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EN VIRONMEN TAL PRO TEC TION A GENC V
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Th-U 4/iee-t c/&ic/u.be,6 bfu.e.£iy a giant unde.fi Se.dtA.on 6 (b) ,
fe.de.Mtf. (date* Pollution Control kct (PL &4-660), a* omerirfed.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 FAK
TITLE OF PROJECT: Concentration of Sugar Beet Wastes for Economic Treat-
ment with Biological Systems
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Beet Sugar Development Foundation Ralph Scott
156 South College Avenue Pacific Northwest Mater Laboratory
P.O. Box 538 200 Southwest 35th Street
Fort Collins, Colorado 80521 Corvallis, Oregon 97330
Project Site: Fort Collins, Colorado
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: December 28, 1966 Project Cost: $372,500
Completion Date: May 1, 1970 Federal Cost: $102,000
Summary;
This project is one phase of research to find an economic chemical or biological
system to treat high volumes of sugar beet factory waste. One or more successful
processes are necessary to satisfy effluent standards in states where sugar
beets are processed.
The objective of the project is to concentrate sugar beet factory wastes by
chemical precipitation and reuse of the decanted solution in a closed recir-
culation system. The excess water accumulated during the operation will be
treated by anaerobic and/or aerobic processes to remove BOD prior to discharge.
The bioactivity will be studied concurrently.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
A /-ieet rfesc/tcbes biLafaSLy a. gtuint. undnn. Suet-ion _ 6 (b)
Wafet Pollution Control Ac,t (PL &4-660) , ai
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 EZP
TITLE OF PROJECT: Cannery Waste Treatment Kehr Activated Sludge
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
FMC Corporation Kenneth Dostal
Central Engineering Laboratories Pacific Northwest Water Laboratory, EPA
Box 580 200 Southwest 35th Street
Santa Clara, California 95052 Corvallis, Oregon 97330
Project Site: Santa Clara, California
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: December 31, 1966 Project Cost: $43,200
Completion Date: January 31, 1969 .Federal Cost: $29,300
Summary:
The Kehr Activated Sludge Process (KASP), as practiced at the FMC Corporation's
Central Engineering Laboratories, uses a completely mixed aeration tank with
no intentional sludge wasting. The concentration of mixed liquor suspended
solids was allowed to stabilize at some value as a result of cellular synthesis,
endogenous loss, and washout in the effluent. The concentration of mixed
liquor suspended solids ranged from 4,000 to 12,000 mg/liter. The BODc of
domestic sewage and cannery wastes varied from 200 to 2000 mg/Liter.
Removals obtained were 80 per cent reduction in the concentration of total
organic carbon and 90 per cent reduction in the concentration of 6005.
The process was able to undergo a 48-hour period of no organic loading with
no loss of treatment efficiency when the organic load was returned. The KASP
appears to have an application for pretreatment of industrial wastes prior to
discharge to a municipal sewer. The KASP, when used in this manner, could
handle intermittent waste discharge, produce 90 per cent BOD^ removal, and
provide aerobic digestion within the aeration tank.
Exclusive of any primary treatment, the cost of treating 10 mgd of a waste
containing 250 mg/liter of BOD^ using this high solids activated sludge
process is about 7$AOOO gallons using gravity settling and about 29Q/1.000
gallons using electroflotation. The cost of pretreating 1 mgd of a waste
containing 2,000 mg/liter BOD is about 28^/1000 gallons exclusive of primary
treatment.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Tk-U 4/ice,t deicAtbei bnie.faly a gfoint undc.fi Se.c-t.ion 6 (b)
fc.dc.fial Mite*. Pollution Control Act (PL &4-66Q), ante tided.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 FAD
TITLE OF PROJECT: Aerobic Treatment of Fruit Processing Wastes
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Snokist Growers James Boydston
Yakima, Washington Pacific Northwest Water Laboratory, EPA
200 Southwest 35th Street
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
Project Site: Yakima, Washington
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: August 4, 196? Project Cost: $572,262
Completion Date: March 24, 1970 Federal Cost: $347,669
Summai
In 1966, it was determined that the Snokist Growers cannery in Yakima,
Washington, was in need of further treatment facilities for the cannery
waste before the waste could be discharged into the Yakima River. A system
of aeration was proposed and a grant sought to aid in construction of facilities
and to study the results of the treatment facility following construction.
Facility construction proceeded in two stages with the addition of an aerated
lagoon in 196? and the addition of additional aeration and clarification
facilities in 1968 to complete the treatment system. The treatment system
performed more efficiently than initially expected in the original design
assumptions, and nearly 99 per cent removal of BOD and COD from the waste
stream was accomplished during a major portion of the 1968 processing season.
The treatment systems were studied over the two operating seasons, and operated
as an aerated lagoon, as an activated sludge treatment system and as activated
sludge system but including sludge reaeration. Data was collected on biological
substrate assimilation, sludge growth, oxygen uptake and sludge settleability.
Constants were obtained from this data. Success of the treatment system is
described in the final report on the project and the costs of treatment
computed. It is recommended that aerated lagoon treatment be used where 70
per cent removal of BOD is desired and suspended solids are permissible in
the effluent. Activated sludge treatment is recommended for greater than 90
per cent BOD removal and where effluent suspended solids must be minimized.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Tk-iA 4/iee-t dcicttbe-i bfazfily a. Qtmnt undc.fi Section 6 (b) ,
Fede.io£ Watei Pollution Control Act (PL &4-660), cu> amendnd.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 EHV
TITLE OF PROJECT: Aerobic Secondary Treatment of Potato Processing Wastes
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
The R. T. French Company James Boydston
Shelley, Idaho Pacific Northwest Water Laboratory, EPA
200 Southwest 35th Street
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
Project Site: Shelley, Idaho
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: August 29, 1967 Project Cost: $690,310
Completion Date: March 15, 1971 Federal Cost: $483,217
Summary:
As described in the final report to this project, the new secondary treatment
facility at the R.T. French Company, Shelley, Idaho, has demonstrated the
feasibility of a complete mix activated sludge system for secondary treat-
ment of potato processing wastes. The secondary treatment facility was designed
for an average daily flow of 1.25 million gallons per day and a BOD loading of
14,000 pounds per day. Frequent aerator shutdowns following mechanical
problems have limited oxygen transfer and biological activity in the aeration
basins; however, BOD removals of over 90 per cent have been obtained for
extended periods of time, demonstrating the applicability of the activated
sludge process for treating the wastes. These removals have been obtained
with: (1) MLSS concentrations between 2,000 mg/L and 8,000 mg/L, (2) aeration
basin D.O. concentrations between 0.3 m/1 and 5-2 mg/L, (3) aeration basin
temperatures between 45 degrees F and 67 degrees F, (4) aeration basin nH
between 7.1 and 8.4, (5) organic loadings between 10 and 120 Ib BOD/L,000
cu ft/day, (6) hydraulic detention times of 0.9 to 8.7 days, and (7) BOD/MLVSS
ratios of 0.15 to 0.47.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
.6/tee.t de.ic>Lcbe,i bfu.e.faly a gfoint imdo.fi Section 6 (b) ,
Fede.to£ Waft? 4 Pollution Contnol Act (PL $4-660), a* amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 EHT
TITLE OF PROJECT: Use of Fungi Imperfect! in Waste Control
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
North Star Research and Kenneth Dostal <-
Development Institute Pacific Northwest Water Laboratory, EPA
3100 38th Avenue South 200 Southvrest 35th Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55406 Corvallis;, Oregon 97330 ..
Project Site: Minneapolis, Minnesota
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: September I, 196? Project Cost: $118,585
Completion Date: July l, 1970 Federal Cost: $76,585
Summary;
In this project, 45 species of 12 genera of the Fungi Imperfecti were screened
for those fungal candidates best able to rapidly convert soluble and suspended
organic material (as measured by BOD) from corn- and soy food-processing waste
streams to mycelial protein. Rapidly growing fungal strains were selected
which were readily removed from the digested waste effluents by coarse filtration.
Trichoderma viride. Gliocladium deliquescens. and either Aspergillus oryzae
or Q> deliquescens gave the best results on corn, soy, and SOg-containing soy
wheys, respectively. Optimal growth conditions included pH of 3.2 to 3-5,
and a temperature of 30 C. Oxygen requirements were relatively low (l Ib 02/6-7
Ib COD removed). Nitrogen and phosphate additions were required for the corn
digestion system, and additions of sulfuric acid were necessary to adjust the pH.
Corn waste was reduced from an initial BOD level of 1600 mg/1 to 25 mg/1 in
24 hours. Soy wastes were reduced from 6200 mg of BOD/1 to 125 mg of BOD/1 in
36 hours of incubation.
Studies of rapid fungal digestion of soy whey containing 700 mg/1 of S02
resulted in selection of A. oryzae and G_. deliquescens strains which removed
S02 from the medium. Mycelial yields were approximately 50 to 60 g of dry
mycelium per 100 g of COD utilized. The stability of the continuous fermentation
with corn waste was demonstrated in a fermentation run of 140 days' length.
The protein content of mycelium recovered from the continuous culture corn
digestion system was 45 per cent.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
•4/tce.t deictcfaei bfiin&ly a giant ande.fi Section 6 (b)
Wciten. Pollution Control Ac* (PL U-660], 0,5 amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 EZY
TITLE OF PROJECT: Lime Treatment and Inplant Reuse of an Activated Sludge Plant
Effluent in the Citrus Processing Industry
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Winter Garden Citrus Products Dr. David Hill
Cooperative Southeast Water Laboratory, EPA
P.O. Box 399 College Station Road
Winter Garden, Florida Athens, Georgia 30601
Project Site: Winter Garden, Florida
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: December 22, 196? Project Cost: $397,300
Completion Date: August 30, 1971 Federal Cost: $165,000
Summary;
The objective of this proposal will be to develop operational parameters and
conduct an economic evaluation on lime treatment of effluent from a 2-mgd
activated sludge system treating citrus wastes and in-plant reuse of the lime
treatment effluent. This study will cover lime treatment with the addition of
coagulant aids and dewatering of sludges by centrifugation for usage in cattle
feed preparation. Determination will be made on the effect of this system
in further reducing BOD, COD, and nutrients found in the activated sludge
effluent.
The proposed project intends to demonstrate the effectiveness of lime
precipitation on effluent from a 2-mgd activated sludge system treating
citrus wastes. The activated sludge system consists of an aeration pond
providing from 24 to 36 hours detention time with the overflow being directed
into a final clarifier. Operation of the activated sludge system will
afford pH control along with nutrient supplementation and sludge recirculation.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/tee.t de-ic/^tfaei bui^ty a giant imdo.fi Section 6 (b) ,
Fe.dc.ial Wate* Pollution Control Act (PL &4-660], OA amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 EHU
TITLE OF PROJECT: Reconditioning of Food Processing Brines
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
National Canners Association William Pierce
Research Foundation Region IX, EPA
1133 20th Street, N.W. ?60 Market Street
Washington, D.C. 20036 San Francisco, California 94102
Project Site: Central Valley, California
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: February 1, 1968 Project Cost: $45,000
Completion Date: March 1, 1971 Federal Cost: $31,500 '
Summary;
In this project, storage brines and processing waters from the production of
canned ripe olives and glass packed green olives were treated with activated
carbon. The reuse potential of reconditioned brines was evaluated. Reconditioned
storage brines can be used to store freshly harvested olives for commercially
significant periods. Canned samples prepared from olives stored in reconditioned
brine were of good quality. Reconditioned brines of lower salt content were
reused with no detectable effect on the quality of the final product.
Estimates for commercial application of activated carbon treatment of storage
brines show a cost per ton of olives stored of $3.64 when capital costs are
amortized over 10 years for a cannery storing 5jOOO tons of olives annually.
This value can also be expressed as a cost of $36.40 for each 1,000 gallons
of reconditioned brine produced. Ten olive canneries reconditioning brine
and sending spent carbon to a centrally located reactivation facility would
have a cost of $1.28 per ton of olives stored or $12.80 for each 1,000 gallons
of reconditioned brine produced.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Th-iA 4/iee-t de-icA,tbe4 bfu.e.£ty a. g-tant unde-i Sect-con 6 (b) ,
Fede.to£ Mate*. Pollution Contnol Act (PL S4-660)', 04 amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: WPRD 3-01-6S (PPB 12060)
TITLE OF PROJECT: Improvement of Treatment of Food Industry Waste
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
RAI Research Corporation Allyn Richardson
36-40 37th Street Region I, EPA
Long Island City, New York 11101 John F. Kennedy Federal Building
. . Boston, Massachusetts 02203
Project Site: Long Island City, New York
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: February 9, 1968 Project Cost: $57,250
Completion Date: July 31, 1969 Federal Cost: $40,075
. Summary;
The electrochemical oxidation of milk whey on a laboratory scale will be
investigated as a method of waste treatment.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
a
4/ieet de.icAtbe5 bfu.e.&ty a gfucint unda-i Se.cti.on 6 (b)
Pollution Control Act (PL &4-66Q), m> amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: WPRD 151-01-68 (PPB 12060)
TITLE OF PROJECT: Waste Reduction in Food Canning Operations
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
National Canners Association William Pierce
Research Foundation Region IX, EPA
1133 20th Street, N.W. ?60 Market Street
Washington, D.C. 20036 San Francisco, California 94102
Project Site: San Jose, California
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: February 14, 1968 Project Cost: $55,120
Completion Date: April 24, 1970 Federal Cost: $33,330
. Summary;
In this project, various methods of reducing wastes in food canning operations
were examined. These methods included trickling filters, pH control, an air
flotation system, and screens.
A high-rate trickling filter was constructed, utilizing light weight, self-
supporting plastic packing medium that provided large uniform surface area for
microbial growth. The effects of hydraulic loading and nutrient addition on
soluble BOD removal from fruit wastewater were investigated. To examine the
effects of pH control, fruit pumping water was acidified with citric acid and
controlled at pH 4.0 or below to inhibit bacterial growth and to extend the
use of recirculated water. The sanitary.condition of the acidified system was
equal to or better than a comparable non-acidified system. An air flotation
system was evaluated for suspended solids removal efficiency. The influent
to recycle ratio was 1:1. In general, the removal efficiency decreased as the
hydraulic rate increased.
A single-deck and a double-deck circular vibrating screen were evaluated for
solids separation. The maximum capacity of the single (20 mesh) deck was 1000
gpm. With a 64-mesh, capacity was reduced to 300 - 400 gpm. Compared to
20-mesh rectangular screen, 48-mesh removed 32-2 per cent more solids. For
the double deck, numerous combinations of top and bottom screens were tested.
With a 20-mesh top and 100-mesh bottom, the unit handled 1500 gpm or 1.5
times the single deck unit. More than 5 per cent of influent must overflow
from top screen onto bottom screen; otherwise abrasive action of screen will
increase solids in effluent.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Ikta 4/iee.t de.4cyu.be4 bfu.e.^ty a gfiant undo.fi Section
ftdviat \acUbm Pottu&Lan Con&iot Act (PL S4-660), cu
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 DQV
6 (b)
amended.
TITLE OF PROJECT:
Removal and Recovery of Fatty Materials from Edible Fat
and Oil Refinery Effluents
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Clifford Risley
Region V, EPA
1 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
Swift and Company
R&D Center
1919 Swift Drive
Oak Brook, Illinois 60521
Project Site: Bradley, Illinois
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: July 10, 1968 Project Cost: $389,970
Completion Date: February 1, 1971 Federal Cost: $249,307
Summary;
This study to be conducted at the Swift and Company Bradley Refinery plant will
have, as its main objectives, demonstration of the effectiveness and economics
of employing air flotation for the removal and recovery of fatty material
present in water eminating from processing operations.
In addition to an extensive study of flocculating agents, a complete character-
ization of processing waste streams is planned. Laboratory analysis will
include BOD, COD, ether solubles,and suspended solids determinations, etc.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Th.(A 4/ice.t deiot-cbe-i btu.e.£ty a. gfuint ando.fi Sec.tx.cn 6 (b) ,
Fe.dc.iai Watex. Po££otuw Confriot Ac^ (PL 84-660}, 0,6 "amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 DPE
TITLE OF PROJECT: Treatment of Wastes from the Wet-Mil Ling Industry
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
Corn Products Company
Corporate Engineering
P.O. Box 345
Argo, Illinois 60501
Project Site: Pekin, Illinois
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: July 2k, 1968
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Clifford Risley
Region V, EPA
1 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Project Cost: $2,656,400
Completion Date: January 24, 1972 Federal Cost:
Summary;
$482,680
This project entails the design, construction, operation, and an economic
and technical evaluation of a 1-mgd, completely mixed aerobic system for
treatment of corn refining wastes.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTKA TION PROJECT
4/tee-t de4c/wi>e4 buit^lg a. giant unde.fi Se&tton 6 (b)
Wo-tei Pollution Control Act (PL 64-660], oi amende
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 DSB
TITLE OF PROJECT: Demonstration of a Full-Scale Waste Treatment System for
a Cannery
GKANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
University of Oklahoma Research George Putnicki
Institute Region VI, EPA
1808 Newton Drive 1402 Elm Street
Norman, Oklahoma 73069 Dallas, Texas 75202
Project Site: Stilwell, Oklahoma
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: July 25, 1968 Project Cost: $117,807
Completion Date: August 31, 1970 Federal Cost: $75,226
. Summary;
The objective of this study will be to conduct an economic and technical
evaluation of a 1.5-mgd biological system employing a combination of both the
minimal solids and extended aeration techniques to treat high strength,
nutritionally unbalanced cannery wastes.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OK DEMONSTRA TION PROJECT
Tkit>
a giant unde.fi Se.cM.on
6 (b)
_
Fe.dc.iaJt ttktte* PotfaUon Con&iot Act (PL 64-660), OA amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 DFF
TITLE OF PROJECT: Waste Treatment Facility, Farmbest, Inc., Denison, Iowa
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Farmbest, Inc. Otmar Olson
Denison, Iowa Region VII, EPA
911 Walnut Street
Kansas City, Missouri
Project Site: Denison, Iowa
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: October 5, 1968 Project Coat: $755,587
Completion Date: April 30, 1971 Federal Cost: $289,790
Summary;
64106
The objective of this project is to demonstrate, over one full year of
operation, the application of anaerobic lagoons and two-stage trickling
filters for the treatment of strong wastes resulting from the slaughter-
ing and processing of hogs. This plant kills about 5000 hogs daily and waste
flows average about 0.85 mgd. Data will be collected on the strength of
wastes and the efficiency of individual treatment units under various loadings
and weather conditions so the results can be projected for new plants using
any combinations of these treatment units.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4hee-t de-5ctcfae4 buia^ty a. giant undei Suction 6 (b)
fe.de.iat W&te.4. Potiution Confriot kct (PL 64-660}, cu> amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 DEQ
TITLE OF PROJECT: Elimination of Pollution by and Utilization of Protein '
Concentrates (Dried Whey) from Milk Residues of Cheese
Making
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Mr. Max Cochran
NERC
200 S.W. 35th St.
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
Dairy Research and Development
Corporation
in Broadway
New York, New York 10006
Project Site: Vernon, New York
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: December 19, 1968
Project Cost: $2,499,038
Completion Date: January 1, 1972 Federal Cost:
Summary;
$551,350
A development and full-scale demonstration for a process for the convexoxun of
dairy whey into saleable food products by evaporation and spray drying
methods will be undertaken in the project. The conversion of whey to a useable
food product in lieu of its disposal as a waste product from cheese manufacturing
is the pollution abatement method to be developed and demonstrated. Research
will be conducted on the use of dried whey as a supplement to various food
products.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
-U A/iee-t deicAx-be-i bfu.e.faly a. gfiant u.ndc.1 Section 6 (b) ,
fQ.dc.fLdL Watet Pollution Conftiol Ac£ (PL If4-660), at> omcurferf.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 EAE
TITLE OF PROJECT: Evaluation of Controlled Temperature and Forced Aeration
in Trickling Filter Treatment of Food Canning Wastewaters
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
National Canners Association William Pierce
Research Foundation Region IX, EPA
1133 20th Street, N.W. ?60 Market Street
Washington, B.C. 20036 San Francisco, California 9A102
Project Site: San Jose, California
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: June 11, 1969 Project Cost: $28,712
Completion Date: May 20, 1970 Federal Cost: $18,350
Summary;
The objectives of this project to be conducted at the DelKonte Corporation
Plant No. 3 at San Jose, California are as follows:
1. Evaluation of the performance and BOD reduction capacity on high
strength liquid canning wastes of a 10,000-gpd trickling filter
unit containing such special features as forced aeration and
temperature control of the treatment column preceeded by grinding
and screening components.
2. Comparison of the efficiency of this unit with that of the trickling
filter without temperature control and forced aeration operated
under WPRD 151-01-68 by subjecting them both to identical loadings
emanating from the same waste source.
3. Incorporation of the results of this evaluation into the design of a
full-scale demonstration project to be implemented in 1970. This
project is an extension of work initiated under WPRD 251-01-68.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Th-U 4/teet de.4 c>u.t>£4 bnLo.faty a. giant unde.fi Se.dtA.on 6 (b) ,
Fe.dc.nat WateA Poitution Ccm&iot Ac* (PL 84-660), amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 DXF
TITLE OF PROJECT: Development and Demonstration* of an Ultrafiltration Plant
for the Abatement of Pollution from Cottage Cheese Whey
GKANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Crowley's Milk Company, Inc. Max W. Cochrane
145 Conklin Avenue Pacific Northwest Water Laboratory, EPA
Binghamton, New York 13902 200 Southwest 35th Street
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
Project Site: Binghamton, New York (Phase I)
La Fargeville, New York (Phase II)
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: July 1, 1969 ' Project Cost: $914,081
Completion Date: January 1, 1972 Federal Cost: $495,856
Summary;
A two-stage Ultrafiltration system for the separation and concentration of
protein and lactose or straight acid whey concentration with a resulting
influent BOD reduction of 99 per cent will be demonstrated. Phase I, lasting
13 months, calls for the design, detailed engineering, construction, operation
and evaluation in Binghamton, New York of a 10,000 Ib/day UF system and will
include the design of a 250,000 Ib/day system for full-scale demonstration
under Phase II. Duration of Phase II will be 17 months.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/iee.t de.icAcbe4 bru.~ajnnndc.d. •
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 EDZ
TITLE OF PROJECT: Pilot-Plant Installation for Use of Fungi Imperfect! on
Vegetable Wastes
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Green Giant Company Kenneth Dostal
LeSueur, Minnesota 56058 Pacific Northwest. Water laboratory, EPA
200 Southwest 35th Street. '
Corvalis, Oregon 97330
Project Site: North Star Research and Development Institute
Minneapolis , Minnesota
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: July 1, 1969 Project Cost: $72,860
Completion Date: December 31, 1970 Federal Cost: $49,742
Summary;
The basic objective of this study is to demonstrate and evaluate on a pilot-
scale basis the use of fungi imperfecti as a biological agent in a aerated
treatment system which treats high BOD vegetable processing wastes. According
to bench-scale tests the fungi are capable of removing organic nutrients with
a related BOD reduction in excess of 98 per cent with a 20-hour residence time.
An aerated lagoon and aerated ditch will be employed to evaluate the fungi
as a system component and the related operational and system characteristics
be defined.
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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Th-iA 4/iee-t de-icttfa&i bfu.e.^iy a gtiant tinder Se.ctJ.on 6 (b) ,
fe.dc.fidt WcitefL PottutLon Control Act (PL 14-660}, cu> amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 EGV
TITLE OF PROJECT: Water and Waste Management in Poultry Processing
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Gold Kist Poultry Division Harold Snyder
Cotton Producers Association Oil and Hazardous Materials Program
P.O. Box 2210 Water Quality Research, EPA
Atlanta, Georgia 30301 Washington, D.C. 20242
Project Site: Gold Kist Poultry
910 Latta Street, Durham, North Carolina
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: July 1, 1969 Project Cost: $283,381
Completion Date: October 30, 1971 Federal Cost: $198,366
Summary;
The University of North Carolina will conduct this study which involves
changes in the Gold Kist processing operations for demonstration of effective
in-plant control of both water use and discharge of effluent from poultry
processing. The project encompasses water use and waste abatement throughout
the plant, from water intake through final wastewater collection and control.
