Wiley Water Treatment Plant Performance Evaluations and Operations

Water treatment is a growing field in North America, with seventy US states and localities and ten Canadian provinces requiring certification for water treatment plant operators. This book provides a step-by-step look at the most current water treatment technologies, balancing academic theory and professional practice. A compilation of studies conducted over the past decade at the Bloomington, Illinois Water Treatment Plant, it presents studies that are useful as templates for comparable long-term studies at other water utilities. This is an unparalleled gathering of techniques, processes, and data, including test results for every potential taste and odor control method. From the Inside Flap A GUIDE FOR EVALUATING WATER TREATMENT plant performance, improving analytical capabilities, and optimizing plant operations Documenting a twelve-year cooperative effort between H2O'C Engineering and the Bloomington, Illinois, Water Department, this book presents the results of a series of twenty-six on-site studies to systematically evaluate and improve unit processes, operations, and procedures at the Bloomington, Illinois, Water Treatment Plant. It provides guidelines for comparable long-term studies, illustrating how other water treatment plants might develop their own advanced analytic laboratory capabilities, assess treatment process performance, and improve their operations. Using a case study approach, the authors address such issues as: Maintaining regulatory compliance Evaluating particle and organism removal performance Testing, evaluating, and enhancing filter operations Managing seasonal taste and odor problems resulting from algal blooms Improving lime softening performance, efficiency, and operations Quantifying GAC adsorption and microbial degradation of organic matter Developing a comprehensive plant operations manual Following the experiences of the Bloomington Water Department, readers learn how to utilize basic tools and internal resources to reduce costs, improve operational efficiencies, meet evolving regulatory requirements, update emergency procedures, and document standard operational procedures and experiences. From the Back Cover A GUIDE FOR EVALUATING WATER TREATMENT plant performance, improving analytical capabilities, and optimizing plant operations Documenting a twelve-year cooperative effort between H2O'C Engineering and the Bloomington, Illinois, Water Department, this book presents the results of a series of twenty-six on-site studies to systematically evaluate and improve unit processes, operations, and procedures at the Bloomington, Illinois, Water Treatment Plant. It provides guidelines for comparable long-term studies, illustrating how other water treatment plants might develop their own advanced analytic laboratory capabilities, assess treatment process performance, and improve their operations. Using a case study approach, the authors address such issues as: Maintaining regulatory compliance Evaluating particle and organism removal performance Testing, evaluating, and enhancing filter operations Managing seasonal taste and odor problems resulting from algal blooms Improving lime softening performance, efficiency, and operations Quantifying GAC adsorption and microbial degradation of organic matter Developing a comprehensive plant operations manual Following the experiences of the Bloomington Water Department, readers learn how to utilize basic tools and internal resources to reduce costs, improve operational efficiencies, meet evolving regulatory requirements, update emergency procedures, and document standard operational procedures and experiences. About the Author DR. JOHN T. O'CONNOR, PE, is the CEO of H2O'C Engineering in Columbia, Missouri (www.h2oc.com). He earned his BS in civil engineering from The Cooper Union and his doctorate in engineering from The Johns Hopkins University. He has also served as the chief of the Illinois State Water Survey and