC.Auerswald,SouthernCaliforniaEdison,Westminster,CA.....9:25AMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................9:35AMBreak........................................................................................................9:50AM

IWC 10-35 10:10 AMIMPLEMENTATIONOFZINCINJECTIONATTHESANONOFRENUCLEARGENERATINGSTATIONJonathon Muniga, Southern California Edison, Westminster, CA ZincinjectionintotheReactorCoolantSystemattheSanOnofreNuclearGeneratingStation(SONGS)Units2and3beganin2009toreduceprimarysystemdoserates.Theimplementationofzincinjectionwasperformedtosupportthereplacementoftheplant’soriginalAlloy600SteamGeneratorswithnewAlloy690SteamGenerators.Discusser:TBD..........................................................................................10:35AMClosure&FloorDiscussion.........................................................................10:45AM

IWC 10-36 11:00 AM ULTRALOWSULFATERESINSFORCONDENSATEPOLISHINGAPPLICATIONSINNUCLEARPOWERPLANTPeter Yarnell, Ph.D., Graver Technologies, LLC, Glasgow, PA DevelopmentofanultralowsulfatestronglyacidresinforuseincondensatepolishersinBWR’swillbepresented.Highqualitycondensategradecandidateresinsarepost-treatedtominimizesulfateextractables.Thepost-treatedresinsundergoextractionforsulfateandchloride;extractablesarequantifiedusingionchromatography.Discusser:TerryHeller,PuroliteCompany,RochesterHills,MI.......................11:25AMClosure&FloorDiscussion.........................................................................11:35AMConclusion...............................................................................................11:50AM

Zero liquid disChargeDate: Tuesday,October26Time: 8:00-12:00NOONRoom: SanAntonioBallRoomWastewaterdischargeforvariousindustriesisamajorconcernandriskwhichneedstobemitigated.Theimplementationofincreasinglystringentdischargerequirementsfromlo-cal,stateandfederalgovernmentsandtheuncertaintyoffutureregulationshavedrivenindustriestolookatoptionstoliquiddischarges.Thissessioncoverssomeofthechal-lengesexperiencedandtechnologiesappliedtoachievethegoalofZeroLiquidDischarge.SessionChair: PatrickRandall,AquatechInternational,Canonsburg,PADiscussionLeader: J.MichaelMarlett,P.E.,AquatechInternationalCorp.,Canonsburg,PAIWCRepresentative: DennisMcBride,FluorEnterprises,Inc.,Greenville,SC

Session Introduction 8:00 AMPatrick Randall, Aquatech International, Canonsburg, PA

IWC 10-39 8:10 AMLOWTEMPERATURECRySTALLIZATIONPROCESSISTHEKEyTOZLDWITHOUTCHEMICALCONDITIONINGWilliam Shaw, P.E., HPD / Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, Pewaukee, WI Avacuumcrystallizationprocessoperatedatlowtemperaturehasbeendevelopedbased





oncrystallizationtechniquesusedinthesalt,chemical,andfertilizerindustries.Itisbeingappliedinwastewatertreatmentandrecycletoachievezeroliquiddischargeforsomedifficultwastestreams.Processwastewaterfromcoalgasification,shalegasfracandproducedwater,limestoneforcedoxidationFGDscrubberblowdown,landfillleachate,andcoolingtowerblowdownwherethemake-upwateristreatedmunicipaleffluentareallexamplesofwastestreamscontaininghighlysolublesaltsthatareextremelydifficulttoevaporatetodryness.Discusser:MatthiasLoewenberg,Ph.D.,GEA,Columbia,MD...........................8:35AMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................8:45AM

IWC 10-37 9:00 AMDESIGNANDCONSTRUCTIONCONSIDERATIONSFORZEROLIqUIDDISCHARGEFACILITIESJim Beninati, HDR Engineering, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA; Michael Soller, Bowen Engineering, Indianapolis, INHDRdiscusseschallengesandsolutionsasthefacilitydesignengineerforazeroliquiddischarge(ZLD)minewatertreatmentsystem.Thesubjectprojectremovessalinityfromwastewaterviareverseosmosis,furtherconcentratesitviathermalevaporation,andthencrystallizesitforremovalfromtheaqueousphase.TheresultinglowTDSeffluentisre-usedintheminingprocess,andtheremovedsaltisfurtherprocessedasroadsalt.Discusser:BrianClarke,KiewittPowerEngineersCo.,Lenexa,KS.....................9:25AMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................9:35AMBreak........................................................................................................9:50AM

IWC 10-38 10:10 AMACHIEVINGZERODISCHARGEATELPASOELECTRICCOMPANy’SNEWMANGENERATINGSTATIONUSINGANINNOVATIVEEC-UF-ROSySTEMJose Carlos, Bustamante, El Paso Electric Company, El Paso, TXAnin-depthevaluationofzeroliquiddischargetreatmentoptionsbyElPasoElectricCompanyresultedintheselectionofaninnovativecombinationofElectrocoagulation,Ultrafiltration,andReverseOsmosis.Thesystemaddressesmanyofthepitfallsassoci-atedwithexistingZLDsystemswhileminimizingthemanpower,chemical,andenergyrequirements.FloorDiscussion........................................................................................10:30AM





moniToring and ConTrol of WaTer ChemisTrY in boiler sYsTems and oTher aPPliCaTionsDate: Tuesday,October26Time: 1:30-5:00PMRoom: ExecutiveSalon1Thissessionwilldiscussnewandcontinuingaspectsofcontrollingboilersystemwaterchemistrywithon-lineinstrumentation.TopicsincludeuseofcorrosionproductsamplersandattemperatureORPtomonitorsystemcorrosion,integratedconductivitysensors,andthemeritsofdegassedcationconductivitymeasurements.Inaddition,informationonanewimagebasedwateranalyzerthatcanbeusedforparticleanalysisinwatertreatmentplantswillbepresented.SessionChair: DeborahBloom,NalcoCompany,Naperville,ILDiscussionLeader: JackReinhart,ControlsLink,Inc.,Sewickley,PAIWCRepresentative: ColleenM.Layman,P.E.,BechtelPowerCorp.,Frederick,MD

Session Introduction 1:30 PMDeborah Bloom, Nalco Company, Naperville, IL

IWC 10-40 1:40 PMCORROSIONPRODUCTSSAMPLINGJeff McKinney, Sentry Equipment Corp., Oconomowoc, WI Recentstudiesandactivitieshavere-emphasizedtheimportanceofunderstandingandminimizingironandcoppertransportinathermalpowerplant.Inthissessionwewilldiscusspracticalusesofadevicethatcanbeusedtodeterminetheaveragemetalsconcentrationoveraspecificperiodoftime.Discusser:WayneBernahl,W.BernahlEnterprisesLtd.,Elmhurst,IL...............2:05PMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................2:15PM

IWC 10-41 2:30 PMBENEFITSOFINTEGRATEDCONDUCTIVITySENSORSINWATERTREATMENTSySTEMSDavid M. Gray and Stefan Raabe, Mettler-Toledo Thornton, Inc., Bedford, MA Conductivityprovidesreliablemonitoringofwaterqualitythroughthevariousstagesofwatertreatment.Reportedhereisarecenttechnologycontributionthatimprovesaccuracyandincreasesrangeabilityofmeasurementbyoveranorderofmagnitude.Integratingthephysicalsensorwiththemeasuringcircuitinacompactpackage,theunifiedsensorovercomessignificantmeasurementlimitations.Discusser:ColleenM.Layman,P.E.,BechtelPowerCorp.,Frederick,MD...........2:25PMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................3:05PMBreak........................................................................................................3:10PM

IWC 10-42 3:40 PMDEGASSEDACIDCONDUCTIVITyUSEDFORTHESTEAMqUALITyMONITORING:CONCEPT,SPECIFICATIONSANDLIMITATIONSMarkus Bernasconi, SWAN Analytische Instrumente AG, Hinwil, Switzerland Operatorsofcyclingplantshavetorespectthesteampurityguidelinesissuedbytheturbinemanufacturer.Thiscanresultinaconsiderablelossofpowergenerationwhilewaitingfortherequiredsteamconductivity.Degassedacidconductivitycouldhelptodifferentiatebetweencarbondioxideandsteamimpurities.Thepaperwillexplainthetechnicalconceptofareliableanalyzer,itsspecificationsandlimitations.Discusser:NadanVani,BechtelOG&C,Houston,TX......................................4:05PMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................4:15PM





IWC 10-43 4:30 PMNEWIMAGE-BASEDWATERANALyZERFORREAL-TIMEMONITORINGANDRESEARCHKent Peterson and Harry Nelson, Fluid Imaging Technologies, Inc., Yarmouth, MEAssessingtheconditionofawatersystemissignificantlyenhancedwhenprovisionscanbemadeforcontinuous,rapid,andreal-timemonitoringandanalysis.Thispaperwilldescribeareal-time,imagingparticleanalysissystemanditsapplicationsinwatertreatmentmonitoring.Discusser:WilliamJ.Hebert,Sr.,GlobalChem-FeedSolutions,NewBritan,PA...........................................................................................4:55PMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................5:05PMConclusion................................................................................................5:20PM

PreTreaTmenTDate: Tuesday,October26Time: 1:30-5:00PMRoom: ExecutiveSalon2Pretreatmentisabroadtopicthatcanencompassavarietyoftreatmentprocessestopre-conditionfluidsforfurthertreatment.Fourdifferenttechnologieswillbediscussedinthepaperspresented.Thissessionwillprovideanopportunitytohearveteransoftheindustrydiscussnewdevelopmentsaswellassomeoftheunusualapplicationshehasencounteredoverthecourseofhiscareer.Additionaltechnologiescoveredwillincludehighefficiencypleatedfiltersforawidespectrumofparticlesizes,advancementsinhighratelimesoftenerdesign,andtheapplicationoffractalwaterdistributioninthechlor-alkaliindustry.SessionChair: RobertApplegate,GraverWaterSystems,Cranford,NJDiscussionLeader: PaulGross,LiquidProcessTechnologies,Inc.,Houston,TXIWCRepresentative: MichaelGottlieb,ResinTech,WestBerlin,NJ

