Steve Major: Finally…an Engineer’s Perspective: 9 MBRs and Counting

Day 1, Session 4 (D1S4)
Steve Major, P.E.
Brian Codianne
Finally…an
Engineer’s
Perspective:
9 MBRs and
Counting

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• Jim Porteous
• Dennis Livingston
• Jim Gleason
• Kimberly (Mathis)
Codianne
• Kevin Cox
• Paul Helenberg
• Bob Dillard
Three River Casino WWTP
PROJECT TEAM

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PLANT TIMELINE
2002 2005 2006 20082003 2004 20102009 201220112007 20142013 2015
Three Rivers
June, 2007
Not Shown: Palm Desert – June 2005, Grand Ronde Housing – March 2007, Coeur D’Alene – November 2011

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• All Facilities Utilized Flat Plate Technology
• Effluent Disposal Requirements Driving Treatment
• Reuse Common Goal
• 78% of Projects Design-Build
• Typical Duration of Project – 8 Months
• 89% of Projects were for Tribal Facilities
• 67% of Projects were for Gravity Systems
• Treatment Capacity of all Facilities Expandable,
Utilizing Existing Tanks
• 89% of projects completed by the same contractor
• Had a “Nitch” from 2002 to 2010
• Constantly “Bitching” About Equipment Costs
PLANT FUN FACTS

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History On Napkins
One day, on a Bullet Train somewhere in
Japan, suffering from sake and beer poisoning,
two engineers conceived of Bandon Dunes, OR
on the back of a napkin…
Ten years later, in
a hotel
somewhere in
Seattle, suffering
from tequila
poisoning they
conceived of
Canyonville, OR
on the back of
another napkin…

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Dennis Livingston in Japan
MBR SYSTEM DESIGN EVOLUTION
Dennis Livingston in Germany
Bandon Dunes The Next One

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Bandon Dunes Project Highlights
The first
operational flat
plate MBR in the
United States
Bandon Dunes is still in
operation, still has the
same SCADA, has no fine
screens. One operator
runs the plant and…four
world class golf courses…
• June, 2002
• Domestic WW
• 0.075 MGD / 0.125 MGD
• Replaced Constructed
Wetlands Treatment
• Converted Aerated
Lagoon to FSL
• Spray Irrigation Disposal
• Max 4,000 mg/L MLSS
• 1 PTE
“No free rounds of golf”
- The Management

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Screen
Bandon Dunes Project Highlights
Effluent Piping
Process Piping
Control Panel

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Rolling Hill Project Highlights
“It was harder saying
goodbye to the Contractor
than it was to my Son
when he left to play pro
baseball.”
- Larry Lohse
Environmental Director
• April, 2004
• Casino WW
• 0.10 MGD / 0.20 MGD
• Replaced Below Grade
Activated Sludge Treatment
System (Kill Zones)
• Separated Kitchen Waste
From Casino Waste
• Kitchen Pump Station with
10,000 Gallon Grease Trap
• Spray Irrigation Disposal / Reuse
• Facultative Sludge Lagoon
• 1 PTE
“WWTP effluent is better quality
than treated water from WTP”
- EPA

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Rolling Hill Project Highlights
Headworks/MBR
Process/Effluent Piping
UV Disinfection
Control Panel

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Lummi Nation Project Highlights
First (Dyer) facility to utilize
band screens at headworks,
a pumped effluent system,
and drain fields for disposal.
• May, 2006
• Casino/Domestic Waste
• 0.10 MGD/0.15 MGD
• Supplement Existing
Treatment Facility
• 0.10 MGD Drain Field
Disposal
• WAS Pumped to Existing
Force Main
• 1 PTE
• Adding Stand By Generator
2015

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Lummi Nation Project Highlights
Effluent Piping/Headworks
Headwork Box
Effluent Pumps
Brain (?)Headworks Screens Control Panel

