ACCREDITATION OF THE EWMCE’S

FACILITY AT GOLD BAR WWTP INTO A

WASTEWATER RE-USE TESTING FACILITY

UNDER CSA B128.3 STANDARD

Hassan Katalambula

Edmonton Waste Management Centre

of Excellence, (EWMCE)

Registered as a Non-profit

corporation in 2003

EWMCE

Business Areas:

• Research

• Technology Development

• Education & Training

• Advisory Services

Members: • City of Edmonton

• EPCOR

• University of Alberta

• AITF

• NAIT

• AMEC

Initiates

Undertakes

Coordinates

Facilitates

EWMCE:

EWMCE

Research

Technology

Development

Technology

Testing &

Verification

Education and

Training

Leading-edge

facilities

Expertise

Experience

EWMCE

• Areas

– Wastewater

– Solid wastes

– Energy (from wastes)

• Capability

– Wastewater Treatment pilot plant with all streams

– Solid waste research facility for composting, An-Digestion, etc.

– Advanced Energy Research Facility (AERF), waste to energy, etc.

EWMCE Facilities The EWMCE Advantage – Integrated Facilities $20M of research, technology development and testing infrastructure embedded in $1.5B of

world-class operating facilities.

EWMCE Facilities_Wastewater

Wastewater Research & Training Centre

Previous ETV Verification: EcoLibra

• Resource Recovery System

(R2S) for municipal

wastewater

• Treats WW and recovers

nutrients

• Elimination of green house

gases

• EWMCE was a Verification

Entity.

Previous ETV Verification: Super Controlled Flush

• Verification of a super controlled flush

• Super Controlled Flush Technology (SCF) is a toilet water holding tank modification kit designed to fit into most varieties of the common gravity siphon flush toilets.

• EWMCE was the testing agent

Testing and TP Verification for various clients

• Testing: For technologies still under development

• Verification: Performance claims exist

Aiming for commercialization

• EWMCE offers testing and Third Party Verification in addition to ETV Verification – Projects follow:

Testing: Micro-bubble Diffusion for Process Aeration

Applying microbubble technology to:

– an Activated Sludge process

– BNR

– Ozonation process

Testing: Development of a Biological On-site System

with Ozone Disinfection

• Package plant designed for drilling and

construction camps

• Company requested assistance in

validating the technology with 3rd party

data

• Fixed-film bioreactor technology

– Original intent was to pre-treat with

ozone to break up large particles

– Assessment indicated this approach not

optimal

– Improved the performance of the BAF

to meet APSSSP (level 2)

– Ozonation or UV to improve it to level 3

Testing: Zeolite Media for Nutrients Removal

• Zeolite: Adsorption – Filtration Media

• Simultaneous removal of NH3 and P from activated sludge wastewater

• Optimization of media size

• Scale-up for pilot plant design

• Outcome:

– Media size optimized

– Simultaneous removal achieved

TP Verification: Solution to Grease Traps

SCC Accreditation for CSA B128.3

• Undertaken by EWMCE and AOWMA with

support from CHMC and AMA.

• EWMCE to be accredited as a Certification Body

(CB) under ISO 17065

• Objectives:

– To determine how well the newly developed

standard (CSA B128.3) performs and provide

feedback to the CSA Committee

– Offer Certification services to clients in Alberta

and Canada as a whole

CSA B128.3 – Non Portable Wastewater Reuse

• The development of this Standard was made

possible in part thanks to the leadership and

financial support of Alberta Municipal Affairs and

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

(CMHC).

• This Standard is considered suitable for use for

conformity assessment within the stated scope

of the Standard.

CSA B128.3 – Non Portable Wastewater Reuse

• This Standard covers packaged non-potable

water reuse systems for wastewater or

greywater that are intended for treatment

applications and have a capacity of 10,000 L/d

(2,650 gal/d) or less.

• This Standard also covers site-assembled

components included in package non-potable

water reuse systems.

CSA B128.3 – Non Portable Wastewater Reuse

Notes:

• (1) In this Standard, package non-potable water reuse

systems for wastewater or greywater are referred to as

package plants.

• (2) This Standard is not intended to limit the use of

package reuse systems in combination for applications

that require a treatment capacity greater than 10,000 L/d

(2,650 gal/d).

• (3) This Standard does not cover custom-engineered

systems. For such systems, the authority having

jurisdiction should be consulted.

