A new water system in the western part of the County will be supplied by three new wells in the Bethel well field.
The nitrate level in these wells ranges from 14 to 20mg/L N, considerably higher than the Ontario drinking water quality standard of 10 mg/L N.
The nitrate level in the well water resources will be removed by applying the ENviroPak system, that allows the County’s new water system to comply with the provincial drinking water standard for nitrate.
The company said after pilot testing reverse osmosis and ion exchange technologies, Associated Engineering recommended installation of the following treatment train: raw water well pumping, ion exchange for the nitrate removal, UV, chlorination, fluoridation, and high lift pumping.
The ENviroPak system combines the familiar conventional ion exchange technology with Orica Watercare’s waste minimization expertise.
The new water plant is expected to be operational by August next year.
Orica Watercare is the manufacturer of MIEX Systems and MIEX Ion Exchange Resins for the reduction of disinfection by-products, dissolved organic carbon, color, nitrate and arsenic from water & wastewater streams.