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RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Thx.4 4/tee.t deicAxCfae-i bru.e.faty a gnant unrie-t Sectum 6 (b) ,
fe.dc.KLt WatcA. Po££atum Con^to£ Aot (PL S4-660), a* amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 EIG
TITLE OF PROJECT: Full-Scale Demonstration and Evaluation of Potato Dry and
Wet Caustic Peeling Processes
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Western Potato Service, Inc. Kenneth Dostal
P.O. Box 1391 Highway #2 West Pacific Northwest Water Laboratory, EPA
Grand Forks, North Dakota 58201 200 Southwest 35th Street
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
Project Site: Presque Isle,Maine (Wet)
Grand Forks, North Dakota (Dry)
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: July 1, 1969 Project Cost: $1,042,212
Completion Date: August 1, 1971 Federal Cost: $396,574
Summary;
The objective of this grant will be to demonstrate at full scale the economics
and pollution reduction characteristics of a potato "dry" caustic peeling
system and use as a base for comparison data to be obtained from a similar
facility employing the conventional "wet" caustic peeling operation.
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RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4 /met
bnte.faly a giant unrtet Seetuw
6 (b)
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Fe.dc.fiCLt (JJaten Pollution Control Ac£ (PL 84-660), cu> a/new rfed.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 EKQ
TITLE OF PROJECT: Kent Cheese Company - Waste Treatment Facility
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
Kent Cheese Company
1931 North 15th Avenue
Melrose Park, Illinois 60160
Project Site: Kent, Illinois
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: July 1, 1969
Completion Date: April 1/1972
Summary;
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Dennis W. .Taylor
Pacific Northwest Water Laboratory, EPA
200 Southwest35th Street.
Cprvallis, Oregon 97330
Project Cost: $65,722.80
i
Federal Cost: $46,006.00
In this project, demonstration of the effectiveness of aerated lagoons for the
treatment of cheese whey .process rinse water, in addition to the effluent from
a reverse osmosis unit, is demonstrated. The treatment system utilizes two
aerobic lagoons in series with submerged mechanical aeration equipment producing
an extended aeration process. Data is collected to evaluate the extented
aeration process on the aforementioned cheese whey wastewater streams.
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RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Tkta 4/iee.t de-ic/u-bei biie.£ty a giant undei. Sec.ti.on 6 (b) ,
fe.dc.fiat Wo-tet Pottution Confriot Ac* (PL S4-660), cw amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 EOF
TITLE OF PROJECT: A Method of Manure Disposal for a Beef Packing Operation
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Illinois Packing Company Jack L. Witherow
911 West 37th Place R.S.: Kerr Water Research Center, EPA
Chicago, Illinois 60609 P.O. Box 1198
Ada, Oklahoma 74820
Project Site: Illinois Packing Co.
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
i
Award Date: October 22, 1969 Project Cost: $156,000
Completion Date: June 21, 1971 Federal Cost: $93,400
. Summary;
In this 20-month project, demonstration of the feasibility of the incineration
of cattle paunch and ground manure will be undertaken. The project objectives
will include the following:
1. Segregation of existing process waste streams for concentration of
waste solids.
2. Development of physical parameters for process waste streams.
3. Design and construction of a fluidized bed incineration unit.
4. Investigation and documentation of the treatment system performance,
the economics-, optimal operating characteristics and the significance
of the system in terms of application to other segments of the animal
production industry.
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RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Tk-U 4/tee-t de-ic/w-be-i bfo.e,£ly a. giant undnn Station _ 6 (b)
Wo-te/t, Pollution Control bet [PL S4-660) , cut> amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 FDS
TITLE OF PROJECT: Elimination of Water Pollution by Packing House Animal
Paunch and Blood
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Beefland International, Inc. Otmar Olson
Council Bluffs, Iowa 51501 Region VII, EPA
911 Walnut Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
Project Site: Council Bluffs, Iowa
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: November 10, 1969 Project Cost: $367, 8?0
Completion Date tNovember 1, 1971 Federal Cost: $161,398
. Summary;
This project will demonstrate the economic and technical feasibility of
completely segregating blood and paunch from slaughterhouse operations and
converting these materials into animal feed ingredients. Two dehydrators will
be installed at Beefland International, Inc. and utilized to process the material
generated from anticipated cattle kills of 250 head per hour.
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RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
6 (b)
-6/iee.t deiCAtbe,6 bi<.e.&ly a. Qfuint undent. Section _ _
fe.dc.fidf. tilatei Pollution Control Ac£ (PL &4-660) , af> amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 DXL
TITLE OF PROJECT: Reduction of Salt Content of Food Processing Liquid Waste
Effluent
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
National Canners Association
Research Foundation
1133 20th Street
Washington B.C. 20036
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Kenneth Costal
Pacific Northwest Water Laboratory, EPA
200 Southwest 35th Street
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
Project Site: Berkeley, California
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: December 8, 1969
Completion Date: May 1, 1971
. Summary;
Project Cost: $94,208
Federal Cost: $64,382
The project will demonstrate the effectiveness of an ion exchange system
for the treatment of olive brine wastewater. The 10,000-gpd pilot unit
will use calcium hydroxide as a resin regenerant and will be operated jointly
by the National Canners Association and Aqua Ion Corporation. The operating
parameters of the system will be established .and scale-up factors determined.
It is anticipated that the degree of treatment will encourage the olive industry
to consider water reuse and product recovery when full-scale installations
are considered.
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RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRA TION PROJECT
Th-i& 4/tee.t de.ic'w.bei bfite.faly £ QUcwt unde.fi Sccti.cn 6 (b) ,
Fedeia£ Wo-tet Pollution Control Ac£ (PL &4-660), cu> omcnrfcd.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 EUZ
TITLE OF PROJECT: Winery Wastewater-Characterization and Treatment
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Widmer's Wine Cellars, Inc. Dennis W. Taylor
Naples, New York 14512 Pacific Northwest Water Laboratory, EPA
200 Southwest 35th Street
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
Project Site: Naples, New York
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: December 18, 1969 Project Cost: $284,000
Completion Date: February 1?, 1972 Federal Cost: $148,900
Summary;
This project includes design, construction, and operation of an extended
aeration waste treatment plant to treat the process wastewaters from a winery.
The activities of the project are the following:
1. Characterization of the winery wasteflow.
2. Design, construction and operation of an extended aeration waste
treatment system.
3- Study and documentation of the treatment system.
4. Optimization of the system.
5. Determination of the effectiveness of nutrient addition to the operation
of the system.
The facility will be designed for a 120,000-gpd flow.
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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/ieet de.icyu.faei bnLt^tij a giant undai Sect-con __ 6 (b)
Pollution Control Act (PL &4-660) , O4~amciiricrf.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 FJK
TITLE OF PROJECT: Acid Emulsion Breaking-Activated Sludge for Bakery Waste
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Ebinger Baking Co, Charles H. Ris
2290 Bedford Ave. Industrial Pollution Control Branch
Brooklyn, New York 11226 Water Quality Research, EPA
Washington, B.C. 20242
Project Site: Melville, New York
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: June 9, 19?0 Project Cost: $464,860
Completion Date: April 30, 1972 Federal Cost: $129,729
, Summary;
A waste treatment system will be designed, constructed, operated and evaluated
for a 80,000-gpd effluent from a sweet-goods bakery. Acid emulsion breaking
will be used as a pretreatment step to destabilize the fats and oils in
the waste, and activated sludge will be used as the secondary treatment process.
A multimedia filtration system will be then used to render the effluent suitable
for subsurface leeching.
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RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/iee.t rfeic^cbei b^te^y a giant unrfei Sec.ti.on 6 (b)
Wate.4. Pollution Contsiot Act (PL &4-660) , cu> amenrferf.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 FMF
TITLE OF PROJECT: Evaluation of the Rotating Biological Surface System on
Meat Packing Wastes
C21ANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Iowa Beef Packers , Inc. William Garner
Dakota City, Nebraska 68731 Region VII, EPA
911 Walnut Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
Project Site: Dakota City, Nebraska
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: June 15, 1970 Project Cost: $559,230
Completion Date: June 30, 1972 Federal Cost: $195,751
Summary;
This project consists of building and evaluating a 3-mgd anaerobic-aerobic
system where the aerobic treatment will be achieved by the use of 8 two-
stage rotating biological surface units with a total surface area of '500,000
sq ft.
Design, operational, and economic data, including the existing pretreatment
operations, will be documented.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/iee.t cfe.4cyu.bei bnizfily a gtiant unde.fi Section _
Fedeio£ Watex. Po££otton Con&iot kcJt (PL &4-660) , 04 amended.
6 (b)
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 FLL
TITLE OF PROJECT: Activated Sludge - Bio Disc Treatment of Distillery Wastes
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
American Distilling Co.
So. Front Street
Pekin, Illinois 61554
Project Site: PekLn, Illinois
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: June 22, 1970
Completion Date: June 22, 1972
Summary;
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Dennis W. Taylor
Pacific Northwest Water Laboratory, EPA
200 Southwest 35th Street
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
Project Cost: $1,078,000
Federal Cost: $384,588
The objectives of this project are to evaluate, on a plant-scale basis, the
performance of the Bio Disc system and activated sludge processes for treating
distillery wastewater. Investigations will involve evaluation of treatment
efficiency, and the development of design parameters for industry-wide waste
treatment process selection and sizing.
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RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Th-U 4/ice.t cfeic/w-bei bii&faty a giant anddi Seefx'cm 6 (b)
Wciten Pollution Ccmfyiot Ac/ (PI. &4-660), af> amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 FRW
TITLE OF PROJECT: Water and Waste Management in Sweet Potato Processing
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Tabor City Foods, Inc.. Harold Thompson
P.O. Box 398 Pacific Northwest Water Laboratory, EPA
Tabor City, North Carolina 28463 200 Southwest 35th Street
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
Project Site: Tabor City, North Carolina
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: July 1, 1970 Project Cost: $305,886
Completion Date: June 30, 1972 Federal Cost: $133,833
Summary;
The purpose of this project is to make changes in plant equipment and operations
for demonstrating effective in-plant control of both water use and waste
discharge and to demonstrate effective pretreatment of wastes from sweet
potato processing. The project encompasses waste abatement and water use
throughout the plant from water intake through pretreatment. The specific
objectives are:
1. Installation and/or modification of a dry caustic peeling process and
demonstrate its operation for water and waste reduction.
2. Installation and demonstration pretreatment and conditioning of
wastewaters in the reduction of waste loads.
3- Determination of the economic implications of the water and waste
reduction techniques demonstrated.
4- Formulation of guides for the management of water and waterborne
wastes and the pretreatment of liquid wastes.
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RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/teet
a. giant unde.1
6 (b)
fe.dc.iat (Oaten Pottation Contnot Ac^t (PL 84-660), at> amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 FUR
TITLE OF PROJECT: Membrane Separation of Soybean Whey for Product Recovery
and Waste Treatment
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
Central Soya Company, Inc.
1825 North Laramie Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60639
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Clifford Risley
Region V, EPA
1 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Project Site: Chicago, Illinois
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: September 29, 1970 Project Cost: $143,750
Completion Date:January 29, 1972 Federal Cost: $86,825
. Summary;
During this 16-month project, the applicant will design, construct, and
operate a pilot-scale membrane separation process for the treatment and
product recovery from a soybean whey waste discharge. The pilot-scale
facility will process 700 gallons per day of soybean whey and the operational
data from the project will be used to establish the design scale-up factors
and economic feasibility of a commercial size facility. The treatment and
recovery system will consist of a two-stage membrane separation unit followed
by an evaporation process. The system will be designed to handle a soybean
whey discharge which in its diluted condition has a 4700 mg/1 BOD, a 10,100
mg/1 COD, a pH of 4.6 and a solids concentration of 15,000 mg/1.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Th-U 4/ieet
a. gfmnt ande.fi Sec.tt.on
6 (b)
fe.dti&t Wdtei Pollution Confriol Ac£ (PL &4-660], o-i amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 GPP
TITLE OF PROJECT: Small Meatpacker Waste Treatment Systems
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
W. E. Reeves Packinghouse
P.O. Box 477
Ada, Oklahoma 74820
Project Site: Ada, Oklahoma
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: October 1, 1970
Completion Date: February 1, 1973
Summary;
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Jack L. Witherow
R.S. Kerr Water Research Center, EPA
P.O. Box 1198
Ada, Oklahoma 74820
Project Cost:
Federal Cost:
$51,185
$35,829
The objectives of this project are to evaluate various biological systems
for the treatment of small meatpackhouse waste flows. The specific objectives
will include:
1. Demonstration to small meatpackers of the suitability of the anaerobic-
aerobic lagoon system with high BOD removal, simplicity of operation,
and minimum capital and maintenance costs.
2. Evaluation of the need for sludge recirculation in anaerobic lagoon and
for aeration and sludge retention in the first-stage aerobic lagoon.
3. Determination of the economic and technical advantages of an aerated-
aerobic lagoon system versus the anaerobic-aerobic lagoon system.
4. Demonstration to the meatpacking industry of the capability of the spray-
runoff soil treatment system to meet future requirements for nitrogen
and phosphorus removal in addition to high BOD reduction using the raw
wastewaters, the anaerobic lagoon effluent, and the aerobic lagoon
effluent.
The project data and evaluations of the waste treatment systems will provide
the basis for the development of a manual for small meatpacking house-wastewater
treatment.
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RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Jh-iA 4/ieet de,icAtfae.i bfu.e.&ty a giant u.nde.1 Se.ati.0iz 6 (b) ,
fe.de.iaLi Wcitci Pollution Cfln&LOl Ac^ (PL &4-660),
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/tee.t de.ictx.be-i bfiie.&ly a. giant unde.fi Section 6 (b) t
Fede-toC Motel Pollution Control Act (Pi S4-660), ai amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 FYG
TITLE OF PROJECT: Industrial Wastewater Reuse
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Maryland State Department of Mr. Ron Barrow
Health Southeast Water Laboratory
301 W. Preston Street College Station Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21201 Athens, Georgia
Project Site: Sterling Processing Co., Oakland, Maryland
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: January 11, 1971 Project Cost: $211,274
Completion Date: January 11, 1973 Federal Cost: $145,945
Summary;
The primary objective of this project is the establishment of criteria, by
the Maryland State Department of Health, for treatment of industrial secondary
effluents to permit recirculation and reuse of the final effluent in food
processing operations. A 300-gpm double filtration system will be installed
and operated at the Sterling Processing Co., Oakland, Maryland, a poultry
processing facility.
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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
6 (b)
Jk-U 4/tee.t deicsilbu blie.faty a gfuunt andc.1 Sec.ti.on ^_^
Pe.dc.iaA. Mate*. Pollution Control Acxt (PL &4-660], amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 HFY
TITLE OF PROJECT:
Dry Caustic Peeling of Clingstone Peaches on a Commercial
Scale
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
Del Monte Corporation
215 Fremont Street
San Francisco, California 94H9
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Harold Thompson
Pacific Northwest Water Laboratory, EPA
200 Southwest 35th Street
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
Project Site: San Jose, California
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: April 1, 1971 Project Cost: $71,293
Completion Date: January 1, 1972 Federal Cost: $49,900
Summary; . .
During the 9-month project period, Del Monte Corporation will design, construct,
install, and operate a 15 ton per hour "dry caustic" unit on a clingstone
peach line at Plant No. 3- Evaluation of this unit will provide a full-
scale comparison with conventional peeling operations and substantiate
earlier results obtained under project 12060 FQ3. Previous data indicates
water reduction from 530 to 35 gallons per ton of peaches processed is possible,
as well as reducing COD and suspended solids in the liquid waste from 60
to 18 Ibs/ton and 10 to 3 Ibs/ton respectively.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/iee-t de,5ctx£e.i bru.e.faly a. gfuwt wide*. Section 6 (b) ,
Fede*o£ Wate.1 Pollution Control Ac* (PL S4-660), df> amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 PAV
TITLE OF PROJECT: Low Water Volume Enzyme Deactivation of Vegetables
Before Preservation
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
National Canners Association Harold Thompson
Research Foundation Pacific Northwest Water Laboratory, EPA
1133 20th St., N.W. 200 Southwest 35th Street
Washington, D.C. 20036 Corvallis, Oregon 97330
Project Site: Berkeley, California
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: April 1, 1971 Project Cost: $137,505
Completion Date: October 1, 1972 Federal Cost: $86,108
Summary;
During the 18-month project period, steam, hot water, microwave, and hot-air
pilot blanchers will be fabricated, leased, and installed at various canneries
or freezing plants. A complete analysis of systems employed will be made
to establish capital and operating costs, product quality, retention of
nutrients, water consumption, and wastewater generation and characterization.
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RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
*hc.c.t ducfribu buit^tij a. Quant undc.fi Sec.t-i.on 6(b)
Fecteto£ Wdtex. Pollution Control hct (PL &4-660), a.t> ameude.d.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 HRR
TITLE OF PROJECT: "Protein Production from Acid Whey via Fermentation"
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Amber Laboratories Division Mr. Kenneth Dostal
Milbrew, Incorporated Pacific Northwest Water Laboratory
Juneau, Wisconsin 53030 Corvallis, Oregon
Project Site: Juneau, Wisconsin
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: September 15, 1971 Project Cost: $251,549
Completion Date: July 15, 1972 Federal Cost: $ 95,490
. Summary:
The objective of this 10 month project is to demonstrate an effi-
cient acid whey fermentation process to recover protein by-products.
The fermentation process will convert whole and deproteinized acid
whey, in a 4,500 gallon/day batch reactor, to a feed product using
Saccharomyces fragilis.
The fermentation will be accomplished by the use of closed vessel,
deep tank fermentors to keep odors and vapors at a minimum. All
process streams will be investigated for pollutional effects. Feed
recovery systems will have a zero discharge and investigation dealing
with development of human grade material will ascertain means of
achieving 30 ppm BOD,- in the final effluent.
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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Tk-U 4/tee-t d&ic/u.be,4 bfiie.£ly a gwnt undet Se.cti.on 6(b')
{Oaten Pollution Con&iot hct (PL 54-660), a* amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 HCW
TITLE OF PROJECT: "Submerged Combustion Evaporation System for Concentration
of Brewery Spent Grain Liquors"
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Robert Miller
721 Pestalozzi Street South Central Regional Office
St. Louis, Missouri 63118 1402 Elm Street
Dallas, Texas 75202
Project Site: Houston, Texas
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: Sept. 15, 1971 Project Cost: $498,817
Completion Date: sept 14, 1972 Federal Cost: $ 78,630
. Summary:
The objective of this project is to demonstrate the feasibility of concen-
trating brewery spent grain liquors with a submerged combustion evaporator.
These liquors, resulting from screening and pressing operations, contain
grain solids unrecoverable with conventional processes and are high in
BOD and suspended solids content. In the proposed system, the spent grain
liquors will be concentrated to such an extent that they may be either
mixed with enough dried grain to be sent to the grain dryer, or sent to
the dryer directly. The process will eliminate heavy waste loadings
discharged to the sewer under current procedure and provide additional
saleable dried grain.
Operating procedures will be developed which will result in optimum
efficiency for the process. An effluent sampling program will be used
to demonstrate the effect of the system on the total plant waste stream.
It is expected that the process should be applicable throughout the
brewing industry and in other grain fermentation industries as well.
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RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/tee.t de.4cAt.be4 buia^tij a. gfiant undei Section 6 (b) ,
Fedet.a£ Wetter PoUutLon Control Aot (PL &4-66Q], cu> amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 HPC
TITLE OF PROJECT: Pilot-Plant Treatment of Wine Stillage
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
California Dept. of Agriculture Robert Burm
Wine Advisory Board Pacific Northwest Water Laboratory, EPA
717 Market Street Corvallis, Oregon
San Francisco, California 94103
Project Site: Davis, California (Build Unit)
Fresno, California (Run Unit)
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: July 30, 1971 Project Cost: $77,832
Completion Date: July 29, 1973 Federal Cost: $49,820
Summary;
This project will investigate, on a small pilot-plant scale, the aerobic
and anaerobic treatment of California brandy stillage. In addition, direct
fermentation of the pomace stream will be investigated to look for the most
utilitarian method of removing this wastewater stream. Various grape
varieties and their resulting compositional wastewater differences will be
investigated theoretically and experimentally.
This project phase has, as its ultimate goal, the development of design
criteria and standard treatment costs for anaerobic and aerobic wastewater
treatment of brandy stillage.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/tce-t de-iottfaei biie.^l.y a. Qfia.nt ande.fi Section 5 Research
fe.de.fial Wdtei PoUati.on Control Acvt (PL &4-660), a.t>~amndzd.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 HVQ
TITLE OF PROJECT: "Utilization of Paunch Manure, as a By-Product Feed
for Channel Catfish, and Its Effects on Water Quality"
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, Oklahoma
74074
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Mr. John Witherow
EPA Southwest Water Laboratory
Ada, Oklohoma
Project Site: Stillwater, Oklahoma
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: October 10, 1971 Project Cost:
Completion Date: June 30, 1973 Federal Cost:
Summary:
$30,497
$26,600
This project will determine utilization of optimum feed comprisi
of dried paunch manure for open pond and cage culture of channel
catfish. Additionally, this project will ascertain the effects
of this by-product feed on water quality in ponds.
The cage culture will be implemented by setting up three paunch
manure blends consisting of 37.10, 34.20, 32.25 percent protein
levels fed to three replications each of 333 fish in one acre ponds
Fish growth will be observed and weekly samples of discharge water
will be studied. The pond culture will consist of four protein
levels of 29.9, 27.8, 25.7 and 23.6 percent protein levels fed to
two replications of 250 fish in 0.25 acre ponds and monitored weekl;
The Robert S. Kerr Research Center (EPA, Ada, Oklahoma) will
do the standard ASTM analyses of the water collections. The OSU
personnel will collect the samples weekly and monitor the DO, C02,
pH and temperature.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Tk-U 4/ieet dc,icA,cbe,i bui^ty a gtuwt undc.fi Section 5 Research >
Fede.to£ Wdtcn Pollution Con&iol Act (PL 84-660} , a* amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 801007
TITLE OF PROJECT: "Seafoods Processing Waste Water Characterization"
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
Oregon State University
Department of Food Science
and Technology
Corvallis, Oregon 97331
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Mr. Kenneth Dostal
Pacific Northwest Water Laboratory
Corvallis , Oregon 97330
Project Site: Corvallis, Oregon
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: Sept. 1, 1971 Project Cost: $38,069
Completion Date: June 30, 1972 Federal Cost: $35,187
. Summary:
The Oregon State University Seafoods Laboratory proposes to
employ a mobile waste water analytical laboratory on its premises
in Astoria, Oregon, to monitor the wastes produced by six different
seafoods processing plants. The ten month study will include cate-
gorization of tuna, bottom fish, crab, clams, shrimp, salmon, and
by-products .
Using methods proven in previous mobile laboratory work and
utilizing equipment already on hand, they will (with flow-proportioned
composite samples whenever possible) monitor on site: 1) flow,
2) temperature, 3) dissolved oxygen, and 4) pH. After passage through
a 20 mesh screen, the composite samples would be analyzed in the
mobile facility for the following constituents: 5) total solids,
6) dissolved solids, 7) volatile solids, 8) settleable solids,
9) suspended solids, 10) chemical oxygen demand, 11) 5-day biochemical
oxygen demand (at intervals), 12) ultimate biochemical oxygen demand
(at intervals), and 13) oil and grease. In addition, a portion of
each composite sample would be preserved and shipped to the O.S.U.
Department of Food Science Waste Management Laboratory in Corvallis,
Oregon, for complete nitrogen and phosphorus analysis.