Session Introduction 1:30 PMRobert Applegate, Graver Water Systems, Cranford, NJ

IWC 10-44 1:40 PMNEWANDUNUSUALITEMSINWATERTREATMENTGeorge Crits, Aqua-Zeolite Sciences, Inc., Ardmore, PA; William Runyan, IDRECO, West Chester, PANewItemsinvolverecentdevelopments:“PressureInTankDegassing”,HotWaterSter-ilizationofSmallfiltersystems,Novelmethodofcleaningpackedtowers.AndunusualItemsforrevieware:FogCollectorsandAirToWater,Ammonia/NaOHregenerantscombination,BrineMiser,FishWarningSystem,Vinegar/PeroxideSterilization,reclaim-ingspentregen.H2SO4withCaSO4,UltrapurewaterpH/Conductivity.Discusser:SteveGagnon,AVANTech,Inc.,Columbia,SC.................................2:05PMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................2:15PM

IWC 10-45 2:30 PMPILOTTESTINGOFDRAFTTUBE-ENHANCEDCRySTALLIZATIONANDSAND-BALLASTEDSETTLINGTECHNOLOGIESPROVESNEWHIGH-RATESOFTENINGAPPLICATIONFORREFINERIESHolly Johnson and Mark Hess, N.A. Water Systems, a Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies Company, Moon Township, PAAdvancedsand-ballasted,high-ratesettlingsystemshavebeencombinedwithsoftening





chemistrytoprovideefficientwatertreatmentsolutionsfortheoilandgasindustry.ApilottestconductedatCVREnergyinCoffeyville,Kansas,demonstratesthecapabilityofthissolutiontorapidlysoftenwaterforuseinrefineryprocesses.Discusser:RobertT.O’Connell,WRA,Inc,PortMonmouth,NJ.........................2:55PMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................3:05PMBreak.......................................................................................................3:10PM

IWC 10-46 3:40 PMUSEOFFRACTALLIqUIDDISTRIBUTIONFORPRODUCINGDEMINERALIZEDWATERFORCHLOR-ALKALIINDUSTRyRichard Posa and Matthew Burger SAMCO Technologies, Inc., Buffalo, NY; Christopher Martin, ERCO Worldwide (USA), Inc., Port Edwards, WIThispaperdealswithacasestudyofthedesign,selectionandapplicationof2bedcountercurrentionexchangeutilizingFractaldistributortechnology.Thepaperwilldiscussthedesign,installationandcommissioningofthetechnology.Paperwillincludediscussiononthetechnologyandreasonforselection.Wewillalsocomparedesignagainstactualfieldperformance.Additionally,wewillcompareactualsystemperformanceagainsttheoreticalprojectedperformanceofconventional2bedand2bed/mixedbeddeionizationsystems.Discusser:LoraineHuchler,P.E.,CMC,MarTechSystems,Inc.,Lawrenceville,NJ........................................................................................4:05PMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................4:15PM

IWC 10-47 4:30 PMWIDEPARTICLESIZESPECTRUM,HIGHEFFICIENCyPLEATEDFILTERSFred Tepper, Leonid Kaledin, Ph.D., Olga Vargas, and Tatiana Kaledin, Argonide Corporation, Sanford, FL Theperformanceofanelectropositivedepthfilterisbenchmarkedforfiltrationefficiency,flowrateanddirtholdingcapacityversusanumberofotherdepthfiltersandultraporousmembranes.The2micronporesizefilterexceedsallothersinvirtuallyallattributes,includingitsabilitytoretainparticlesassmallasvirusandnanometersizecolloidalparticles.Discusser:KaivanForoughi,GraverTechnologies,Glasgow,DE........................4:55PMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................5:05PMConclusion.................................................................................................5:20PM





reCYCle/reuseDate: Tuesday,October26Time: 1:30-5:00PMRoom: ExecutiveSalon4Learnexactlywhereyourwatercomesfromwhenyouorder“Scotch&Water”onthatlongtriptoMars.Also,getthelateststatusonotherlesspersonalreuseprojectsinvolvingcoolingtowerblowdown,integratedgasificationcombinedcyclegreywater,aswellasoneyetundeterminedprojectandpresentation.SessionChair: BrianHeimbigner,SiemensWaterTechnologies,Warrendale,PADiscussionLeader: ArunMittal,AquatechInternationalCorporation,Canonsburg,PAIWCRepresentative: JamesDromgoole,FortBendServices,Inc.,Stafford,TX

Session Introduction 1:30 PMBrian Heimbigner, Siemens Water Technologies, Warrendale, PA

IWC 10-48 1:40 PMGREyWATERTREATMENTSySTEMFORDUKEENERGy’SEDWARDSPORTIGCCPOWERPLANTM. Adam Edwards, HPD, LLC, Plainfield, IL; Andrew Broerman, Duke Energy, Edwardsport, INDukeEnergyisconstructingacoalgasificationplantinEdwardsport,Indiana.TheplantwilluseadvancedIGCCtechnologytoconvertIndianacoaltoasyntheticgasthatisusedtoproducepower.Theprocesswastewaterfromgasificationoperationsmustbetreatedtoremovecontaminantsbeforeitcanbedischargedtotheenvironment.ThispaperdescribesthedevelopmentanddesignchallengesoftheGreyWaterTreatmentSystem.Discusser:MicheleFunk,BechtelPowerCorporation,Frederick,MD.................2:05PMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................2:15PM

IWC 10-49 2:30 PMRECyCLINGURINEINSPACEPatricia Mendoza Watson, NASA, Washington, DC Waterconservationandwaterqualityarecriticalaspectsoflivinginspace.ThecostsandlogisticsofresupplyingwatertotheInternationalSpaceStationdrivetheneedtobeasefficientwiththewateravailable.Thatmeansrecyclingurinetoprovidepotablewater.Howthisisachievedisthesubjectofthispaper.Discusser:J.MichaelMarlett,P.E.,P.Eng.,Aquatech,Hartland,WI.................2:55PMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................3:05PMBreak.......................................................................................................3:10PM

IWC 10-50 3:40 PMWATERREUSEFORNEWANDEXISTINGCOOLINGTOWERSySTEMS-GUIDELINESANDRECENTEXPERIENCESPaul Puckorius, Puckorius & Associates, Inc., Arvada, CO Thispaperprovidesbothcasehistoriesandguidelinesforconvertingexistingaswellasplannedcoolingtowerwatersystemsfromfreshwatertorecyclewaters.Itidentifiesthecommonproblemsencounteredandhowtheycanbeavoided.Theguidelinesalsoliststhestepsneededpriortoandduringtheconversionprocesstoassuregoodcoolingwatercontactedequipmentprotectionplusthelimitsofvariouswaterconstituentsonthatequipment.Discusser:DavidClaytonPh.D.,PPMServices,Houston,TX.............................4:05PMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................4:15PMConclusion................................................................................................4:30PM





ProduCed WaTer 2Date: Tuesday,October26Time: 1:30-5:00PMRoom: SanAntonioBallRoomThissessionwillfocusonscalingissuesinOnceThroughSteamGenerators(OTSG)andProducedwatertreatmentmethodsinSAGDfacilities.Thepapersinthissessioncoverswidespectrumoftopicssuchasscale&depositformation,metallurgicaldegradationinOTSG’s,producedwatertreatmentbymembraneandevaporationprocesses.SessionChair: DonaldDowney,PuroliteCompany,Paris,ONDiscussionLeader: PeterMeyers,ResinTech,Inc.,WestBerlin,NJIWCRepresentative: ManojSharma,AquatechInternationalCorp.,Canonsburg,PA

Session Introduction 1:30 PMDonald Downey, Purolite Company, Paris, ON

IWC 10-51 1:40 PMCHARACTERIZATIONOFDEPOSITIONANDMETALLURGICALDEGRADATIONINOTSGOVERHEATINGFAILURESPaul Desch, Ph.D., Nalco Company, Naperville, IL NumeroustubefailuresoccurredintheeconomizerofanOTSG.Multipletubesectionsfromdifferentpassesandrowsintheeconomizerthatincludedbulgedandnon-bulgedtubesweresubmittedforanalysis.Theamountandtypeofinternalsurfacedeposi-tionweredeterminedforthesections.Theamountofdepositiononthetubesvariedappreciablywithlocation.However,thecompositionofthedepositionwasgenerallyconsistent,evenwhencomparingthehotandcoldsides.Detailedmicroscopicanalysisofstratifieddepositlayersbyelementmappingtechniqueshighlighteddistinctperiodsofdepositioneventsthatwererelatedtoupsetconditionsinboilerfeedwaterquality.Thispapercomparestheinternaldepositionwithassociatedtubedegradationfromelevatedtemperatureexposure.Inadditiontotheamountandcomponentsoftheinternalsurfacedepositlayers,thestrongimpactofdepositmorphologyonincreasedmetaltemperaturesisdiscussed.Discusser:TBD............................................................................................2:05PMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................2:15PM

IWC 10-52 2:30 PMSCALEANDDEPOSITFORMATIONINSTEAMASSISTEDGRAVITyDRAINAGE(SAGD)FACILITIESHugh Goodman, Martin Godfrey, and Thomas Miller, Nalco Company, Naperville, ILProducedwaterandbrackishwellwaterarethemainboilerfeedwatersourcesforthesteamassistedgravitydrainageoilrecoveryprocess.Waterseparatedfromtheproducedoilemulsion(producedwater)ishighinsilica.Brackishwellwaterishighinhardnessions.Thecombinationofthesewatersisunstableandcanproduceavarietyofmineralscalesinpretreatmentcomponentssuchasevaporators.Once-throughsteamgeneratorscanalsosuffermineralscaleformationaswellascokedeposition.Compositionofdepos-itsfromevaporatorsandsteamgeneratorswillbediscussedaswellastheprocessesofformationandinhibitionofthosedeposits.Discusser:DaveMalkmus,ResinTech,Inc.,WestBerlin,NJ............................2:55PMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................3:05PMBreak3:10PM.......................................................................................................





