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3 Fundamental Principles Your Water Manager Should Know
Boiler operators are not always pre-qualified to operate and maintain the power plant at a commercial or industrial facility. In fact, most who are new to the position have backgrounds in mechanical engineering, pipe system maintenance, or facilities management. They learn about water use, quality and treatment once they are on the job. Experienced or not, there are three fundamental principles your water manager should know.
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An inquest into the death of a man from Legionnaire's disease at the Royal United Hospital in England has found failures in the hospital's system for protecting patients from the disease.
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Sussex nonprofit sends truckloads of water to Flint. For eight years, a small nonprofit has focused its efforts on supplying clean drinking water to villages in developing countries. However, with the recent water crisis in Flint, Greg Stromberg, who founded Canned Water 4 Kids in 2008, has shifted his focus to a US city that needs it.
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A new report called the Renewable Energy Market Analysis: The GCC Region reports that scaling up renewable energy could have a reduction in water use of up to 16%. The International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) report revealed that the Gulf Cooperation Council countries could save a total of 11 trillion liters of water if they meet their goals.
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New York State is holding two industrial companies liable for the cleanup of a toxic chemical that found its way into the area's drinking water. "We will hold all companies responsible for groundwater contamination and make sure they pay all costs associated with the investigation and remediation of the source of the problem as well as assuring a usable drinking water source," commissioner Basil Seggos said.
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I am being asked about organic boiler treatments for my facility. Is there such a thing?
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Yes, there are choices for organic chemistries. Typically this is required in food plants claiming their products are organic certified. In most cases, the oxygen scavenger and internal boiler treatment can be organic certified. However, the streamline treatment can get tricky. Ask your water treatment supplier about specific details.
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Using or disposing of the wastewater produced from food production is a leading concern of the food and beverage industry, but scientists in China have developed a method of making fertilizer from potato effluent — the wastewater discharged by potato processing plants.
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