Solid waste magnitudes will also be monitored. All results w
be expressed in terms of production volume (e.g. Ibs . BOD5/ton raw
product ) .
will
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Jh.it> A/tcet cte.4c/tcfaei blte-fily a. giant u.nde.1 Scctuw 6 (b)
Fe.de.ial Matei Pollution Conftiol Act (PL S4-660), ai omewrfcrf.
PROJECT NUMBER: 800904
TITLE OF PROJECT: "Shrimp Canning Waste Treatment Study"
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
American Shrimp Canners Asso. Mr. Robert L. Miller
P.O. Box 50774 EPA Region XI
New Orleans, Louisiana 70150 Dallas, Texas
Project Site: Westwego, Louisiana
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: May • 1, 1972 Project Cost: 61,943
Completion Date:Nov. 1, 1973 Federal Cost: 41,217
Summary:
The -general objectives of this grant are to conduct a
study on a pilot plant scale, of waste water treatment for
the Gulf Coast shrimp processing industry. Within this
general objective there are the following specific objectives
1. Characterize in a physical, chemical, and biological
sense the waste water from a typical shrimp canning plant.
2. Measure the waste water stream flows from a typical
shrimp canning plant.
3. Evaluate and recommend technical changes in the canning
process operations to reduce waste water flows.
4. Perform pilot scale studies on typical shrimp canning
wastes in order to develop specific design and operational
criteria for selected treatment methods.
5. Determine the economics of various alternative
procedures to capture and dispose of the solid wastes.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Th-iA 4/icet
bnA.t^tg a gnant andc.fi Section 5
Wdt.el PotLution Con&iol Ac£ (PL ^-660), a* amended.\
PROJECT NUMBER: 800250
TITLE OF PROJECT: Continuous Hot Air Blanching of Vegetables
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
National Canners Association
Research Foundation
1133 20th Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Mr. Kenneth Dostal
Pacific Northwest Laboratory,
200 S.W. 35th Street
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
EPA
Project Site:
Stockton, California & Salem, Oregon
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date:
April 1, 1972
Project Cost:
$71,424
Federal Cost:
$49,892
Completion Date:
April 1, 1973
Summary:
The primary objective of this project is to demonstrate the
technical and economic feasibility of the hot air blanching process
in the vegetable preserving industry for substantially reducing a
major source of pollution and as a means of water conservation.
Conventional hot water blanching is employed to inactivate enzymes
prior to canning but generates large volumes of waste water with
high BOD and solids content. The hot air blanching process which
does not use water, inactivates enzymes by heat treatment with
combusted gas in a plenum chamber producing only small volumes of
steam condensate.
Pilot scale hot air blanching equipment will be modified to
provide continuous operation at two processing facilities on five
major volume commodities, (spinach, green peas, corn, green beans,
beets). Optimum operating conditions and costs will be determined
from consecutive 8-hour runs. Product quality evaluations will be
conducted and compared with conventional blanched products. In
addition the volume of condensate will be measured and waste water
characteristics (COD, ph, SS) determined.
and
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
SecXuw 6(b)
ATE
fe.dc.iat Watei Pollution Con&iol Ac* (PL 84-660), 0.6 omenrfed.
PROJECT NUMBER: 800930
TITLE OF PROJECT: Recycling of Water in Poultry Processing Plants
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Pacific Egg and Poultry Assoc. Vern Tenney, EPA, Region IX
5420 Jefferson Blvd. San Francisco, California
Los Angeles, California 90016
Project Site: Livingston and Menlo Park, California
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: June 12,1972 Project Cost: $150,550
Completion Date: June 11} 1973 Federal Cost: $99,206
Summary:
The primary objective of this project is to conduct pilot scale
studies to recycle chiller waste water at a rate of 500 gallons per
minute following filtration and sterilization steps. The recycling
system consists of a travelling screen to remove coarse solids, a
cyclonic desludger for solids removal of particle sizes 100 Mu or
larger, and an ultraviolet unit for sterilization. The latters
irradiation will impart a minimum dosage of 30,000 micro watts/sq. cm.
to the chiller water stream, well above the minimum to eliminate a
major portion of viable pathogens and viruses. An analysis of BOD,
total solids, oil and grease, iron, chlorides, total plate count,
coliform count, salmonella incidence, poultry virus incidence,
temperature and adsorption at 253.7 nm, will be conducted at
appropriate time intervals and locations in the continuous chiller
system. The principal site of the study will be at Foster Farms Inc.,
located in Livingston, California. This plant processes 180,000 birds
per day in a two-shift, 15 hours, operation.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/iee.t rfeiotcbe-i bnio.^tg a giant uncial Season 6 (b)
fe.dcAoi (Oaten. Foliation Conftiot Ac* (PL &4-660), a.t> a/neiirferf.
PROJECT NUMBER: S800935
TITLE OF PROJECT: "Rum Distillery Waste Treatment by Anaerobic Digestion"
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
Bacardi Corporation
GPO Box 3549
San Juan, Puerto Rico
00936
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Mr. George Keeler
Headquarters, EPA
Paper and Food Products Industries Sectioi
Washington, D.C.
Project Site:San Juan, Puerto Rico
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: May 10, 1972
Completion Date: May 9, 1973
Summary:
Project Cost:; $128,725
Federal Cost: $ 89,758
The general objective of the Project is to continue the investi-
gation and development of an anaerobic digestion process for the
treatment of rum distillery effluent on a pilot plant scale. Within
this general objective there are the following specific objectives:
a. To install and operate a 500 gallon anaerobic digestion
pilot plant;
b. To determine the optimum operating parameters for the anaero-
bic digestion process and to determine the variations in
process efficiency as a function of these parameters;
c. To conduct limited bench scale investigations of an anaerobic
reaction process using controlled cell separation and recycle;
d. To verify the applicability of proposed kinetic equations
to describe the process and to determine the values of the
kinetic constants;
e. To establish design criteria and to develop a preliminary
engineering design for the full-scale process; and
f. To estimate capital, operation and maintenance costs for
a plant-scale installation.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Th,iie.£ty a gtiant undei Station 6 (b)
Wote/i Pollution Control kct (PL 84-660), a.6 amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12060 pDK
TITLE OF PROJECT: ADM Company Wastewater Treatment
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Archer Daniels Midland Company Clifford Risley
4666 Paries Parkway Region V, EPA
Decatur, Illinois 62525 l North Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Project Site: Decatur, Illinois
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: March 16, 1970 Project Cost: $245,254
Completion Date: September 15, 1971 Federal Cost: $106,677
. Summary;
A full-scale (~0-5 mgd) development-demonstration project for emulsion breaking
of the effluent wastewaters resulting from soybean processing for oil will be
undertaken. The project will develop and install the required additional
facilities to break tight emulsions currently being discharged to a municipal
sewer system. The existing system contains an oil separator-skimmer and
1-day retention lagoon. To be explored will be primarily a two-stage chemical
system, with other physical and biological alternatives also to be evaluated.
Also to be demonstrated is an ion exchange system for sodium removal and
wash water recovery, as researched by the USDA.
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PPB 12070
MACHINERY AND TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING
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PPB 12070
MACHINERY AND TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING
Industrial activities in the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Groups
35 (Machinery), 36 (Electrical Machinery), and 37 (Transportation Equipment)
are included in this subprogram element. Combined water usage is approximately
4.4 billion gallons per day or 4.5 per cent of industrial water use. Approximately
0.38 billion gallons per day is used in processing operations. Oil, particulate
matter, and cleaners constitute the principal contaminants in wastewaters that
arise in processes other than finishing operations. The physical process of
sedimentation, flotation, and chemical neturalization are the most frequently
employed treatment methods. Metal finishing operations, waste characteristics,
and treatment methods and objectives are similar to those described for PPB 12010.
Grant project priorities and objectives are as described on page 2-1 introductory
material relative to PPB 1201. This program area (other than electroplating) is
implemented by Dr. Hugh B. Durham. The program on electroplating is implemented
by Mr. John Ciancia. The contacts for these individuals are indicated on page 2-1.
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PROJECT INDEX
PPB 12070 - MACHINERY AND TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING
Project
12070 Grantee or Contractor Status* Page
WPD 117 The Johns Hopkins University B 8-5
HEK The Boeing Company C 8-6
HGH Grumman Aerospace Corp. C 8-7
*Project Status:
A - Completed, Final Report Available
B - Final Report in Preparation
C - Work Continuing
D - Project Terminated
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Th,i& 4/iee-t deic/u.be-5 bfu.e.faty a g-tmit undc.fi Section 5 Demonstration ,
fe.de.iaJL Watel Pollution Con&iot Act (PL 84-660), 04 amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: WPD 117-03 (PPB 12070)
TITLE OF PROJECT: Management of Recycled Waste-Process Water Ponds
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Dr. Charles E. Renn Dr. Herbert Skovronek
Department of Environmental Industrial Waste Treatment Branch
Engineering Science Edison Water Quality Research Division
The Johns-Hopkins University Edison, New Jersey 08817
Baltimore, Maryland 21218
Project Site: Hampstead, Maryland
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: December 1, 196? Project Cost: $180,921 (3rd year)
Completion Date: November 30, 1968 Federal Cost: $39,627 (3rd year)
Summary;
The purpose of this project is to develop detailed information on the operational
techniques required to permit the utilization of a limited supply of treated
domestic wastewaters for a variety of manufacturing processes. Requirements
for control of biological processes in wastewaters impounded and recycled
extensively within manufacturing processes and operations are being investigated.
The project is being conducted at the Black and Decker Manufacturing Co. plant
located in Hampstead, Md. Operations in the plant involve stamping, pressing,
punching, grinding, forging, assembly, and performance testing in a controlled
environment requiring 2600 tons of refrigeration for air conditioning during
the warm months. The water supply from wells is very limited. Domestic
wastewaters are treated and routed to a nine-acre impoundment for recirculation
through the plant processes and operations. A "no-additional-cost11 time extension
has been requested to permit further evaluation through another summer season.
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INFORMATION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ~.v
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
a glapt andc.fi Station
6 (b)
Th-iA 4/tee.t rfeicAtbe,4
fe.dc.fLdt Waft? t Poltation Con&iot Ac£ (PL J4-660) , (L(>~ame.ndtd.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12070 HEK
TITLE OF PROJECT: Regeneration of Chromated Aluminum DeoxLdizer Solutions
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT. OFFICER:
The Boeing Company ' Dr. Hugh'B. Durham
Commercial Airplane Group Industrial Waste Treatment Research Program
P.O. Box 3707 Environmental Protection Agency
Seattle, Washington 98124 -Crosse lie, Michigan 48138
1 • • j
Project Site: Seattle, Washington
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: August 1, 1971 Project Cost: $61,300
Completion Date: August 1, 1973 Federal Cost: $30,650
Summary:
Preliminary research work indicates that it is feasible to regenerate chromate
deoxidizer solutions thus offering an alternative to the periodic dumping of
the spent or contaminated bath. By applying chemical engineering technology
this project will attempt to demonstrate .that it.is possible to maintain
acceptable performance of these solutions indefinitely. By making this technology
available to all metal finishers, a significant reduction in total chromium
waste discharges can be achieved. Prelinjinary studies and tests have indicated
that regeneration costs will be considerably less than disposal and replacement
costs. ..-'••
i i: ' - . •
The proposed treatment method involves electrolytic regeneration of the active
compounds and cooling to remove the reaction products and bath impurities by
precipitation and filtration.
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IN FORM A TION SHEET /TLEA1
WTE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
jj> 4/iee-t desctcfae^ bni&faly a giant undet. Section 6(b) ,
Pe.dc.iaJt Wate.1 Pollution Control Ac* (PL &4-660), 04 amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12070 HGH
TITLE OF PROJECT: Treatment and Recovery of Fluoride Industrial Wastes
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
Grumman Aerospace Corp.
Bethpage, New York 11714
Project Site: Bethpage, New York
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: December 1, 1971
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
John Ciancla, Chief
Industrial Research. Technology Branch
Edison Water Quality Research Division, EPA
Edison, New Jersey 08817
Project Cost: $55,978
Completion Date: November 30, 1972 Federal Cost: $34,922
. Summary;
A laboratory and pilot plant investigation will be conducted on metal processing
wastes to develop fluoride treatment and recovery technology. The approach
will involve the use of precipitation (primary and secondary) and ion exchange,
either alone or in combination, to achieve various levels of fluoride in
the treated effluent. The study will include determining the best precipitating
agents, ion exchange medium, and liquid solid separation technique, as well
as parameter optimization and equipment selection. An evaluation of the
economics and effectiveness of the system will be made on the basis of the
pilot-plant demonstration.
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PPB 12080
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS
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PPB 12080
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS
In the manufacture of the stone, clay and glass products, the main constituents
are nonmetallic minerals. As a consequence, the processing of these nonmetals
into manufactured products results in wastes composed of sediments and
suspensions ranging in size from coarse to extremely fine. Further, depending
upon the end product, the constituent material., and the equipment, ingredients,
and process of manufacture, there results a varied and voluminous waste stream.
This wastewater may transport or combine with, in addition to the material
being processed, the chemicals, abrasives, lubricants, metals or other expended
materials used in the various manufacturing operations.
The comments which follow are made to indicate the scope and variety of
manufacturing operations among the almost 20,000 industrial establishments
involved in the manufacture of products of stone, clay, glass and concrete.
The manufacture of portland cement and the processing of coarse and fine
aggregate, as well as the combination of all three with water to form concrete
products, result in an extremely large volume of wastewater. There are nearly
300 cement plants and almost 5000 ready-mix or transit-mix concrete plants,
together with site-located concrete-making plants numbering over 6000.
The manufacture of brick and structural tile, ceramic wall and floor tile,
and vitreous bathroom, kitchen, and table-ware involves nearly 1000 other
installations where process and wash waters add to the pollutional load.
Other building and construction materials such as lime and gypsum products and
cut-stone products are produced by almost 1500 plants. Glass in the form
of sheets, containers, and other glassware, together with the items made from
purchased glass, account for another 1500 or more manufacturers, many with
similar and some with unique pollution problems. The manufacturers of abrasive
and asbestos products, gaskets, packing, insulation and nonmetallic mineral
products constitute another large segment of industrial activity which contributes
to the water pollution problem.
For industries of the type mentioned, the wastes are varied and voluminous.
The research, development, and demonstration of processes for the separation,
movement, and disposal or reprocessing of these wastes comprise the main
objectives. This requires a determination of the quality and quantity of
waste produced, the development of treatment procedures where none exist, and
the upgrading of existing treatment procedures. Among the anticipated results
is the implementation of new, feasible treatment methods leading to reduced
treatment costs, reduced water use, renovation and reuse of water and by-product
recovery.
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PROJECT INDEX
PPB 12080 - STONEt CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS
Project
12080 Grantee or Contractor Status"**" Page
HBM Oregon Concrete and Aggregate Producers B 9~8
Association
EZF Johns - Manville Products Corporation A 9-9
GCH Vermont Department of Water Resources B 9-10
Project Status.:
A - CompletedYFinal Report Available
B - Final Report ..in Preparation
C - Work Continuing
D - Project Terminated
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FINAL PROJECT REPORTS
PPB 12080 - STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS
Report Number Title/Author
12080 EZF 09/70 Phenolic Water Reuse by Diatomite GPO - $1.25
Filtration, Johns-Man'ville Products
Corporation, Manville, New Jersey.
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LOCATION OF HYDRAUL. CBMBJMT IJMJJUOTIU
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Th-iA 4/tee-C de,i c/ttbei b>u.e.£Jl!.y a. giant unrie^ Section 5 Research
WateA. Pollu£i,on Con&iol Ac-t (PL 84-660), 04 amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12080 HBM .
TITLE OF PROJECT: State-of-the-Art of Ready Mix, Concrete and Aggregate
Production
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Oregon Concrete and Aggregate Edward G. Shdo
Producers Association Region X, EPA
11800 S. W. Fairfield 1200 Sixth Avenue
Beaverton, Oregon Seattle, Washington 98101
Project Site: Beaverton, Oregon 97005
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: June 30, 1971 Project Cost: $27,400
Completion Date: March 1, 1972 Federal Cost: $23,600
Summary;
The study will involve the gathering of data to determine the kind and extent
of present treatment methods for process water used in aggregate production.
It will investigate the impact of the associated pollution problem and detail
existing treatment techniques. Information on pollution loads, plant sizes,
removal efficiencies, and construction and operating costs will be reported.
Gaps in technology will be identified and recommendations for research and
priorities will be made directed towards abatement of water pollution and
recycling of the process waters.
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INFORMATION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/iee-t de,i amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12080 EZF
TITLE OF PROJECT: Phenolic Wastewater Reuse by Diatomite Filtration
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Johns-Manville Products Corp. Charles H. Ris
Manville, New Jersey Industrial Pollution Control Branch
Water Quality Research, EPA
Washington, D.C. 20242
Project Site: Defiance, Ohio
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: September 1, 1967 Project Cost: $164,700
Completion Date: September 1, 1970 Federal Cost: $82,350
Summary;
The fiberglass industry has long had a problem in disposing of wastewater
containing phenolic resins. In the fiberglass manufacturing process,
airborne glass fibers are sprayed with a phenolic resin as the fiber blanket
is formed on the collecting conveyor, causing; a -deposit of resin to form on
the conveyor chain. Prompt cleaning before the deposit sets is needed to
permit continuous formation of the glass fiber mat. The wastewater originates
from the chain washing operation which uses either a caustic wash or high
volume showers to remove the resin deposits.
Under the demonstration project a chain cleaning - water reuse system was
installed which consists of low-volume, high-pressure chain cleaning units
with water consumption of eight gallons per minute at 1000 psi, two stages
of primary filtration to remove large particles and fiber, and a secondary
diatomite filter to remove fine particulate matter. The filtered water is
suitable for reuse in the binder batch, overspray system, and the chain
cleaning units.
The water reuse system has reduced the quantity of water required for chain
cleaning, will use water 4-5 times before evaporation removes it from the
system, requires 1 Ib of diatomite per 500 gellons of resin-bearing water
filtered, and provides water at a net cost of $.37/1000 gallons -vs- $.75A°00
gallons for city water.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Th-U 4/teet de5o>u£e4 bnsL&faty a giant undet. Section 6 (b) ,
fe.dc.iaJt WateA Poliution Con&iol Act (PI $4-660}, cu> amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12080 GCH
TITLE OF PROJECT: Granite Industry Wastewater Treatment
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Vermont Department of Water Allyn Richardson
Resources Region I, EPA
Montpelier, Vermont 05602 John F. Kennedy Federal Building
Boston, Massachusetts 02203
Project Site: University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont 05401
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: September 1, 1970 Project Cost: $87,868
Completion Date: November 30, 197lFederal Cost: $61,508
Summary;
The purpose is to develop and demonstrate a system capable of abating the
water pollution generated in granite processing.
Included are studies to optimize industry operations, determine process water
demands, and verify wastewater characteristics. The development of solids-
liquid separation techniques are included, as well as the analysis of super-
natants and sludges aimed at the clarification of the former and the disposal
or reprocessing of the latter.
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PPB 12090
TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS
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PPB 12090
TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS
The R&D program for the textile industry receives support under the EPA grant
and contract monies from Section 5 and Section 6 of the Clean Water Restoration
Act of 1966. The objectives of the program are to:
1. Define the water pollution problem as it pertains to the textile
industry.
2. Research, develop, and demonstrate the required technology to achieve
at minimum cost the equivalent of 85 per cent and 99 per cent removal
of contaminants and the technology to achieve water reuse.
The objectives are met through the awarding of grants and contracts to universities,
industries, and municipalities and through in-house research activities carried
out by the Southeast Water Laboratory.
The wastewater flows may be identified with the following textile fibers and
processing operations:
1. Cotton: sizing, desizing, scouring, bleaching, mercerizing, dyeing,
printing, and finishing.
2. Wool: scouring, dyeing, washing, carbonizing, and bleaching.
3. Noncellulose chemical fiber: scouring., dyeing, bleaching, and special
finishing.
4. Cellulose chemical fiber: chemical preparation, scouring, dyeing,
bleaching, and special finishing.
In 1968 the textile industry, as defined by SIC codes 221-223, 225-229/2823 and
2824, used 1127 billion gallons of water for the manufacturing processes. The fresh
water intake was approximately 498 billion gallons, the consumption was 37
billion gallons and the industry had a water reuse factor of 2.3.
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PROJECT INDEX
PPB 12090 - TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS
12090
ECU
ECS
EOX
EOE
FWD
FZB
EUX
ESG
DWM
EQO
,GW
GIZ
HLO
PCO
800852
800294
800929
801192
Grantee or Contractor
North Carolina State University
Clemson University
Clemson University
North Carolina State University
American Association of Textile: Chemists and
Colorists
Georgia Institute of Technology
Fiber Industries, Inc.
American Enka Corporation
C.H. Masland and Sons
Palisades Industries, Inc.
Holliston Mills, Inc.
Southern Dyestuff Company
Cone Mills Corporation
Beaunit
Canton Textile Mills
North Carolina State University
LaFrance Industries
Blue-Ridge Winkler Textiles
Project
Status*
D
A
B
A
B .
A
A
A
A
B
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
Page
10-8
10-9
10-10
10-11
10-12
10-13
10-14
10-15
10-16
10-17
10-18
10-19
10-20
10-21
10-22
10-23
10-24
10-25
*Project Status:
A - Completed, Final Report Available
B - Final Report in Preparation
C — Work Continuing *\^
D - Project Terminated "\^
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FINAL REPORTS AVAILABLE
Report Number
12090 EUX 10/70
12090 DWM 01/71
12090 ESG 01/71
12090 ECS 02/71
12090 EOE 01/72
12090 FZB 07/71
PPB 12090 - TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS
Title/Author
Reuse of Chemical Fiber Plant Waste
Water and Cooling Water Slowdown,
Fiber Industries, Inc., Charlotte,
North Carolina, and Davis and
Floyd Engineers Inc., Greenwood,
South Carolina.
Bio-Regenerated Activated Carbon
Treatment of Textile Dye Waste
Water, C.H. Masland and Sons,
Wakefield, Rhode Island.
Fine Precipitation and Recovery
Viscose Rayon Waste Water, American
Enka Company, Enka, North Carolina.
State-of-the-Art of Textile Waste
Treatment, Clemson University,
Clemson, South Carolina.
Water Pollution Reduction Through
Recovery of Desizing Wastes; by Dept.
of Textile Chemistry, North
Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Dyestuff Color Removal by Ionizing
Radiation and Chemical Oxidation;
T. F. Craft, Engineering Experiment
Station, Georgia Institute of
Technology, Atlanta, GA 30337
Source
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Th-U 4/tce.t de,i cAtbe.4 bnie.£ly a gnant iwd&n Se.atx'.on $ Research ,
fe.dc.naJl Wdten Pollution Control kcJL (PL S4-660], a.*, amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12090 ECU
TITLE OF PROJECT: Textile Based Water Pollution-Information Study
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Department of Textile Chemistry Harold Snyder
North Carolina State University Oil and Hazardous Materials Program
Raleigh, North Carolina 2?607 Water Quality Research, EPA
Washington, D.C. 20242
Project Site: Raleigh, North Carolina
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: May 9, 1969 Project Cost: $12,638
Completion Date: June 8, 1971 Federal Cost: $10,410
Summary;
This project involves the collection, abstracting and indexing of all available
literature dealing with water pollution from textile based sources and the
preparation and storage of this information into the Water Resources Scientific
Information System. Information will also be correlated between the Water
Resources Scientific Information Center, USDI, the M.I.T. Textile Center, and
the Shirley Institute thesauri.
