Construction Magazine September 2018 | Page 68

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Evoqua Water Technologies . This uses an inert iron ore by-product called magnetite that attracts the particles and settles them as much as 30 times faster than conventional treatments . Once it has done that , the magnetite can be recovered and reused .
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Though magnetite flocculation had been used before in the USA for wastewater , the $ 28.7mn White Tanks Regional Treatment Facility 2019 Expansion and Process Upgrade was the first in the country to use the CoMag system on the water supply end . It ’ s a pioneering project for EPCOR , the design team from Water Works Engineers and the contractor Archer Western , all of
Water Station After Photo inside

“ We knew we needed some more enhanced treatment technology to take care of these excursion events ”

— Andrew Brown ,
Engineering Director
SEPTEMBER 2018