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EPA issues final aircraft drinking-water rule
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EPA issues final aircraft drinking-water rule
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he US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a final rule to ensure that safe and reliable drinking-water is provided to aircraft passengers and crew. The rule provides multiple-barrier protection through requirements for coliform sampling, best management practices, corrective action, public notification, monitoring and operator training. It will better protect the public from illnesses caused by microbiological contamination, says the EPA. ‘This rule is a significant step forward in protecting people’s health when they travel. The EPA has taken this step to make sure the public has drinking water that meets standards, both in the air and on the ground,’ said Peter Silva, assistant administrator at the EPA’s Office of Water. The final aircraft drinking-water rule tailors existing health-based drinking water regulations to fit the unique characteristics of aircraft public water systems. Aircraft public water systems are subject to the requirements of the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWRs) under the Safe Drinking Water Act. The rule amends NPDWRs for these systems, building on existing aircraft operations and maintenance programmes. The rule applies to the aircraft’s on-board water system only. The Food and Drug Administration is responsible for regulating the airport watering points that include the water cabinets, carts, trucks and hoses from which aircraft board water. The EPA and the states are 6
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responsible for regulating the public water systems that supply drinking water to the airport watering points. The rule only addresses aircraft within US jurisdiction. However, the EPA supported an international effort, led by the World Health Organization, to develop international guidelines for aircraft drinking-water.
said: ‘Petrobras, one of the largest companies in the oil and gas sector worldwide, awarded Veolia Water a new significant contract that requires all our technical expertise in water and reuse treatment for industrial needs. We believe these technologies are crucial to help our client meet the challenge of optimising production costs and addressing environmental concerns.’
Contact: Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460, USA. Tel: +1 202 272 0167, www.epa.gov/safewater/airlinewater/index.html
Contacts: Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, L’Aquarène, 1 place Montgolfier, 94417 Saint Maurice Cedex, France. Tel +33 1 4511 5555, www.veoliawaterst.com
Veolia Water awarded contract by Petrobras
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n Brazil, oil producer Petrobras SA has awarded Veolia Water’s subsidiary Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies a contract covering the supply and construction of a water treatment and reuse station based at the Abreu e Lima Refinery, in Ipojuca, Pernambuco State. The contract, which for Veolia Water is worth about E119 million, has been offered under a 50/50 joint venture with Enfil, a Brazilian water treatment engineering company. Currently under construction, the new refinery will produce primarily diesel fuel and will process heavy oil from Brazil and Venezuela. The Abreu e Lima Refinery water treatment and reuse station will be able to provide 2100 m3 (555 000 gallons) of filtered water per hour and 580 m3 (153 000 gallons) of recycled water per hour for industrial use. It is the twelfth project to be awarded to Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies Brazil by Petrobras, including (during the last few months) the water treatment plant at its Repar refinery and the wastewater treatment plant at its Revap refinery. The Abreu e Lima Refinery water treatment plant will also reuse approximately one third of the water consumed by the refinery. It will include a series of five units providing increasingly advanced forms of treatment in order to produce boiler feed and demineralised water, plus a dewatering sludge unit. Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies’ processes will include flocculation and counter-current lamella settling with Multiflo; multi-media filters and granular activated carbon; electrodialysis reversal; and an ion-exchange resin system. Commissioning activities are expected to start in 2011. Commenting on the contract, Antoine Frérot, Chief Executive Officer, Veolia Water,
Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies Brazil Ltda, Rua Jundiaï, 50 – 2° Andar, Jardim Paulista 04001-140, São Paulo, Brazil. Tel: +55 11 3888 8800, www.veoliawatersystems.com.br
Pall displays its latest products at SIMEI 2009
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S-based filtration, separation and purification company Pall Corp will showcase a portfolio of new systems and products for the wine industry at the International Enological and Bottling Equipment Exhibition (SIMEI) in Milan, Italy, on 24–28 November 2009. Pall provides a complete range of filtration products, services and process management tools engineered to meet the unique requirements of the winemaking. It says that its new products enhance its ability to help wineries cut costs, ensure consistency and protect the character of wine while complying with regulatory standards for materials coming into contact with foodstuffs. New membrane-based products on display at SIMEI will include Pall’s Oenofine XL system that uses the company’s hollow-fibre modules and a proprietary bentonite that combines protein stabilisation and wine clarification into a single, cost-saving process step. Also on display will be the Oenoflow XL-E system – described as a fully automated hollowfibre microfiltration system for small and midsize wineries. It is designed to be a cost-effective replacement for traditional diatomaceous earth and sheet-filter operations. Other products to be exhibited include Oenopure II – an advanced final filter engineered to withstand extended exposure to repeated sanitisation cycles, offering a longer service life, and compact SUPRApak filter modules, described as an alternative to classical sheet filtration that have a 250% higher dirt-holding capacity with a comparable surface area.