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Tku 4/tee-t de.icA,cfae4 bfae.&ly a. QUont undei Seotton 5 Research ,
fe.dc.iaJt Motel Pollution Control Ac£ (PL 84-660), 06 amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12090 ECS
TITLE OF PROJECT: survey of the State-of-the-Art of Textile Waste Treatment
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Department of Textiles Thomas N. Sargent
School of IM & TS Southeast Water Laboratory, EPA
Clemson University College Station Road
Clemson, South Carolina 29631 Athens, Georgia 30601
Project Site: Clemson, South Carolina
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: June 24, 1969 Project Cost: $31,675
Completion Date: March 30, 1971 Federal Cost: $30,007
Summary;
The study will include characterization of the liquid wastes from the major
manufacturing processes with respect to composition and quantity per unit of
production, identification of successful and unsuccessful treatment processes
and disposal practices presently in use, and suggestion of alternatives for
least satisfactory practices. The study vri1.il be directed towards identifying
areas most in need of research and those areas where research effort is most
likely to yield beneficial results.
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
A/ieet deic/tcbei biie.&ty a gtiant undc.1 Se.cti.on 5 Research ,
fe.dc.iat Wat.ei Pottution Ccmtiol Ac^ (PL &4-660], OA amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12090 EOX
TITLE OF PROJECT: A Study of the Photochemical Degradation of Commercial
Dyes
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Department of Textiles Dr. A. W. Garrison
Clemson University • Southeast Water Laboratory, EPA
Clemson, South Carolina College Station Road
Athens, Georgia 30601
Project Site: Clemson, South Carolina
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: August 20, 1969 Project Cost: $34,040
Completion Date: May 31, 1971 Federal Cost: $31,539
Summary;
The objectives of this 12-month research project are to define and characterize
the products of decomposition resulting from ultraviolet radiation of selected
commercial textile dyes. The characterization will include distinguishing
between photochemical and hydrolytically produced decomposition products.
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/iee-t de.ia>u.be4 bui^tij a giant undet Secfxlon 5 Research ,
Pe.dc.-ial Watei. Pollution Control Act (PL B4-660), 04 amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12090 EOE
TITLE OF PROJECT: Water Pollution Reduction Through Recovery of Desizing
Wastes
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Department of Textile Chemistry Harold Sriyder
North Carolina State University Oil and Hazardous Materials Program
Raleigh, North Carolina 27606 Water Quality Research, EPA
Washington, D.C. 20242
Project Site: Raleigh, North Carolina
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: October 6, 1969 Project Cost: $39,688
Completion Date: August 5, 1971 Federal Cost: $35,833
Summary;
The objectives of this 12-month research project are to investigate processes
for the recovery of desizing wastes in solid or concentrated form suitable for
disposal and to investigate processes for the recovery of desizing wastes in
a reusable form. The wastes studied will be those from fabrics sized with
carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), and starch. In addition,
data will be collected concerning the biodegradability of the synthetic sizes.
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Th,it> 4/ieet de6otx.fa&4 bftAe.&ly a. g-tmtt unde.fi Section 5 Demonstration,
Pollution Contnol Ac* (PL 14-660}, ai omenrfcrf.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12090 FWD
TITLE OF PROJECT: A Study of Gamma Induced Oxidation of Textile Effluents
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
American Assoc. of Textile Edmond Lomasney-
Chemists and Colorists Region IV, EPA
P.O. Box 12215 1^21 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Research Triangle Park, Atlanta, Georgia 30309
North Carolina
Project Site: Oak Ridge, Tennessee
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: May 13, 1970 Project Cost: $50,000
Completion Date: September 12, 1971 Federal Cost: $47,500
Summary;
During the project period, work will be initiated to further develop and
optimize a high-pressure, radiolytic oxidation system. The oxidation system
is of laboratory-scale size and has initially been involved in joint
FWQA/ORNL (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) experiments. Textile mill wastes,
such as dyes, special finishing compounds, and other refractory wastes,will be
subjected to the treatment system. Information from the pilot-scale demonstratiqn
will be collected concerning optimum operating conditions, radiation dose,
temperature, pressure, and cost of treatment for various types and
concentrations of waste.
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Th-iA 4/iee.t rfeict-cbe-i b-tie^t/ a. g-tmit unrfc-t Section 5 Research ,
fe.de.icLf. todten Pollution Control Act (PL 84-660), at, omenrferf.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12090 FZB
TITLE OF PROJECT: Dyestuff Color Removal by Ionizing Radiation and Chemical
Oxidation
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Engineering Experiment Station Edmond Lomasney
Georgia Institute of Technology Region IV, EPA
Atlanta, Georgia 30332 1421 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Project Site: Atlanta, Georgia
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: October 16, 1970 Project Cost: $37,685
Completion Date: October 15, 1971 Federal Cost: $35,801
Summary;
This 12-month project will investigate the feasibility of a method of treatment
dependent on the effects of a combination of ionizing radiation and variety
of chemical oxidants on textile dye wastes. The degraded products will be examined
with regard to BOD, COD, TOG, color removal, biodegradability, and toxicity to
treatment plant biota. A conceptual engineering design will be proposed and a
preliminary estimate of treatment costs for a typical dye waste will be made.
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/iee-t dtecfiibu bii.e.^ty a giant ande.fi Se.cti.on 6 (b) ,
fe.dt-lal (Oaten Pollution Control Ac-t [PL B4-660), a* amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12090 EUX
TITLE OF PROJECT: Reuse of Chemical Fiber Plant Wastewater and Cooling Water
Slowdown
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Fiber Industries, Inc. R. Thacker
Box 10038 Pollution Control Analysis Branch
Charlotte, North Carolina 28201 Water Quality Research, EPA
Washington, B.C. 20242
Project Site: Shelby, North Carolina
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: April 18, 1968 Project Cost: $500,000
Completion Date: September 17, 1970Federal Cost: $350,000
Summary;
Demonstration studies were conducted to determine the feasibility of reusing
industrial and domestic wastewaters from a FORTREL Polyester manufacturing
plant. The wastewaters consisted of organic chemical process wastes, cooling
system blowdown, and domestic wastewaters from the plant. Selected unit processes
and operations were superimposed on an existing activated sludge system in an
effort to improve the quality of the treated discharge. The cooling system
blowdown was pretreated with sulfur dioxide in an acidic environment to remove
the chromium. The cooling water biocides which passed through the chromium
reduction unit were observed for their possible effect on the biological
treatment system. A plastic media trickling filter was evaluated for its effective-
ness as a roughing filter ahead of an activated sludge unit. The effluent from
the secondary treatment system was filtered through a microscreen and treated
with polymers and/or carbon to remove color, COD, dissolved and suspended solids.
The results of these studies indicate that chromium can be removed from the cooling
tower blowdown for 210 per pound of chromate and that the type and concentration
of biocides normally used in cooling water are either destroyed in the chromate
reduction system or exhibit no adverse effect on the secondary and tertiary
treatment system. The plastic media trickling filter operated with a sludge
recycle from the clarifier and reduced the BOD by 40 per cent. The 0.33 mgd
industrial and domestic wastewater can be treated and reused at a rate of 0.10
mgd for approximately 40$/LOOO gals.
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Th.iA 4/iee.t deic/itbe,i bui&fatij a gfiant undci Section 6 (b) f
Fedeia£ (JJdtefi Pollution Control Act (PL &4-660), a* omciirferf.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12090 ESG
TITLE OF PROJECT: Zinc Precipitation and Recovery from Viscose Rayon Wastewater
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
American Enka Corporation Edmond Lomasney
Enka, North Carolina Region IV, EPA
1421 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Project Site: Enka, North Carolina
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: May 24, 1968 Project Cost: $980,417
Completion Date: January 23, 1971 Federal Cost: $282,700
Summary;
In May, 1968, the Industrial Pollution Control. Branch of the Water Quality Office
of the Environmental Protection Agency initiated a research and development
grant with American Enka Company to perfect an. improved process for the precip-
itation and recovery of soluble zinc in rayon manufacturing wastewaters.
In the production of viscose rayon, zinc sulfate is used as a component of the
acid spinning bath. Zinc is lost in a dilute form at points where the acid
spun yarns are washed with water and at various points in the spinning bath
system. The novel zinc recovery system involves initial neutralization of the
waste stream to pH 6.0, sedimentation of insolubles, crystallization of zinc
hydroxide in a high pH environment, sedimentation of zinc hydroxide, and
solubilization of the zinc with sulfuric acid.
This novel recovery system was operated at a 600 - 1000 gpm rate with 70 - 120
mg/1 of Zn in the feedwater. The system can maintain an effluent concentration
of Zn less than 1 mg/1, which corresponds to 98 - 99 per cent removal efficiency.
The unique zinc hydroxide sludge is easily concentrated to 5 - 7 per cent
solids by sedimentation and to 10 per cent solids by centrifugation. The sludge
particles obtained by this process are spheroids of 4 - 8 microns average
diameter, while normally precipitated sludge particles resemble curved platelets
about 2 microns in diameter.
A daily recovery of 2,000 pounds of zinc assures recovery of the 12.5 to 14-0
<£/Lb of Zn operating and maintenance costs. The cost of zinc oxide purchased
by Enka amounts to 15-6 $/lb of equivalent Zn.
AODRISS INQUimtS TO IPA PROJICT OfFICIB
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
EN VIRONMEN TAL PRO TEC TION A GENC Y
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/iee-t deicAtbe,4
a gfuint untie*. Section
6 (b)
Fe.deia£ Maten. Pof.tiiti.on Control Act (PL B4-660], cn> amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12090 DM
TITLE OF PROJECT: Bio-Regenerated Activated Carbon Treatment of Textile
Dye Wastewater
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
C. H. Masland & Sons
Wakefield, Rhode Island
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Donald R. Smith
New England Basins Office, EPA
240 Highland Ave.
Needham Heights, Massachusetts 02194
Project Site: Wakefield, Rhode Island
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: April 15, 1969 Project Cost: $39,450
Completion Date: January 14, 1971 Federal Cost: $2?,6l5
. Summary:
In the final report to this project a novel approach to treating a highly
colored textile dyeing waste effluent is described. It comprises the removal
by sorption of color bodies and other organic matter on activated carbon
granules. Spent carbon granules are then subjected to a virule aerobic
biological culture which desorbs and bio-oxidizes the desorbed matter, there-
by regenerating the carbon for subsequent new sorption steps.
Laboratory confirmation of the phenomenon is presented in the final report.
Field testing of the treatment process concept in a 50,000-gpd plant installed
at a yarn spinning mill (C.H. Masland & Sons, Wakefield, Rhode Island) is
also reviewed.
Color removal was virtually complete at two flow rates evaluated: 8.5 gpm/sq.ft.
and 15.6 gpm/sq.ft. carbon column bed flow. TOG removal was 85 per cent or
higher at 8.5 gpm/sq.ft. and only 48 per cent at 15.6 gpm/sq.ft.
It was demonstrated that activated carbon had an adsorption capacity in excess
of 3/4 pound TOG per pound of carbon when the carbon was reactivated only by
biological means. The estimated operating cost for decolorizing 1,000,000
gpd is 8.3 cents/1000 gallons.
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
-o4 4/iee.t de-4(yw.be,4 bru.e.£iy a. gttcint undnn Sectum 6 (b) „
Fedc.io£ Watet Pot£wU.on Control Ac£ (PL S4-660), out> amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12090 EQO
TITLE OF PROJECT: Demonstration of a New Process for the Treatment of High
Pollutant Concentration Textile and Finishing Wastes
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Palisades Industries, Inc. Donald R. Smith
2 Columbia Street New England Basins Office, EPA
Peace Dale, Rhode Island 02883 240 Highland Ave.
Needham Heights, Massachusetts 02194
Project Site: Peace Dale, Rhode Island
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: October 3, 1969 Project Cost: $143,750
Completion Date: September 2, 1971 Federal Cost: $64,687
Summary;
The project will demonstrate the effectiveness of a pilot-scale treatment
system which would adequately treat a 50,000-gpd waste flow from a textile dye
mill. The system consists of an aerated equalization basin, an anaerobic
activated carbon unit, an aerobic activated carbon unit and an activated sludge
regeneration unit.
ADDRESS INQUIRIES TO fPA PROJfCT OFFICER
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
TkU 4/ice-t de-icAt.be.4 biie.^ly a giant unde.1 Sec. turn 6 (b) ,
Pe.dc.ial Weitei Pollution Control Act (PL &4-660), af> amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12090 EGW
TITLE OF PROJECT: Treatment of Cotton Textile Waste by Enzymes and High Rate
Trickling Filter System
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Holliston Mills, Inc. Edmond Lomasney
111 Lenox Street Region IV, EPA
Norwood, Massachusetts 02060 1421 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Project Site: New Canton, Tennessee 37662
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: December 12, 1969 Project Cost: $285,372
Completion Date: December 31, 1972Federal Cost: $144,741
Summary;
The industry concerned purchases cotton greige goods and produces high-grade
book bindings. The manufacturing processes which produce a waste flow are
desizing, caustic extraction, bleaching, dyeing, and sizing. The applicant
proposes to substitute an enzyme desizing chemical in the desizing process which
will reduce the pH and BOD load of the waste stream. A treatment system employing
a primary clarifier, high-rate trickling filter with plastic media, and a
secondary clarifier will be used to treat the waste flow. The sludge from
the treatment system will then be subjected to an enzyme reaction which will
render it amenable to further biological oxidation.
The effectiveness of the manufacturing process change and the operating character-
istics and efficiency of the trickling filter and sludge handling system will
be evaluated.
ADORfSS INQUIRItS TO IPA PROJICT OmCER
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/tee.t cfe-i amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12090 GIZ
TITLE OF PROJECT: Biological Oxidation and Chemical Coagulation of Dyestuff
and Organic Chemical Wastes
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Southern Dyestuff Company Edmond Lomasney
Division of Martin Marietta Corp. Region IV, EPA
P.O. Box 10098 1421 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Charlotte, North Carolina 28201 Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Project Site: Charlotte, North Carolina
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: February 26, 1971 Project Cost: $1,515,900
Completion Date: July 26, 1973 Federal Cost: $501,122
Summary;
The grantee will design, construct, operate, and evaluate a waste treatment
system for the control of wastes from a textile dyestuff and organic chemicals
plant. The plant produces over 200 different dyestuff products and more than
40 aromatic organic chemicals. The plant will be designed to handle a flow of
2.2 mgd with a BOD of 760 mg/1, a COD of 1750 mg/1, suspended solids of 350
mg/1, and a high color content. The waste treatment system consists of biological
decomposition of a thiosulfate waste stream, pH control of acid and alkaline
waste streams, and biological oxidation, coagulation and clarification of the
combined wastes. The system will be operated for a 12-month period in order to
determine the unit process operating parameters and system characteristics.
In addition, pilot-plant studies will be conducted to determine the basic
design factors needed to upgrade the system's treatment capabilities for color
removal.
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TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Th-U 4/tee.t de.4cA.tbe4 bixe^t/ a quant twdei Suction 6(b) ,
Fe.dc.nal Mate.*. Foliation Control Ac£ (PL £4-660), a* amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12090 HLO
TITLE OF PROJECT: Catalyzed Bio-oxidation and Clarification of Integrated
Textile Wastes for Process Water REuse
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Cone Mills Corporation M
Greensboro, North Carolina 27405 f' Thomas Sargent
Southeast Water Laboratory
College Station Road
Athens, GA 30601
Project Site:Greensboro, North Carolina
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: August 17, 1971 Project Cost: $115, 250
Completion Date September 17, 1972 Federal Cost: $ 79,415
Summary:
In an effort to satisfy stream water quality standards of 99% BOD5
reduction, a 99+% nitrogen and phosphate reduction, and a 98% and
96% reduction in COD and suspended solids respectively, the grantee
will design, operate and evaluate a pilot scale system to achieve these
tertiary levels of treatment. During this 13 month project, three variations
of an activated carbon catalyzed bio-oxidation process will be evaluated.
The variations involve the use of various coagulant aids.
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IN FORM A T/O/V SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/iee-t deictx.be-6 biie.fity a giant uncial Section
6(b)
Wo-tei Pollution Con&iot Ac-t (PL £4-660), 0.4 omewrferf.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12090 PCO
TITLE OF PROJECT: Activated Sludge Treatment of Nylon Wastewaters Using
Enriched Air
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
Beaunit Fibers
Etowah, Tennessee 37331
Project Site: Etowah, Tennessee
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Thomas N. Sargent
Southeast Water Laboratory
College Station Rd.
Athens, Georgia 30601
Award Date: February 25, 1972 Project Cost:$338,807
Completion Date: June 1, 1973 Federal Cost:$136,927
Summary:
The grantee will design, construct and operate an activated sludge system
for the treatment of Nylon 6.6 wastewaters. The activated sludge will
be aerated using off gases from the manufacturing process containing 40%
available oxygen. The system will be designed for a 150,000 gpd flow with
a biochemical osygen demand of 1124 pounds per day. Water Quality Standards
require that the system operate with removal efficiencies in excess of 92%
The treatment system will be operated for a 12 month period during which
time raw waste characteristics, treatment process parameters and cost of
treatment will be monitored and evaluated.
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
6(b)
Ahee-t de.4ctxbe-i bfiiz^ttj a. giant unde.1 Section
fe.de.iat Wate.1 Poitwtion Control Act (PL &4-660], 04 omendedr
PROJECT NUMBER: 800852
TITLE OF PROJECT: Optimum Treatment of Textile Finishing Wastes -
Neutralization and Color Reduction
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
Canton Textile Mills
Canton, Georgia 30114
Project Site: Canton, Georgia
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: April 3, 1972
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Thomas N. Sargent
Southeast Water Laboratory
College Station Rd.
Athens, Georgia 30601
Project Cost: $364, 511
Completion Date: October 2, 1973 Federal Cost: $209,811
Summary:
Canton Textile Mills will demonstrate a system whereby the biological
oxidation of textile finishing wastes will be supplemented with flue gas
neutralization of the waste stream for control of pH, and fly ash adsorp-
tion for the control of color. The pretreatment and tertiary treatment
processes will augment an optimized biological oxidation system capable
of producing an effluent of 30 mg/1 BOD & SS. The entire waste treatment
system will be designed to treat a 550,000 gallon per day waste flow and
will be operated for a 12 month period during which time operating
characteristics will be documented and evaluated.
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Tk-iA 4/ieet de,icAtfae,5 b^ceX^w a qtiant undc.fi Section 6Cb)
FecfoAo£ Witex. Potfntion Con&iot Act (PL S4-66G), at, amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 800294
TITLE OF PROJECT: Recovery and Reuse of Synthetic Size from Textile
Finishing Wastewaters
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Department of Textile Chemistry Thomas N. Sargent
North Carolina State University Southeast Water Laboratory
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607 Environmental Protection Agency
College Station Road
Athens, Georgia 30601
Project Site:Raleigh, North Carolina
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: February 23, 1972 Project Cost: $72,771
Completion Date February 22, 1973 Federal Cost: $48,043
Summary:
The objective of this 12 month project is to demonstrate in pilot scale,
a process for the removal and recovery of carboxymethyl cellulose size
from textile finishing wastewaters. Previous studies under EPA Grant
Project 12090 EOE have identified the technical and economic feasibility
of removing, recovering and reusing the CMC size. The size will be removed
from dilute concentrations by chemical precipitation using alum. Reuse
tests will be conducted to further evaluate and demonstrate the reuse
potential of the recovered material. A final report will be prepared
concerning all aspects of the project.
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4 /ieet
a. gtiant (mdo.fi Section
6Cb)
Fe.dc.ftal blciteA Pollution Control Act (PL 84-660), a* amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 800929
TITLE OF PROJECT Treatment and Reuse of Textile DyeHouse Wastewaters Using
Reverse Osmosis
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
LaFrance Industries
LaFrance, South Carolina 29631
Project Site:LaFrance, SC
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: June 12, 1972
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Thomas N. Sargent
ORM-EPA
Southeast Water Laboratory
College Station Rd.
Athens, Georgia 30601
Project Cost: $293,350
Completion Date:February 11, 1974 Federal Cost: $198,812
Summary:
This 20 month project will demonstrate in pilot scale the technical
feasibility of employing membrane technology for the treatment and control
of textile dyehouse wastewaters. Pilot scale reverse osmosis units will
evaluate the use of cellulose acetate and dynamic membrane systems for
the separation of dissolved solids and color concnetrates. The resulting
retentate and permeate from the membrane units will be evaluated for recycle
and reuse potential in the dyeing processes.
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Th-U 4/iee-t deicAcbei biie-f^ly a. quant andan Sect-con 6(b) ,
Fe.dc.iaJl ttntei Pollution Contiol Act (PL &4-66Q), cu> o/nended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 801192
TITLE OF PROJECT: Activated Sludge and Alum Precipitation of Textile Dye and
Finishing Wastewaters
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Blue Ridge-Winkler Textiles Thomas N. Sargent
Bangor, Pennsylvania 18013 ORM-EPA
Southeast Water Laboratory
College Station Road
Athens, Georgia 30601
Project Site: Bangor, Pennsylvania
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: June 22, 1972 Project Cost: $264,615
Completion Date: September 21, i973Federal Cost: $ 96,156
Summary:
This 15 month project will demonstrate in full scale the operation of a newly
constructed 750,000 gpd wastewater treatment facility for the treatment of
textile dyeing and finishing wastewaters. The wastewaters originate from
the dyeing and finishing of synthetic and blend yarns and exhibit high
organic color content. The treatment system includes the following processes:
equalization; nutrient and pH control; activated sludge including secondary
sedimentation; alum coagulation consisting of rapid mixing, flocullation
and final clarification; chlorination; and sludge dewatering. Preliminary
plant operating data shows a potential for 95% reduction in BOD and a
90% reduction in color contaminants. The data collected will be sufficient
to characterize the raw wastewater, to determine the operating characteristics
of the unit processes ( especially with respect to extent of color removal),
to fully establish the system treatment capabilities, and to determine the
cost of treatment under a variety of conditions.
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PPB 12100
LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS
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PPB 12100
LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS
Dun and Bradstreet lists 20,672 establishments under Standard Industrial
Classification Number 24, "Lumber and Wood Products, Except Furniture." The
majority of these plants are operating a separate processing step in the conversion
of forest products to useable materials. In this category are found sawmills;
veneer plants; plywood mills; hardboard, insulation board, and chipboard mills;
and wood preserving industries. While this 'R&D Program is headquartered in
Washington, D.C., program support and in-house research aspects are centered at
the Pacific Northwest Water Laboratory in Corvallis, Oregon.
The waste disposal problems generated by the lumber and wood products industry
are varied in nature and severity as to effect on receiving waters. Water quality
degradation can be measured from the practice of log rafting and transport,
through log pond operation, with the leaching of soluble materials, from color,
and by bark debris being the principal effects. Simple timber conversion steps,
as lumber production at sawmills, create waste which may contribute to water
pollution if not controlled,or to air pollution if burned. For most larger
sawmill operations, wood residues (as chips and sawdust) are utilized in higher
value uses such as pulp, hardboard, chipboard, and insulation board manufacture.
The disposal of bark at sawmills and veneer mills is a current problem with growing
restraints on the burning of such wastes to prevent air.pollution. Plywood mills,
wet process hardboard, and insulation board mills contribute water carried wastes
containing water soluble wood extractives, urea-formaldehyde and phenolic glue
residuals, fire retardants, pesticides, and wood fiber as the product may require.
Wood preservation utilizes a number of heavy metals, pentachlorophenol, creosote,
and oil in processing lumber, poles and piling. Water carried wastes are derived
from these operations.
The R&D program objectives are aimed at assessing the impact of wastes on the
environment and the impact of in-plant control, or treatment, of wastes in reducing
their pollutional effect. These objectives of waste control will largely be achieved
through a tightening of in-plant losses and water re-use as well as specific waste
treatment measures tailored for the problem existing. This program should expand
in the future as added extramural projects are .-funded and personnel for in-house
research projects become available.
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PROJECT INDEX
PPB 12100 - LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS
12100
EBG
EZU
HIG
801202
801308
Grantee
Oregon
Klamath
Kopper s
Garret t
Mississ
Project
or Contractor Status*
State University
Plywood Corporation
Company , Inc .
