Photo depicts overall view of water treatment plant with two reaction tanks in foreground, three chemical storage tanks in background and three stainless steel mixing tanks in between.

 PROJECT: CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER TREATMENT PLANT
 LOCATION: Pitt Meadows, BC
 OWNER: Interfor Forest Products Ltd.
 DESCRIPTION: NovaTec was retained to develop a cost effective 2,200 m3/d treatment plant to remove chlorophenols and iron from contaminated groundwater at an abandoned sawmill and wood preserving facility. The treated water was to be discharged into the Fraser River. Following extensive field treatability testing a treatment train was developed consisting of pH adjustment, hydrogen peroxide addition for chlorophenol destruction followed by pH adjustment for iron precipitation. Following completion of process design, a turnkey contractor was selected to construct the facility.
 ROLE: Evaluation of options, treatability testing, process design, pre-design, turnkey contract documents, shop drawing review and commissioning.