EWMCE’s SCC Accreditation Committee

• Lesley Desjardin AOWMA

• Kirk Miller AOWMA

• Alf Durnie AB Municipal Affairs

• Hassan Katalambula EWMCE

• Janice Isberg EWMCE

• Judith Parker EWMCE

• Henry Lee EWMCE

Water Reuse

Water Reuse Drivers

• Increasing water demands to sustain industrial and

population growth.

• Water scarcity and droughts, particularly in arid and

semi-arid regions..

• Environmental protection and enhancement in

combination with wastewater management

requirements.

• Socio-economic factors such as new regulations, health

concerns, public policies, and economic incentives.

• Public health protection (lack of access to fresh water

supplies coupled with high market access in urban and

peri-urban areas, drives untreated reuse in agriculture).

Benefits of the Testing/Certification Facility

• The facility will give assurance to the public that the

tested water re-use units are meeting all the required

engineering and environmental standards.

• Albertans will not have to travel far just to have their

units tested/certified. Additionally, the service from the

facility will be offered to the whole of Canada.

• Having an accredited test facility will accelerate the

wastewater re-use in Alberta and Canada in general.

• Testing/Certification under the most severe Canadian

climate.

Reclaimed Water Quality

Packaged Plant Systems

System Testing Duration

(weeks)

Wastewater systems (black

water)

38

Bathroom greywater 27

Laundry greywater 33

Combined greywater 35

SCC Accreditation: Where we stand

• Certification mark developed and registration

applied in Sept. 2013

• EWMCE’s Quality Management System

developed and operationalized in Oct. 2013

• SCC accreditation application submitted in Dec.

2013

• First on-site assessment planned for April, 2014

• “Hopefully” Testing and certification to start in

the 2nd half of this year.

EWMCE Certification Mark

Budget and Sources of Funds

Budget Source of Funds

SCC application fee $ 15,000 CMHC sponsorship $ 50,000

SCC assessment costs $ 50,000 Alberta Municipal Affairs

sponsorship $ 50,000

SCC annual accreditation fee $ 10,000 EPCOR contribution in kind $ 150,000

Document preparation $ 150,000 Safety Code Council of

Alberta $ 10,000

Infra-structure $ 150,000 AOWMA contribution in kind $ 25,000

Equipment $ 25,000 EWMCE contribution in kind $ 57,500

Consumer education $ 20,000 Additional funding sought $ 90,000

Certification mark : design and

registration $ 2,500

Contingency $ 10,000

Total $ 432,500 $ 432,500

Test Pad Conceptual Layout

Sample Dosing Plan

Equipment Required

Eqpt Qty Specs

Programmable time dose

control panels

4 Standard simplex Rhombus or Aquaworx panels

Capable to connect to a PC/laptop for retrieval of

system events including pump run times, pump

cycles, alarm conditions, power outages, service

calls and more.

Wastewater dosing pump 4 Flow rate up to 100 l/min

Discharge head: 20ft.

Voltage: 120

Power: 0.5-1 hp

Electric tankless water heater 2 Capacity: 60l/min

Voltage: 208V (3 phase)

Amps: 67

Wattage: 24000

Pressure: Max 150 psi

Digital flow meters 2 Flow range: 10-100 L/min

Connection: 1 inch NPT

Accuracy: 2.5% or better

Equipment Required

Auto samplers 4 Operating temp: 0 to 70C

Bottle: 2.5 gallon polyethylene

Pump tubing: Norprene ¼” ID, 7/16” OD

Sample pump:

Flow rate:1000 ml/min at 4’ head

Type: Peristaltic

Max lift: 20 ft.

Run on both direct power connection or

battery

Ampere meters 2 Standard

Flow totalizers 2 Flow range: 10-100 L/min

Connection: 1 inch NPT

Accuracy: 2.5% or better

Acknowledgement: Equipment and Technical Support

Name Company Support

Glenn de Vries EMCO Ltd. Donated a pump

Mike Harkin Pinnacle Technical Support

Tim Callander SJE Rhombus Technical Support

Dean Collin SJE Rhombus Technical Support

Acknowledgement: Financial Support

• CMHC

• Alberta Municipal Affairs

• EPCOR

• Safety Code Council of Alberta

• AOWMA

Conclusion

• The testing and certification facility will be

beneficial in many ways

• Overwhelming support has been received but

cash and in-kind contributions are still needed

• Equipment donation drive is still on-going and

way from the requirements. Your donation will

be highly appreciated.

• If everything goes as planned, the testing and

eventual certification should start before the end

of 2014.

THANK YOU