The company is using its own pressurized membrane racks in the new $32m Irondale water treatment facility.
The plant has been equipped with superpulsators, a technology which helps in removing sediments in untreated water and can reduce the facility's overall footprint.
It also uses ultraviolet light for the disinfection process. These processes, as claimed by Suez result in highly purified drinking water and better water quality.
Construction of the new plant ensures that about 4 million gallons of drinking water and enough water for fire protection can be delivered from the plant on a daily basis.
Suez North America CEO Eric Gernath said: “SUEZ utilizes innovative technology and world class expertise to construct water facilities that supply high quality water to customers all over the globe.
“These truly are state-of-the-art processes that are producing water of exceptional quality and ensuring reliable service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.”
Suez said it had been working with local authorities even before the construction of the plant had began. The work was related to the design of the plant, which had been done keeping in mind the future needs of the town for decades to come.
The plant has been constructed at an elevation which can help keep floodwaters at bay. Floodwater can otherwise interfere with the operations of plant, which was exactly what had happened with the previous plant.
Pennsylvania State Representative David Millard said: “I am grateful to SUEZ for carefully planning and constructing a multi-million dollar water treatment plant in our community that uses advanced water treatment technology and will reliably deliver water whenever residents go the tap or firefighters might need it.”
Image: Suez officials along with Pennsylvania and Columbia County officials at the inauguration ceremony of the new plant in Bloomsburg. Photo: courtesy of Business Wire.