IWC 10-53 3:40 PMCOMPARISONOFPRODUCEDWATEREVAPORATORSySTEMSATCONNACHERGREATDIVIDEANDALGARCarolina Gonzalez and James Nowak, GE Water & Process Technologies, Bellevue, WATheproducedwaterevaporatorsystemattheConnacherOil&GasLtd.(“Connacher”)GreatDivideprojectbeganoperationinlate2007.Inearly2008,afterseveralmonthsofstableoperationatGreatDivide,ConnacherproceededwiththeAlgarexpansionprojectandselectedanalternateevaporatorsystemconfiguration.TheAlgarevaporatorsystemutilizesanoptimizedversionofthehighpHevaporationtechnologyemployedatGreatDivideandtheotherproducedwaterevaporatorsystemsintheOilSands.WhiletheGreatDividesystemoperatesinaparallelconfiguration,theAlgarsystemoperatesinaseriesconfigurationwithasecond-stagesplitsumpevaporator.Thesedesignaspectsresultinimprovedenergyefficiencyanddistillatequalitycomparedtoaparallelevaporatorconfiguration.ConnacheralsoelectedtoinstallContaminantReductionSystemsinbothevaporatorsatAlgartomaximizedistillatequality.ThispaperwillpresentandcomparedesignsandoperationaldatafromtheGreatDivideandAlgarproducedwaterevaporatorsystems.Discusser:TBD............................................................................................4:05PMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................4:15PM

IWC 10-54 4:30 PMHIGHRECOVERyREVERSEOSMOSISFORTREATMENTOFPRODUCEDWATERRobert J. Kimball, P.E., BCEE, CDM, Helena, MTThispaperpresentsaprovenmethodoftreatinggasfieldproducedwaterusingreverseosmosisthatachieveswaterrecoveriesashighas98%withminimalpotentialformembranefouling.Benchandpilotscaletestsarepresentedaswellascasestudiesthatdemonstratethecostbenefitcomparedtoconventionaltreatmentmethods.Discusser:TBD............................................................................................4:55PMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................5:05PMConclusion.................................................................................................5:20PM


Wednesday’s sessions



ro/membraneDate: Wednesday,October27Time: 8:00-12:00NOONRoom: ExecutiveSalon1Thissessioncontinueswiththethemeofwaterrecoveryandreuse,withafocusonmembranesandtheirapplicationstowaterreusestrategies.Paperscoveravarietyofinnovativestrategiesforincreasingwaterreuseandminimizingwaterdischarge.SessionChair: PeterMeyers,ResinTech,Inc.,WestBerlin,NJDiscussionLeader: JaneKucera,NalcoCompany,Naperville,ILIWCRepresentative: GeorgeAbrahim,P.E.,VeoliaWaterSolutions&Technologies,

MoonTownship,PA

Session Introduction 8:00 AMPeter Meyers, ResinTech, Inc., West Berlin, NJ

IWC 10-55 8:10 AMZERODISCHARGEDESALINATION(ZDD)TECHNOLOGy-IONSUBSTITUTIONELECTRODIALySISMAXIMIZESWATERRECOVERyFORINLANDDESALINATIONBrad Biagini, N.A. Water Systems, Moon Township, PA; Bernie Mack, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, Waltham, MA; Thomas A. Davis and Malynda Cappelle, Center for Inland Desalination Systems, University of Texas at El Paso, TXZeroDischargeDesalination(ZDD)technologyisbeingdevelopedasamethodtoincreasetherecoveryratecurrentlyachievedbyconventionaldesalinationsystemsfortreatmentofbrackishgroundwater.Thisemergingtechnologycombinesreverseosmosiswithelectrodialysismetathesistoremovedivalentsaltsfromwater.Theprocesspreventsthesaltsfromprecipitatingduringtheproductionofpurifiedwaterandthusincreasesthewaterrecoveryrates.Discusser:TBD............................................................................................8:35AMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................8:45AM

IWC 10-56 9:00 AMENHANCINGROPERMEATERECOVERIESWITHCyCLICIONEXCHANGEFrancis Boodoo, Purolite, Bala Cynwyd, PA Newpatent-pending“CyclicIonExchangeTM(CIX-RO)technologyusesthe“free”saltavailableinROrejecttoregeneratethesoftenerwithouthavingtoaddextrasalt.Uniqueshallowshellresins,keytothetechnology,canbeefficientlyregeneratedwithROrejectbrineconcentrationsaslowas0.5%.Discusser:CarlGalletti,ResinTech,Inc.,WestBerlin,NJ..................................9:25AMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................9:35AMBreak........................................................................................................9:40AM

IWC 10-57 10:10 AMNOVELMEMBRANEFOULINGTESTPROCEDURETOCOMPAREFOULING-RESISTANTMEMBRANESGregg Poppe and Abhishek Roy, Dow Water & Process Solutions, Edina, MNAnewfoulingtestprocedurewasdevelopedtorapidlycomparethefoulingresistanceofmembraneswithvaryingpermeability.Theresultingcurveallowsfluxlosstobecomparedfairlyatanyflux.TestingavarietyofflatsheetROmembranespredictedtherelativeperformanceofROelementsoperatinginrealfoulingwater.Discusser:TBD..........................................................................................10:35AMClosure&FloorDiscussion.........................................................................10:45AM





IWC 10-58 11:00 AM RECyCLINGINDUSTRIALWASTEWATERWITHINNOVATIVEMEMBRANETECHNOLOGIESHenia Yacubowicz, Koch Membrane Systems, Wilmington, MA; Antonia von Gottberg, Cambridge, MATwoinnovativemembranetechnologiesarenowbeingusedinmultipleplantstorecycleindustrialwastewater;anultrafiltrationmembranemoduleforamembranebioreactorwithauniquesingleheaderdesign,andtheworld’slargestreverseosmosiselement.Thepaperdescribesthetechnologiesandhighlightscasestudiesofseveralplants.Discusser:TBD..........................................................................................11:25AMClosure&FloorDiscussion.........................................................................11:35AMConclusion...............................................................................................11:50AM

PoWer PlanT WaTer sYsTems designDate: Wednesday,October27Time: 8:00-12:00NOONRoom: ExecutiveSalon2Newregulationsandconstantlychangingtechnologiesareimpactingthedesignofnewpowerplants,aswellasupgradestoexistingplants,particularlyregardingtheirwaterandwastewatertreatmentsystems.Thisgivesrisetomanyandvariedquestions.“Howwillcarboncaptureimpactourwaterneeds?”“Howcanwebesureourwastewaterismeetingmetalsrequirements?”“Whatcanwedotobuildsafetyintoourwatertreatmentplant?”“ShouldweconsiderneutralizingaminesinsteadofammoniaforpHcontrol?”Thissessionwilladdressthesequestionsandtheirimpacttothedesignofthewatersystemsinpowerplants.SessionChair: DianeMartini,Sargent&Lundy,LLC,Chicago,ILDiscussionLeader: StevenGagnon,AVANTech,Inc.,Columbia,SCIWCRepresentative: DennisMcBride,FluorEnterprises,Inc.,Greenville,SC

Session Introduction 8:00 AMDiane Martini, Sargent & Lundy, LLC, Chicago, IL

IWC 10-59 8:10 AMAUTOMATEDSELENIUMANALyZERFORWATERqUALITyMONITORINGVladimir Dozortsev, Ph.D., William T. Dietze Ph.D., and Li Xiao Ph.D., TraceDetect Inc., Seattle, WA; Derek A. Eggert, Ph.D., Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, ALAstheresultofimplementingCAIR(CleanAirInterstateRule)numerousFlueGasDesul-furization(FGD)systemshavealreadybeeninstalledthroughoutthepowerindustryandmanynewonesareexpectedtobeinstalledinthenearfuture.WastewatergeneratedbyFGDscrubbersiscontaminatedbycapturedtoxicmetals(Hg,Se,Asetc.)andrequiretreatmentbeforedischarge.MetalremovalfromFGDwastesisacomplicatedandcostlytask,especiallywhenseleniumcontaminationistargeted.ThereforeautomatedmetalsmonitorscapableofoperatinginhardindustrialenvironmentsisofhighprioritytoensureproperFGDwastemanagementandmeetfuturestrictmetaldischargelimits.Discusser:SteveGagnon,AVANTech,Inc.,Columbia,SC.................................8:35AMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................8:45AM





IWC 10-60 9:00 AMINCORPORATINGSAFETyINTOWATERTREATMENTDESIGNMichele Funk, P.E., Michael Chuk, P.E., Kumar Sinha, P.E., Bechtel Power Corporation, Frederick, MDDesigningawatertreatmentsystemtoincorporatesafetyisacomplexmixofdesignandoperatingconditionsandparameters;appropriateequipmentandmaterialspecifica-tionandselection;controlsystemsdesignforsafeoperationalorfailureconditions;andpropermaintenance.Theequipmentmustbedesignednotonlytooperateproperlyandefficiently,butalsoforoperatorsafetyincludingaddingadditional,sometimes“op-tional”,safetyequipmentsuchas:flangeguards,desiccantbreathersonchemicaltanks,andreliefvalves.Watertreatmentequipmentfrequentlyincludeschemicaltreatmentwhichrequiressafehandling,materialselectionforcorrosionresistance,andstorage.Inadditiontospecifyingproperequipment,thewatertreatmentsystemsmusthavesuitablecontrolandinterlockstopreventunsafeoperationincludingtankoverflowalarms,valveinterlocks,andemergencypowershutoff.Thewatertreatmentareasmustbedesignedforsafeoperationincludinglocationandquantityofsafetyshowers,locationandlayoutofchemicalstorageareas,andstorageofcompressedgasses.Anintegralpartofwatertreatmentplantdesigncomesfromoperationsandmaintenancepersonnelthemselves.Appropriatemaintenanceofwatertreatmentequipmentisvitalforthesafetyofopera-tionspersonnelinadditiontoefficientprocessorequipmentoperation.Thispaperwilldiscusssomeoptionsonhowtointegratesafetyintothedesign,selection,layout,ormaintenanceofequipmenttypicallyusedinthewatertreatmentindustry.Discusser:JimBraun,AVANTech,inc.,Columbia,SC.......................................9:25AMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................9:35AMBreak.......................................................................................................9:50AM

