Saint-Laurent, Quebec, June 14, 2002 -- USFilter's John Meunier Products recently secured a Can$3.4 million (US$2.1 million) project with the regional municipality of Halton, Ontario, for treating raw water and wastewater at the Burlington Water Purification Plant. The plant decided to increase its drinking water production capacity to 236 ML/day, due to steady population growth in Halton Region.
With a total hydraulic capacity of 450,000 m3/day (119 million gallons per day, or 119 mgd), three 100 ML/day ACTIFLO® ballasted floc clarifiers will be installed upstream of new ozone contactors and the existing gravity dual media filters. In addition, two ACP-600 ACTIFLO® package plant clarifiers will treat plant residuals. The installation is scheduled for completion in March 2004.
The consulting firm CH2M HILL Canada Limited partnered with USFilter's John Meunier Products on the Burlington Water Purification Plant project. According to CH2M project manager, Peter Steele, the ACTIFLO® process's small footprint factored greatly into the decision to install it at the plant.
The Burlington Water Purification Plant is the first water purification plant in Ontario to use a combination of two ACTIFLO® processes - one for clarification of raw water and the other for secondary treatment of combined filter backwash water and primary sludge. When completed, the installation will also be the largest ACTIFLO plant in Canada.
Founded in 1948 by John Meunier, USFilter's John Meunier Products continues to be a global water and wastewater treatment technological and manufacturing leader, with products for applications such as potable water production, stormwater management, control systems, laboratory equipment, snow disposal equipment, sludge management and plant operation and management. A strong supporter of research and development, John Meunier Products is also a founding member of the Industrial Chair on drinking water at the University of Montreal.
United States Filter Corporation, a Vivendi Environnement company, is North America's largest water company providing comprehensive water and wastewater systems and services to commercial, industrial, municipal and residential customers. Vivendi Environnement (Paris Bourse: VIE and NYSE:VE), comprised of Vivendi Water (worldwide water products and services), Onyx (solid waste and industrial services), Dalkia (energy management), Connex (transportation and logistics) and FCC (Spanish company engaged in environmental and construction related industries), is the largest environmental services company in the world with more than 295,000 employees, including FCC, in about 100 countries and annual revenues of more than $25.6 billion. Visit the company's web sites at www.usfilter.com or www.vivendienvironnement-finance.com.
