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May 4, 2011 WaterOne a Finalist for Global Water Award Lenexa, KS. WaterOne was one of eight utilities worldwide selected as a finalist for the Water Performance Initiative of the Year, a Global Water Award, for its new Wolcott Treatment Plant in Wyandotte County. The award was presented by the Global Water Summit in Berlin, Germany in April. Chuck Weber, WaterOne’s Superintendent of Operations, was flown to Germany by Global Water Intelligence to make a presentation on behalf of the utility. The top award went to Seaal, Algiers and was presented by Kofi Annan, Former Secretary General for the United Nations. Innovation, sustainability, and cost savings can be seen throughout the Wolcott Treatment Plant. WaterOne’s engineering consultants, Black & Veatch, incorporated many innovative water treatment and energy saving technologies into the design of the facility that was completed in 2010.
The Wolcott Treatment
Plant uses microfiltration membrane technology to provide a physical
barrier for contaminants in the source water. Online water quality
control analyzers provide operations staff with real-time data to
optimize the treatment process and reduce operations cost. This, coupled
with an advanced control system, allows for remote operations of the
facility, further reducing operating costs. The facility uses
premium-efficiency motors, high-efficiency pumps and other energy
savings process equipment to help reduce the plant’s energy
requirements, and it maximizes the use of natural light and
energy-efficient lighting sources.
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