Comments on: Millions Of Gallons Of Reclaimed Wastewater Put To Use

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:35:37 +0000

Thanks, Nathalie, even if you do type faster than you think. I appreciate the input.

David for information officers

By: Nathalie Bowers, ECUA Public Information Officer

Nathalie Bowers, ECUA Public Information Officer — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:13:59 +0000

Sometimes, I type faster than I think…that should be irrigation, but I think you all knew that..

DeBugger- there will be no reclaimed water going into the Escambia River. All the reclaimed water will be usedinitially by Gulf Power and then by IP, who will take what is available after GP’s consumption. Anything that they cannot accept on any given day will go to the spray fields on the plant site.
-NRB-

By: Nathalie Bowers, ECUA Public Information Officer

Nathalie Bowers, ECUA Public Information Officer — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:09:00 +0000

Gulf Power will eventually use 17 million gallons per day (mgd); up to 6 mgd will then be available to International Paper for use in their process. 80% of reclaimed water to GP will evaporate, the remaining 20% will be captured and sent back to ECUA’s CWRF for retreatment. This will basically be a closed-loop process.

DeBugger- We do not have any deep well injection processes, you might be thinking of the Ascend Materials plant…

We have 2,000 acres available for sprayfields to dispose of the reclaimed water in the event that some of all of it cannot be accepted by GP or IP, which can happen from time to time in industrial processes.

CWRF will be treating to the highest standard- AWT (Advanced Wastewater Treatment) making the reclaimed water suitable for direct contact with people. This is water used in golf course irragatiuon, etc. The final step in the reclaimed water process is chlorination.

I hope this answers a few questions. I’d have chimed in earlier but my internet access was down.

By: deBugger

deBugger — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 16:47:55 +0000

Frank, I think you’re referring to the water that leaves the treatment plant & doesn’t go to Crist.

I was wondering about the 20% used by the Crist plant that doesn’t evaporate. I have my doubts about “reclaimed water” being clean enough to pump directly into any free-flowing water system.

But that’s the way things are done, eh?

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 19:08:55 +0000

sounds right

By: Horrific!

Horrific! — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 18:34:31 +0000

Big Plants….Big Money…..

Dirty Plants….Dirty Money

IT’S ALL THE SAME OLD STORY WHEN YOU CAN’T TRUST GOVERNMENT!

By: Frank

Frank — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 04:25:46 +0000

My understanding in past articals is the remaining 20% will be spred over a man made wetlands….Just saying!

By: dick tracy

dick tracy — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 03:06:54 +0000

You can throw a rock from here to the Es River. I still won’t be fishing anywhere near there.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 23:12:07 +0000

REGARDING:
“any word on what happens to the other 20%”

at a guess, it’s already clean enough to put in Escambia Bay, just like Century, Flomaton and Brewton do via Escambia River, so that’s likely the next stop in the water cycle

David for sharing

By: Jane

Jane — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:34:25 +0000

Thank you for the septic tank comment! You are right on target!