IWC 10-61 10:10 AMEXPERIENCESUSINGNEUTRALIZINGAMINESTOCONTROLPHANDMINIMIZEFACINACOMBINED-CyCLEPOWERPLANTRobin Kluck, GE Water and Process Technologies, Trevose, PA; Juan Torres, GE Water & Process Technologies, Ponce, PR; Adolfo Antompietri and Jose Rivera, EcoElectrica L.P., Penuelas, PRProperpHcontrolisnecessarytoprotectpowerplantfeedwatersystemsfromdamagecausedbyflow-assistedcorrosion(FAC).ManyplantsuseammoniaforpHcontrol,butitisnotalwaysthebestchoice.ThispaperdiscussesexperiencesusingneutralizingaminestocontrolpowerplantfeedwaterpHandtomitigateFAC.Discusser:PeterLemke,P.E.,MWHAmericas,Inc.,Denver,CO......................10:35AMClosure&FloorDiscussion.........................................................................10:45AM

IWC 10-62 11:00 AMCARBONCAPTURETECHNOLOGyRAMIFICATIONSONPOWERPLANTWATERTREATMENTSandra Kolvick, P.E. and Dennis McBride, Fluor Enterprises, Inc., Charlotte, NCThispaperanalyzestheimpactofafull-scalecoalpowerplantCarbonCaptureandSequestration(CCS)systemonthewatertreatmentfacilitysizeandscope.SupportingaCCSsystemwillrequireadditional(1)plantgrossmegawattoutput,(2)demandforprocesswater,and(3)wetcooledheatexchangerduty.Discusser:WayneMicheletti,WayneC.Micheletti,Charlottesville,VA............11:25AMClosure&FloorDiscussion.........................................................................11:35AMConclusion..............................................................................................11:50AM





naTural gas hYdro fraCTuring floW baCK WaTer TreaTmenTDate: Wednesday,October27Time: 8:00-12:00NOONRoom: ExecutiveSalon4TheMay10,2010WallStreetJournalstatedthat“ShaleGasWillRocktheWorld”.Thissessionwilladdresstheissuesthatmustbeconsideredandalternativeapproachesthatcanbeutilizedtoprocesstheflowbackandproducedwaterthatisgeneratedbyhydrofracturingshaleformationstoproducenaturalgas.Thesessionwillbeginwithasummaryofthewatertreatmentandregulatoryissuesthatmustbeconsideredinprocessingflowbackwater.Thesessionthenincludespresentationsofdifferenttreatmentapproachesusedandthevarioustreatmentmechanismsthatarebeingutilizedtoallowrecoveryofthisvaluablenaturalresource.SessionChair: DeveshMittal,AquatechInternationalCorporation,Canonsburg,PADiscussionLeader: JeffreyS.Cadman,P.E.,GAIConsultants,Inc.,Homestead,PAIWCRepresentative: JohnT.Lucey,Jr.,P.E.,HDREngineering,Inc.,Pittsburgh,PA

Session Introduction 8:00 AMDevesh Mittal, Aquatech International Corporation, Canonsburg, PA

IWC 10-63 8:10 AMWATERMANAGEMENT:TREATMENTOFFRACWATERATWELLHEADChuck Kozora, Aquatech, Canonsburg, PA WatermanagementisacriticalcomponenttotheabilitytocontinuedrillingintothenaturalresourcesavailableinMarcellusShale.Wastewatertreatmentandrecycle/reuseissuesnotonlyimpacttheabilitytocontinuedrillingduetoenvironmentalandcorporatesocialresponsibilitychallengesbutcanalsoimpactproductionachievedduringthewelldevelopment.Thepresentationwillfocusuponawatertreatmentrig,essentiallyamobileevaporator,andhowitsuseimpactsproduction,economics,andenvironmentalcompli-ance.Presentedtopicswillincludebasicspecifications,fieldrequirementsandoperation,andgeneralbenefitanalysis.Discusser:BradleyD.Wolf,P.E.NavigantConsulting,Pittsburgh,PA................8:35AMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................8:45AM

IWC 10-64 9:00 AMPRECIPITATIONREACTIONSINHyDROFRACTURINGWASTEWATERTREATMENTJohn Schubert, P.E., HDR Engineering, Inc., Sarasota, FL Thehydrofracturingofgasshaleresultsinflowbackandproducedwatersthatcontainsubstantialdissolvedsolids,includingcalcium,barium,strontium,magnesiumandiron.Thispaperwillreviewstheamountsofthesepresent,theirpotentialimpactinreuseandprecipitationmethodsforcontrollingtheirconcentration.Discusser:ScottC.quinlan,GAIConsultants,Inc.,Pittsburgh,PA.....................9:25AMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................9:35AMBreak.......................................................................................................9:50AM

IWC 10-65 10:10 AMNORMREMOVALFROMFRACWATERINATREATMENTFACILITyJames Silva and Hope Matis GE Global Research Center, Niskayuna, NY; Joseph Tinto, GE Water and Process Technologies, Bellevue WAThisreportdescribesaproposedpretreatmentprocessforNORMremovalinacentralthermalevaporationandcrystallizationfacilitytorecoverdistilledwaterandsaltfromfracwater.Brineistreatedtoremoveiron,manganese,andsuspendedsolids,followed





byNORMremovalintwounitoperations.First,Raisadsorbedontoresin,whichisdisposedinaNORM-licensedlandfill.Then,BaandremainingRaarecoprecipitatedassulfates,whicharedisposedinaRCRA-Dnonhazardouslandfill.Discusser:JerryPenland,ChesterEngineers,MoonTownship,PA...................10:35AMClosure&FloorDiscussion.........................................................................10:45AM

IWC 10-66 11:00 AMWATERRECOVERyVIATHERMALEVAPORATIVEPROCESSESFORHIGHSALINEFRACWATERFLOWBACKJoseph Tinto and Robert Solomon, Ph.D., GE Water & Process Technologies-RCC Thermal, Bellevue, WAAstudyofwaterrecoveryinvolvingthermalprocessesofevaporationcombinedwithsaltproductionbycrystallizationwasundertaken.Studiesofthereuseofthedistillateandbeneficialuseofsaltproducts,meetingTCLP&ASTMstandardswereconducted.Theresultsofthesimulationsandpilottestingarediscussed.Discusser:TBD..........................................................................................11:25AMClosure&FloorDiscussion.........................................................................11:35AMConclusion..............................................................................................11:50AM

non-ChemiCal Cooling WaTer WiTh Panel disCussionDate: Wednesday,October27Time: 8:00-12:00NOONRoom: SanAntonioBallRoomThissessionprovidesnewdevelopmentsandcasehistoriesofnon-chemicalcoolingtowerwatertreatmentstocontrolscalesandmicrobiologicalproblems.Thesepapershighlighttheconditionsneededforsuccessfulperformanceofnon-chemicalprogramsaswellascombinationsofnon-chemicalwithchemicaltreatmentsforacompletecoolingwatertreatmentprogram.SessionChair: JohnJ.Farmerie,CyrusRiceWaterConsultants,Inc.,Pittsburgh,PADiscussionLeader: PaulPuckorius,Puckorius&Associates,Inc./WaterTrainingServices,

Arvada,COIWCRepresentative: PaulPuckorius,Puckorius&Associates,Inc./WaterTrainingServices,

Arvada,CO

Session Introduction 8:00 AMJohn J. Farmerie, Cyrus Rice Water Consultants, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA

IWC 10-67 8:10 AMANEWMECHANICALWATERSOFTENERUSINGPLASMADISCHARGEWITHANAPPLICATIONTOTHEPREVENTIONOFMINERALFOULINGINCOOLINGWATERYoung Cho, Ph.D., Yong Yang, Hyoungsup Kim, Andrei Starikovskiy, and Alex Fridman, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PAAnewplasmadischargesystemwithaplasma-assistedself-cleaningfilterreducedcalciumionconcentrationby70%incoolingwater,thuspreventingmineralfoulingincondensers.Theplasmadischargesystemisanenvironmentallyfriendlysolutionfortheproblemscausedbyhardwater.Itisatruemechanicalwatersoftener,whichisanenergy-efficientgreentechnology.Discusser:TBD............................................................................................8:35AMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................8:45AM





IWC 10-68 9:00AM HyDRODyNAMICCAVITATIONFORCOOLINGWATERTREATMENT:ATECHNOLOGyUPDATEPhil Vella, Ph.D., VRTX Technologies, Schertz, TX Theobjectiveofthispaperistodescribeanon-chemicalalternativetechnologyforcoolingwatertreatmentbasedontheprincipleofhydrodynamiccavitation.Thispaperwillbedividedintothreesections.1.Thebasicsofcavitation,includingcurrentcomputermodeling.2.Theeffectivenessofthistechnologythroughanalysisofsitedatatakenoveraperiodof3-5years.3.Commonlyaskedquestionsfromwatertreatmentprofessionalsaboutthetechnology.Discusser:TBD............................................................................................9:25AMClosure&FloorDiscussion...........................................................................9:35AMBreak.......................................................................................................9:40AM

IWC 10-69 10:10 AM FIELDCOMPARISONOFANOVELULTRASONICMICROBIALCONTROLPROGRAMWITHACONVENTIONALBROMINEMICROBIALCONTROLPROGRAMDonald Weakley, Ashland Hercules Water Technologies, Ajax, ON, CanadaThetreatmentoflightindustrialcoolingwatersystemsbyhighfrequency,lowpowerultrasonictechnologyhasproventobeaneffectivemethodtoreduce,ifnoteliminate,theuseofchemicalbiocides.Afieldstudywasconductedtocomparetheefficacyofultrasonictechnologyversusconventionalbromineoxidativetechnologyasthemicrobiologicalcontrolcomponentofanoverallcoolingwatertreatmentprogram.Thestudywasconductedforaperiodof12weeksonacompressor-basedcoolingsystemthatusesaplateandframeheatexchanger.Dataanalysisindicatedsignificantbenefitsweregainedthroughultrasonicapplication.Inadditiontoimprovedheatexchange,otherbenefitsincludedtheeliminationofhazardouschemicalsandasignificantreductioninunder-depositcorrosionpotential.Controlparametersanddatacollectionprotocolaredescribedindetail.Discusser:TBD..........................................................................................10:35AMClosure&PanelDiscussion........................................................................10:45AM

PANELDISCUSSIONApaneldiscussionwillbeheldafterthesessionspapersarepresentedforapproxi-matelyonehour.Thisistoreplaceourusualformaldiscussionsofthepapers.Itisanopportunitytoaskandchallengetheauthorsontheirpresentationsaswellasobtaininggreaterdetailsontheperformanceoftheirsystems.Weencouragethesessionattendeestoparticipateinthispaneldiscussiontoansweranyquestionsonthenon-chemicalprocesses.Conclusion..............................................................................................11:40AM


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ConTinuing eduCaTion WorKshoPs Thisyear’sworkshopswillcoverrelevanttopicssuchasWaterandWastewaterTreatmentforNaturalGasFracWater,ReverseOsmosis,Ion-ExchangeTechnologyandaspecialpackageof3basicwatertreatmentcourses.Theworkshopprogramisdesignedtoprovidepracticalinformationthatincludesabasicunderstandingofthetopicaswellasdetailedcasestudies.Theyarepresentedbyexpertsinthefieldandareloadedwithtechnicalcontent,notsalesinformation.Eachworkshopwillprovideanopportunityforatechnicalexchangebetweenthestudents,theinstructorandotherworkshopparticipants.Theworkshopswillprovideattendees4professionaldevelopmenthours(PDHs)andacertificateofcompletion.