Research & Development Corp.
ippi State University
B
B
C
C
C
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11-7
11-8
11-9
11-10
*Project Status:
A - Completed, Final Report Available
B - Final Report in Preparation
C - Work Continuing
D - Project Terminated
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LOCATION OF MAJOR SAW iftKs AND PLANING MILLS
VIHGiN ISUNGS
at?--
PUf RIO RICO
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Th 4/tee-t deicfx.be-i b>u.e.£iy a giant unrfe'i Section 3 Research >
Federal (date*. Potliition Con&iot Act (PL B4-660), ai amc.nrfcrf.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12100 EBG
TITLE OF PROJECT: Influence of Log Rafting on Water Quality
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Department of Civil Engineering H.K. Willard
Oregon State University Pacific Northwest Water Laboratory
Corvallis, Oregon 97331 200 Southwest 35th Street
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
Project Site: Corvallis, Oregon
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: June 1, 1970 Project Cost: $21,740
Completion Date: May 31, 1971 Federal Cost: $20,633
Summary;
The project objective is to determine the extent of log raft storage at selected
locations in the Pacific Northwest and, using data from previous experiments,
evaluate the potential contribution of log raft storage to water pollution in
those areas.
Research efforts during the first two grant years have provided laboratory and
field data which quantitate the pollution contributed by individual logs, log
segments, and small groups of logs in various water storage situations. These
data must now be applied to the vast, but undetermined, quantity of logs in
water storage in the Pacific Northwest, so that a reliable estimate of the magnitudes
of this pollution source can be made. This information is needed by state pollution
control authorities so that log handling and storage activities can be responsibly
controlled.
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Jh.it> 4/iee-t de-i c/u.fae-4 bniahfy & giant unde.fi Section 6 (b) ,
Fe.dc.ncLt Wciten Pollution ContAol hct (PL &4-660), cu> amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12100 EZU
TITLE OF PROJECT: Aerobic Secondary Treatment of Plywood Glue Wastes
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Klamath Plywood Corporation H.K. Willard
P.O. Box 1239 Pacific Northwest Water Laboratory
Klamath Falls, Oregon 97601 200 Southwest 35th Street
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
Project Site: Klamath Falls, Oregon
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: April 19, 1968 Project Cost: $65,040
Completion Date: January 31, 1972 Federal Cost: $42,028
Summary;
The project objectives of this grant are to design, construct, operate and
evaluate an extended aeration, activated sludge lagoon treatment plant on
urea-formaldehyde glue wastes in order to provide data for others to utilize in
efforts to abate water pollution.
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11-7
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/iee-t de-icAifae,4 bfu.e.&iy a giant undc.fi Suction 6 (b)
Fe.dc.fidi Watefi Poiiution Control Ac£ (PL S4-660), a* amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12100 KEG
TITLE OF PROJECT: Treatment of Wood Preserving Wastewater by Chemical and
Biological Methods
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Koppers Company, Inc. James Phillips
P.O. Box 270 Region V, EPA
Carbondale, Illinois 62901 1 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Project Site: Carbondale, Illinois
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: June 1, 1971 Project Cost: $179,000
Completion Date: June 1, 1973 Federal Cost: $99,500
Summary;
The project consists of the design, construction, and operation of treatment
facilities for wood .preserving wastewaters. The 25,000-gpd waste flow is
characterized by high BOD and COD, moderate concentrations of phenols, and low
pH. The proposed treatment system will utilize pre-skimming and sedimentation,
pre- and post-chlorination, and activated sludge secondary treatment. The
treatment system will be operated for a 12-month period in which performance
and cost of treatment will be documentated.
ADDRESS INQUIRIES TO EPA PROJECT OFFICER
11-8
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IN FORM A TION SHEET /TLEA
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/iee.t dtecfribu bui^ty a. giant undo.*. Section 6 (b) ,
Fe.diat Mate* Pollution Control Act (PL &4-660], cu> amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 801202
TITLE OF PROJECT: "Pyrolysis of Industrial Waste for Oil and
Activated Carbon Recovery"
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
Garrett Research &
Development Co., Inc.
1855 Carrion Road
La Verne, California 91750
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Dr. James I). Gallup
EPA-Xerox Building Rm.
Washington, D.C. 20460
316
Project Site:
La Verne, California
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date:
May 1, 1972
Completion Date:
August 31, 1973
Summary:
Project Cost: $440,746
Federal Cost: $292,556
The objective of this research project is to demonstrate
the economic and technical effectiveness of the flash pyrolysis
process to dispose of industrial wastes., principally bark, with
the production of activated carbon and heating oil as by-products
A modified four ton/day pilot plant will be operated utilizing
bark, rice hulls, and cattle feedlot wastes to provide process
engineering data for the design of commercial scale demonstration
plants.
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PPB 12110
RUBBER AND PLASTICS PRODUCTS
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PPB 12110
RUBBER AND PLASTICS PRODUCTS
The R&D program for the rubber and plastics industry receives support
under the EPA grant and contract monies from Section 5 and Section 6 of
the Clean Water Restoration Act of 1966. The objectives of the program
are to:
1. Define the water pollution problem as it pertains to the rubber
and plastics industry.
2. Research, develop, and demonstrate the required technology to
achieve at minimum cost the equivalent of best practicable and
best available treatment and closed loop systems.
The objectives are met through the awarding of grants and contracts to
universities, industries, and municipalities and through in-house research
activities carried out by the Grosse lie Field Station.
The wastewater flows may be identified with the manufacture of basic
resins organic chemicals and manufactured rubber products. These
include the chemicals and raw materials for manufactured products:
1. Plastic resins - cellulose acetate, cellophane, polyvinyl
chloride, polyvinyl alcohol, polystyrene, styrene-acrylonitrile,
acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, high denisty polyethylene,
low density polyethylene, polypropylene, acrylic, alkyd,
unsaturated polyester, urea-formaldehyde, melamine-formaldehyde,
phenolic, epoxy, polyacetal, urethane, nylon, and polycarbonate.
2. Rubber organic chemicals - styrene and butadiene.
In 1968 the rubber and plastics industry used 1106 billion gallons of
water for the manufacturing processes. The fresh water intake was
approximately 427 billion gallons, the consumption was 42 billion gallons
and the industry had a water reuse factor of 2.6.
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PROJECT INDEX
PPB 12110 - RUBBER AND PLASTICS PRODUCTS
Project
12110 Grantee or Contractor Status* Page
DJI B. F. Goodrich Chemical Co. A 12-5
GUT General Tire & Rubber Company C 12-6
GLP Firestone Tire and Rubber Company C 12-7
*Project Status:
A - Completed, Final Report Available
B - Final Report in Preparation
C - Work Continuing
D - Project Terminated'
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/iee-t de-icttbe-i bfiie.^ly a Qfuant andafi Section _ 6 (b)
Pollution Con&iol Ac£ (PL S4-660), a* omenrferf.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12020 DJI
TITLE OF PROJECT: Waste Treatment Facilities for Polyvinyl Chloride
Manufacturing Plant
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
B. F. Goodrich Chemical Company Gilbert Horowitz
3135 Euclid Avenue Region III, EPA
Cleveland, Ohio 44115 Curtis Building
Sixth and Walnut Streets
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106
Project Site: Salem County, New Jersey
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: July 2, 1968 Project Cost: $823,100
Completion E be: December 1, 1971 Federal Cost: $364,900
Summary;
This project involves the development, demonstration, and evaluation of the
bio-chemical treatment of wastewaters from a typical polyvinyl chloride
manufacturing plant at a 0.85~mgd scale of operation.
The treatment system is to produce effluent to meet the receiving water
standards (Delaware River) of BOD removal of greater than 85 per cent,
turbidity of not greater than 30 units above river water, and absence of
taste- and odor-producing substances.
The process will consist of chemical pretreatment with primary sedimentation,
followed by activated sludge secondary treatment and a final polishing pond.
Tertiary treatment studies with activated carbon are also contemplated to
determine the extent to which the secondary effluent will lend itself to
tertiary treatment, as future Delaware River standards may require the equivalent
of tertiary treatment.
ADDRESS INQUIRIES TO EPA PROJECT OFFICER
12-5
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/tee.t deicttbci biie.faly a. gteint irndtn. Section 6 (b) t
Fed(>ia£ W
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Th,
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PPB 12120
MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIAL SOURCES
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PPB 12120
MISCEIiANEOUS INDUSTRIAL SOURCES
Industrial wastes which are not clearly identified with any of the foregoing
subprogram elements and which are of insufficient number in any one group
to justify a separate category are included in this subprogram element.
This designation should in no way be construed as an indicator of low priority
or lack of interest, but rather as a convenience for R&D management purposes.
Activities involving the disposal of water treatment plant sludges, as well as
on ways of recovering water treatment chemicals, are included in this sub-
program. Also, removal of synthetic detergents and reclamation of laundry
wastes, as well as water conservation, are activities of concern. In addition,
the various tanning process, such as chrome, alum, and vegetable tanning,
are among the projects in the miscellaneous industrial category.
Objectives are to:
1. Demonstrate the effectiveness of anaerobic-anerobic lagooning of
vegetable tanning wastes.
2. Demonstrate the feasibility of treating three types of leather tannages
combined.
3. Demonstrate the suitability of treating mixed chrome tannery wastewater
and sanitary sewage.
4. Investigate the suitability of water renovation and reuse in laundering
operations.
5. Develop means and procedures for the recovery of water-softening chemicals
and the disposal of water treatment plant sludges.
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PROJECT INDEX
PPB 12120
12120
WPD 185
ERG
DOD
DIK
ESW
EUR
EFM
WPRD 133
DSG
EPC
ERF
FYF
FYV
GLE
HMZ
FRM
S800936
S801037
801203
- MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIAL SOURCES
Grantee or Contractor
University of Cincinnati
American Water Works Association
Research Foundation
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
University of Virginia
Gainesville, Florida
American Water Works Association
Research Foundation
Cardwell Lace Leather Company
A.C. Lawrence Leather Company
S.B. Foot Tanning Company
Blueside Real Estate, Inc.
Berkey Film Processing
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
IIL/LSAA Technical Liaison Committee
Culligan International Company
Montgomery, Alabama
Albany, New York
American Water Works Association
Pfister & Vogel Tanning Company
Tanners' Council of America, Inc.
Pro j ect
Status*
A
A
B
A
A
A
B
A
C
C
B
C
C
C
C
B
C
C
C
Page
13-7
13-8
13-9
13-10
13-11
13-12
13-13
13-14
13-15
13-16
13-17
13-18
13-19
13-20
13-21
13-22
13-23
13-24
13-25
*Proj ect Status :
A - Completed, Final Report Available
B - Final Report in Preparation
C - Work Continuing
D - Project Terminated
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FINAL REPORTS AVAILABLE
PPB 12120 - MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIAL SOURCES
Report Number
12120 ERC 08/69
12120 09/69
12120 09/70
12120 DIK 12/70
12120 ESW 06/71
12120 EUR 11/71
Title/Author
Disposal of Wastes from Water
Treatment Plants, American Water
Works Association Research
Foundation, New York-, New York.
Activated Sludge Treatment of
Chrome Tannery Wastes, A.C.
Lawrence Company, Peabody, Mass.
Treatment of Sole Leather
Source
NTIS
PB 186 157
GPO - $2.00
GPO - $1.25
Vegetable Tannery Wastes, Dr. J.
David Eye, University of Cincinnati,
Ohio .
Anaerobic-Aerobic Lagoon Treatment GPO - $1.00
for Vegetable Tanning Wastes.
University of Virginia, Char lottesville ,
Virginia.
Magnesium Carbonate, A Recycled
Coagulant for Water Treatment; by
Dept. of Public Utilities, City
of Gainesville, Florida.
Information Resource: Water
Pollution Control in the Water
Utility Industry; by American
Water Works Assoc. Research
Foundation, New York, New York.
GPO - $1.00
GPO - $1.50
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
i/tce-t de-iottbe^ bfiizfaiy a giant unde.fi. Se.dt.Lon 5 Demonstration .
fe.dc.fiat Watefi Pottuution Con&iot Act (PL B4-660) , at, amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: WPD 185-02-68 (PPB 12120)
TITLE OF PROJECT: Treatment of Sole Leather Vegetable Tannery Wastes
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Department of Environmental George Webster
Health Engineering Industrial Pollution Control Branch
University of Cincinnati Water Quality Research, EPA
Cincinnati, Ohio Washington, B.C. 20242
Project Site: Marlinton, West Virginia
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: May 1, 1968 Project Cost: $70,325 (2nd year)
Completion Date: September 1, 1970 Federal Cost: $29,325 (2nd year)
Summary;
Four major studies, two pilot-scale and two full-scale, were carried out during
the period of this investigation. The basic objective of the studies was to
find a technically feasible and economical procedure for treating the wastes
from a sole leather vegetable tannery. A detailed identification of the
sources of all wastes as well as a comprehensive characterization of each
waste fraction was made for the International Shoe Company Tannery located
at Marlinton, West Virginia.
It was found that a large percentage of the pollutants initially were contained
in a relatively small fraction of the total waste volume. The treatment
scheme consisted of separation and pretreatment of the individual waste streams
followed by mixing all waste streams for additional treatment in an anaerobic-
aerobic lagoon system.
The lime bearing wastes from the beamhouse were screened, treated with poly-
electrolytes, and then clarified. The lime sludge was used for landfill. The
system was designed to treat one million gallons of waste per week. BOD was
reduced 85-95 per cent and the suspended cost of the total system was approximately
$40,000 and it is estimated that the operating cost will be about $15,000
per year or 7 cents per hide processed.
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IN FOR MA TION SHEET /TLEA1
ftTE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/iee-t ffeicAtb&i btu.e.£iy a Qifint u.ndc.1 Section 5 Research
fe.dc..idi Wdt.en Po££utuw Con&iol Act (PL &4-660) , a* amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12120 ERG
TITLE OF PROJECT: Disposal of Wastes from Water Treatment Plants
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
American Water Works Association George Webster
Research Foundation Industrial Pollution Control Branch
2 Park Avenue Water Quality Research, EPA
New York, New York 10016 Washington, B.C. 20242
Project Site: New York , New York
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: July 25, 1968 Project Cost: $53,250
Completion Date: July 25, 1969 Federal Cost: $46,305
Summary :
The final report to this project presents an intensive study of the disposal
of wastes from water treatment plants. The wastes include filter washwater;
sludge resulting from coagulation, softening, iron and manganese removal processes;
diatomaceous earth filtration; and ion exchange brines. The control of pollution
from these wastes is a high priority problem for the water utility industry.
A series of four status reports describe in detail what is known of the research,
engineering, plant operation, and regulatory aspects of the problem. A special
report reviews current technology and analyzes costs of disposal methods, based
on data collected from 15 operating plants. A conference was organized to
provide expert evaluation of each report and to extend the data available.
Final reports were prepared by committees of conference participants to identify
future needs for information in each aspect of the waste disposal problem. These
reports recommend substantially expanded programs of research and demonstration.
They include extensive lists of specific problems which must be investigated
to develop effective and economical technology. Committee reports also
recommend establishment of a central service to promote the planning of research
and development, and to implement effective programs of new or improved technology.
The service would collect, coordinate, and disseminate data on all aspects of
water treatment plant waste disposal problems.
ADDRESS INQUIRIES TO EPA PROJECT OFFICER
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/ieet de.icttbe.4 buiz^tg a. gtmnt andal Section 5 Demonstration,
Fe.dc.iaJt Wcit.cn Pollution Con&i.ol Act (PL 84-660), a« amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12120 DOD
TITLE OF PROJECT: Removal of Syndets and Reclamation of Laundry Wastes
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Richard Keppler
Research Division Region I, EPA
Troy, New York 12181 John F. Kennedy Federal Building
Boston, Massachusetts 02203
Project Site: Troy, New York
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: December 1, 1968 Project Cost: $53,090
Completion Date: November 1, 1971 Federal Cost: $25,055
Summary;
The objective of this project is to optimize and evaluate the best process or
combination of processes attainable for the treatment and recovery of laundromat
wastewaters. Two commercially available treatment systems for laundromat
wastewaters are to be used in the optimization and evaluation project. The needs
required to produce waste effluents suitable for discharge to New York State
receiving waters and the treatment requirements to produce reusable water for
laundromats will be determined and demonstrated.
ADDRESS INQUIRIES TO EPA PROJECT OFFICER
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Tk-ti 4/teet rfexicttfae-i bru.e.&iy a. giant u.ndc.1 Se.vti.on 5 Demonstration,
Pe.dc.iaJt Wa-tei Pollution Contlol Act [PL Z4-660), a.f> amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12120 DIK
TITLE OF PROJECT: Anaerobic - Aerobic Lagoon Treatment for Vegetable Tanning
Wastes
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
University of Virginia George Webster
Department of Civil Engineering Industrial Pollution Control Branch
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 Water Quality Research, EPA
Washington, D.C. 20242
Project Site: Luray, Virginia
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: January 18, 1969 Project Cost: $68,500
Completion Date: May 31, 1970 Federal Cost: $17,801
Summary;
A field demonstration lagoon was operated at Virginia Oak Tannery, Inc.,
Luray, Virginia to evaluate the effectiveness of an anaerobic-aerobic lagoon
in treating spent vegetable tannins blended with batepool and soak wastewaters.
The anaerobic-aerobic lagoon system was used to treat combined waste streams
with a BOD5 concentration of approximately 1000 mg/ . Aeration and volume of
the lagoon were fixed and flow to the system was varied. The system load
varied by increasing the flow so as to observe five operational phases.
Operational phases were designed to cause the system to go from aerobic
conditions to anaerobic-aerobic. After reaching anaerobic-aerobic conditions,
doubling the BOD5 load did not result in a significant decrease in BOD^
removal efficiency.
Although the lagoon system proved successful in removing degradable organics,
color of the wastewater was not reduced by this method of treatment. Color of
spent vegetable tannins is a major problem and will dictate the most desirable
approach to treating this wastewater.
A completely mixed aeration unit was used in the laboratory to study the
biological degradation of spent vegetable tannins. Concentrated and
diluted tannins were studied by varying the detention time in the aeration
unit. It was found that approximately 60 per cent of the COD of spent vegetable
tannins is not biological degradable and the generally accepted substrate-
growth interaction relationship required modification to take into account
the non-degradable fraction of COD. Yield coefficients, endogenous respiration
rate, and specific growth were computed from the results of the laboratory study.
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/ieet cfeicAtfa&i buLn^tg a. gtiant unde..n. Secf/con 5 Research ,
Fe.dc.fidt Witex. Pollution Control kct (PL 84-660), a.t> o/nei-irfed.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12120 ESW
TITLE OF PROJECT: Magnesium Carbonate, a Recycled Coagulant for Water Treatment
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
City of Gainesville, Florida Edmond Lomasney
Region IV, EPA
1421 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Project Site: Gainesville, Florida
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: November 12, 1969 Project Cost: $27,554
Completion Date: June 11, 1971 Federal Cost: $16,890
Summary:
The principal investigator has a modified process for the recovery of MgO from
brucite or dolomite to the separation and essentially quantitative recovery of
the Mg (OH)2 present in lime-soda softening sludges as very pure (99-7 per cent)
MgC03« This new process has been successfully tested on a pilot-plant scale at
Dayton, Ohio, for the past year and plans are now being made for the full-scale
recovery of MgC03 from the sludge produced by both of Dayton's softening plants.
Another improvement of the process makes it possible for each of the several
cities and industrial plants softening hard surface waters containing clay
turbidity to employ both lime recalcination and magnesium recovery. This
will substantially reduce treatment costs and also substantially eliminate a
major water pollution problem. Applications of MgC03 as -a coagulant to be
studied include the following:
1. Use in the removal of turbidity and organic color from soft surface
waters.
2. Use in the removal of turbidity and organic color from hard or alkaline
surface or well waters.
3- Use in flocculation or sewage and for many types of industrial wastes.
4- Use with synthetic organic anionic and cationic polymers in the three
applications listed above.
ADDRESS INQUIRIES TO IPA PROJICT OFFICER
13-11
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IN FORM A TION SHEET £CLEA]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Th-U 4/tee.t de.ic/M.fae4 b?u.e.&iy a giant unde-t Section 5 Research ,
Fc.de.icLt Udtei PottwUon Con&iot Ac^: (PL £4-660), a* mended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12120 EUR
TITLE OF PROJECT: Information Resource for Water Pollution Control in the Water
Utility Industry
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
American Water Works Association George Webster
Research Foundation Industrial Pollution Control Branch
2 Park Avenue Water Quality Research, EPA
New York, New York 10016 Washington, B.C. 20242
Project Site: New York, New York
BESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Bate: June 28, 1970 Project Cost: $42,720
Completion Bate: Becember 31, 1971Federal Cost: $24,990
, Summary:
The objective of this project is to establish a research and development oriented
information resource for the water utility industry. The information center will
provide efficient collection, synthesis, and dissemination of information per-
taining to the development and demonstration of water pollution control technology
within the water utility industry.
The available literature concerning the water pollution control technology of the
water industry will be abstracted and indexed for the Water Resources Scientific
Information Center.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Tk-iA Ahce-t de-icAibe-i bfu.nfaty a gfoint ande.fi Section 6 (b) ,
feddfiaJL Watefi Pollution Con&iol Act (PL 84-660], a* amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12120 EFM
TITLE OF PROJECT: Complete Treatment of Tannery Industrial Waste for Chrome
Tanning, Alum Tanning, and Vegetable Tanning
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Caldwell Lace Leather Company James Westrick
Auburn, Kentucky 42206 National Environmental Research Center, EPA
Cincinnati, Ohio 45268
Project Site: Auburn, Kentucky
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: December 23, 1966 Project Cost: $68,200
Completion Date: March 1, 1972 Federal Cost: $46,340
. Summary;
No completely satisfactory method has been devised for treating tannery industrial
waste. Since tanneries use large volumes of water, containing organic and
inorganic matter, suitable treatment methods must be found.
The objectives of the project are to demonstrate the feasibility of completely
treating tannery waste from the only plant in the United States that tans all
three types of leather tannages (chrome, vegetable, and alum) and to obtain basic
data to design full-scale treatment plants usable for any tannery.
The basic plan is to develop methods to pretreat the three present leather
tannages, to combine their streams, and to completely treat tannery industrial
waste. The high alkaline content of beam house waste will be neutralized with
high acid made up of various tannages. The organic solids will be reduced in
an anaerobic-aerobic lagoon.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Th-ti 4/iee.t de-ic^tbe-i b?u.e.faly a giant undc.H Sect-con 6 (b) ,
fti.dc.naJt (OdteH Pollution Control Act (PL S4-660), a* amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: WPRD 133-01-68 (PPB 12120)
TITLE OF PROJECT: Activated Sludge Treatment of Chrome Tannery Wastes
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
A.C. Lawrence Leather Company George Webster
Division of Swift & Company Industrial Pollution Control Branch
10-18 Sawyer Street Water Quality Research, EPA
Peabody, Massachusetts Washington, D.C. 20242
Project Site: South Paris, Maine
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: August 30, 1967 Project Cost: $124,593
Completion Date: September 30, 1971 Federal Cost: $87,215
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Summary;
The A.C. Lawrence Leather Company tannery at South Paris, Maine is a chrome side
upper leather tannery. The water use at the tannery is about 1.0 mgd. Each
day the waste discharged from the tannery contains about 8,500 Ibs of 5-day,
20° BOD, 70,000 Ibs of total solids, of which about 17,000 Ibs are suspended
and 53jOOO Ibs are dissolved. The pH of the wastewater varies from 5-0 to 12.0.
The daily waste discharge also contains about 8,000 Ibs of calcium, as CaCOo,
300 Ibs of sulfides, and 1,800 Ibs of chromium.
A waste treatment process was developed and tested, in pilot-plant scale, for
the treatment of the tannery wastes in combination with municipal sewage. The
process consisted of the following steps in the order employed; equalizing and
mixing of the alkaline and acid wastes; primary sedimentation; carbonation
followed by upflow sedimentation; addition of screened municipal sewage; activated
sludge treatment and secondary sedimentation of the mixed wastes; and chlorination.
