Drinking Water - Case Studies

Siemens Water Technologies has a long history of solving the many challenges faced day-to-day by municipalities and communities. Listed below are just a few of these success stories.

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10 Years of Low-Pressure Membrane Plant Operations Extolled by Wisconsin Utility

Over a decade after going online as the largest low-pressure membrane system in the world, the first in Wisconsin and first direct membrane filtration process on Lake Michigan, the Kenosha Water Utility’s (KWU) 22-million gallon per day (MGD) microfiltration membrane plant can boast of satisfaction.

Activated Carbon Response for Emergency TCE Removal in Delaware Public Drinking Water Supply

In the Fall of 2005, Siemens Water Technologies (formerly USFilter) provided a turnkey treatment system to the Town of Millsboro, Delaware to remove TCE (Trichloroethylene) from their well water. The town public water supply, used both locally and for export to neighboring towns, indicated an average of 70 - 90 parts per billion (ppb) of trichloroethylene, about 14 times higher than the federal limit of 5 ppb.

Alaska Water Treatment Plant Saves Money

Residents of Fairbanks, Alaska, were outraged by the brownish plumes in the waters of the Chena River caused by 3 to 4 million pounds of mineral slurry discharged yearly by a local water treatment plant. The privately owned Golden Heart Utilities (GHU) water treatment plant delivers 3 million gallons of water a day (mgd) to 40,000 Fairbanks residents, but the byproduct discharge of iron, calcium, and manganese—although environmentally non-threatening—made the water unsightly and gave it a bad taste.

Alaskan WTP Finds Safer, More Cost-Effective Onsite Alternative to Transporting Chlorine Gas Hundreds of Miles

Golden Heart Utilities (GHU), a subsidiary of Fairbanks Water and Sewer, treats water and wastewater for more than 55,000 people in the greater Fairbanks, Alaska, area. The water treatment plant is designed to treat 8 million gallons per day (MGD), with an average daily flow of 5 MGD.

Barrier® M UV System for Disinfection of Potable Water

The German Echthausen Water Works is one of eight water works of Wasserwerke Westfalen GmbH, located in Dortmund, Germany. It was built in 1942. Wasserwerke Westfalen is a subsidiary company of both Dortmunder Energie- und Wasserversorgung GmbH and Gelsenwasser AG, and is the largest producer of drinking water in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

California City is Doubly Satisfied With On-Site Hypochlorite Generation System

In 1998, the city of Vallejo, CA built a 1 million-gallon-per-day (mgd) Green Valley Water Treatment Plant in order to comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act. The original design for the upgrade included a liquid sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) system, including metering pumps and a 6,000 gallon storage tank.

California Community Chooses Siemens Water Technologies For Removal of Perchlorate From Primary Drinking Wells

The Lincoln Avenue Water Company needed a treatment system for the removal of perchlorate from their primary wells. The company provides 2,000 gpm of drinking water to the community of Altadena, California. Recent water analysis from the wells indicated perchlorate levels above California's Pubic Health goal of 6 ppb.

California Water Services Company Commences 10-year Contract for Treatment of Nitrate and Perchlorate in Community Water System

The community has approximately 100 connections and is located in a remote agricultural section of the Central Valley. Annual well testing had shown levels of Nitrate at or near the Maximum Contamination Level (MCL) of 45 ppm NO3, also perchlorate was found in the groundwater at levels above the PublicHealth Goal (PHG) at 10 ppb.

Canadian Surface Water Treatment Plant Back in Compliance with Trident® HS Filtration System

The Northern Village of Ile a La Crosse, Saskatchewan, Canada, operates a surface water treatment plant for its drinking water supply. The water source is Lac Ile a La Crosse in northern Saskatchewan, with the corresponding cold water temperatures.

Chemtube® Peristaltic Pump System (PPS) Relieves Maintenance Headaches, Simplifies Lime Feed and Lowers Operating Costs at Water Treatment Plant

The 8 million gallons per day (MGD) Kingston, N.Y., Water Treatment Plant has been in operation for 103 years. Although a number of improvements have been made to the pressure filter facility over the years, it operates essentially as it was designed and today provides drinking water for 24,000 Kingston Water Department customers.

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