Wednesday, October 27 1:00-5:00 PMW1:WATERTREATMENT101*Presented by: Kumar Sinha, Bechtel Corporation, Frederick, MD and Dennis McBride, Fluor Enterprises, Inc., Greenville, SC Thisworkshopisagreatintroductorycoursecoveringthebasicconceptsofwatertreat-mentforindustry.Itwilladdressunitoperations(clarification,filtration,lime/sodaashsoftening,ironandmanganeseremoval,membranefilters,androughingdemineralizers)usedinwaterpreparationforindustrywithemphasisonpower,chemicalindustry,andrefineriesincludingtreatmentofmakeupwaterforcoolingwatersystems,andboilerwatermakeup.Wastewatergeneratedbytheseunitoperationsandtheirtreatment&disposalwillbediscussed.Basicwaterchemistryrequirementsforlow,medium,andhighpressureboilerswillbeconsideredwithchemicalconditioningasrequired.

Wednesday, October 27 1:00-5:00 PMW2:TREATMENTOFPRODUCEDWATERFROMENHANCEDOILRECOVERyFORUSEINONCETHROUGHSTEAMGENERATORSPresented by: Robert Holloway, Holloway Associates, Etobicoke, ON, CanadaThisfourhourcoursewillexplorethetheoreticalandpracticalaspectsoftreatingde-oiledproducedandblendedwaterstoproducehighpressuresteaminoncethroughsteamgeneratorsasusedinSAGDenhancedoilrecoveryoperations.Treatmentprocessesconsideredwillincludehotandwarmlimesoftening,afterfiltrationandweakacidcationsoftening.Importantequipmentdesignandpracticaloperatingparameterswillbediscussedincludingin-situvs.externalregenerationofresins.

Wednesday, October 27 1:00-5:00 PMW3:HRSGANDHIGHPRESSURE(>900PSIG/60BAR)BOILERWATERTREATMENTANDOPERATIONPresented by: David G. Daniels, Mechanical & Materials Engineering, Austin, TXThisworkshopwillcoverthewaterqualityrequiredforhighpressure(>900psig)steamboilers,thevarioustreatmentsbeingusedandnewdevelopmentsrelativetoprotec-tionfromscaleandcorrosion.Thecoursealsocoverstreatmentissuesrelatedtothepre-boilersandthecondensatesystems.Thecourseincludesadiscussionofcontrolsandtroubleshootingtechniques.Operators,utilityplantsupervisors,managers,andengineerscanallbenefitgreatlyfromthepracticalinformationprovidedinthiscourse.


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Wednesday, October 27 1:00-5:00 PMW4:INDUSTRIALBOILERWATERTREATMENT(UPTO1800PSIG/120BAR)Presented by: James O. Robinson, GE Betz, Trevose, PAThecourseisintendedforthoseinterestedinindustrialsteamsystemsoperatingatpres-suresupto1800psig.Whilesomebasictheoryiscovered,themainfocusofthecourseistoprovidepracticalinformationthatcanbeusedtoavoidcommonsystemproblems.Thecoursecoversdeaerators,boilers,steamturbinesandcondensatesystemsfrombothmechanicaloperationandchemicaltreatmentaspects.Thecausesofdepositionandcor-rosionaswellaswaterqualityandmonitoringguidelinesandchemicaltreatmentoptionsarediscussedinaninformalatmosphere.

Thursday, October 28 8:00 AM-12:00 noonW5:REVERSEOSMOSIS-BACKTOBASICS*Presented by: Jane Kucera, Nalco Company, Naperville, ILTheapplicationofreverseosmosis(RO)hasgrownrapidlyoverthelast15year.How-ever,someofthebasicshavebeenlostinshuffle.Furthermore,manytimesprofessionalsandoperatorsfamiliarwithionexchangearenowfacedwithoperatingROsystemswithlittleornotraining.ThisWorkshopcoversthebasicsofRO,fromsounddesigntoproperoperatingtechniques.Foulingandconcentrationpolarization,datacollectionandnor-malization,cleaningandstoragearejustsomeofthetopicsincludedinthisWorkshop.ThisWorkshopisintendedforallwhoneedtounderstandthebasicsofRO.

Thursday, October 28 8:00 AM-12:00 noonW6:WATERANDWASTEWATERTREATMENTFORNATURALGASFRACWATERPresented by: John Schubert, HDR Engineering, Sarasota, FLTheMarcelluswellfieldisoneofseveraldeepshaleformationsintheUSholdingsub-stantialreservesofnaturalgas.ItrunsfromcentralNewyorkthroughPennsylvaniaandWestVirginia,andextendsintoKentucky,VirginiaandOhio.Estimatedreservesexceed50trillioncubicfeetofnaturalgas.Toextractthegasrequiressophisticateddrillingtech-niques.Hydrofracturingisrequiredtoformchannelsintheshaletoallowthegastoflowtothewell.Thiscourseprovidesdetailedinformationonwateruseinthehydrofracturingprocess,fromthewatersupplysideaswellasthetreatmentofflowbackwaterfromthefrac’dwell.Thequalityrequirementsforwatersupplywillbereviewedfromtheoreticalandpracticalperspectives.Datawillbepresentedidentifyingthenatureofwaterrecoveryfromthehydrofracturedwell,bothforquantityandquality.Treatmentoptions,includingthermaltreatmentoptions,willbereviewed,andwhereavailabledesigncriteriawillbenoted.Progresswillbedescribedoninstallation/startupoffullscalefacilitiestoprovid-ingwatersupplyandfracwatertreatment.

Thursday, October 28 8:00 AM-12:00 noonW7:BIOLOGICALTREATMENTOFREFINERyANDCHEMICALPLANTWASTEWATERSPresented by: Dr. Enos L. Stover, Ph.D., P.E., DEE, The Stover Group, Stillwater, OKThisworkshopprovidesareviewofthebasicdesignandoperatingconsiderationsforaerobicandanaerobictreatmenttechnologiesthatareappliedtoindustrialwastewatertreatmentforthefood,refinery,chemical,powerandotherindustries.TheworkshopwilladdressbasicconceptsfororganicBODandCODremovalandwillintroduceconceptsforbiologicalnutrientremoval.Thisworkshopprovidespracticaldesignandoperationalinformationonthevarioustypes(SBR,MBR,MMBR,activatedsludge,etc.)ofbiologicalwastewatertreatmenttechnologiesinusetodayforindustrialwastewaters.


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Thursday, October 28 1:00-5:00 PMW8:IONEXCHANGETECHNOLOGyANDPRACTICALOPERATINGPRACTICES*Presented by: Wayne Bernahl, W. Bernahl Enterprises, Ltd., Elmhurst, ILThisworkshopprovidesdetailedreviewofthevariousionexchangeprocessesforsoften-inganddemineralizingwateraspreparationforboilers,cooling,andprocessapplica-tions.Asectiononhowtoevaluatesystems,theirresin,operation,andwaterqualityofionexchangeunitsisanexcellenttroubleshootingandinformativeportionofthisworkshop.Areviewofthedifferentionexchangeresinsavailablealongwiththenewestdevelopmentsandhowthosecanbeappliedtoprovidespecificwaterqualityisamustforwatertreatmentoperations.Agreatopportunitytoaskquestionsandsolveproblems.

Thursday, October 28 1:00-5:00 PMW9:CURRENTNEWTECHNOLOGIESINIDENTIFyINGANDCONTROLLINGBIOLOGICALDEPOSITSANDCORROSIONByMICFORCOOLINGWATERSySTEMS&REUSEWATERASCOOLINGWATERMAKEUPPresented by: Paul Puckorius, Puckorius & Associates, Inc./Water Training Services, Arvada, COThisworkshopwillcombinepresentationsonrecyclewaterforcoolingtowersaswellaspresentationsonMIC(microbiologicallyinfluencedcorrosion)detectionaswellascontrol.Sincetherearemajorconcernswithrecyclewaterandmicrobiologicalactivity,thesetwosubjectscomplementeachotherandidentifythebestapproachesforrecyclewateruseincoolingtowerwatersystems.


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AdvAnCEd MICrOLAbSContact: DougJohnsonPhone: 970-492-4383Fax: 866-657-3691E-mail: [email protected]: www.advancedmicrolabs.comAdvancedMicroLabsLLCisachemicalanalyticalinstrumentationcompanydedicatedtopioneeringMicroChipElectroChromatographymeasurementtechniques.Since2003,AdvancedMicroLabshasoperatingasaresearchstagecompany;beginningin2010,Ad-vancedMicroLabsenteredthecommercializationstageforIonAnalysisintheIndustrialCleanWaterMarket.

AquATECh InTErnATIOnAL COrPOrATIOnContact: PatrickRandallPhone: 724-746-5300Fax: 724-746-5359E-mail: [email protected]: www.aquatech.comEstablishedin1981,AquatechInternationalCorporationisagloballeaderinwaterpuri-ficationtechnologyforindustrialandinfrastructuremarketswithafocusondesalination,waterreuse,andzeroliquiddischarge.Aquatech’sproductgroupsincludeRawWaterTreatment,IonExchange,MembraneProcesses(UF/RO/MBR),ThermalDesalination(MED/MSF),Wastewater/EffluentTreatmentandZeroLiquidDischarge.

