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Purcellville’s Basham SimmsSafetyWater ReclamationAwardFacility ReceivesOn September 11, 2012, The Town ofPurcellville received the 2011 FacilitySafety Award from the Virginia WaterEnvironment Association (VWEA)during a lunchtime reception at itsannual meeting in Virginia Beach,Virginia. Purcellville SuperintendentScott House received the award onbehalf of the town.Brian Brown, Field Operations Employee of the Year (Purcellville) and Class I Lead Operator,cleaning up in the laboratory.“This award is so important to us, as areflection of our focus on safety at the plant.The award is to be shared among all nineemployees who operate the plant for useach and every day,” said Town ManagerRobert Lohr.According to the VWEA award application,the purpose of the annual award is toencourage wastewater treatment facilitiesto “participate in promoting an active andeffective safety program and to stimulate thecollection and reporting of safety data.”“Purcellville earned this award for theirdedication towards safety awareness andtheir outstanding safety program,” saidWayne Sirna, past chairperson of the VWEAAccident Prevention and Safety Committee.The water reclamation facility has not hadan accident since October 2009.The Basham Simms Water ReclamationFacility is a 1.5 million gallons per day(mgd) advanced wastewater treatmentplant designed to meet enhanced nutrientremoval treatment goals set by the effluentpermit requirements for discharge intoNorth Fork Goose Creek, a tributary of thePotomac River en route to the ChesapeakeBay. The treatment process includes coarsescreening, grit removal, primary clarification,fine screening, enhanced nutrient removal ina membrane biological reactor (MBR), andUV disinfection.The water reclamation facility is staffedby nine employees: six operators, one labtechnician, one maintenance mechanic andone superintendent.42 The Conduit – Fall 2012
Loudoun WaterEarns Top Safety AwardIn order to meet the demands of a growing county, Loudoun Water built the Broad RunWater Reclamation Facility (BRWRF) in Ashburn, Virginia in 2008. The facility sets theindustry standard for treatment by incorporating coarse screening, grit removal, primaryclarification, biological treatment, membrane bioreactors, granular activated carbon,and UV disinfection to meet stringent water quality goals. The impressive technologyat the facility is paired with an industry leading staff whose workplace attitudes, robustprograms, and proven results earned the prestigious Water Environment Federation(WEF) George W. Burke Facility Safety Award in 2011.Loudoun Water demonstrated excellence at a facility inspection by members of theVWEA Safety & Security Committee in June and was presented the Burke Award atWaterJAM in September. Lenny McDonald and Bob Canham worked together to establishBroad Run’s award winning safety program. SOPs were created through a staff-widecollaborative effort which included final review and endorsement by utility managers.This process helped Loudoun Water develop and institutionalize their safety culture,programming, and processes.Congratulationsto the award-winningteam at Loudoun Water!Operations:Kevin Anderson, Victor Colon-Cotto,David Gray, Josh Heath, Kyle Herndon,Jason Li, James Marrone,Mehmet Odkan, Butch Owens,Mike Rumke, Nestor Siguenza,Frank Stokes, Eugene Wharton andJason Ziemann.Maintenance:Ray Braithwaite, Kevin Cummings,David Dale, Ray Kirkpatrick,Curt Moore, Sal Nerio, Kevin Peed,Roy Staubs and Gy Wimer.Laboratory:Catherine Cogswell, JenniferCornette, Zoya Mesh andShannon Webb.Managementand Administration:Tom Broderick, Tom Bonacquisti,Bob Canham, Lenny McDonald,Cindi Else, Sherrie Leonard,Kelley Luckett and Pam Thornberry.Johnston, Inc. - Now Representing:A leading supplier of reagentless process analyzers Free Chlorine & Fluoride for water systems Total Chlorine with submerged probe forwastewater systemsNo ReagentsNo FiltersNo PumpsNo expensive maintenance contractswww.s-can.uswww.jinc.com800/947-0852Ryland BrownLynchburg, VA434-525-7929ryland@jinc.comFall 2012 – The Conduit43
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