The sludges resulting from the treatment of the wastes and sewage were dewatered
by centrifuge and were found to be suitable for burial. Design factors for
the various steps of the process were developed and are presented in the attached
report. Studies were made of the fundamental systems and reactions which form
the basis for the processes employed in the pilot plant.
The results of the pilot-plant investigation indicate that by use of the methods
recommended, which are basically conventional sewage treatment unit processes,
mixtures of chrome tannery wastes and municipal sewage can be treated successfully.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Th-iA 4/tee.t ducJiibte bnie.£ly a gfuwt unde.fi Section 6 (b) ,
fe.de.fiat Waten Pollution ContAol Ao£ (PL B4-660], 04 amenrfed.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12120 DSG
TITLE OF PROJECT: Aerobic Biological Treatment, Sludge Dewatering, and Disposal
and Effluent Reuse for a Side; Leather Tannery
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
S.B. Foot Tanning Company
Red Wing, Minnesota
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Clarence C. Oster
Minnesota - Wisconsin Field Office, EPA
7401 Lyndale Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55423
Project Site: Red Wing, Minnesota
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: May 15, 1968 Project Cost: $2,046,268
Completion Date: May 15, 1972 Federal Cost: $475,000
Summary;
This project will provide a full-scale demonstration and investigation of
primary sedimentation, biological secondary treatment utilizing aerated lagoons,
and primary and secondary sludge dewatering and disposal by means of pressure
filtration and incineration. The system will treat the total waste flow of
2.1 mgd from the side leather tannery. In addition, an evaluation will be conducted
to determine the influence of final treatment plant effluent reuse on hide
processing and quality of the finished product by reusing it in the "limepaddle"
and "wash soak" tanning operations.
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/tee.t deicAcb&i bui^^tg a gtuint imrfc't. Sect-con _ 6 (b)
toiteri PoitnUon Control Act (PL &4-660] , a.4
PROJECT NUMBER: 12120 EPC
TITLE OF PROJECT: Removal and Recovery of Sulfide from Tannery Wastes
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Blueside Real Estate , Inc. William Banks
800 N. Atlantic Ave. Region VII, EPA
Kansas City, Missouri 6^116 911 Walnut Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
Project Site: St. Joseph, Missouri
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: April 13, 19?0 Project Cost: $388,900
Completion Date: April 13, 1972 Federal Cost: $110,950
Summary;
The basic objectives of the project are to translate pilot-plant results into
the development and demonstration on a plant scale of a process for removing sulfide
from the effluent of a chrome tannery and recovering the sulfide in a form reuse-
able in the tannery. The project -will demonstrate the technical feasibility
of the sulfide removal method and will determine the economics of the process
on a full-scale plant.
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/iee-t deic^cbei buia^tg a. Qfcwt undo.fi Section _ 6 (b)
ended.
_
Watex. Pollution Control Act (PL &4-660) , cut, amende
PROJECT NUMBER: 12120 ERF
TITLE OF PROJECT: Treatment of Complex Cyanide Compounds for Reuse and
Disposal
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Berkey Film Processing Thomas Devine
260 Lunenburg Street New England Basins Office, EPA
Fitchburg, Massachusetts 01420 240 Highland Avenue
Needlam Heights, Massachusetts 02194
Project Site: Rochester, New York
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: April 23, 1970 Project Cost: $163,576
Completion Date: April 23, 1971 Federal Cost: $114,415
Summary;
The basic objective in this project is to research and develop methods for
the treatment of ferrocyanide waters from film processing for recovery and
disposal. Recovery methods to be explored are ozonation and electrolytic
oxidation to f erri cyanide . Treatment for disposal includes ozonation for
destruction, precipitation of complex cyanides, and chlorination.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Jh,(A 4/tce.t de.Ae'u.fo&A bi^e^t/ a giant u.ndo.1 Sec.tx.oii 6 (b) ,
Fe.de.MJt Wdfr?t Potfation Conftio.t Ac^: (PL S4-660), ai amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12120 FYF
TITLE OF PROJECT: Fluidized-Bed Incineration of Selected Carbonaceous Industrial
Wastes
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Ohio Department of Natural Eugene Harris
Resources ' National Environmental Research Center, EPA
Ohio Departments Building Cincinnati, Ohio 45268
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Project Site: Columbus, Ohio
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: June 25, 1970 Project Cost: $140,818
Completion Date:September 30, 1971 Federal Cost: $98,573
Summary:
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, with the assistance of the Battelle
Memorial Institute of Columbus, Ohio, will undertake a project with the following
objectives:
1. Evaluation of the characteristics of aqueous wastes from selected
industries, including the paint, textile, rubber, and plastics
industries, to determine their amenability to fluidized-bed incineration.
2. Determination of the conditions required for burning the selected wastes
so that the carbonaceous constituents will be eliminated without the
production of noxious gases or other air pollution problems.
3. Assessment of the overall technical and economic feasibility of fluid-
ized-bed incineration for each waste under consideration.
The application and use of the fluidized-bed process to water pollution control
provides an effective means of treating certain types of industrial wastes
with the elimination of the discharge of pollutants into streams and sewers.
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/ie.e-t de.ic/u.b&i bfu.e.^ly a giant, unde.fi Section 6 (b)
Wat.efi Pollution Control Act (PL Z4-660), a4~afnei/rfcd.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12120 FYV
TITLE OF PROJECT: Modular Laundry Wastewater Treatment System for the Textile
Maintenance Industry
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
IIL/LSAA Technical Liaison Arthur H. Ms.llon, P.E.
Committee Applied Science & Technology Branch
P.O. Box 242? Office of Research & Monitoring, EPA
Miami Beach, Florida 33140 Washington, D.C. 20460
Project Site: The Roscoe Company
3517 W. Harrison, Chicago, Illinois 60624
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: February 1, 1971 Project Cost: $185,277
Completion Date: August 1, 1972 Federal Cost: $122,613
Summary:
The purpose of this project is to demonstrate the technical and economic
feasibility of a modular treatment system applied, to an industrial laundry.
Specific objectives are:
1. Design, building, operation, and evaluation of a modular laundry waste-
water treatment system incorporating chemical flotation, dissolved air
flotation, diatomaceous earth filtration, and vacuum filtration.
2. Conduction of a survey of selected textile maintenance plants to determine
if, where, and how it may be possible to reduce the pollutional load
of laundry operation by modifying operating practices.
3. Evaluation of how repeated reuse of renovated water affects the laundering
process.
4. Development of detailed cost and performance information for the modular
treatment system.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Th,iA 4/iee.t de.ic/w.be6 b^te^t/ a quant unctet S.c,tunt 6 (b) ,
fe.ddX.aJL Oiate.fi Pollution. Con&iot Ac-t [PL &4-660), ai amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12120 GLE
TITLE OF PROJECT: Industrial Water Softener Waste Brine Reclamation
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Culligan International Co. Vern Tenney
One Culligan Parkway Region IX, EPA
Northbrook, Illinois 60062 760 Market Street
San Francisco, California 94102
Project Site: Riverside, California
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: April 15, 1971 Project Cost: $121,212
Completion Date: July 15, 1972 Federal Cost: $69,79?
Summary;
The project will demonstrate the reuse of regenerant brines from the ion
exchange water softening process and determine the economic implication of
this process. Involved is the determination of optimum performance character-
istics in a study, under actual use conditions, of a central regeneration
agency for service exchange water softeners.
Considered will be dosage of chemicals and their effect on quantity and quality
of brine recovered.
Detailed performance characteristics of the system, which will optimize
the lime-soda hardness reduction process, and chemical analysis of the
brines and sludges are sought.
Final report will include data interpretation and economic significance
of the process.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/ice-t deic/w.be-4 bfu.e.£ly a. g/uint unrfei Sect-con 6 (bj ,
fe.dc.fiat Waten Poitation Con&iot Ac* (PL 84-660), a* omeiirferf.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12120 HMZ
TITLE OF PROJECT: Mg(X>3 Coagulation in Treatment of Potable Water
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Water Works & Sanitary Sewer Edmond Lomasney
Board Region IV, EPA
City of Montgomery 1421 Peach-ree Street, N.E.
P.Oo Box 1631 Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Montgomery, Alabama 3&102
Project Site: Montgomery, Alabama
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: June 1, 1971 Project Cost: $214,520
Completion Date: May 31, 1973 Federal Cost: $99,500
Summary;
The City of Montgomery under the direction of the consultant will operate
a pilot-scale facility to demonstrate the use of MgC03 as a coagulant for
the treatment of municipal water. The pilot system (50 gpm) will be operated
to verify the scale-up and operating parameters for a subsequent 10-mgd
demonstration and evaluation of the MgOO^ system.
The concept of using MgC03 as a coagulant stems from the search for a
solution to the ever increasing problem of disposing of the alum sludges from
municipal water treatment. The concept to be piloted and demonstrated will
use MgC03 as the flocculant with MgOH precipitated with the addition of lime.
A scheme for recycling the magnesium by carbonation with 002 will produce a
sludge which is easily dewatered and at the same time recover at least 90
per cent of the magnesium for reuse. The project, activities will make operational,
technical, and cost comparisons between the MgC03 and conventional alum
coagulation systems.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Tk-ti 4/ice-t deicttbei bui^^ly a giant undan Sectcon 6 (b) ,
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
rATE
T/tci .6 licet (feicttfaei bfu-tfaly a giant u.ndc.1 Sect-ton 5 Research t
f eddied. dJat.ci Pollution Ccwftiol Act (PL B4-660) , OA amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: S .800936
TITLE OF PROJECT: n ormation Resource for Water Pollution Control
in the Water Utility Industry"
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
American Water Works As so
Research Foundation
2 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10016
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
George Webs ter
Industrial Pollution Control
Water Quality Research, EPA
Washington, D.C. 20242
Branch
Project Site: New YOrk, New YOrk
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date:
Feb. 1, 1972 Project Cost :$46 , 9 53
Completion Date: Jan. 31, 1973 Federal Cost: 26,147
. Summary:
The objective of this project is to establish a research and
development oriented information resource for the water utility
industry. The information center will provide efficient collection,
synthesis, and dissemination of information pertaining to the develop-
ment and emonstration of water pollution control technology within
the water utility industry.
The available literature concerning the water pollution control
technology of the water industry will be abstracted and indexed for the
Water Resources Scientific Information Center.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
a gfuint unrfei Se.cti.on 5 (b)
Th-iA 4/iee-t c/Cx5 cAx.be,5 _
fe.dc.fiat Watex. Pottuti-on Con&iot Ac* (Pi B4-660), at, omeiirfcd.
PROJECT NUMBER: S 801037
TITLE OF PROJECT: "Leather Tannery Waste Management Through Process
Change, Reuse and Pretreatment"
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
Pfister & Vogel Tanning Co
1531 No. Water Street, P.O.
Box 745
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Inc. William Banks
EPA Region VII
1735 Baltimore, Room 249
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
Project Site:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: March 1, 1972 Project Cost: $275, 905
Completion Date: Feb. 28, 1974 Federal Cost: 99,842
. Summary:
This project will demonstrate that it is technically and
economically feasible to achieve major reductions in the pollution
load discharge from a large side leather tannery through process
changes, reuse and recovery techniques and pretreatment methods.
Conventional batch type tanning operations will be replaced by newly
developed hide processing machines in which the hide is not removed
from the unit until the tanning step has been completed. This process
change will permit a waste volume reduction of approximately 50 percent
Additional major waste reductions will result from the recovery of
processing chemicals and the reuse and pretreatment of individual
waste streams. Recovery of soluble proteins extracted from the hides
will be investigated. Adequate sampling will be performed to achieve
parameter wieght balances throughout multiple process cycles to
characterize the tannery effluent.
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PPB 12130
JOINT INDUSTRIAL/MUNICIPAL WASTES
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PPB 12130
JOINT IMDUSTRIAL/toJNICIPA]L WASTES
Joint industrial-municipal wastes are those wastes, treatable at a municipal
waste treatment plant, which contain an appreciable amount of waste originating
from industrial sources. Projects included in this subprogram activity are
those in which the industrial load is more than the municipal domestic load.
Among the broad objectives of this subprogram are the demonstration of the
suitability for joint treatment of various categories of industrial wastes,
the permissible proportions of a particular industrial waste to domestic waste,
the ability of various joint systems to satisfy municipal plant effluent standards,
and the capability of joint treatment systems to renovate wastewaters for reuse.
Industries involved in the processing of minerals, carbohydrates, hydrocarbons,
refractory materials, and protein materials are of most concern. The wastes are
voluminous and greatly varied. They may originate in any of the industries
represented by any of the wastewater treatment research subprogram elements.
Their volume and composition are best described in the write-ups of the respective
industrial pollution control technology subprogram elements.
Use of municipal facilities is preferred by a majority of the smaller industries
and accounts for the largest number of establishments whose wastes are treated.
From a volume standpoint about two-thirds of industrial wastes are currently
treated in industrial waste treatment facilities and one-third are treated in
municipal facilities.
Although only 7.5 per cent of the wastewaters of major industrial establishments
are being disposed of to municipal sewers, sewering provided the principal
waste disposal method for seven of the 11 industrial sectors. The seven industries
include food processing, textiles, rubber and plastics, machinery, electrical
machinery, transportation equipment, and miscellaneous manufacturing. The wastes
of these seven industries are more amendable to treatment at municipal treat-
ment plants than the wastes of the four other industries: paper and allied
products, chemicals, petroleum and coal, and primary metals.
In connection with the trend toward increased use of municipal facilities by
many industries, it is important to note the rapid increase in municipal treat-
ment capabilities. Both the number of treatment, plants and the average level
of treatment have risen steadily, the growth being most marked since the
institution of federal grants for construction of waste treatment plants. As
recently as I960, almost 30 per cent of the nation's sewered communities did
not have waste treatment provided to them. By 1962 less than 20 per cent of
the total number of sewered communities were without waste treatment. In 1970
less than 10 per cent were without some degree of waste treatment. Moreover,
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well over two-thirds of the sewered communities.now have secondary waste
treatment facilities. Thus, municipal facilities have an increasing potential
capacity for handling many industrial wastes.
Joint systems for treating both municipal and industrial wastes in many cases
are likely to provide the means of attaining adequate water pollution control
most effectively and least expensively. The extent to which joint handling
systems will increase over the next five years depends largely upon the managerial
ability of municipal and industrial officials and their willingness to enter
into such cooperative arrangements. This,'in turn, will depend upon the costs
which industrial establishments are required to pay to use municipally-operated
facilities. To the extent that appropriate charges and pretreatment requirements
are fixed and that joint treatment facilities are designed and operated
effectively, increased use of such facilities by industry may well lower overall
pollution control costs significantly over the next five years.
Reduction of many industrial wastes is often accomplished most efficiently
and economically by process modifications. While the rate and effects of
technological change are difficult to evaluate, quantities of water used
per unit of production have been decreasing in most industries while recycling
to make more efficient use of water is increasing. Moreover, modern operational
practices and engineering design increasingly stress waste control.
Industrial waste treatment costs are affected significantly by the methods
industry employs to reduce its wastes. In general, waste reduction may be
accomplished through treatment by municipal facilities, by on-site treatment,
through process changes which lessen the amount or strength of wastes generated,
by ground disposal, or by combinations of these alternatives.
There are potentially great savings through the "economy of scale" when the
treatment facilities are designed to serve joint municipal-industrial needs.
Through the described program this area will be thoroughly researched. Included
also is the possibility of encouraging industries to utilize the municipal
waste handling systems on a special fee basis.
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PROJECT INDEX
PPB 12130 - JOINT INDUSTRIAL/MUNICIPAL WASTES
12130
EDX
EKK
FAE
EZR
EJD
DLF
EOC
EGK
DJB
DBF
DPD
DUJ
DRT
DRO
ENF
FJQ
FAY
HFK
GER
801221
HRP
Grantee or Contractor
Green Bay, Wisconsin
South St. Paul, Minnesota
Onondaga County, New York
Dallas , Oregon
Hagerstown, Maryland
Tualatin, Oregon
Erie, Pennsylvania
Jacksonville, Arkansas
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Harriman, Tennessee
Macon, Georgia
Walton, New York
Stockton, California
Delaware River Basin Commission
State of Vermont
Kodiak , Alaska
Brooksville, Florida
State of Massachusetts
Miami Conservancy District
County of Hawaii
City of Gainesville
Pro j ect
Status*
A
B
A
A
C
B
A
A
C
C
A
A
B
B
C
A
D
C
C
C
C
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*Pro j ect Status:
A - Completed, Final Report Available
B - Final Report in Preparation
C - Work Continuing
D - Project Terminated
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FINAL REPORTS AVAILABLE
PPB 12130 - JOINT INDUSTRIAL/MUNICIPAL WASTES
Report Number
11060 EOC 07/69
11060 FAE 11/69
11060 FAE 04/71
11060 DPD 02/71
12130 EDX 07/70
12130 EZR 05/71
12130 EGK 06/71
12130 FJQ 06/71
12130 DUJ 09/71
Title/Author
Joint Municipal and Semichemical
Pulping Wastes, City of Erie,
Pennsylvania and Hammermill Paper
Company.
Source
GPO - $1.50
Feasibility of Joint Treatment in NTIS
a Lake Watershed, Onondaga County, PB 201 698
New York.
GPO - $4.50
GPO - $1.25
Onondaga Lake Study, Onondaga
County, Syracuse, New York.
Combined Treatment of Municipal
Kraft Linerboard and Fiberboard
Manufacturing Wastes; by Board of
Water Commissioners, City of
Macon, Georgia, Georgia Kraft
Co., and Armstrong Cork Co.
Joint Treatment of Municipal SewageGPO - $6.00
and Pulp Mill Effluents, the Green
Bay Metro Sewage District, Green
Bay, Wisconsin.
Combined Treatment of Domestic and GPO - $1.25
Industrial Wastes by Activated Sludge,
City of Dallas, Oregon.
Biological Treatment of Chlorophenolic GPO - $1.50
Wastes , City of Jacksonville,
Arkansas.
Pollution Abatement and By-Product GPO - $1.00
Recovery in Shellfish and Fisheries
Processing, Food Chemical and Research
Labs., Inc., Seattle, Washington, and
Engineering Science of Alaska, Anchorage,
Alaska.
Whey Effluent Packed Tower
Trickling Filtration; by Quirk,
Lawler & Matusky Engineers,
Tappan, New York.
GPO - $1.50
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Jh-U 4/ieet de.ic>u.be4 bfu.e.fcly a giant ande.fi Section 6 (a)(2) ,
Fe.dc.iaf. dlatei Pollution Contiol Act (PL &4-660), af> amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12130 EDX
TITLE OF PROJECT: Joint Treatment of Municipal Sewage and Pulp Mill Effluents
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage George R. Webster
District Industrial Pollution Control Branch
Green Bay, Wisconsin Water Quality Research, EPA
Washington, D.C. 20242
Project Site: Green Bay, Wisconsin
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: December 1, 1966 Project Cost: $335,000
Completion Date: September 30, 1971Federal Cost: $251,250
Summary:
This research project determined the technical and economic feasibility of
jointly treating the influent to the present treatment facilities of the Green
Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District in combination with the weak effluents from
the pulping sections of four local paper mills, specifically American Can Company,
Charmin Paper Products Company, Fort Howard Paper Company, and Green Bay Packaging,
Inc.
Four activated sludge processes (conventional, step aeration, contact stabiliza-
tion, and Kraus) were studied in parallel using 1-gpm pilot plants. At the end
of the 12 months, the conventional and step aeration processes were eliminated
from further consideration. The contact stabilization and Kraus processes were
studied for an additional four and one-half months. Contact stabilization was
selected as the most promising process and units were operated for an additional
five months to obtain refined design and operating parameters for a full-scale
treatment plant.
Shortly after initial start-up, the pilot plants became infested with fila-
mentous organisms identified as a bacterial species of the genus Thiothrix.
a sulfur-storing organism. Of various procedures implemented, chlorination of
the return activated sludge successfully controlled the growth of filamentous
organisms which caused sludge bulking. It was also necessary to add nutrients
to achieve the desired BOD:N:P ratios. Extensive solids-handling unit process
studies were conducted at the pilot-plant site and in the cooperating manufacturer's
laboratories.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/tee-t de-ic/u-be-i buie.&ly a gfuint unrfel Section 6 (a)(2) ,
fe.dc.iat Mate*. Pollution Control Ac-t (PL &4-660), a* amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12130 FAE
TITLE OF PROJECT: A Demonstration of Joint Municipal-Industrial Waste Treatment
in the Onondaga Lake Watershed
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Department of Public Works Robert Flr-nt
Onondaga County, New York Rochester Field Office, EPA
P.O. Box 4748
Rochester, New York 14612
Project Site: Onondaga County, New York
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: September 21, 196? Project Cost: $507,700
Completion Date: September 21, 1970Federal Cost: $357,150
Summary;
Onondaga Lake has been a receptor of domestic and industrial wastes to such an
extent that it is now in an advanced stage of eutrophication. This project is
part of a $20 million program to restore Onondaga Lake.
The objectives of this project are:
1. Demonstration of county-industry cooperative wastewater management of
municipal-industrial wastes based on an entire watershed.
2. Illustration of the feasibility of treatment of mixtures of industrial
and domestic wastes.
3. Demonstration of the treatment of an industrial waste stream with the
waste effluent from another industry.
4. Evaluation of the effects of proposed management and treatment methods
on the economics of the treatment processes and on the restoration of
the lake.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
. undc.fi Se.ctt.on
fe.dc.iaJt Write*. Pollution Contiol Act (PL &4-660], a* amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12130 EZR
TITLE OF PROJECT: Combined Treatment of Domestic and Industrial Wastes by
Activated Sludge
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
City of Dallas, Oregon Kenneth Dostal
Pacific Northwest Water Laboratory, EPA
200 Southwest 35th Street
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
Project Site: Dallas, Oregon
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: December 12, 1967 Project Cost: $463,472
Completion Date: May 1, 1971 Federal Cost: $325,104
Summary;
The operation of a completely aerobic secondary treatment facility for treat-
ment of combined domestic and industrial wastewater from the City of Dallas,
Oregon, was studied for a period of 15 months. The system was designed for
an average daily flow of 2.0 mgd and a BOD load of 7000 pounds per day. The
results of this study indicate the flexibility and economy of the completely
aerobic system, consisting of activated sludge with aerobic digestion, for a
small community with proportionately high industrial wastewater loads. The
effluent BOD concentration averaged 8 mg/1 and the effluent total suspended
solids concentration averaged 13 mg/1 for the 15-month study period. The
biological solids yield averaged about 0.7 pounds of solids per pound of BOD
removed and the net accumulation of biological volatile solids was about 0.42
pounds of volatile solids per pound of BOD removed. These values were obtained
with a MLSS concentration range of 700 to 3000 mg/1, an average sludge age of
19 days and an organic loading range of 0.05 to 0.40 pounds of BOD per pound
of MLSS per day. Total capital cost of the system was about 66 per cent of
that for a conventional activated sludge plant, and operation and maintenance
costs were only about 33 per cent of those for a conventional system.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Th-U 4/iceC rfe,icyu.fae,4 bfu.e.^iy a. gw.nt unde.f. Sect-con 6 (a)(2)
fe.dc.iai WdtefL Poliuti.on Ccm&iot Ac/t (PL &4-660) , 05 amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12130 EJD
TITLE OF PROJECT: A Pretreatment Study on Combined Industrial-Municipal Waste-
waters
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
City of Hagerstown, Maryland Harold Snyder
Oil and Hazardous Materials Program
Water Quality Research, EPA
Washington j D.C.
Project Site: Hagerstovm Sewage Treatment Plant
Hagerstown, Maryland
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: March 15, 1968 Project Ccst: $427,853
Completion Date: July 1, 1971 Federal Cost: $320,890
Summary:
This project is to evaluate pretreatment techniques for textile dyeing wastes.