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Spirit Mountain Casino Project Highlights
“Why didn’t you
recommend MBR over
SBR the first time you
upgraded our plant?”
- Ron Reibach
Director of Facilities
• March, 2008
• Changed SBR to MBR
Utilizing Existing Tanks
• Utilized Existing
Headworks
• Increased Capacity of
Peak Day from 0.45 MGD
to 0.60 MGD
• Spray Irrigation / Sub Surface
Disposal
• Biosolids Dewatering / Landfill
Disposal
• 4 FTE to 2 FTE “MBR’s are the only way to go for
Casino WWTPs.”
- Rod Smith
Lead Operator

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Headworks Screen
Spirit Mountain Casino Project Highlights
Top Side MBR
MBR Screen
Process Piping

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The Next One - City of Canyonville
“We want the best quality
effluent and technology
possible”
- Frank Braudt
Council Member
SBR vs MBR
Rogue River SBR
Item Value Unit
Avg. Annual Flow 0.37 MGD
Max. Monthly Flow 0.48 MGD
Max. Daily Flow 1.70 MGD
Peak Instant. Flow 2.20 MGD
BOD 300 / <10 mg/l
TSS 275 / <10 mg/l
TKN 40 / NA mg/l
NH3 29 / <6 mg/l
TP 8 / <0.3 mg/l
TN 40 / NA mg/l
Alkalinity 45 / <75 mg/l
Turbidity NA / 2 NTU
Medium Temp. 25 ⁰C
Elevation 747 ft

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SBR vs MBR
Site Plan

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SBR vs MBR
Costs
Option Construction O&M Total
SBR $10,531,100 $3,336,800 $13,867,900
MBR $10,717,700 $3,004,500 $13,722,200

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TOP 5 OPTIMIZATION STRATEGIES
Strategies to reduce
cost and make
competitive with SBR
Optimization
Accurately size MBR portion of
process
Don’t be fooled by apparent
complexity of system
Maximize flat sheet operating
characteristics
Take advantage of existing facilities
Get your equipment representative
to lower sales commission

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MBR System Design Evolution
The widgets have changed
but the importance of the
process has stayed the
same. There are more
options now especially
for retrofit and
stormflow.
MBR System Design Evolution
Parameter Bandon Dunes Next Design
Fine Screen Type: No Screen Perforated Plate
Aperture/Slot Size: NA < 3 mm
Supp. Aeration Technology: Fine Bubble (Disks) Conc. O2
Solids Management: FSL Aerobic Digester /
Screw Press
SCADA System: RSView Wonderware
Disinfection Method: UV UV
Filtration Mode: Gravity Pumped
Membrane Unit Type(s): ES OV
Design MMF: 0.12 MGD 0.8 MGD
Min. Temp.: 12⁰C 12⁰C
Peak Factor: 2.0 4.61
Design MLSS: 4,000 15,000

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Process
1. Facilities
2. Septic
3. Anoxic Zone
4. MBR + Aeration
5. Chlorine Contact Chamber
6. Spray Irrigation Field
(Winter)
7. Golf Course (Summer)
The Bandon Process
FILTERED
WATER TANK

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The Next Process
1. Headworks
2. Equalization
3. Anoxic Zone
4. Aeration + MBR
5. Storm Flow
6. Aerobic Digestion
7. Biosolids Dewatering Unit
8. Disinfection
9. Concentrated Oxygen
The Next Process
Land
Applied
River
Discharge
(Year Round)

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TOP 5 IMPROVEMENTS
From an engineer’s
perspective numerous
system improvements were
necessary to get costs
down and to get the full
benefit of MBR and storm
flow management (peak
capabilities).
Improvements
ecoBLOX / microBLOX Process
stormBLOX
On-Site Oxygen Generation
Flat Sheet Membranes
Product Support/Education

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OPERATOR FEEDBACK
My Top 3
recommendations that
you can take to the
bank for a more reliable,
more efficient MBR System.
Optimization
Utilize Flat Sheet Membranes
Network with other operators and
OVIVO to make it a better widget
Work closely with your engineer’s
(Demand it!)

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