| Environment Minister Prentice unveils proposal for strict new Canadian wastewater regulation at Filter Innovations’ MBR manufacturing plant in Brockville, ON.
Brockville, ON - (February 2010) Canada's Environment Minister, Jim Prentice, today announced that draft municipal wastewater systems effluent regulations are now available for public consultation. Once in force, these regulations will set standards for the discharge from all wastewater facilities in Canada.
“Today we are taking action to protect our environment for future generations,” said Minister Prentice, “It is not acceptable that we continue discharging untreated waste into our water ways.”
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Minister Prentice made the announcement while touring manufacturing plant of Filter Innovations Inc. in Brockville, Ontario. Filter Innovations is a Canadian company specializing in innovative treatment solutions for process water, wastewater, ground water, and air. As part of its product line, the company designs, manufactures, and supports a full line of Membrane-Biological-Reactor (MBR) systems for the treatment of municipal and industrial wastewater.
The company’s MBR systems were the focal point of the tour by Minister Prentice.
“MBR technology is the future of wastewater treatment here in Canada, and around the world”, said John Dragasevich, President of Filter Innovations. “Our MBR wastewater treatment systems already exceed these proposed new standards. In fact, these systems deliver ultraclean effluent, virtually drinking-water quality, protecting our environment and our watershed.”
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Environment Minister Jim Prentice with John Dragasevich, President of Filter Innovations
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Filter Innovations is member of the Calco Environmental Group, a leader in providing practical solutions for the treatment of contaminated air, water, and soil. Robert Kulhawy, Chairman of Calco Environmental, was present at the announcement: “We are pleased to be able to work closely with the Canadian Government as a key partner in the advancement of a sustainable environment.”
Other benefits of MBR technology include a small footprint, reliability, and low maintenance. MBR systems are robust enough to withstand variations in operation conditions due to fluctuating sludge concentration, sludge age and organic load. As a result, these systems are particularly well-suited to wastewater treatment plants with significant seasonal or daily variations in wastewater loading. Filter Innovations has delivered MBR systems into a variety of wastewater applications, including small decentralized sub-divisions, remote work camps, hotels, resorts, and golf clubs. Systems range in size up to 1 million litres per day.
“The demand for MBR systems is accelerating across the country,” said John Dragasevich. “Customer’s recognize that traditional wastewater treatment has severe limitations. They don’t want to be caught off-side with current or future regulations”.
For further information, please contact:
Susan Lounsbury
Pacwill Environmental Ltd.
Phone: (613) 498-2417
slounsbury@pacwill.ca
www.pacwill.ca
About Pacwill Environmental:
Pacwill Environmental, a member of the Calco Environmental Group, is a leading provider of air quality management, air emissions monitoring, and air testing equipment. Pacwill sells, rents, and provides product support for this equipment for key industries worldwide. Pacwill also is the exclusive distributor in Canada for numerous lines of air measurement and monitoring instruments. Pacwill Environmental air monitoring products and sampling products complement Maple Leaf Environmental Equipment and Filter Innovations’ solutions in the treatment of process air and water.
About Calco Environmental Group:
Calco Environmental Group, founded in 1992, designs, manufactures, commissions, and supports turnkey solutions for soil remediation and the treatment of air and water in industrial applications. The remediation solutions range from single well pumping systems to large combined soil vapor extraction/groundwater pump and treatment systems. The industrial solutions include Air Scrubber Systems, Odour Control Systems, Chemical Waste Treatment Systems, Dissolved Air Flotation Systems, Engineered Filter Systems, Membrane Biological Reactor Systems, and Ultra Filtration Systems. The Systems are highly customized with sophisticated control systems, designed specifically to provide innovative solutions for our customers' unique requirements. Calco distributes an extensive range of environmental products which includes pumps, sampling equipment, air strippers, carbon filters, and air monitoring and air sampling products. Key customers include leading environmental engineering consulting firms, and large environmental contracting firms. Sales and support in Canada and the United States are provided through an established network of highly respected business partners. Calco is known in the industry for its professional long term approach to the business, delivering quality solutions to support our business partners and customers' success.
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