The dye wastes are reduced sulfur compounds with a high immediate and ultimate
oxygen demand that cannot be satisfied in an. activated sludge system. The pre-
treatment technique is to provide initial oxidation by diffused aeration,
chlorination, and the separate additions of sodium nitrate and potassium
permanganate. Ammoniation will also be used. The project will be for two years
and include a waste source investigation, detailed baseline analyses, construction
of the pretreatment facilities and full-scale paralleling of the treatment
system, and evaluation of the pretreatment techniques.
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RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
-ihee-t de.4cf,tfae-4
a. gfoint u.ndt-1 Section 6 (a) (2)
fe.dc.fLdi WatcA Pollution Con&tol Ac* (PL &4-660], a* "amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12130 DLF
TITLE OF PROJECT: Tertiary Treatment of Combined Domestic/Industrial Wastes
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
City of Tualatin, Oregon
Project Site: Tualatin, Oregon
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: March 20, 1968
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Dennis Taylor
Pacific Northwest Water Laboratory, EPA
200 Southwest 35th Street
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
Project Cost: $323,600
Completion Date: August 1, 1971 Federal Cost: $230,800
Summary;
A secondary and tertiary sewage treatment plant will be constructed for treatment
of combined municipal and industrial wastes. The industrial waste is generated
by the manufacture of dog food and will comprise 25 per cent of the BOD load on
the treatment plant. The plant will be operated and studied for a period of
one year. The tertiary plant (consisting of flocculation, settling, and filtration)'
will be operated with the addition of slum for phosphate removal during the
critical six months of low stream flow. During the remainder of the year, the
secondary effluent will receive plain filtration to maintain a very high quality
effluent. The feasibility of alternate methods of chemical sludge disposal and
the economics of tertiary treatment with phosphate removal will be studied.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/ieet deic>u.be6 btvizfity a. Qiant wtdei Section 6 (a)(2) ,
Fede.f.o£ Wcit.en PoltuLtion Con&Lot Act (PL £4-660), cu> amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12130 EOC
TITLE OF PROJECT: Joint Municipal and Semichemical Pulping Wastes
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
City of Erie George R. Webster
Erie, Pennsylvania Industrie! Pollution Control Branch
Water Quality Research, EPA
Washington, D.C. 20242
Project Site: Erie, Pennsylvania
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: June 20, 1968 Project Cost: $333,674
Completion Date: July 31, 1969 Federal Cost: $88,230
.Summary;
The City of Erie, Pennsylvania and Hammermill Paper Company made a study of
the joint treatment of domestic sewage and pulp and papermaking wastes. A
pilot plant was constructed and operated in a series of controlled experiments.
Supplemental studies were conducted in the Hammermill laboratories including
the operation of a bench-scale activated sludge plant.
It was demonstrated that a joint treatment plant could effectively treat a
mixture of domestic sewage and pulp and paper mill wastes from Hammermill's
Erie Division. A full-scale joint treatment plant should obtain a BOD removal
of approximately 90 per cent in summer months and 80 - 85 per cent in winter
months. Primary treatment should achieve a 25 per cent reduction in BOD and
a 60 per cent reduction in suspended solids. Treatment of mixed wastes by
the activated sludge process will require a long solids aeration period and
a relatively low BOD to volatile solids loading to avoid high sludge volume
indicies. The activated sludge process does not reduce the color of the mixed
wastes and the final effluent will have about 40 mg/1 of suspended solids.
The chlorine demand of the final effluent averaged over 60 mg/1. A NH3~Cl2
mixture added at a level of 2.6l ppm NHo and 15-17 ppm Cl2 showed promise as
a disinfectant with coliform counts generally below 1,000/100 ml.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Jk-U 4/tea-t fteictibe-5 buie.^iy a Qtiant andci Section 6 (a)(2) ;
fe.dc.fiai Wfitefi Poiiution Control Act (PL &4-660), a* ome.nrferf.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12130 EGK
TITLE OF PROJECT: Biological Treatment of Chlorophenolic Wastes
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
City of Jacksonville, George Putnicki
Arkansas Region VI, EPA
1402 Elm Street
Dallas, Texas 75202
Project Site: Jacksonville, Arkansas
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: July 1, 1968 Project Cost: $243,313
Completion Date: October 31, 1970 Federal Cost: $153,569
, Summary;
In this project, installation of a completely stirred aeration lagoon
between an existing conventional sewage treatment plant and existing
stabilization ponds avoided hydraulic overloading of the former and reduced
BOD loading of the latter. Joint treatment of domestic sewage and an industrial
waste having high BOD and chlorophenols was facilitated. This study confirmed
earlier findings that the organisms present in domestic sewage readily
destroy complex chlorophenols and related materials. Glycolates and acetates
contributing to the high BOD of the industrial waste were also readily
oxidized biologically. High sodium chloride levels in the treated mixed
waste did not adversely effect biological activity. Joint treatment of the
complex Chlorophenolic wastes combined with normal sewage gave rise to
biological data which did not differ in any significant manner from that
to be expected in a similar system receiving only normal sewage.
An historical background of the problem at Jacksonville, Arkansas} design
and construction information, and the chemical and biological data resulting
from the system study are presented in the final report.
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RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONS!RATION PROJECT
Sectuw
(Oaten. Poltatcon Control Act (PL £4-660} , a.* amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12130 DJB
TITLE OF PROJECT: Controlled Treatment of Combined Potato Processing-Municipal
Wastes by Anerobic Fermentation, Aerobic Stabilization Process
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
City of Grand Forks, North Dakota Christopher Timm
P.O. Box 1518 Region VIII, EPA
Grand Forks, North Dakota I860 Lincoln Street
Denver, Colorado 80203
Project Site: Grand Forks, North Dakota
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: July 1?, 1968 Project Cost: $796,904
Completion Date: August 1, 1973 Federal Cost: $389,478
Summary;
A full-scale, 4«5-mgd demonstration and evaluation of the joint treatment of
municipal sewage in conjunction with potato processing wastes using several
pretreatment methods prior to final treatment in existing stabilizations ponds
will be undertaken in this project. The pretreatment methods include anerobic
and aerated treatment (in series, anerobic treatment alone, and aeration alone)
under varying seasonal waste load conditions.
In addition to determining the most efficient operation of the pretreatment
methods, the effects of these methods on the conventional stabilization ponds
will be extensively determined.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Tk-U 4/icet rfeicAthe,! bfu.e.^ly a giant unrtci Sec.ti.on 6 (a)(2)
fedc,ia£ Witcn PottaUon Confriot Ac£ (PL &4-660), a
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RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/ice.t de.icA,tfae^
a. giant unrfc-t Seatum 6 (a)(2)
fe.dc.tal Wdtei Poltuution Con&iot Ac* (PL 84-660), 0,5" omcwrfcrf.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12130 DPD
TITLE OF PROJECT: Combined Treatment of Municipal Kraft Linerboard and Fiber-
board Manufacturing Wastes
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
The City of Macon
City Hall
Macon, Georgia 31201
Project Site: Macon, Georgia
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: February 3, 1969
Completion Date: May 2, 1971
Summary;
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Edmond Lomasney
Region IV, EPA
1421 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Project Cost: $171,845-00
Federal Cost: $128,883-75
The successful treatment of domestic waste from one drainage basin of the
City of Macon, Georgia, along with wastewater from an 850 ton-per-day Kraft
linerboard mill and a 600 ton-per-day groundwood-cold caustic structural
insulation board mill, was obtained in a 120 gallon-per-minute capacity plant.
A pro-rated quantity of the total flow of each waste was treated.
The pilot plant consisted of combined and/or separate primary sedimentation
units, followed by two parallel secondary treatment systems. Each secondary
system received half of the plant influent. One secondary system consisted of
24-30 hours of extended aeration, while the other consisted of a high rate
plastic media bio-filter followed by 12-15 hours of aeration. Both systems had
secondary sedimentation and sludge return.
The secondary systems averaged approximately 92 per cent BOD removal with an
effluent concentration in the range of 50 mg/1 BOD. Auxiliary studies indicated
that supplemental nutrients are not required. Chlorine proved to be the best
disinfecting agent, but large amounts were required. An organism in the ground-
wood-cold caustic operation interfered with the fecal coliform test, making
disinfection studies inconclusive. Settled secondary sludge was bulky, containing
one to three per cent solids, and was difficult to dewater.
Estimated construction and operating costs for combined and separate treatment
plants were prepared. The combined plant utilizing plastic media bio-filters
along with 15-hour aeration is the most economical. In comparison, the combined
system is more economical than separate facilities.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/iee-t de/icttbe.4 bnizfaJLy a gfcwt undt.n. Section
Potfritton Con&iot hct (PL 84-660), at
6 (a)(2)
amnnde.d.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12130 DUJ
TITLE OF PROJECT:
Dynamic Process Development for Biological Treatment of Whey
Bearing Wastes
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
Village of Walton
Village Hall
21 North Street
Walton, New York 13856
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Allyn Richardson
Region I, EPA
John F. Kennedy Federal Building
Boston, Massachusetts 02203
Project Site: Walton, New York
Hastings on the Hudson, New York
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: February 18, 1969 Project Cost: $80,047
Completion Date:August 18, 1970 Federal Cost: $52,730
Summary;
Efforts of this one-year bench and pilot study will be concentrated in resolving
problems associated with biological treatment of wastes from the manufacture of
cheese and associated dairy products. Frequency response techniques will be
employed in the development of activated sludge systems with stable culture
separation characteristics. Odor control techniques will be evaluated in packed
tower trickling filter studies. A selected process will be employed in an
on-site pilot plant.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
A /ieet rfe-icAcfae-A
a giant unrfei Section 6 (a)(2)
Fette'to£ Mate*. PoiiwUon Contlot bet (PL &4-660], aA mended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12130 DRT
TITLE OF PROJECT:
Upstream Packing House Waste Treatment Demonstration,
City of Stockton
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
City Council
City of Stockton
Stockton, California
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Harold G. Keeler
Industrial Pollution Control Branch
Water Quality Research, EPA
Washington, B.C. 20242
Project Site: Stockton, California
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: February 25, 1969 Project Cost: $1,085,970
Completion Date: July 24, 1970 Federal Cost: $381,078
. Summary:
A full-scale (2 mgd) development and demonstration of upstream treatment of packing-
house waste by use of aerobic treatment in a combination use of high rate activated
sludge and in-sewer treatment will be undertaken in this project. The complex
is anticipated to result in the reduction of BOD load to the municipal system
of 80 per cent and demonstration of the utility value of the conveying sewer
line to further treat sewage and to reduce capitol expenditures over a typical
activated sludge plant otherwise required. It is intended to consider the use
of the Kehr process for partial upstream treatment during pilot studies.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
-i/ie&t cfeic/w.fae.5 btu.e.&ty a gfiant andc.fi Se.att.oit 6 (a)(2) >
Fe.dc.tLOt Wrt.fr? A. Potluti.on Contiot Ac* (PL S4-660), ai amenrfed.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12130 DEO
TITLE OF PROJECT: Deepwater - Pilot-Plant - Engineering and Interception
Feasibility Study
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Delaware River Basin Commission Gilbert Horowitz
25 Scotch Road - P.O. Box 360 Region III, EPA
Trenton, New Jersey 08603 Curtis Building
Sixth and Walnut Streets
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106
Project Site: Salem County, New Jersey
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: April 1, 1969 Project Cost: $995,650
Completion Date: April 1, 1972 Federal Cost: $646,700
Summary:
A pilot-plant and engineering study to develop a chemical-biological treatment
process for joint industrial-municipal wastes, capable of attaining at least
88 to 93 per cent removal of major pollutants will be completed in the project.
Design, operating, and cost information is to be obtained for an 80-mgd regional
treatment complex. The basic objectives of this project are:
1. Testing and evaluation of advanced waste treatment processes for final
effluent polishing.
2. Development of suitable cost apportionment formulations for the treat-
ment various industrial wastes by a joint regional complex operated by
an interstate agency.
3- Development and demonstration of the requirements for organizing,
operating, and administering a regional facility by an interstate
agency.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Tfu.6 5/iee.t rfc-icAcfae-i bfiie.faiy a. gfuint andc.fi Sec-turn 6 (a)(2)
Pe.dc.-idt Wdt.cn. Pottwtion Con&iot Ac/C (PL S4-660), ai"
PROJECT NUMBER: 12130 ENF
TITLE OF PROJECT: Vermont Cheese Industry Pollution Abatement
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
Department of Administration
State of Vermont
Montpelier, Vermont 05602
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Mr. Max Cochrane
NERC
200 S.W. 35th St.
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
Project Site: East Georgia and East Wallingford, Vermont
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: January 16, 1970 Project Cost: $2,040,900
Completion Date: January 16, 1973 Federal Cost: $832,120
. Summary:
A three-year comprehensive program with an estimated total cost of $3,700,000
is planned for pollution abatement from the cheese industry, which contributes
approximately 80 per cent of the industrial BOD load in the State of Vermont.
The program will demonstrate the feasibility of economically eliminating 95
per cent of the total whey produced in the state by use of a central whey drying
facility which will produce material suitable for human consumption. This
facility, to be located in East Georgia, Vermont, will have a processing
capacity of 375,000,000 pounds of fluid whey per year. A study of unit process
operations of Chedder, Cottage, Bakers and Mozzsirella plants will be conducted
to increase solids recovery and minimize waste generation. Concentration and
utilization of cottage cheese rinse waters is planned, as well as determination
of most suitable forms of treatment for the residual wastes.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
fe.dc.-ial Wcit.cn Pollution Cantnol hct (PL $4-660}, a* amendecf.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12130 FJQ
TITLE OF PROJECT: Pollution Abatement and By-Product Recovery in Shellfish
and Fisheries Processing - Phase I
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
City of Kodiak
Box 685
Kodiak, Alaska 99615
Project Site: Kodiak, Alaska
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: April 6, 1970
Completion Date: June 6, 1971
Summary:
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Kenneth Dostal
Pacific Northwest Water Laboratory, EPA
200 Southwest 35th Street
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
Project Cost: $101,800
Federal Cost: $49,952
This research and development project involves the evaluation of the various
parameters involved in demonstrating the feasibility of constructing and operating
a by-product recovery system for shellfish and fishery processing plants.
Objectives include:
1. Conduction of an engineering survey of industrial waste quantities.
2. Conduction of pilot-plant experiments on by-product operations.
3. Preparation of a pre-construction summary report.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/ice-t dcsct.tbe.4 b^te^y a giant andai Sc.cfx.fn 6 (a)(2) ,
FedcAo£ Waf.e*. Pottwtion Confriol Act (PL £4-660), 0,4 amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12130 FAY
TITLE OF PROJECT: Aerobic-Anaerobic Pretreatment of Citrus Wastes
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
City Commission Dr. David Hill
City Hall Southeast Water Laboratory, EPA
Brooksville, Florida 33512 College Station Road
Athens, Georgia 30601
Project Site: Brooksville, Florida
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: June 30, 1970 Project Cost: $132,581
Completion Date: March 1, 1972 Federal Cost: $88,l6l
Summary;
During the grant period, the grantee will verify the design parameters for and
determine the feasibility of operating an aerobic-anaerobic pretreatment system
for a citrus fruit processing plant. The treatment facility will be located on
city property and will be operated by the City of Brooksville. The pretreatment
system consists of two aerobic basins with mechanical aerators and two anaerobic
basins. These basins will be operated in sequences and combinations and under
various biological conditions to determine the optimum system. The hydraulic
capacity of the system is 1/14,000 gpd with effluent requirements of 250 mg/1
BOD, 100 mg/1 suspended solids, and pH of 6.5-8.5.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
T/tU 4/iee.t deicAtbe-5 bfiie.fali/ a. gfunnt. andc.fi Section 6 (b) ,
Fc.dc.ftal dJdteft Pollution Con&iol Act (PL 54-660), a* amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12130 HFK
TITLE OF PROJECT: Grease Removal and Pilot-Scale Biological Oxidation of
Wool Scouring Wastewaters
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Division of Water Pollution Thomas Sargent
Control Southeast Water Laboratory, EPA
Commonwealth of Massachusetts College Station Road
100 Cambridge Street Athens, Georgia 30601
Boston, Massachusetts 02202
Project Site: South Barre, Massachusetts
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: June 30, 1971 Project Cost: $162,000
Completion Date: July 30, 1972 Federal Cost: $98,482
Summary;
The State of Massachusetts will direct a project to demonstrate in pilot
scale the feasibility of modifying a grease removal system and imploying
an optimized extended aeration system for the removal of organic contaminants
from wool-scouring wastewaters. The Barre Wool Combing Company in South
Barre, Massachusetts, has a wool-scouring wastewater flow of 290,000 gallons
per day which is very high in grease, suspended solids, and biochemical
oxygen demand. The pilot-scale treatment system will be operated at a 1000-
gpd rate for a 7-month period to allow for evaluation of the treatment
processes through the winter months.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
.6licet de.icttbe4 biA.e.^ly a. Q>w.nt undzn. Section 6 (a)(2) ,
fe.dc.nat Wo-tei. Pollution Con&iol Act (PL S4-660), ai amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12130 GER
TITLE OF PROJECT: Optimization of Combined Industrial-Municipal Waste Treatment
Through Automation and Reuse
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
The Miami Conservancy District James Phillips
38 East Monument Avenue Region V, EPA
Dayton, Ohio 45402 1 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Project Site: Franklin, Ohio
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: October 1, 1971 Project Cost: $1,240,700
Completion Date: June 1, 1973 Federal Cost: $606,900
Summary;
The project plan is to construct and operate a regional type waste treatment
facility which will serve all industrial and municipal users within the service
area. The plant will result in the abandonment of the existing City of Franklin
sewage treatment plant and four industrial treatment facilities, all of which
are grossly inadequate. The project will stress high reliability and performance,
flexibility, economy, recovery and recycle of pollutants and treated wastewater,
and automation of waste treatment systems.
The project plant includes the evaluation and economic analysis of:
1. Separate industrial collection, primary treatment, and solids disposal
facilities.
2. Recovery and reuse of industrial by-products.
3. Reuse of treated wastewater for industrial process.
4- Waste solids disposal by soil stabilization.
5. Secondary treatment of combined industrial waste by: (a) plug flow,
hybrid flow, and completely mixed aerated, stabilization, (b) activated
sludge, and (c) contact stabilization.
6. Process control computer.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
6/teet de,icAcb&i bfu.e.£ty a gfuint undc.fi. Secfx.cm 6 (b) ,
fedilat Wat.QH Pottu.ti.on Contfi.ot Ac* (PL &4-66Q], a-s amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 801221
TITLE OF PROJECT: "Ecostatic Cane Processing System - Pilot Phase"
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
County of Hawaii
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96783
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Kenneth Dos tal
EPA-NERC
200 S.W. 35th Street
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
Project Site: Pepeekeo, Hawaii
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date:
April 1, 1972 Project Cost: $979,390
Completion Date: March 3, 1973 Federal Cost: $109,000
. Summary:
The applicant proposes to pilot plant several system on a large
scale which, if successful, would result in the processing of raw
cane sugar with no discharge of liquid wastes to the environment
and provide proper handling techniques for the various forms
of solid waste. Systems to be evaluated include: a field harvester-
cleaner, a dry cane cleaner, a juice wet cane cleaner (with juice
added back to the process stream), a trash dry cleaner, a trash
wet cleaner with silt removal and complete recycle of water on
a stabilized slope disposal system for thickened muds.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/iee-t de-icAcbes bfu.e.faly a giant undet Secfcuw 5
fe.dc.idl Wat.ei Pollution Cantiol Ae-t (PL &4-66Q], cu> amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 12130 HRA
TITLE OF PROJECT: Tertiary Treatment of Municipal and Industrial
Waste Waters with Recycled MgCC^ and Lime
GMNTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
Department of Public Utilities
City of Gainsville
Gainsville, Florida 32601
Project Site:Gainsville, Florida
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: July 1, 1971
Completion Date:June 30, 1973
. Summary:
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Edmond Lomasney
Region IV, EPA
1421 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Project Cost: $141,280
Federal Cost: $ 64,280
During this 24 month project laboratory investigations will be initiated
to develop the technology for using MgCOo and Lime in a tertiary
clarification process for the treatment of selected industrial and
municipal waste waters. The techniques for the recovery and reuse of
MgCC>3 and Lime will be optimized for the waste waters under evaluation.
Data obtained from the development activities will be utilized to design and
operate a pilot scale system for the evaluation of the clarification process
on municipal wastes.
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
a Qnant wn.de.>i Seat-con 6(a)(2) ,
tt.dc.naJL WfttG/t Pollution Control Act {PL S4-660), a* amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: (12130 GCR) 800773
TITLE OF PROJECT: Development of Treatment and Control Technology for Refractory
Petrochemical Wastes
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Department of Commerce & Industry L. Frank Mayhue
State of Louisiana
P.O. Box 44185
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804
Project Site: New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date:February 2, 1972 Project Cost: $827,587
Completion Date:February 1975 Federal Cost: $457,750
Summary:
The objectives of this research project are: (1) To develop and demonstrate
waste treatment procedures for the reduction of 'refractory petrochemical
wastes, equivalent to or exceeding that level of treatment attainable by
biological treatment processes. Emphasis will be placed on the reduction of
waste constituents affecting potable water supplies, aquatic and marine life
with respect to tainting and odor. The process to be investigated (individually
or in combination) will include biological oxidation, solvent extraction,
adsorption, and ozone oxidation; (2) The development of an economical source
of activated carbon from a waste petroleum based carbon by-product stream; and
(3) A quantitative definition as to which refractory compounds pose as
hazards in the lower Mississippi in current and projected concentrations,
and the effect of industrial growth on steam quality.
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PPB 16130
THERMAL POLLUTION
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PPB 16130
THERMAL POLLUTION
Of the four categories of water users in 1965, (1) Municipal
(2) Industrial (3) Steam electric power, (4) Agriculture-livestock;
the steam-electric power water user was second largest with 85,000
mgd usage. Only agriculture was a larger user. In 1980 steam -
electric power will be the largest user (193,000 mgd vs 138,000 mgd
for agriculture - livestock).
While a number of public utility power producing and industrial
power producing plants make use of cooling towers in order to reduce
the amount of heat rejected into bodies of water, the majority of
the existing plants make use of once - through cooling water and
have no provision for water reuse towers. While some existing power
plants are adding cooling towers, ponds, and cannals, a large
percentage of new plants are making provisions for water reuse as
part of the original installation. Each power producing facility and
its associated ecosystem must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis
in order to determine whether such devices as cooling tower need
be included.
The projects listed here cover technology areas suitable for once
through, or reuse, of cooling waters in some way: they investigate
the effects of waters plumes in bodies of water, they determine the amount
of. drift coming from cooling towers, they evaluate beneficial uses
of heated water in agriculture.etc. If all the remaining power
plants expressed a willingness to install equipment to reduce or
eliminate thermal discharges, the optimum technology for each facility
would still have to be evaluated on an individual basis. The underlying
motivation for the R&D portion of the thermal pollution program is
therefore to develop technology which can be used in the overall
determination of the best pollution abatement methods for any given
facility or plant.
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PROJECT INDEX
THERMAL POLLUTION
Project
PPB//
801433
16130 HLX
16130 EIK
16130 HKK
16130 GSD
16130 GNK
16130 EMQ
16130 FSU
800435
16130 FDQ
800613
16130 FPE
801004
16130 FLM
Grantee or Contractor
State of Maryland
Union Carbide
Eugene Water and Electric Board
Hittman Associates
Environmental System Laboratory
Environmental Systems Corporation
Purdue Research Foundation
St. Anthony Falls Hydraulic Lab.
University of Minn.
