Wedeco Ideal Horizons, Wedeco's North American subsidiary, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, has been awarded a large order for the supply and installation of a TAK55 plant for wastewater disinfection from the general contractor Pizzagalli Construction. The Western Carolina Regional Sewer Authority is the operator of the wastewater treatment plant. According to statements by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Wedeco AG, Mr Werner Klink, the total order volume amounts to almost EUR 1.2 million.
The supply and installation of this large plant is scheduled for the winter of 2004, operation is to commence at the beginning of 2005. The Pelham wastewater treatment plant is located between the cities of Greenville and Spartanburg in the state of South Carolina and treats the wastewater of both cities. Experts know Spartanburg as the US American headquarters of the German automotive group BMW.
The large order comprises the supply of a WEDECO TAK55 plant including electronic and hydraulic control. The UV system is designed to disinfect 45 MGD (170,000 m³/day) wastewater per day with a UV dose of approximately 40 mJ/cm2. The target of the UV treatment is the guaranteed adherence to a limit of 200 fecal coliform units per 100 ml of wastewater. There is scope for the extension of the plant to treat up to 60 MGD (227,000 m³/day) wastewater with a dose of 100 mJ/cm2. Following a corresponding extension, this plant would also meet the strict US American criteria regarding the reuse of the purified and disinfected water, e.g. for irrigation purposes in agriculture.
According to Mr Klink, Wedeco was awarded the order by the internationally renowned planning office Black & Veatch following an in-depth investigation of technical conditions in respect of operating costs, reliability and economic efficiency of the UV system.
About Wedeco:
Wedeco AG, headquartered in Düsseldorf, is the worldwide leading manufacturer of chemical-free water disinfection and water oxidation systems. The company uses ultraviolet light and ozone. More than 200,000 systems replace more than 160,000 tons of chlorine annually, thus making an important contribution to the protection of health and the environment. The company is listed in the TecDAX and has production sites in Germany, the USA, Italy, Hungary and Korea. 724 employees work in 17 countries on every continent.
Contact and Information:
Mr John Bechtold
Marketing Manager
PCI-WEDECO Environmental Technologies, Inc.
001 973-575-7052
