Case Studies
The Region 1 operations and management staff is assisting the Florida Governmental Utility Authority with a water treatment pilot study that could potentially replace the existing lime softening treatment at the Flagler County Plantation Bay Water Treatment Plant. The pilot
program began on November 30, 2021, and is scheduled to run for two months. U.S. Water worked with the RO skid manufacturer (Harn RO Systems, Inc.) to determine the skid size, flow rate, and installation requirements. After installation and startup, U.S. Water was tasked with the operation, maintenance, and sampling of the RO pilot project. The startup procedure included flushing the existing 1.5-mile raw water main to remove sediment that was causing premature fouling of the pre-RO cartridge filters. The optimal raw water flow rate to deliver to the pilot skid was determined to be 20 GPM, and it produces 16 GPM of treated water. This is an 80% production rate which is typical for RO systems treating similar groundwaters. U.S. Water has been performing the required sampling and is awaiting the results. If the RO pilot provides positive data, the FGUA will move forward with installing the full-scale RO treatment plant. The RO plant will provide the needed redundancy and higher water quality to the Plantation Bay subdivision.
The Region 1 operations and management staff is assisting the Florida Governmental Utility Authority with a water treatment pilot study that could potentially replace the existing lime softening treatment at the Flagler County Plantation Bay Water......[Read More]
Creating a Safety Culture Through Training Why have tailgate meetings? A tailgate meeting is an informal safety meeting usually held at the job site (often around the tailgate of a work truck, hence the name). They are conducted before the......[Read More]
Steve Stanton, U.S. Water's Region Three Maintenance Manager, was nominated and selected to receive the Raymond Bordner Award from the Florida Water and Pollution Control Operators Association (FW&PCOA). The FW&PCOA is an organization of......[Read More]
In July of 2017, U.S. Water Services Corporation (U.S. Water) entered into a three-year contract with two additional one-year renewals with the City of West Palm Beach to provide supplemental labor to the City's utilities department. These services......[Read More]
Chlorine and other relatable compounds are highly reactive, oxidizing other species when used in water treatment systems, and play an important role in microbial killing. Chlorine is typically used when treating effluent water sources like those......[Read More]
U.S. Water Services Corporation (U.S. Water) was recently awarded the Water Main Loop Project for the City of Hampton, Florida. The City of Hampton was looking for an experienced, professional, licensed, and qualified contractor capable of providing......[Read More]
USW Utility Group was able to host the Fort Dodge Fire Department Confined Space Training course, allowing the department access to various spaces in and around the wastewater treatment facility. They have used the spaces before and it has become an......[Read More]
U.S. Water Services Corporation (U.S. Water) recently converted the Tomoka View Water Treatment Facility, serving 305 households located in Ormond Beach, Florida, from chloramine treatment to hydrogen peroxide oxidation disinfection. The system was......[Read More]
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) recently announced that the Silver Lake Estates Water Treatment Facility has been awarded the 2020 Drinking Water Plant Operations Excellence Award. Each year, the department presents awards......[Read More]