Calgon Carbon Receives Water Treatment Contracts from New York Town
Calgon Carbon Corporation has signed contracts for a total value of $3.5 million, under which the company will provide granular activated carbon and associated equipment systems to the city of Newburgh, NY. The systems will remove PFOS from the city’s drinking water, which is sourced from the nearby Lake Washington reservoir. The project starts in June 2017.
Under the terms of the contract, Calgon Carbon will supply nine Model 12-40 GAC adsorption systems (18 vessels) and over 700,000 pounds of FILTRASORB® 400AR GAC. The GAC adsorption equipment will be installed in stages, with all equipment expected to be in service by the fourth quarter of 2017. Both the GAC and vessels will be manufactured in the United States.
“The City of Newburgh is eager to begin the use of this state of the art technology to provide clean drinking water to our residents,” said Michael G. Ciaravino, City of Newburgh Manager. “What Calgon Carbon has provided Newburgh can be offered to so many other communities who are rapidly discovering their exposure to harmful contaminants in their water.”
PFOA and PFOS are manmade compounds used in a variety of products such as firefighting foams and coating additives. They can cause potential developmental effects in fetuses, liver tissue damage, cancer, and thyroid issues. Recently, to provide Americans with a margin of protection from exposure to PFOA and PFOS, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency established a health advisory with levels at 70 parts per trillion.
“Calgon Carbon has been effectively treating emerging contaminants like PFOA and PFOS through the use of GAC for 15 years,” said Nora Stockhausen, Calgon Carbon’s Vice President of the Municipal and Reactivation Business Unit. “These harmful contaminants are, and are expected to continue to be, problematic for many municipalities and private well owners across the United States. We are committed to our partnership with the city of Newburgh and the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, and providing safe drinking water to the people that reside there.”
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