CST Industries Acquires Conservatek
CST Industries Inc., designer, manufacturer and distributor of coated metal storage tanks and silos, has acquired Conservatek Industries Inc., manufacturer and installer of custom-designed aluminum covers for various industrial applications, including wastewater.
JWC Environmental Achieves ISO Certification
JWC Environmental’s Santa Ana, Calif., manufacturing site has been accepted into the Underwriters Laboratories Directory of Registered Firms in compliance with ISO 9001:2000, certificate number A16182. As part of its certification, JWC is required to pass regular audits of its quality assurance program.
Hydro International Realigns Business Structure
Hydro International has realigned its U.S. business structure, bringing its Hydro and Eutek Systems wastewater operation, based in Hillsboro, Ore., under one roof. The new operation offers solutions to separate, wash and dewater grit from municipal and industrial wastewater.
Procorp Brochure Details Sustainable Wastewater Treatment System
A brochure from Procorp Enterprises LLC focuses on targeted phosphorus extraction pellet reactor systems that provide cost-effective, zero-waste wastewater treatment. The brochure can be downloaded at www.procorp. com/wastewater-products/pellet-reactor.html or requested by calling 414/258-8777.
Mostaghimi Receives Soil and Engineering Award
Saied Mostaghimi, Virginia Tech professor and head of the biological systems engineering department, has been named winner of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers 2008 Hancor Soil and Water Engineering Award. Mostaghimi was recognized for developing strategies and tools for assessing the impact of agriculture and urban activities on water quality and developing and validating computer simulation models for use by agencies involved in water resources and land-use planning. Mostaghimi is a 27-year member of ASABE and was elected a Fellow of the society in 2006.
ADS Receives Water Quality Awards
ADS Environmental Services and Accusonic Technologies, two divisions of ADS LLC, received the Innovative Technology Award from the Water Environment Federation, an international not-for-profit technical and educational water quality organization. ADS Environmental Services was recognized in the collection systems category for its ADS Spider technology, which merges two existing technologies to increase the efficiency of alarm notification. Accusonic Technologies was recognized in the instrumentation category for its 7510+ flow meter. The device uses multiple chordal path, transit-time technology to provide flow metering capability across a range of pipes and channels.
Osprey Biotechnics Receives EPA Recognition
Munox from Osprey Biotechnics Inc. was recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Design for the Environment Program as being a biological wastewater treatment for industrial and commercial applications with improved environmental and human health characteristics. The Munox system degrades animal and vegetable fats, oils and grease in wastewater, sending cleaner water to the municipality for further treatment.
Distillery Chooses Eisenmann Biomass-to-Energy System
The WESP-2F integrated multipollutant control technology by Eisenmann Corp. has been selected by a major bourbon distillery to control boiler emissions. The biomass-to-energy system will burn a variety of biomass and Kentucky coal for steam production. With integrated scrubbing and wet electrostatic precipitation technology, the system is capable of removing a full range of biomass boiler effluent pollutants, including acid gases as well as mercury.
CRC Press Releases Book on Wetland Treatment System
Written by Scott Wallace and Robert Kadlec, the 1,016-page Treatment Wetlands: Second Edition, available through CRC Press, features advances in the planning, design and performance of wetland treatment systems for water pollution control and wastewater treatment. The volume includes detailed information on wetland ecology, performance data, wastewater characterization, procedures for analyzing hydraulics, and more. For more information, call 800/272-7737 or visit www.crcpress.com.
