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Amsterdam Upgrades WTP

Waternet has completed an efficiency upgrade project at a large water treatment works serving Amsterdam. The Waternet facility at Vogelenzang has a daily water treatment capacity of 48 MGD, using a regime comprising pre-screening, carbon filtration, ozone injection and sand … Continue reading

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Manchester Upgrades Drinking Water Plant with Ozone Treatment for Taste and Odor Control

The Manchester, CT water treatment plant was officially opened on Dec. 14 to mark completion of a $12.5 million improvement project. The major upgrades to the Globe Hollow Water Treatment Facility were a switch from gaseous to liquid chlorine and … 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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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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Japan Ozone Association Meeting Holds 20th Annual Conference

Ozone News reported that the Japan Ozone Association held their 20th annual conference in Chiba, Japan in late June of this year. Forty two papers and 9 poster presentations were made. 160 people attended the meeting including engineers, researchers and … Continue reading

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Ashland MA Refurbishes Plant for Improved Performance of Ozone System

Ashland and Hopkinton, MA are towns of about 16,000 and 14,000 residents, respectively. They are situated midway between Boston and Worcester in eastern Massachusetts. The Howe Street facility uses clarification, carbon filtration, and ozonation to treat groundwater. Ashland experiences seasonal … Continue reading

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Singapore Uses Ozone for Two Decades to Treat Drinking Water

According to Singapore’s National water agency PUB the water treatment process at its Bedok plant takes six steps, two of which involve an enhanced disinfecting technology called ozonation. When infused with water, ozone kills bacteria and micro-organisms like algae and … Continue reading

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Ozone Helps Waco Reduce Taste and Odor Problems

City and community leaders in Waco had a chance to tour the site of the new drinking water treatment facility. The plant began its water pretreatment process last summer, but officials said they only recently starting running the ozone disinfection … Continue reading

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North Carolina Water Plant Expands with Ozone

The expansion of the Sweeney Water Treatment Plant in Wilmington is nearing complete. Planning for the project began in 2005. The construction will take the plant from 25 million gallons of treated water per day to a potential 44 million … Continue reading

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Massachusetts Regional Water Authority to Combine Ozone and UV for Disinfection

To meet new federal regulations aimed at reducing gastrointestinal illness from Giardia and Cryptosporidium microbes, the Marlborough plant will use ultraviolet light. The combination of treatments will allow for a reduction in the amount of ozone that is added to … Continue reading

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