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Safety of Reclaimed Water Discussed in Flagstaff, AZ

A panel was gathered at Northern Arizona University DuBois Center to answer questionsabout wastewater treatment techniques and the safety of using or drinking reclaimed water. Flagstaff plans to sell reclaimed water to an Arizona sledding facility for snow making. The … Continue reading

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Napa Adopts Ozone Treatment of Drinking Water

Twenty-four percent of Napa residents don’t drink the city’s tap water. Most people indicated that it’s because of a chlorine smell or taste. The chlorine is in the water to make sure it stays safe to drink as it travels … Continue reading

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Seattle Super Green Building Looks At Ozone Water Treatment

By late next year, Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood will be home to a new six-story office building that strives to be the greenest commercial building in the world. The new structure will hold the offices of the environmentally-focused Bullitt Foundation. … Continue reading

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New Standards to Impact the Use of Hypochlorite for Drinking Water

Changes to NSF/ANSI Standard 60 may impact the use of sodium hypochlorite in drinking water systems. New rules are being considered for the contaminates bromate, perchlorate and chlorate, all of which can be traced to sodium hypochlorite. US drinking water … Continue reading

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Marines to Recycle Wastewater in San Diego for Landscape Irrigation

The Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San diego is pioneering a type of on-site wastewater recycling system. It will divert 10,000 gallons of sewage at the base each day, treat it to state standards and pump it through irrigation lines … Continue reading

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Monteray Bay Aquarium Uses Ozone and UV to Treat Water Returned to Bay

Monterey Bay Aquarium is one of the largest wastewater dischargers of water into the protected Pacific Grove area of the bay. The State Water Resources Control Board exempted the aquarium from a state ban on dumping wastewater into a marine … Continue reading

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Drinking Water Plants in the Atlanta Metro Area Moving Away from Chlorine Gas

Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority replaced 24 1,500-pound tanks of chlorine gas two years ago with an electrolytic bleach system at its James E. Quarles Water Trement Plant. A similar conversion is under way as part of the $103 million renovation … Continue reading

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Cottonwood, Az Plans to Reclaim Wastewater for Drinking Water Using Advanced Oxidation

Cottonwood, AZ is planning on using reclaimed wastewater as a drinking water source sometime in the next15 or 20 years. The city plans to build an $8 million, wastewater treatment plant capable of removing many trace synthetic compounds via advanced … Continue reading

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Lake Oswego to Add Ozone For Taste and Odor Control

Recently the city of Lake Oswego’s water-treatment plant began treating drinking water for taste and odor problems after customers complained about earthy and musty-tasting water flowing from their taps. City officials said the odors and tastes are not dangerous, explaining … Continue reading

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Ozone Helps Treat Mine Water Run Off

Water from a clay mine near Dean, PA is flowing into Clearfield Creek. The mine, which closed 60 years ago, has polluted about 15 miles of the creek. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is exploring various ways to clean … Continue reading

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