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Pomerleau
that are going to draw from regulations, which again Fortin said it was Pomer- perfect example of this was without interrupting the on-
the waste water the dissolved were set at 25mg/litre. Once leau’s professional approach the excellent communication going processes, was over-
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carbon, dissolved fertilizer, again, with the new process, to their work that made them between Pomerleau, JL come by this team approach.
ammonia, and the phospho- Lucas expects somewhere the perfect choice for this Richards & Associates (the “One comment we hear
of planning was done at the
rous,” Lucas explained. between 9 and 10mg/litre project. They took the proj- lead Consultant) and Utili- often from clients is that they
design stage in order to
“These organisms live, grow when they reach capacity. ect on as a team, taking into ties Kingston, which essen- like working with Pomer-
achieve this objective.
and die. You harvest those Lastly, Utilities Kingston consideration everyone’s ob- tially facilitated the project’s leau,” Fortin said. “We don’t
“Mostly with a good
and turn them into biosolids. will be required to start run- jectives, needs, and goals for implementation. What may bring problems. We bring so-
schedule and sequence, and
In the process, while they’re ning a lethal toxicity test, success. When a problem have seemed like an over- lutions.”
good procedure, we were
growing and living, they’re which measures the amount came up, it was a team effort whelming obstacle, in-
able to do it,” he said. “Also,
cleaning the water for you.” of ammonia in the system. to find ways to overcome. A stalling the new system
one thing that really helped a
Lucas said the process is The new system was de-
lot was the fact that Utilities
the same as if you were to signed to reach 10mg/litre,
Kingston, in addition to all
simply dump the waste however, they are currently
their operators on site nor
water into the river. Eventu- experiencing less than
- Congratulations to Pomerleau.
mally, had assigned a person
ally, all the waste will be de- 1mg/litre of ammonia.
full-time with us to facilitate
stroyed by micro organisms “We’re very pleased with
We are proud to be part of this prestigious project.
the coordination of the con-
in the river, however it will that.”
struction, start-up and com-
take much longer. Because of the technical-
missioning activity with the
Although the plant is still ity of the project, and the
operation of the plant.”
not running to full, peak ca- sheer volume of manage-
Fortin said having that
pacity, Lucas said the results ment that was required by
person work with them on a
are beyond anyone’s initial Pomerleau to make progress
daily basis made things
expectations. while maintaining the pri-
much easier for everybody
The system was designed mary treatment process, a lot
TNP
.
“Communication be-
to put out half of the contam- of the credit for the success
tween constructor and owner
inants as the original. Gov- of the project has to go to Contracting
in this project was a real suc-
ernment regulations state Fortin and his team.
cess and a good example,”
that the plant is only permit- “Our responsibilities in-
he said.
ted to release up to clude the construction and
3539 Revelstoke Drive, Ottawa, ON K1V 7B9
“That role was something
25mg/litre of suspended the full commission of all the
Tel: 613-421-4382 Fax: 613-695-5382
unique for us,” said Lucas.
solids into the river. Origi- processes,” said Fortin. “It
“It was a first for us, but it
nally, they were putting out means that we deliver to the
worked so well that I would
21 to 22mg/litre. owner not only the facilities,
do it again, and I would rec-
With the new system in but a facility that is fully
ommend doing it again.”
place, Utilities Kingston was commissioned and opera-
“That coordination effort
hoping to achieve tional.”
Congratulations to Pomerleau.
was the key to things going
15mg/litre. However, the Along with the construc-
off as smoothly as they
plant is currently only releas- tion crew, Fortin employed
We are proud to be part of this prestigious project.
have.”
ing 2 or 3mg/litre of sus- an assistant project manager,
The new secondary treat-
pended solids. When the a site engineer, a planning
ment process is the plant’s
plant reaches peak capacity, engineer, a quality assurance
most unique feature. Al-
Lucas expects the number coordinator, three mechani-
Drilled piles (2” @ 12”)
though it’s been in use in Eu-
will rise only marginally, up cal and electrical coordina
Anchors
-
rope for 10 to 15 years, the
to between 9 and 10mg/litre. tors, a health and safety Drilling, grouting and stressing
system is just now making
“We are extremely im- officer, and many others.
Well drilling
its way to North America.
pressed with the technol- “It’s an impressive team,”
The biological treatment
ogy,” he said. he said. “We are ahead of
involved building 11 new
With the primary treat- schedule, but it’s not for
cells at the plant. At the
ment plant, they were having nothing. We worked very
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upper portion of each cell is
trouble meeting the carbon hard.”
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a concrete floor filled with
holes. Those holes are
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plugged with a series of noz-
zles, 77,000 of them to be
exact, which leads to five-
metre tanks below the deck.
The tanks are filled with
what’s called a fixed media,
which are really just poly-
styrene balls. These balls are
COMPLETE
used to cultivate micro or-
ganisms which, when the
CONCRETE RE-
water is fed through the INFORCING
fixed media from the bottom
of the tanks, eat and destroy
SERVICES
harmful bacteria in the water.
The nozzles are installed to
Honoured to work with
keep the fixed media, which
are 2mm to 3mm in diame-
Pomerleau.
ter, from rising up into the
cells, while allowing the
water to flow through nor
• FABRICATION • POST TENSIONING
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mally. It took 60 truckloads
• DETAILING • BAR SUPPORTS
to fill all 11 cells three me-
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footprint and you get a 171 Cardevco Road, Ottawa, ON K0A 1L0
bunch of micro organisms
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