AuChTEL PrOduCTS LTd .Contact: PrateekTandonPhone: 91-22-4063-2600Fax: 91-22-4063-2627E-mail: [email protected]: www.auchtel.comAuchtelProductsLtd.isaManufacturerofworldclassIonExchangeResinswhichareusedinvariouspotableandnonpotablewatertreatmentapplicationsaswellaswidevarietyofprocessapplications.Withover30yearsofexperienceinhelpingourcustomersfindtherightsolutions,wehavefinetunedourresinstomeettheneedsoftomorrow.WeareGoldSealCertifiedbytheWaterqualityAssociation.

AvAnTECh, InC .Contact: JamesBraunPhone: 803-622-5426Fax: 803-407-1215E-mail: [email protected]: www.avantechinc.comAVANTech,Inc.isacomprehensiveindustrialwatertreatmentsolutionsprovider.Ourextensiveexperienceinengineeringprocesssystemsenablesustocreateintegratedsolutionsthatcandramaticallyimproveoperationsinindustrial,commercial,power,andnuclearpowerapplications.

TheIWCExhibitHallfeaturedover50differentopportunitiestolearnaboutpracticalandinnovativesolutionsfortheindustrialwatertreatmentindustryfromindustryleaders. Alistingofall2010IWCExhibitorsisprovidedbelow,alongwithadetailedlistingwithcontactinformationandcompanydescriptiontocontactExhibitors.


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bJ PrOCESS And PIPELInE SErvICES COMPAnyContact: StewartEmmersonPhone: 832-519-2060Fax: 832-519-2001E-mail: [email protected]: www.bjservices.comPre-commissioningandturnaroundservices.Chemicalcleaning,boilerandpipesystems.Flowmacflushingoflubeandhydraulicsystems.Airandnitrogendrying.AcceleratedcooldownprocesseswithN2andCo2.Laboratoryanddevelopmentfacilities.

bOWEn EnGInEErInGContact: MichaelSollerPhone: 317-842-2616Fax: 317-841-4257E-mail: [email protected]: www.bowenengineering.comBowenisaself-performing,employeeowned,generalcontractorfocusedonwater,wastewaterandpowerconstruction.HeadquarteredinIndiana,BowenisworkingthroughouttheCentralandEasternUnitedStates.Asaleadingdesign-builderinthecountry,ourabilitytolistenandcollaboratewithourPartnersandClientshasmadeustheircontractorofchoice.Let’sfixittogether.

CEdA InTErnATIOnAL COrPOrATIOnContact: ToddAndersonPhone: 403-253-3233Fax: 403-252-6700E-mail: [email protected]: www.cedagroup.comCEDAInternationalCorporationisagloballeaderdrivenbytalentedandpassionatepeoplewhoarecommitted24/7todeliveringworldclassindustrialmaintenance,turnaroundandconstructionservicesthroughinnovativetechnologies,equipmentandprocesses,safelyeverytime.Since1973,clientshavereliedonCEDAInternationalCor-porationtodeliveroutstandingtechnicalservicesthatoptimizetheirinvestments,improvetheircompetitivepositionandincreasetheirlong-termsuccess.

ChEMICO InTErnATIOnAL, InC .Contact: SamOwensPhone: 281-599-3337Fax: 281-599-3550E-mail: [email protected]: www.chemico.comCHEMICOspecializesinhighqualitysafetreatmentproductsandservicesforcoolingtowers,boilers,andclosedloopsystems.Weformulateandmanufacturechemicalconcentratesorbasesthatareeasilyblendedforendusersanddistributors.CHEMICOpatentedHiCycler,awaterconservationprocessforcoolingtowers.


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ChEMTrAC SySTEMS, InC .Contact: RobertBryantPhone: 770-449-6233Fax: 770-447-0889E-mail: [email protected]: www.chemtrac.comChemtracSystems,Inc.designsandmanufacturersinstrumentationforcoagulation/clarification/filtration/disinfectionoptimization,aswellasforsteam/condensatemonitor-ing.Chemtracisagloballeaderinprovidingstreamingcurrentmonitoringtechnologyforcoagulantfeedcontrol,andoffersonlineparticlecountersandparticlemonitorsforcontinuousfilterperformanceevaluation.Theparticlecounters/monitorsarealsousedinthesteamgenerationcycleforcorrosionproducttransportmonitoring,condenserleakdetection,andsteampuritymonitoring.Chemtracalsoprovidesanalyzersforchlorine,ozone,turbidity,andorganicsmonitoring.

ChEMTrEAT, InC .Contact: SydneyMosleyPhone: 804-935-2182Fax: 804-965-6974E-mail: [email protected]: www.chemtreat.comChemTreat,Inc.isthenation’slargestandfastestgrowingspecialtychemicalcompanydedicatedsolelytoindustrialwatertreatment.Forthebestproductsandworld-classservice,you’vecometotherightplace.Wehaveover500associatesworkingthroughoutNorthandSouthAmerica,theCaribbean,andsomeareasofAsia/Pacificregions.Ourentrepreneurialspiritnotonlyhelpsdriveourcompany’ssuccess,butalsocarriesoverintoourcustomers’facilities.Wehelpourcustomerssavemillionsofdollarseveryyear,enablingustoachieveunparalleledgrowthinthewatertreatmentindustry.

COLuMbIAn TECTAnkContact: MarkEklundPhone: 913-621-3839Fax: 913-621-2145E-mail: [email protected]: www.columbiantectank.com/ColumbianTecTankisagloballeaderinthedesign,manufactureandinstallationoffactorycoatedstoragetanksystems.Wehavebeeninbusinesssince1893andhavedeliveredover150,000tankstohundredsofdifferentapplicationsinover125differentcountriesaroundtheworld.ColumbianTecTankproducesonlythehighestqualitycustom-engineeredfactorycoatedboltedandfactoryweldedstoragetanks.


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dEGrEMOnT nOrTh AMErICABooth: 1&2Contact: AnthonyFuhrmanPhone: 412-213-2323Fax: 412-213-2324E-mail: [email protected]: www.degremont-technologies.comDegremontNA-Theworld’smostrespectedleaderin:• ZeroLiquidDischarge• BoilerFeedWaterTreatment• Clarification• WastewaterTreatment• HeavyMetalsRemoval• BiologicalTreatmentyoursinglesourcesupplierforcustomdesigned,engineered,manufacturedandcommis-sionedindustrialwatertreatmentsystems.Degremont-ThemosttrustednameintheWater&WastewaterTreatmentindustry.

dOW WATEr & PrOCESS SOLuTIOnSContact: BeckyErsfeldPhone: 952-914-1002Fax: 952-835-4996E-mail: [email protected]: www.dowwaterandprocess.comDowWater&ProcessSolutionsoffersabroadportfolioofionexchangeresins,reverseosmosismembranes,ultrafiltrationmembranesandelectrodeionizationproducts,withstrongpositionsinanumberofareas,includingindustrialapplications.MoreinformationaboutDowWater&ProcessSolutionscanbefoundatwww.dowwaterandprocess.com.

drIPPInG WET WATEr, InC .Contact: AllisonSampsonPhone: 830-249-0805Fax: 830-249-0010E-mail: [email protected]: www.clo2ix.comDrippingWetWater,Inc.manufacturesCLO2IX®chlorinedioxidesystemsbasedonourpatentedgeneratortechnology.OursystemsareusedinawidevarietyofcleaninganddisinfectionapplicationsincludingROMembranes,CoolingTowers,LegionellaControl,FoodandBeverage,andChilledWaterLoops.Systemsrangefrom2.5G/day-90kg/day.


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ECOdynE LIMITEdContact: PaulKitchenPhone: 905-332-1404Fax: 905-332-6726E-mail: [email protected]: www.ecodyne.comEcodyneWater,anISO900company,isaworldwideleaderincustomdesignedwatertreatmentsystems.Webringover50yearsofexperiencetothedesign,manufacturerandserviceofyourwatertreatmentequipmentincluding;ultrafiltration,highratefilters,countercurrentpackedbeddemineralizers,reverseosmosis,mixedbedpolishersanddeaerators.

ECO-TEC InC .Contact: BonnieGoodspeedPhone: 905-427-0077Fax: 905-427-4477E-mail: [email protected]: www.eco-tec.comEco-Tecdevelops,designsandmanufacturesinnovativewatertreatmentsystemsparticularlyadaptedtoboilerfeed,condensatepolishingandproducedwatertreatment.FeaturedproductsareSpectrumMicroMediafiltrationandRecoflo®/RecoPur®short,packed-bedionexchangers.

EnErGy & EnvIrOnMEnTAL rESEArCh CEnTEr (EErC)Contact: DerekWaltersPhone: 701-777-5113Fax: 701-777-5181E-mail: [email protected]: www.undeerc.orgTheEERCisaworldleaderindevelopingcleaner,moreefficientenergyandenvironmen-taltechnologiestoprotectandcleanourair,water,andsoil.TheEERCisahigh-tech,nonprofitdivisionoftheUniversityofNorthDakota,whichpursuesanentrepreneurial,market-drivenapproachtoresearchanddevelopmenttosuccessfullydemonstrateandcommercializetechnologies.

EPICOr InCOrPOrATEdContact: RoseBussiculoPhone: 908-925-0800Fax: 908-925-7795E-mail: [email protected]: www.epicorinc.comManufacturerofpowderedresinsandresin-fibermixtures,speciallyformulated,custom-blendedbeadresins.OEMDistributorforDowChemicalandLanxessSybronChemicals.


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FrEnCh CrEEk SOFTWArEContact: RobertFergusonPhone: 610-935-8337Fax: 610-935-1008E-mail: [email protected]: www.frenchcreeksoftware.comFrenchCreekdevelopsandmarketsscaleandcorrosionsoftwaretoolsforwatertreatmentprofessionals.StandardpackagesincludeindustrystandardWaterCycle®forcooling,hyd-RO-dose™formembranesystems,WatSim™forpotable,MineSAT™forminingandwastewater,DownHoleSATforoilfield.Privatelabelavailable.WindowsDLLsandUNIXlibrariesavailableforcontrollers,webapps,andin-houseapplications.

GE WATEr & PrOCESS TEChnOLOGIESContact: BobHoltPhone: 925-247-0600Fax: 925-247-0604E-mail: [email protected]: www.ge.com/waterGEWater&ProcessTechnologiesisaleadingglobalsupplierofindustrialwaterandwastewatertreatmentsolutions.GEdeliverscustomervaluewithadvancedsolutionsincorporatingultrafiltration,reverseosmosis,EDR,ionexchange,MBR,ZLDandAdvancedBiologicalMetalsRemoval(ABMet)forthepower,microelectronics,pharmaceutical,hydrocarbonandchemicalprocessingindustries.

