Wheaton Sanitary District’s Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) capacity is measured in millions of gallons per day (MGD). Wheaton states in their Virtual Plant Tour that the WWTP is designed to treat a dry weather flow of 8.9 MGD, a design maximum flow of 19.1 MGD and a peak wet weather flow of 45 MGD (WSD, 2015).
Wheaton Sanitary District meets its peak demand through the use of four "Archimedes type" screw pumps. Each pump lifts the wastewater up from the main interceptor sewers into the plant. Each screw pump is 6 feet in diameter and 40 feet long. They are driven by a 100 horsepower motor and have a capacity of 15 MGD. Normally demand flows can be maintained with only one screw pump in in operation for wastewater treatment. During
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For the first three months of 2015, the average MGD treated is almost on track with the overall average for 2012. The data increases may be attributed to population increases in the water district area along with increases in local precipitation.
With the WWTP being originally constructed in 1925, Wheaton Sanitary District has become surrounded by single family homes, so moving is no longer an option for the District. With the encroaching homes the need to keep odors and noise in control has remained a concern so Wheaton utilizes methane gas burners and bio-filters to remove odors prior to releasing to the environment. Wheaton is also concerned about any environmental impact that could occur so monitoring the effluent discharges and reclaimed water are tracked and reported to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency along with other environmental interest groups.
Equipment age is a constraint Wheaton’s is faced with and in 2014 increased user rates to offset the cost for replacing the Northside Interceptor, estimated at about $40 million dollars, along with some smaller capital improvement projects. Replacement of the Interceptor is necessary because portions were built in 1926 and 1963, and it is near the end of its useful life (WSD, 2015).
Another constraint noted is most of the lines are small with about 70% of the lines being less than 12 inches in diameter. Relative to age, about 45% of the lines are less
The WVSA was built in two phases around 1967. WVSA went online for primary treatment plant in 1968. In 1988, the WVSA decided to add the second treatment plant. The modification occurred when the second treatment plant was built. The second treatment plant allowed the removal of organic matter to reach 97%.
John-Manville Corp is the site of 150-acre asbestos disposal. Around 3 million cubic yards of specification products and wastewater sludge were disposed of at the site. They stopped operations in the site in 1998 and former manufacturing buildings were torn down in 2000-2001. Asbestos is the main problem, during clean up asbestos contamination was found outside of the fence line. Outboard Marine Corporation is on the north section of the Waukegan Harbor. It was an outboard-boat-motor manufacturing plant. The contaminants include PCB’s, OMC that are used in hydraulic fluids, and TCE. Yeoman Creek Landfill is on the northwest side of Waukegan. The landfill was open from 1959-1969. The landfill did not have a bottom liner and the soil was permeable. The liquid from the landfill contained chemicals with elevated concentrations of metals and ammonia. Gas from the landfill was detected off site. North Shore Gas North Plant has was contaminated with residuals the past plan operations. North Shore Gas South Plant includes 1.9 acre former MGP facility along Pershing Road and bordering areas where MGP residuals are now found. MGP’s are industrial facilities that produced gas from coal, oil, and other
From Chicago’s 77 neighborhood areas, North Lawndale occupies 3rd for violent crime reports, in the past 30 days, being robbery the most frequent one, it ranks 20th for property crime, with thefts as the most common offense, and 4th for quality of life, with criminal damage being the highest one. As big plants and other factories moved out of the neighborhood, several liquor stores replaced the empty spaces and crime became the norm. Abraham Burgo, 35 year-old, was shot in the neck on January 23, and on February 1 he died. The victim lived in the 1500 block of South Trumbull Avenue. The register of murders available also shows the case of 21 year-old man Jaquille Reams. He was inside of a store in West Ogden Avenue when he was shot multiple
Team 2 has considered a variety of factors including *cultural and technological appropriateness, geography, local economics, material availability and safety. Six draft designs were generated, each adhering to the brief and a potential for a successful water filtration device. The designs were judged and eliminated on certain criteria; for example, Plan 3 consisted of a device which could be flipped, the caught debris acting as another filtration layer. Although Plan 3 was cost effective and time
The lines would start by going up until it gets to 12 then would begin to bounce around from increase to decrease.
Center Township is one the later communities making up Beaver County, history dates back to the earliest periods of the Ohio Valley. In 1774 all lands south of the Ohio River were claimed by Virginia and slowly through the Revolutionary War become part of Pennsylvania at individual times. Prior to colonial explorers, the native Indians of the area traveled the “Glade Path” a trail crossing the original township from north to south. Today we know that path as Brodhead road, named after the Commander of Fort McIntosh. Beaver County was formed March 12th, 1800 with three townships, Southside- Hanover, First Moon and Second Moon. In 1812, the area further broke into four townships, one of which was Moon the parent of today’s Center Township. On November 24th, 1914, Center Township, a sparsely populated area, separated from the heavily populated suburban section now known as Moon. This was the result of a dispute among Moon township residents in early 1914.
To supplement the City’s upstate water supplies, the DEP will also rehabilitate the Queens Groundwater System, a system of 68 wells and aquifers in southeastern Queens. The groundwater system is expected to provide more than 33 million gallons of water a day to 100,000 residents in the locality. The DEP plans to install water treatment systems for the system to ensure that the wells produce high-quality water that meets or exceeds all water quality standards (“Water for the Future | Queens Groundwater Rehabilitation”).
I carried over the amount of $698,565 including the encumbered for the WWTP Nutrient Removal project. According to SB, we spent $780,140.12 including encumbered. It is over spent $81,575 as of to-date. Could you review the all the charges on this project? I would like to ensure all the invoices charge to correct account number. If all the charges are correct, is there RCA to increase the project costs? Please let me
San Diego has some rather disturbing, but efficient ways of treating our waters and keeping it safe to drink. We need fresh water, but we don’t have enough local water to serve all of San Diego alone. So one of the ways we handle this is by recycling water for tap water. It doesn’t matter if it’s toilet, shower, or faucet water. San Diego recycles it all. San Diego has sewage treatment plants to help with this method of recycling. These facilities treat and hope to purify as much water as possible. Over the years we have developed and increased our capability purify as much water as possible. The year 1885 marked the first year of municipal sewer services. Sewage was discharged
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Over the past week there has been many discussions and debates that have taken place in the Republican party. Through this all, Trump will still likely be the Republican nominee. In the past week he has been part of many rallies and participated in the republican debate which has only helped boost him up in the polls. Trump still continues to push the limits with his comments and continues to hold strong in the polls throughout the past week.
Furthermore, Durkheim introduces the concept of collective conscience. When people riot at a sporting event, each individual share the same aggression and mindset to vandalize property and cause harm to the opposing team, in short, the chaos explains collective conscience. Durkheim defines collective conscience as, “totality of beliefs and sentiments common to average citizens of the same society.” CITE Fans who are at a sporting event belongs to a subculture, they all share the same beliefs and ideas.
Beowulf and Sir Gawain and The Green Knight are British mythological stories whose authors are unknown. The stories paint the picture of brave and selfless heroes who put the lives of their fellow men before their own. Though the stories differ in their narration, they are built on the same ideas and principles. This essay compares and contrasts the various themes in these two stories and their development. The issues discussed are the role of women, strength and courage and afterlife.
The report finds BOD levels meet the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit renewal standards. Results for suspended solids shows an opposite trend. Suspended solids increase throughout the course of the water treatment. This does not meet NPDES standards. Further suspended solids test will be needed to insure a minimal amount of error. If the same trend continues, the facility may need to be redesigned to meet NPDES standards.