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New Cannan Plant Tour |
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| The town of New Canaan in cooperation with the Connecticut water Pollution Abatement association Education Coalition Subcommittee recently held a another well attended Plant tour / Technical presentation at the New Canaan W.P.C.F. Approximately 25 people were in attendance. Operational staff was present from Wallingford and Windsor Locks to Stamford and Stratford. |
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| The session started with an introduction from Frank A. DeNicola, P.E Town of New Canaan Public works Director. Frank shared with us some history of the facility which was originally constructed in 1931 and was one of the first facilities to utilize an activated sludge treatment process. Frank spoke of the issues that the Town faced in and during the upgrade process. Several important issues were identified that needed to be resolved during the design phase. These included the proximity to a residential area, the discovery of hazardous waste in the construction area, low effluent BOD and TSS requirements, and the large septage component. There were also a number of alternatives that were investigated during the preliminary design phase of the project. |
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| Dennis G. Setzko, P.E Project Engineer, Infrastructure Services, Earth Tech provided insight into each of the six alternatives capable of meeting the required treatment objectives, and explained how the decision making process in arriving at the final design. James F. Rogers Facilities Manager, New Canaan Water Pollution Control Authority spoke of the importance of communication and coordination required between all parties involved to ensure a successful project, and the importance of involving the staff in the thought process. Jim and Dennis then took us all on a tour of the facility. Some of the highlights were the mechanical fine bar screen, the Gravity Belt thickeners and the Ultraviolet Disinfect ion system. |
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| Following an interesting and informative tour we were all provided with a great lunch and an opportunity for questions and answers. For those of us that attended this was another great opportunity to see processes that we might only have read about in the past. This was a fine chance to see and understand the process one community went through to address issues that face all of us will face at one time or another. |
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