GEnESyS nOrTh AMErICAContact: JantjeJohnsonPhone: 952-949-6535Fax: 952-378-1883E-mail: [email protected]: www.genesysamericas.comGenesysNorthAmericaspecializesinhighperformancemembranechemicalsandservicesforreverseosmosisandnanofiltrationsystems.Themembranechemicalsincludeanti-scalantsandcleaningchemicals.TheproductsandexpertiseofGenesysNorthAmericaallowcustomerstoreducethetotalcostoftheirRO/NFoperation.

GOLdEr ASSOCIATES, InC .Contact: PaulPigeonPhone: 303-980-0540Fax: 303-985-2080E-mail: [email protected]: www.golder.comGolderAssociatesisanemployee-owned,globalgroupofcompaniesspecializingingroundengineeringandenvironmentalservices.Fromofficesworldwide,ouremployeesworkwithclientswhowanttomanagetheirenvironmentalandengineeringactivitiesinatechnicallysound,economicallyviableandsociallyresponsiblemanner.


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GrAvEr WATEr SySTEMS, LLCContact: JeffMosserPhone: 908-516-1412Fax: 908-516-1401E-mail: [email protected]: www.graver.comGraverWaterSystems,LLCdesignsandmanufacturerswaterandwastewatertreat-mentequipmentandsystems.Graver’sengineersareknowledgeableinpretreatment,degasification,hotlimesoftening,boilermake-up,condensatepolishing,wastewatertreatment,coolingwatertreatment,andoil/waterseparationforindustrialplantsandelectricutilitiesonaglobalbasis.

h2O InnOvATIOnContact: GuillameDucharmePhone: 418-688-0170Fax: 418-688-9259E-mail: [email protected]: www.h2oinnovation.comH2OInnovationisacompletewatertreatmentsolutionscompanyprovidingcustomdesignedwatertreatmentsystemsalongwithoperatingandmaintenancesolutions.

ILLInOIS WATEr TEChnOLOGIESContact: MelissaGunsolusPhone: 815-636-8884Fax: 815-636-8883E-mail: [email protected]: www.illinoiswatertech.comIllinoisWaterTechnologiesisanindependentserviceandretrofitproviderofwatertreatmentequipment.Wealsostockionexchange-resin,filtermediaandprovidecustomreplacementpartsaswellascommonvendorsuppliedcomponents.Ourcustomersenjoy24-houravailability,commitmenttoservice,andcostsavingsthatIWTechbringstothemarketplace

InduSTrIAL AnALyTICS COrP .Contact: NickAfragolaPhone: 203-245-0380Fax: 203-245-3698E-mail: [email protected]: www.industrialanalyticscorp.comSince1990IAChasbeenanationalleaderinprovidingonlinewaterqualityinstru-ments.Ourdedicatedprofessionalstaffhasover100yearsofcombinedwaterchemistryexperience.IACknowsandmeetstheneedsofthepowerplantenduserwitheasyacces-sibilityandthemostsophisticatedaccuratetechnologyavailable.


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JOhnSOn MArCh SySTEMS, InC .Booth: 7Contact: JohnSandsPhone: 215-364-2500X552Fax: 215-364-5425E-mail: [email protected]: www.johnsonmarch.comJohnsonMarchSystemsisacustomdesignerandfabricatorofchemicaldosingsystems,steamandwatersamplingpanels,chlorinationsystems,ammoniafeedsystems,specialtyskidmountedpackages,anddustsuppressionsystems.JMSIisISO9001-2000certifiedbyUnderwritersLaboratories.JMSIhasafullstaffofmechanical,electrical,instrumentationandcivilengineers.

JuSTEq LLCContact: JustinShimPhone: 847-656-8626Fax: 847-656-8627E-mail: [email protected]: www.justeq.comJusteqproducesandmarketsthenewestindustrialwatertreatmentbiocide,Justeq07.Justeq07iseffective,economicalandconvenient.Theproductiongrowthofthisbiocideisthefastestamongtheindustrialwatertreatmentbiocides.

LAnXESS SybrOn ChEMICALS InC .Contact: EdwardNacePhone: 800-678-0020Fax: 609-894-8641E-mail: [email protected]: www.Lanxess.com,www.lewatit.comLANXESSSybronChemicalsIncoffersthemosttechnicallyadvancedionexchangeresinstoday.Wehaveover60yearsofexperienceinionexchange,developingessentialprod-ucts,processesandapplicationtechnology.Weofferafullrangeofproductsthatcoverwatertreatment,thefoodindustry,catalysis/chemicalprocessesandmanyotherspecialtymarkets.Theproductsaresoldworld-wideunderthebrandnameLewatitandIonac.

METTLEr-TOLEdO ThOrnTOn/InGOLdContact: StefanRaabePhone: 781-301-8614Fax: 781-301-8701E-mail: [email protected]: www.MT.comMettler-ToledoThorntonistheleaderinpureandultrapurewaterindustrialmonitoringinstrumentationusedinpharmaceutical,semiconductorandpowerindustries.Mettler-ToledoIngoldprovidesprocessanalyticalmeasurementsystemsforchemical,biotechnol-ogy,andfoodandbeverageindustries.Combinedin-linemeasurementparametersincludeTOC,pH,conductivity/resistivity,dissolvedoxygen,gas-phaseoxygen,turbidity,ozoneanddissolvedCO2.


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MILTOn rOy AMErICASContact: KurtGabelPhone: 215-441-0800Fax: 215-441-8620E-mail: [email protected]: www.miltonroy-americas.comMiltonRoyisagloballeaderinfluidcontrolandmeteringpumptechnologies,offeringabroadrangeofpneumatic,hydraulicactuated,solenoiddrivenmeteringandcentrifugalpumpsandaccessoriesthatprovidecost-effectivereliablepumpingsolutionsforchemicaldosingandwaterremovaltomeetawiderangeofindustryneeds.

nALCO COMPAnyContact: CathyStetenfeldPhone: 630-305-2264Fax: 630-848-3370E-mail: [email protected]: www.nalco.comNalcoprovidesessentialexpertiseforwater,energyandair.Wehelpourcustomersreduceenergy,waterandothernaturalresourceconsumption,enhanceairquality,minimizeenvironmentalreleasesandimproveproductivityandendproductswhileboost-ingtheirbottomline.Togetherourcomprehensivesolutionscontributetothesustainabledevelopmentofcustomeroperations.NalcoisamemberoftheDowJonesSustainabilityWorldIndex.Morethan11,500Nalcoemployeesoperatein130countriessupportedbyacomprehensivenetworkofmanufacturingfacilities,salesofficesandresearchcenterstoserveabroadrangeofendmarkets.Formoreinformationvisitwww.nalco.com.

nEPTunE ChEMICAL PuMP CO .Contact: ThomasR.O’DonnellPhone: 215-699-8700Fax: 215-699-0370E-mail: [email protected]: www.neptune1.comNeptuneChemicalPumpCo.isamanufacturerofmeteringpumps,portablemixers,chemicalfeedsystems,liquidpolymerblendingsystemsandglycolfeedsystemspluswatertreatmentaccessoriesincludingbypassfeeders,brominefeeders,samplecoolers,injectionquillsandcorporationstops.Inaddition,Neptunemanufacturesreliefvalves,backpressurevalvesandcalibrationcolumns.

PALL COrPOrATIOnBooth: 11Contact: DonnThomasPhone: 888-873-7255Fax: 410-560-2857E-mail: [email protected]: www.pall.comPallCorporationisaworldleaderinfiltration,separation,andpurification.PallprovidesTotalFluidManagementsolutionstomeettheneedsofourcustomersandmaketheiroperationsmoresuccessful.Pallproprietarymaterialsareattheheartofthesecapabili-ties.PallfacilitiesareISO14001certified.


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PArkSOn COrPOrATIOnContact: HeatherHislopPhone: 954-935-6239Fax: 954-974-6182E-mail: [email protected]: www.parkson.comParksonCorporationisasupplierofinnovative,costeffectivesolutionsforpotablewater,processwater,andindustrialandmunicipalwastewatertreatment.Since1971,ParksonhasProvideditsCustomerswithSuperior,Cost-EffectiveComponentsandSystemsForWaterandWastewaterTreatment.

POLLuTIOn EquIPMEnT nEWS/rIMbACh PubLIShInG InC .Contact: KarenGalantePhone: 412-364-5366Fax: 412-369-9720E-mail: [email protected]: www.rimbach.comPOLLUTIONEqUIPMENTNEWScoversequipmentandservicesusedbythosewhoarere-sponsibleanddesignthepollutionabatementsystemsandpoliciesfortheirorganization.

POWELL WATEr SySTEMS InC .Contact: ScottPowellPhone: 303-627-0320Fax: 303-627-0116E-mail: [email protected]: www.powellwater.comPowellWateristheindustryleaderandtheworld’slargestsupplierofindustrialelectrocoagulation(EC)systemswithover150installationsworldwide.EChasbecomerecognizedasaveryeffectivemeansforeconomicallytreatingawidevarietyofchalleng-ingwaterproblems.Stopbyourboothtoseeanoperatingdemonstrationunit.

PrOMInEnT FLuId COnTrOLS, InC .Contact: ScottStaniszewskiPhone: 412-787-2484Fax: 412-787-0704E-mail: [email protected]: www.prominent.usProMinentFluidControls,Inc.isaglobalmanufacturerofchemicalmeteringpumps,waterqualityinstrumentation,specializeddisinfectionequipment,andpre-engineeredorcustomskiddedsystemsservingtheWaterandWastewaterindustries.WehaveproudlyservedtheMunicipal,IndustrialandOEMmarketsintheUnitedStatesforover30years.


