The Lorne Park Water Treatment Plant on the shores of Lake Ontario is undergoing a $200-million expansion which will increase the plant’s water producing capacity from 347 megalitres per day to 500 ML/d. New planned growth in northwest Brampton and infill development in Mississauga is the catalyst behind the expansion, which will also introduce new state-of-the-art technology, as well as boosting its capacity.

The plant is incorporating new technology including ultra-filters, membranes, ultraviolet disinfection and advanced oxidation for taste and odor compounds. Actual construction started in 2008 and is expected to continue until 2012, but the roots of the expansion go back to 1999, when it was first identified as a crucial project in a water and wastewater master servicing plan. A major objective was to expand the plant and introduce the new technology without adding to its footprint.

TOPICS MAY INCLUDE:
• Advanced Oxidation • Food, Beverage & Agricultural
• Air Treatment & Building Remediation • Industrial Applications
• Aquatic Animal Life Support • Microorganism Inactivation
• Biofiltration • Ozone Generation
• Bromate Formation & Control • Regulatory Perspectives
• Chemical & Biochemical Reacions • Spa / Pool / Aquarium
• System & Component Design • Ultrapure Water
• Drinking Water Treatment • Wastewater Treatment
• Emerging Contaminants

Additional Topics will be considered

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Abstracts are to be a minimum of two and a maximum of four paragraphs (approximately 500 words) on 1 to 2 double-spaced full pages of text (12-point, Times New Roman font), including bibliography. Additional pages of supporting tables and graphics may be included. Each page must contain a ”footer” with the corresponding author’s last name, abstract title, and page number (example: Smith, Regional Approach to XYZ, page 1 of 2).

Abstracts must clearly define the objectives, status, methodology, findings, and significance of the investigation, study, application, or installation review. Submissions on hot topics, regulatory issues, and new water or wastewater technologies and/or applications are especially welcome. There is no limit to the number of abstracts that may be submitted by an individual, company, organization, or institution. Membership in IOA is not a requirement for presentation. The official language of the IOA-PAG technical programs is English.

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The most common water impurities in the food processing industry that need removal are suspended solids, microorganisms, organic matter, color, taste, and odor. Food industry effluents are generally high in BOD as well as SS.

These effluents are treated with biological methods as a primary treatment.

Other contaminants of food-processing wastewater, particularly from meat, poultry and seafood processing facilities, are pathogenic organisms. Wastewater with high pathogen levels must be disinfected prior to discharge. Typically, chlorine (free or combined) is used as a disinfectant. Ozone, UV radiation, and other nontraditional disinfection processes have steadily gained acceptance due to stricter regulations on the amount of residual chlorine levels in discharged wastewater.

Despite the mature nature of the food and beverage industry, the sale of water treatment equipment has grown from about $200 MM in 2000 to nearly $325 MM in 2008 with growth of 6-7% annually. Regulation and legislative compliance are driving the upgrade of technology in this sector since growth of the underlying market is not very high.

Ozone has played an increasingly important role in this industry since ozone is an outstanding disinfectant, has a short lived residual and is FDA approved for such use.