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University
Washington State University
Status *
E
E
C
E
E
C
C
C
C
C
E
Page
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15-11
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A
B
C
D
E
Project Status
Completed, Final Report Available
Final Report in Preparation
Work Continuing
Project Terminated
New Project
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FINAL REPORTS AVAILABLE
PPB 16130 - THERMAL POLLUTION
Report Number
16130 09/68
Title/Author
Source
Industrial Waste Guide on NT IS - PB 197 262
Thermal Pollution; by
Pacific Northwest Water Lab.,
FWPCA, Corvallis, OR
16130 12/68
16130 DHS 07/69
Experimental Study of Warm
Water Flow Into Impoundments
Part I
Part II
Part III
by St. Anthony Falls
Hydraulic Lab., Univ. of
Minnesota
A Survey of Alternate
NTIS - PB 188 512
NTIS - PB 188 513
NTIS - PB 188 514
GPO - $1.25
Methods for Cooling Condenser
Discharge Water—Large Scale
Heat Rejection Equipment; by
Dynatech
Mass .
R/D Co., Cambridge,
16130 09/69
Working Paper No. 67: **
Economic Aspects of Thermal
Pollution Control in the
Electric Power Industry; b y
Alden G. Christiansen and
Bruce A. Tichenor, Pacific
Northwest Water Lab., FWPCA,
Corvallis, OR
16130 ENT 12/69
16130 EXT 12/69
Thermal Pollution: Status of(Vanderbilt - $4.00)
the Art; by Vanderbilt Univ.,
Nashville, Tennessee
Mathematical Models for the GPO - $1.50
Prediction of Thermal Energy
Change in Impoundments; by
Water Resources Engineers Inc.,
Walnut Creek, CA
16130 04/70
Guidelines; Biological
Surveys at Proposed Heat
Discharge Sites; by Ronald R.
Carton, Pacific Northwest Water
Lab., FWQA, Corvallis, Oregon
and Ralph D. Harkins, Robt. S.
Kerr Water Research Center,
FWQA, Ada, OK
GPO - $1.00
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FINAL REPORTS AVAILABLE
PPB 16130 - THERMAL POLLUTION
Report Number
16130 DFX 05/70
16130 DHS 08/70
16130 FHJ 09/70
16130 10/70
16130 DWO 10/70
16130 DHS 11/70
16130 EES 11/70
Title/Author
Source
An Engineering-Economic
Study of Cooling Pond
Performance; by Littleton
Research and Engr., Littleton,
Mass .
GPO - $1.50
NTIS - PB 201 724
A Survey of Alternate GPO - $1.00
Methods for Cooling
Condenser Discharge Water--
Operating Characteristics
and Design Criteria; by
Dynatech R/D Co., Cambridge,
Mass .
Beneficial Uses of Waste
Heat - An Evaluation; by
Northwest Water Research Lab
FWQA, Corvallis, OR
Thermoelectric Generators
Powered by Thermal Waste
From Electric Power Plants;
by Mostafa A. Shirazi, Pacific
Northwest Water Lab., FWQA,
Corvallis, OR
Mathematical Models for the GPO - $1.75
GPO - $ .45
Prediction of
Distributions
Temperature
Resulting From
the Discharge of Heated Water
Into Large Bodies of Water
Tetra Tech. Inc
Pas adena
by
CA
A Survey of Alternate Methods GPO
for Cooling Condenser Discharge
65
Water--Total Community Considerations
in the Utilization of Rejected
Heat.; by Dynatech R/D Co.,
Cambridge, Mass.
Research on Dry-Type Cooling
Towers for Thermal Electric
Generation, Part I
Part II
by R. W. Beck & Associates
Denver, Colorado
GPO
GPO
$2.50
$1.00
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FINAL REPORTS AVAILABLE
PPB 16130 - THERMAL POLLUTION
Report Number
16130 GKF 12/70
16130 DHS 01/71
16130 DJH 01/71
16130 DNH 01/71
16130 DPU 02/71
16130 DJU 02/71
16130 FDQ 03/71
16130 FDQ 03/71
Title/Author
A Method for Predicting
the Performance of Natural
Draft Cooling Towers; by
Pacific Northwest Water Lab
EPA, Corvallis, Oregon
A Survey of Alternate
Methods for Cooling
Condenser Dicharge Water—
System Selection; Design,
and Optimization; by
Dynatech R/D Co., Cambridge ,
Mass .
A Predictive Model for
Thermal Stratification and
Water Quality in Re s e r v o i r s:
by Mass. Inst. of
Cambridge, Mass.
Source
GPO - $ .70
GPO - $1.00
GPO - $2.00
Technology ,
GPO - $ .75
Potential Environmental
Modifications Produced by
Large Evaporative Cooling
Towers ; by E G & G, Inc.,
Boulder, Colorado
Research on the Physical GPO - $1.75
Aspects of Thermal Pollution;
by Cornell Aeronautical Lab.,
Inc. , Buffalo , NY
An Analytical and Experimental GPO - $1.75
Investigation of Surface
Discharge of Heated Water; by
Mass. Inst
Cambridge,
. of Technology,
Mass .
GPO - $2.00
Effect of Geographical
Location on Cooling Pond
Requirements and Performance;
by Vanderbilt .Univ.,
Nashville, Tennessee
Heated Surface Jet Discharged GPO - $1.75
Into a Flowing Ambient Stream;
by Louis H. Motz and Barry A.
Benedict, Vanderbilt Univ.,
Nashville, Tennessee
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FINAL REPORTS AVAILABLE
PPB 16130 - THERMAL POLLUTION
Report Number
16130 DNE 03/71
Title/Author
Advanced Nonthermally
Polluting Gas Turbines in
Utility Applications; by
United Aircraft Corp.,
East Hartford, Conn.
Source
GPO - $2.00
16130 DJH 04/71
Temperature Prediction in
Stratified Water: Mathematical
Model - User's Manual;
Ralph M. Parsons Lab.,
Inst. of Technology,
Cambridge , Mass .
by
Mass .
(At Press)
16130 GFI 06/71
Potential Environmental
Effects of an Offshore
Submerged Nuclear Power
Plant, Vol. I
Vol. II
by General Dynamics,
Electric Boat Div., Groton,
Conn.
GPO
GPO
$2.50
$2.25
16130 GNK 10/71
16130 FSU 12/71
Development and DemonstrationGPO $ .65
of Low-Level Drift Instrumentation;
by Environmental Systems Corp.,
Knoxville, Tenn.
Surface Discharge of Heated GPO - $2.00
Water; H. Stefan, N. Hayakawa
and F. R. Schiebe, St. Anthony
Falls Hydraulic Lab., Univ. of
Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
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THERMAL POLLUTION PROJECTS
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/tee.t dtecSLibu bfiie.fa.ty a gtuwt undc.fi Se.ct.ion 5
fe.dc.-idt Watet Pollution Control Ac£ {Pi 54-660} , a
PROJECT NUMBER: 801433
TITLE OF PROJECT: "Power Plant Thermal Discharge Studies"
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
Power Plant Siting Program
State of Maryland
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Frank Rainwater
Project Site: Annapolis, Maryland
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date:
Completion Date:
Summary:
Project Cost: $60,000
Federal Cost: $51,600
A program is proposed to carry out a comprehensive review of the state-
of-the-art of various control measures for power plant thermal discharges.
Control techniques will be assessed by applying them to specific situations
within the State of Maryland; however, the conclusions of the proposed
study will be quite general and will be applicable elsewhere.
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/iee.t deic^tbe-i biit^tg a. giant. unriei Section 5 Res. Cont. ,
Fe.dc.ficLt Waten Pollution Control Ac£ (PL &4-660), 06 omenrfecf.
PROJECT NUMBER: 16130 HLX
TITLE OF PROJECT: Heat Rejection From Power Generating Stations Enhanced
Dry Cooling Tower System
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Union Carbide Corp. Mr. Frank Rainwater
Linde Div.
Project Site: Tonawanda, New York
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: Project Cost: $62,000
Completion Date: 60 wks. ARO Federal Cost: $62,000
Summary:
In this proposal Union Carbide presents a method for improving the
performance and reducing the cost of dry-cooling systems for electric power
generation. Union Carbide proposes to design and to size condenser and
cooling coil components based on a new concept and to prepare the data
for input to the R.W. Beck dry-tower computer program for a total system
evaluation.
Briefly, the new concept consists of inserting a closed-loop refrigerant
fluid between the condensing steam and the air cooled condenser. As a
result a more compact and highly effient system is expected.
ADDRESS INQUIRIES TO EPA PROJECT OFFICER
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Jh-u 4/ice.t rfeicA,cbe,i biLzfiiy a gfiant unde.fi Sec-tunas Demonstration >
fe.dc.fizt Watefi Pollution Conttiol Ac^t (PL S4-660], om> cwe.nde.d~
PROJECT NUMBER: 16130 EIK
TITLE OF PROJECT: Thermal Water Demonstration Project
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
Eugene Water & Electric Board
500 E. 4th Ave. P.O. Box 1112
Eugene, Oregon, 97401
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Frank Rainwater
Project Site: Eugene, Oregon
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: May 1, 1972 Project Cost: $160,580
Completion Date: April 30, 1973 Federal Cost: $ 99,900
Summary:
The objective of this project is to demonstrate beneficial uses to
agriculture of water having sufficient heat to result in thermal pollution.
The project will encompass the following areas: (1) Soil heating with
thermal water, (2) Groundwater drain collection, (3) Water blending system,
(4) Plant cooling, (5) Irrigation, (6) Environmental effects, and
(7) Frost warning systems.
ADDRESS INQUIRIES TO EPA PROJECT OFFICER
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Tk-iA 4/iee-t de.ic/u.bei btiLzfaty a. Q>ia.nt anda.fi Sect-ton 5 Contract ,
fe.dc.ial Wo-tei Pollution Control Ac-t (PL &4-660), oi amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 16130 HKK
TITLE OF PROJECT: "Thermal Pollution Control System Nomographs"
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Hittman Associates Inc. Dr. B. Tichenor
Project Site: Columbia, Maryland
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: 3-8-72 Project Cost: $53,408
Completion Date: 12-8-72 Federal Cost: $43,408
Summary:
Develop sets of nomographs which shall be used to determine the costs and
effectiveness of thermal pollution control alternatives. The nomograph shall
be accompanied by descriptions of the processes covered, a description of the
relationships used to prepare them, and illustrations of their use.
The best available data on performance and operating and capital cost
shall be obtained from EPA, Water Pollution Control Research Series Report
No. 16130 EES November 1970, Parts I and II (R.W. Beck and Associates).
ADDRESS INQUIRIES TO EPA PROJECT OFFICER
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/tc.e.t de,ic/f.t.be-4 blte-faly a. giant u.ndc.1 Section 5 Contract ,
fe.de.iaJt Wcitei Pollution Control Ac-t (PL &4-660), a« amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 16130 GSD
TITLE OF PROJECT: Proposed Stochastic Calculation of Water Equilibrium
Temperature
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:!, EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Environmental Systems Lab Mr. A. Joseph
Project Site: Sunnyvale, California
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: Dec. 8, 1971 Project Cost: $39,100
Completion Date: July 8, 1972 Federal Cost: $39,100
Summary:
1. Formulate a mathematical model for heat exchange at the surface of
the earth.
2. Examine the sensitivity of this model with respect to meteorological
data.
3. Calculate the probability distribution of the equilibrium temperature
for at least 4 separate time windows.
4. Provide a software program for calculation of equilibrium temperature.
ADDRESS INQUIRIES TO EPA PROJECT OFFICER
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Jh-U t,licet rfe.icAi.be,i bfu.c.^iy a. gfuant undc.fi Section
fe.dc.fiai toiten. PoliittAon Confriol Act (PL £4-660), a* omen (fed.
PROJECT NUMBER: 16130 GNK
TITLE OF PROJECT:"Explicit Calibration of the PILLS System"
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Environmental Systems Corporation Frank Rainwater
Suite 101, Parkway Building
1212 Pierce Parkway
Knoxville, Tennessee
Project Site: Knoxville, Tennessee
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: March 16, 1972 Project Cost: $11,400
Completion Date: Federal Cost: $10,800
Summary:
Environmental Systems Corporation proposes to refine, field test and demonstrate
instrumentation for monitoring and measuring particle size distribution and
density of water droplets in drift from cooling towers.
ADDRESS INQUIRIES TO EPA PROJECT OFFICER
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Th-i& 4/tee.t deic^tfae,5 bntt^y a. giant ando.fi Seotcon 5
fe.de.iat (Oaten Vottation Control Ac* (PL &4-660), a« amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 16130 EMQ
TITLE OF PROJECT: Turbulent Bed Cooling Tower
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
Purdue Research Foundation
Lafayette, Indiana
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Dr. Shirazi
Project Site: Lafayette, Indiana
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: 2-1-72
Completion Date: 12-31-72
Summary:
Project Cost: $19,033
Federal Cost: $18,081
This is a continuation grant to complete the development of a turbulent bed
cooling tower for cooling power-plant condenser cooling water.
The turbulent bed is a cylindrical bed of low density spheres fluidized
by ambient air and sprayed from the top with hot water.
In this portion of the project the pressure drop and cooling data will be
checked and correlated. The turbulent bed will be equipped with an overhead
fan so that cooling performance can be measured.
All information will be combined into a design of the tower and an economic
analysis will be performed to indicate optimum design.
ADDRESS INQUIRIES TO EPA PROJECT OFFICER
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
iA 4/tee.t de.5cAi.be5 b'vie.^iy a giant unde.fi Sectcon
W&ten PoiluuUon Control Ac£ (PL S4-660), O5 amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 16130 FSU
TITLE OF PROJECT: Mixing and Dispersion at a Warm Water Outlet
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
St. Anthony Falls Hydraulic Lab. Dr. Mostafa A. Shirazi
Mississippi River at 3rd Ave. S.E.
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414
Project Site: St. Anthony Falls Hydraulic Laboratory
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: 11/1/71 Project Cost: $45,231
Completion Date: 10/31/72 Federal Cost: $43,066
Summary:
It is the objective of this research to continue an ongoing program
to acquire information and develop methods for temperature and flow predictions
in heated water effluents. In particular, efforts will be concentrated on
solutions of the following problems.
a. To determine scale effects on flow and turbulent mixing in heated
water surface plumes by acquisition of velocity and temperature
data with laboratory results having identical densimetric outlet
Froude numbers and downstream flow conditions.
b. To develop a temperature and velocity prediction method for heated
water surface plumes which do not behave like buoyant surface jets.
c. To evaluate time-effects on dissipation of heat from thermal
discharges. Temporary heat storage in natural bodies of water
and resultant effects on "ambient" temperature surrounding plumes
will be examined using one - and two-dimensional models.
ADDRESS INQUIRIES TO EPA PROJECT OFFICER
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Th,u 4/iee.t deic^tfae-6 fet/te^i/ a gfuint undei Section 5 ,
fe.dc.fiat (Uat.cfL PottuLti.on Ccm&iot Aot [Pi £4-660), a* amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 800613 (16130 FDQ)
TITLE OF PROJECT: Project for Concentrated Research and Training in the
Hydrologic and Hydraulic Aspects of Water Pollution Control
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Vanderbilt University Frank Rainwater
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
Project Site: Nashville, Tennessee
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: January 1, 1972 Project Cost: $121,000
Completion DaterDecember 31, 1972 Federal Cost: $108,000
Summary:
The major research effort this year will be on the hydraulic and
hydrologic aspects of thermal pollution control. The field data on the
discharge of heated waters into rivers will be analyzed and a topical completion
report issued. A topical report on the warming of cold, hypolimnetic water
discharged to streams will be completed. Optimal hydraulic design of
cooling ponds will be investigated. The critical analysis of computer codes
for computation of temperature distributions in reservoirs will be finished.
A common format will be developed and a topical report issued. The bulk movement
of heat and pollutants vertically in a stratified reservoir will be investigated
in the field to provide transport coefficients for the various theoretical
models now in use. The effects of shape, spacing, roughness, etc., of the fill
of cooling towers will be studied. An analysis of evaporation formulas
will be carried out and mechanisms of unifying them into a consistent
whole will be attempted.
ADDRESS INQUIRIES TO (PA PROJICT OFFICER
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
4/iee.t deic/w.b&4
a giant undai Section
fe.dc.fiat Wdtefi Poltu,tion Contact Ac£ (PL 84-660), ca> amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 16130 FPE 801004
TITLE OF PROJECT:"Abstract Preparation for the Water Resources Scientific
Information Center"
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR:
Vanderbilt University
EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Mr. Joseph I. Lewis
Project Site: Nashville, Tenn.
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: 6-5-71
Completion Date: 6-30-72
Summary:
Project Cost: $65,370
Federal Cost: $35,354
To serve the scientific and technical needs of scientists, engineers,
and others interested in the field of Thermal Pollution with respect to
available literature; (2) To establish Vanderbilt University as an information
retrieval center for the area of Thermal Pollution; (3) To make this
information available to the scientific community through the SELECTED WATER
RESOURCES ABSTRACTS publication of the Water Resources Scientific Information
Center, U.S. Department of the Interior; (4) To supply copies of requested
abstracted articles at a nominal cost, when possible.
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IN FORM A TION SHEET
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENT OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
a fcint tmrfe.i Se.cti.fu
fe.dc.fLdi Wate^ Pollution Confriol Act (PL &4-660), a* amended.
PROJECT NUMBER: 16130 FLM
TITLE OF PROJECT: "Analysis of Engineering Alternatives for Environmental
Protection from Thermal Discharges"
GRANTEE OR CONTRACTOR: EPA PROJECT OFFICER:
Washington State University Mr. Frank Rainwater
Project Site: Seattle, Washington
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Award Date: July 1, 1971 Project Cost: $33,582
Completion Date: June 30, 1972 Federal Cost: $30,041
. Summary:
The objective of this project is to analyze and evaluate current and
proposed engineering practices used in the protection of the water environment
from the impact of thermal power systems.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The following people have contributed to the technical and administrative direction
of the program.
William J. Lacy
Physical Science Administrator
B.S. in Chemistry from the University of
Connecticut and completed course requirements
for the PhD. Did post-graduate work at NYU
Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies,
Michigan. His technical papers and publica-
tions number over eighty. Serves on various
committees of the AWWA, ACS, AIChE and WPCF.
Listed in "Leaders of Science," "American Men
of Science" and "Who's Who in the Southeast."
Currently is Chief of Applied Science and
Technology of EPA.
He has worked at the Engineer Research and
Development Labs, Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
Executive Office of the President, (OCD), and
Office of the Secretary of the Army.
B.S. and M.S. in Chemical Engineering,
University of Idaho and registered as a
Professional Engineer in Maryland and
Washington. As chief of the Heavy
Industries Section of the Applied Science
and Technology Branch, he is responsible
for the technical and administrative
direction of programs of that section.
Prior to joining the forerummer of EPA,
the Federal Water Pollution Control
Administration, he was a senior engineer
with General Electric, where he did
process and equipment development related
to environmental pollution resulting from
hazardous chemical and nuclear materials.
He has authored numerous papers on waste
management programs and technology.
George Rey
Supervisory Chemical Engineer
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B.S. in C.E. from the University of
Houston. As chief of the Food, Paper and
other Industrial Sources Section, he is
responsible for the technical and admin-
istrative direction of the program. His
principal area of interest is wastewater
treatment in the food processing
industry.
Prior to entering research, he was in
charge of facilities modification at NASA's
Manned Space Flight Center. Before that he
did design of storm structures for the
Galveston District Office of the Corps of
Engineers, and was a member of Brown &
Root's design section. He is a member of
the American Society of Civil Engineers
and the Water Pollution Control Federation.
H. George Keeler
Supervisory Civil Engineer
Holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering and a.M.S.
in Sanitary Engineering from Georgia Institute
of Technology. Program management responsi- f
bilities include joint industrial-municipal, '
textiles, and rubber and plastics areas.
He is a registered Professional Engineer, wit
several years experience with the Georgia
Water Quality Board and the U. S. Public Health
Service.
Charles S. Ris
Staff Engineer
Mrs. Scales is the Applied Science and
Technology Branch Secretary. She handles
the administrative and office management
matters and serves as the general base
for operating files and records as well
as conference arrangements and meetings.
Her prior experience includes working for
the Finance Department of the Data Pro-
cessing Division of the District of
Columbia.
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Mable Scales
Branch Secretary
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B.S., C.E., Worcester Polytechnic Institute;
M.S., C.E., Northeastern University. Other
post-graduate study at Oklahoma State Univer-
sity and the University of Michigan. Regis-
tered Professional Engineer in two States. A
member of and served on, or serving on, various
committees of the ASCE, American Concrete
Institute, the American Welding Society, and the
American Society for Engineering Education.
Listed in "Who's Who in the Southeast."
Currently involved with the planning and manage-
ment of projects associated with stone, clay,
glass and concrete industries and miscellaneous
industrial sources.
Prior to joining EPA, he served as staff engineer,
Office of the Secretary of the Army (OCD). Before
entering Government service his professional work
included extensive employment in industry, con-
sulting in materials and structures, and teaching
at the university level.
Arthur H. Mallon
Civil Engineer
B.S. in Chemical Engineering and M.S. in Civil
Engineering from the University of Massachusetts.
Program management responsibilities for projects
in the chemical and allied products, petroleum
refining, and plastics and resin industries.
Prior experience includes supervisory and
laboratory activities related to water and
waste water treatment unit process/operations
at the Army Mobility Equipment R&D Center, Fort
Belvoir, Va.
Paul E. DesRosiers
Environmental Engineer
Bachelor of Science, Master of Science
and Doctor of Philosophy from'the Univer-
sity of Oklahoma. His area of responsi-
bility is planning and management for
research and development projects for the
pulp and paper, lumber, and other wood
products industries.
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James G. Gallup
Sanitary Engineer
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B.S. in Chemical Engineering, City College of
New York; M.S. in Chemical Engineering and
PhD., University of Maryland. Assists in the
management of grants projects in the food pro-
cessing industry.
Previous activities include service with the
U.S. Naval Ordnance Laboratory and with Pratt
& Whitney Aircraft Co. as an engineer inves-
tigating nonpolluting energy sources. He
also taught at Montgomery College.
Gilbert S. Jackson
Chemical Engineer
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engin-
eering, University of Arizona. Registered
Professional Engineer, Arizona. Principal
effort is concern with grants projects
associated with pollution resulting from
power production, both thermal and non-
thermal. Prior experience includes exten-
sive employment in the private sector of
industry as well as with NASA and the
Corps of Engineers.
George Manning
Mechanical Engineer
Marshall Dick
Chemical Engineer
B.S., Chem. E., M.I.T.; M.S. in Organic Chem-
istry, Georgetown; M.S. in Operations Research,
Johns Hopkins University and presently pursu-
ing studies in environmental engineering there.
Engaged in planning and management for pollu-
tion abatement projects related to textiles,
rubber, plastic and metals.
Prior to joining EPA, his work included
pollution abatement activities at the Naval
Ship Research Center and research, development
and design at Fort Detrick. In private
industry he was with W.R. Grace and Pittsburg
Plate Glass.
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Mrs. Dunton serves as a secretary to the
Heavy Industries Section. Her secretarial
expertise is applied to all phases of the
section's responsibilities. Work with
the MTST machine is included with the
many duties she performs.
Sharon Dunton
Secretary
Mrs. Williams serves as secretary for the Food
and Paper Industries Section and is a part
time student at George Washington University.
Her proficiency extends to the MTST, the MCST,
Data Fax 180, and various duplicating
machines.
Prior positions were with the Office of
Emergency Management, Office of Government
Reports, War, Treasury, Commerce, and Defense
Departments and the Veterans Administration.
Clara Williams
Secretary
Charlotte Cardwell, serves as a secretary
in the Food, Paper and other Industrial
Sources Section. Prior to joining the
FPOIS, she was a secretary with the
Agricultural and Marine Pollution
Section for two years. She served in
Fiscal Management for 18 months. Before
that she was an Air Force cartographer,
and served as a secretary for the Navy.
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Charlotte Cardwell
Secretary
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