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PurOLITE COMPAnyContact: DonDowneyPhone: 800-343-1500Fax: 610-668-8139E-mail: [email protected]: www.PUROLITE.comPurolite’sfocusisthedevelopment,manufacture,marketingandsupportofresinsforIon-Exchange,Adsorbents,Catalysts,andSpecialApplications.Withourmarket-leadingteamoffieldexperts,globalmanufacturingcapabilityandrecordofinnovativeresearch,Purolite®offersthemostextensiverangeofproductsofanyresinmanufacturer.

quA GrOuP LLCContact: SteveDurantPhone: 877-782-7558Fax: 724-483-3790E-mail: [email protected]: www.quagroup.comqUA™isamanufacturerofadvancedmembraneproductsforwater,wastewaterandwaterreuseapplications.ExtensiveR&DactivitiesforoveradecadehaveresultedinarangeofcuttingedgemembraneproductslikeourpatentedFractionalElectrodeion-ization(FEDITM)stacksandourq-SEPTMUltrafiltrationmodulesutilizingthecloudprecipitationprocess(patentpending).

rESInTECh, InC .Contact: CarlGallettiPhone: 856-768-9600Fax: 856-768-9601E-mail: [email protected]: www.resintech.comResinTechInc.,anacknowledgedleaderinionexchange,manufacturesabroadrangeofionexchangeresinsforwaterandwastewatertreatment,includingdeionization,softening,metalsremoval,productpurification,resourcerecovery,andpollutioncontrol.Inadditiontoitsionexchangeresins,ResinTechsuppliesactivatedcarbonandinorganicmedia.ResinTechhasanexperiencedstaffthatcanassistindeterminingoptimumresinuseaswellasresinperformance.

SAMCO TEChnOLOGIES, InC .Booth: 17Contact: RobertBellittoPhone: 716-743-9000ext.232Fax: 716-743-1220E-mail: [email protected]: www.samcotech.comSkidmountedintegratedturn-keysolutionsforpure/ultrapure/wastewaterandprocessfiltration-separation.Innovativeminimumwaste/highyieldwatermanagementandrecoverysolutionsforproducedwater,boilerfeed,condensatepolishing,brineconcentra-tion/crystallizationandZeroLiquidDischarge(ZLD).ExclusivelicenseeofRohm&HaasAdvancedAmberpackDeionization(ADI)technology.


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SChrEIbEr LLCContact: WilliamKunzmanPhone: 205-655-7466Fax: 205-655-7669E-mail: [email protected]: www.schreiberwater.comServingIndustrial&Municipalmarketssince1979,SchreiberCorporationsolveswastewatertreatmentproblemsthroughtheapplicationofenergy-efficient,innovative,andproprietaryequipment/processtechnology.Schreiberoffersacompletesystemfromheadworkstotertiaryfiltration.OurpatentedtreatmentprocessessuchastheContinuousSequencingReactor®andcompressiblemediafilter“FuzzyFilter®”combineeffective-nessandefficiencytoproducetheindustry’shighestqualityproducts.

SCI-TEk COnSuLTAnTS, InC .Contact: FeliciaThomasPhone: 412-371-4460Fax: 412-371-4464E-mail: [email protected]: www.scitekanswers.comSci-Tekprovidesexpertservicesforthewaterandwastewatertreatmentandcollectionindustry.Ourcapabilitiesinclude:• FacilitiesEngineeringandPlanningServices• HydraulicEngineeringandDesign• WaterResourcesEngineering

SEnTry EquIPMEnT COrP .Contact: SuzanneCarlsonPhone: 262-560-8187Fax: 262-567-4523E-mail: [email protected]: www.sentry-equip.comSentryEquipmentCorp.isaleadingmanufacturerofsamplehandlingandsampleconditioningcomponentsthatenablesafe,simpleandrepeatablesamples(water/steam,gas,liquid,slurryandsolids)forpowergenerationandprocessindustriesworldwide.Complementedbythemostpreferredmulti-vendorservicesorganization,AquatiPro™providestheexpertisetohelpyougainmaximumuptimeofallyourwaterqualityinstrumentation.

SEvErn TrEnT WATEr PurIFICATIOn, InC .Contact: CharlesGuzelliPhone: 412-788-8300Fax: 412-788-8304E-mail: [email protected]: www.severntrentservices.comSevernTrentServicesisasupplierofdisinfectionsystems;chloride,sodiumhypochlorite,chlorinedioxide,ammonia,sulfurdioxide,carbondioxide,UVandfiltrationsystems;inorganicremovalandfiltersforwaterandwastewatersystems.SevernTrentalsodesignscompletesystemsandprovidesservicesupportofequipmentformunicipalandindustrialtreatmentsystems.


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SIEMEnS WATEr TEChnOLOGIES COrP .Contact: KarenMcNaboePhone: 800-525-0658Fax: 913-422-7667E-mail: [email protected]: www.water.siemens.com/en/Pages/default.aspxIndustriesaroundthegloberelyonSiemensWaterTechnologies’systemsandwaterprofessionalstodelivertherightsolutiontotheirmostcriticalwaterchallenges.Throughinnovativetechnologyandrelatedservices,Siemenshelpsmeetindustryspecificwaterqualityrequirements,whilealsoimprovingefficiencyandreducingwaste.

SWAn AnALyTICAL uSA InC .Contact: ChrisDreherPhone: 847-835-1836Fax: 847-229-1320E-mail: [email protected],Website: www.swan.chSwanAnalyticalInstruments,incorporatedin1991,isaSwisscompanythatdevelopsandgloballymarketsapplicableinstrumentationforon-linewateranalysisinpotablewaterandwastewatertreatmentplantsaswellinpowerplantsandotherindustries.Thecompanyhastwodivisions:InstrumentationandSystems.Swan’sgoalistoexceedtheexpectationofeverycustomerbyofferingsolutionstocomplexmeasurementissues,aswellasoutstandingcustomerserviceandgreatervaluethanthecompetition.Bydoingso,ourcustomers’systemsareoptimizedandefficiencyisimproved.Thecompany’semployees(100)aredistinguishedbytheirtechnicalexpertisecombinedwiththeirhands-onexperience.SwanrecentlyestablishedawhollyownedsubsidiaryintheUSA.SwanAnalyticalUSA,locatedintheChicagoarea,willbeservingexistingandnewcustomersasofJanuary2,2010.

ThErMAX InC .Contact: CindyGreshamPhone: 856-630-2037Fax: 813-436-5450E-mail: [email protected]:www.thermax-usa.comThermaxmanufacturesdifferentvarietiesofionexchangeresinsforvariousapplicationsinwatertreatmentandspecialtyareassuchaspharma,biotech,catalyst,sugar,metalrecoveryandmore.ThermaxresinsaremarketedundertradenameTulsion

ThErMO SCIEnTIFIC - WATEr AnALySISContact: SokhomBinPhone: 978-232-6000Fax: 978-232-1042E-mail: [email protected]: www.thermo.com/processwaterThermoScientificoffersabroadrangeofanalyticalmeasurementoptionstomeetcriticallocalandnationalrequirementsforwaterandwastewatertestingwithaccuracyandconfidenceyoucantrust.ThermoScientificOrionandAquaSensorsproductsaredesignedforflexibility,ease-of-useandlowcostoperationateachsamplepoint.


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TurnEr dESIGnS hydrOCArbOn InSTruMEnTS, InC .Contact: ZeldaOlmosPhone: 559-253-1414x335Fax: 559-253-1090E-mail: [email protected]: www.oilinwatermonitors.comTurnerDesignsHydrocarbonInstruments,Inc.istheworldwideleaderintheapplicationoffieldportable,laboratoryandon-linecontinuousprocessmonitorsformeasuringandmonitoringhydrocarbonsinwater.Weareintheexclusivebusinessofmakinglaboratory,fieldportableandon-lineinstrumentsbasedinUVfluorescencetechnology.

uS WATEr SErvICESContact: KarenDanielsonPhone: 866-663-7632Fax: 763-553-0316E-mail: [email protected]: www.uswaterservices.comUSWaterServicesisawatertreatmentcompanythatprovidesintegratedsolutionscom-biningengineering,equipment,chemicalsandservices.Wehelpindustriesfindoptimalsolutionsfortheirmostchallengingwater,energyandcomplianceproblems.

vEOLIA WATEr SOLuTIOnS & TEChnOLOGIESContact: CarlaRobinsonPhone: 412-809-6712Fax: 412-809-6711E-mail: [email protected]: www.veoliawater.comVeoliaWaterSolutions&Technologiesoffersuniquetechnologies,processdesign,constructionandinstallationofsystemsfor:• SourceWaterTreatment• WaterRecycle/Reuse• ZeroLiquidDischargeCentersofExpertise:• HPD–Evaporation/CrystallizationProcesses• WhittierFiltration–AdvancedFiltrationSystems• N.A.WaterSystems–SolutionsfortheEntireWaterCycle

WATErS EquIPMEnT COMPAnyContact: BrianReichleyPhone: 215-699-8700Fax: 215-699-8795E-mail: [email protected]: www.watersequipment.comWatersEquipmenthasbeenbuildingcustomsteam/watersamplingandanalysissystemsforover45years.Additionally,wemanufacturesamplecoolers,pressurereducers,refillableresincolumns,hightemperatureshut-offvalves,temperaturecontrolvalves,portablesamplers,multi-streamsequencers,single-pointsamplingconditioningmodules,coolingwaterisolationskidsandhotwellsamplers.


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WATErTECTOnICSContact: TJMothersbaughPhone: 425-742-2062Fax: 425-742-2453E-mail: [email protected]: www.watertectonics.comEstablishedin1999,WaterTectonicsisaninternationalleaderinonsitewatertreatmenttechnologyandservices.Thecompanyengineersandmanufacturescustomwatertreat-mentsolutionsforstorm,ground,industrial,marineandcontaminatedwaterapplica-tions.Innovatorsofleadingedgetechnologythatiseasytoimplement,WaterTectonics’sustainableapproachtowatertreatmentiseffectiveamongdiversehigh-volumewastestreams.

WESTECh EnGInEErInGContact: JacquelineFowersPhone: 801-290-1468Fax: 801-265-1080E-mail: [email protected]: www.westech-inc.comForrawwaterpretreatment,coolingwater,waterreuse,wastewaterandpotablewatertreatment,WesTechisyourindependentsourceforafullrangeofreliableindustrialandmunicipalprocesstreatmentequipmentdesigned,engineeredandbuiltforlonglastingefficiency.Fornewplants,designbuildprojects,retrofits,orentireplantflowsheets,WesTechofferstheprocess,manufacturingandprojectexperiencerequired.

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