Bruce attained a BS in Chem Engg from Northeastern University in Boston MA many moons ago. They no longer have a football team ..... focusing instead on cooperative education and real world learning experiences while completing courses in alternating quarterly periods. He has worked both industrially and municipally for years to clean up our water supplies and reuse effluent for beneficial causes

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Bill has had over 30 years of experience working with Ozone generation and mixing systems since his days at Lehigh University in PA where he gained a BS in Chem Engg and Seton Hall College where he added on an MBA. He has also been actively involved in the International Ozone Association for over twenty-five years and is on their Board of Directors. He is also on the AWWA Standards Committee for Liquid Oxygen for Ozone Generation and Ozone Systems.

While some water treatment systems are familiar with the use of Ozone, most WRFs do not have any experience generating O3 onsite. Most facilities use CL2 gas or Hypo and some have switched to PAA to avoid Dechlorination. Many facilities have switched to UV for disinfection just to avoid chemical deliveries, handling, storage, spills and secondary containment . Since Ozone is at the top of the oxidant list, a little goes a long way and it can be combined with other processes like BAC Filtration for Enhanced reduction of PHCPs, EDCs, Pesticides and Solvents / Synthetic chemicals. This paper will briefly introduce the attendees to the basics of Ozone generation and UV equipment focused on Higher Doses for Reuse Quality effluent.

The best part about combining these technologies is the avoidance of most chemical shipments to the WRFs. Many facilities can use their older CL2 Contact Tanks or an old process tank onsite to enhance Ozone uptake and pre-oxidation of many compounds that chlorine would create carcinogenic DBPs if used instead. And high dose UV can also break some compounds apart photolytically with UV-C energy especially after the UV Transmittance is enhanced by O3 oxidation. Depending on the flow rates, Ozone generators can be compact and simpler than the older systems previously used for big drinking water plants, so a user friendly purification upgrade can now be managed by utilities looking to create OneWater that local industry or other municipal reuse systems desire.

Understand the capability of Ozone and UV to enhance your effluent for IDPR or possibly DPR depending on your community needs

Get a feel for the O&M requirements of these electrical systems used to harness the power of chemistry and physics to safely purify wastewater effluent

Hear about other utilities that have pioneered the use of these technologies for many years now to optimize their water works and avoid wasting potable water for beneficial options.

Many facilities, both large and small are considering how to implement effluent reuse in their communities due to drought and other pressures . This seminar will introduce the attendees to 2 technologies that are proven already in a variety of applications to afford long term value, reduce your carbon footprint and enhance a dwindling resource to create a OneWater cycle in their local community..