November 2009
EPA issues final aircraft drinking-water rule
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he US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a final rule to ensure that safe and reliable drinking-water is provided to aircraft passengers and crew. The rule provides multiple-barrier protection through requirements for coliform sampling, best management practices, corrective action, public notification, monitoring and operator training. It will better protect the public from illnesses caused by microbiological contamination, says the EPA. ‘This rule is a significant step forward in protecting people’s health when they travel. The EPA has taken this step to make sure the public has drinking water that meets standards, both in the air and on the ground,’ said Peter Silva, assistant administrator at the EPA’s Office of Water. The final aircraft drinking-water rule tailors existing health-based drinking water regulations to fit the unique characteristics of aircraft public water systems. Aircraft public water systems are subject to the requirements of the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWRs) under the Safe Drinking Water Act. The rule amends NPDWRs for these systems, building on existing aircraft operations and maintenance programmes. The rule applies to the aircraft’s on-board water system only. The Food and Drug Administration is responsible for regulating the airport watering points that include the water cabinets, carts, trucks and hoses from which aircraft board water. The EPA and the states are 6
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responsible for regulating the public water systems that supply drinking water to the airport watering points. The rule only addresses aircraft within US jurisdiction. However, the EPA supported an international effort, led by the World Health Organization, to develop international guidelines for aircraft drinking-water.
said: ‘Petrobras, one of the largest companies in the oil and gas sector worldwide, awarded Veolia Water a new significant contract that requires all our technical expertise in water and reuse treatment for industrial needs. We believe these technologies are crucial to help our client meet the challenge of optimising production costs and addressing environmental concerns.’
Contact: Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460, USA. Tel: +1 202 272 0167, www.epa.gov/safewater/airlinewater/index.html
Contacts: Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, L’Aquarène, 1 place Montgolfier, 94417 Saint Maurice Cedex, France. Tel +33 1 4511 5555, www.veoliawaterst.com
Veolia Water awarded contract by Petrobras
I
n Brazil, oil producer Petrobras SA has awarded Veolia Water’s subsidiary Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies a contract covering the supply and construction of a water treatment and reuse station based at the Abreu e Lima Refinery, in Ipojuca, Pernambuco State. The contract, which for Veolia Water is worth about E119 million, has been offered under a 50/50 joint venture with Enfil, a Brazilian water treatment engineering company. Currently under construction, the new refinery will produce primarily diesel fuel and will process heavy oil from Brazil and Venezuela. The Abreu e Lima Refinery water treatment and reuse station will be able to provide 2100 m3 (555 000 gallons) of filtered water per hour and 580 m3 (153 000 gallons) of recycled water per hour for industrial use. It is the twelfth project to be awarded to Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies Brazil by Petrobras, including (during the last few months) the water treatment plant at its Repar refinery and the wastewater treatment plant at its Revap refinery. The Abreu e Lima Refinery water treatment plant will also reuse approximately one third of the water consumed by the refinery. It will include a series of five units providing increasingly advanced forms of treatment in order to produce boiler feed and demineralised water, plus a dewatering sludge unit. Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies’ processes will include flocculation and counter-current lamella settling with Multiflo; multi-media filters and granular activated carbon; electrodialysis reversal; and an ion-exchange resin system. Commissioning activities are expected to start in 2011. Commenting on the contract, Antoine Frérot, Chief Executive Officer, Veolia Water,
Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies Brazil Ltda, Rua Jundiaï, 50 – 2° Andar, Jardim Paulista 04001-140, São Paulo, Brazil. Tel: +55 11 3888 8800, www.veoliawatersystems.com.br
Pall displays its latest products at SIMEI 2009
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S-based filtration, separation and purification company Pall Corp will showcase a portfolio of new systems and products for the wine industry at the International Enological and Bottling Equipment Exhibition (SIMEI) in Milan, Italy, on 24–28 November 2009. Pall provides a complete range of filtration products, services and process management tools engineered to meet the unique requirements of the winemaking. It says that its new products enhance its ability to help wineries cut costs, ensure consistency and protect the character of wine while complying with regulatory standards for materials coming into contact with foodstuffs. New membrane-based products on display at SIMEI will include Pall’s Oenofine XL system that uses the company’s hollow-fibre modules and a proprietary bentonite that combines protein stabilisation and wine clarification into a single, cost-saving process step. Also on display will be the Oenoflow XL-E system – described as a fully automated hollowfibre microfiltration system for small and midsize wineries. It is designed to be a cost-effective replacement for traditional diatomaceous earth and sheet-filter operations. Other products to be exhibited include Oenopure II – an advanced final filter engineered to withstand extended exposure to repeated sanitisation cycles, offering a longer service life, and compact SUPRApak filter modules, described as an alternative to classical sheet filtration that have a 250% higher dirt-holding capacity with a comparable surface area.
November 2009