This powerpoint presentation begins by providing background information on a treatment issue at the Village of West Dundee Water Treatment. Two treatment plants were involved. The existing Angle Tarn Plant that uses:
Ion Exchange - 1.67 MGD;
Softening and Barium Removal;
Cationic, NaCl regeneration; and,
four vessels. The new Randall Oaks plant is still under construction and uses:
the same design/aquifer;
Ion Exchange - 1.37 MGD;
Softening and Barium Removal; and,
Cationic, NaCl regeneration.
The treatment issue at the
Angle Tarn Plant consisted of: no residuals problem;
regenerant waste discharged to brine pit and metered to sanitary sewer;
> 200 mg/l Barium;
Regenerant Volume ~ 50,000 GPD;
Fox River WRD North WWTP - 10 MGD; and,
Pilot Location. There was a residuals problem at the
Randall Oaks Plant that consisted of:
waste discharged to East Dundee WWTP;
same Barium loading expected;
smaller plant - 0.4 MGD (Low flow);
unable to meet NPDES permit;
Barium < 6 mg/L required; and,
Full Scale Location. Topics covered include: raw water quality; process description; equipment guidelines; CONTRAFAST Equipment Diagram; CONTRAFAST Cutaway view; and, West Dundee Pilot Layout. Results are presented of the following topics: pilot operation; operating parameters; chemical treatment; barium removal; treated water quality; sludge characteristics; sludge dewatering trial; and, radium results.