USFilter Provides Emergency Water Treatment Services

June 25, 2004
Mobile System Removes Nitrates from Well Water

USFilter is providing emergency drinking water services for the removal of nitrate from a dormant well in the Rancho Cucamonga area in Southern California.

The Cucamonga Valley Water District (CVWD) retained USFilter to remove nitrate from a well site that needed to be brought back on line during a recent emergency water shortage in their district. The water district learned in late May that within a week their normal supply of water was to be interrupted due to emergency supply line work by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. This shutdown would have reduced the water supply to 43,000 connections by 60 percent. Working with USFilter, the District was able to bring a well site–previously shutdown due to high nitrate levels–back on line. The treatment system provided an additional 10 million gallons of water during the emergency water shortage.

Although CVWD received short notice of this outage, USFilter was able to respond with mobile units from its Los Angeles facility and provide an installation at the well site in Rancho Cucamonga. The water treatment system consisted of three on-site units each processing 400 gallons per minute (gpm) of water to remove nitrate.

The units contain an NSF-certified resin that removes the nitrate from the influent water entering the trailers. When the trailers near exhaustion, a fresh trailer was placed on line and the exhausted units were taken to the USFilter plant in Los Angeles for regeneration. This allowed for an uninterrupted supply of treated water for the District with no waste discharge issues at the site.

"The assistance USFilter provided was critical to ensure that we were able to meet the water supply needs of our customers for public health and safety. Their ability to quickly mobilize and implement the treatment system demonstrates their expertise in these types of situations and their commitment to customer service," stated Robert DeLoach, general manager/CEO of the Cucamonga Valley Water District.

Pete Sesing, vice president and general manager for USFilter said, "We were extremely pleased to be of assistance to the District and customers in the service area. This type of work is what we train and prepare to do since no one can predict when an emergency water crisis will hit. We have to be ready all the time."

Important Disclaimer. Veolia Environnement is a corporation listed on the NYSE and Euronext Paris. This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside our control, including but not limited to: the risk of suffering reduced profits or losses as a result of intense competition, the risk that changes in energy prices and taxes may reduce Veolia Environnement’s profits, the risk that governmental authorities could terminate or modify some of Veolia Environnement’s contracts, the risk that Veolia Environnement’s compliance with environmental laws may become more costly in the future, the risk that currency exchange rate fluctuations may negatively affect Veolia Environnement’s financial results and the price of its shares, the risk that Veolia Environnement may incur environmental liability in connection with its past, present and future operations, and the risks related to Veolia Environnement’s relationship with Vivendi Universal, as well as the risks described in the documents Veolia Environnement has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Veolia Environnement does not undertake, nor does it have, any obligation to provide updates or to revise any forward-looking statements. Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of documents filed by Veolia Environnement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from Veolia Environnement.

Source: USFilter

Sponsored Recommendations

Blower Package Integration

March 20, 2024
See how an integrated blower package can save you time, money, and energy, in a wastewater treatment system. With package integration, you have a completely integrated blower ...

Strut Comparison Chart

March 12, 2024
Conduit support systems are an integral part of construction infrastructure. Compare steel, aluminum and fiberglass strut support systems.

Energy Efficient System Design for WWTPs

Feb. 7, 2024
System splitting with adaptive control reduces electrical, maintenance, and initial investment costs.

Blower Isentropic Efficiency Explained

Feb. 7, 2024
Learn more about isentropic efficiency and specific performance as they relate to blowers.