MONITORING AND RESEARCH

DEPARTMENT

REPORT NO. 14-44

CALUMET PHOSPHORUS TASK FORCE

TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM NO. 2

EVALUATION OF CARBON ADDITION TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE

CALUMET WATER RECLAMATION PLANT – CALUMET WATER

RECLAMATION PLANT CARBON DEMANDS

AND POSSIBLE TECHNOLOGIES

October 2014

Monitoring and Research Department

Thomas C. Granato, Director October 2014

CALUMET PHOSPHORUS TASK FORCE

TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM NO. 2

EVALUATION OF CARBON ADDITION TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE CALUMET

WATER RECLAMATION PLANT – CALUMET WATER RECLAMATION PLANT

CARBON DEMANDS AND POSSIBLE TECHNOLOGIES

By:

Joseph Kozak

Supervising Environmental Research Scientist

Dongqi Qin

Associate Environmental Research Scientist

Yvonne Lefler

Senior Civil Engineer

Patrick Connolly

Principal Engineer

Brian Perkovich

Managing Engineer

Thomas Conway

Assistant Director of Maintenance and Operations

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago 100 East Erie Street Chicago, Illinois 60611-2803 (312) 751-5600