Kamloops Water Treatment Centre - Embrane Process, Canada
Key Data:
Population Supplied
80,000
Initial Treatment
Enhanced flocculation / coagulation
Membrane System
2-stage UF type
First Stage
12 parallel trains of ZeeWeed® 500
Net Permeate
160,000m³/day
Second Stage (for reject filtration)
12,500m³/day
Installed Hydraulic Capacity
200,000m³/day
Membrane Arrangement
2,646 membrane fibres per element, 64 elements per cassette, 6 cassettes per train
Membrane Nominal Pore Size
0.04µ
Water Borne Organism Removal
99.99%
Turbidity
<0.1 NTU
Membrane Cleaning Regime
Tank aeration (every 10 seconds); 30-second back-wash (every 15 minutes)
Disinfection Method
Hypochlorite dosing
Membrane Contract Value
$20m
Total Project Cost
$48.5m
Project Timeline:
City Council Adopts Membrane Technology
September 2001
Plant Design Contract
November 2001
Grant Awarded
June 2002
Membrane Contract
September 2002
Construction Began
March 2003
Construction Completed
December 2004
Plant Opens
18 February 2005
Scheduled Final Connections to Main System
Autumn 2005 - 2006
Uni-Directional Flushing Programme (UDFP) Completion
2008
Key Players:
Sponsor
City of Kamloops
Plant Design
Stantec Architecture, Urban Systems
Engineering Schematics
Urban Systems
Construction Contractor
Graham Construction & Engineering
Membrane Equipment
Zenon Environmental (now part of GE Infrastructure Water & Process Technologies)
Training Facility Partners
City of Kamloops, University College of the Cariboo / Thompson Rivers University, GE Infrastructure Water & Process Technologies
Funding
Kamloops Water Utility Fund; Canada-British Columbia Infrastructure Program ($23.3 million grant); Federal Government ($16.7 million low-interest loan); Municipal Finance Authority (loan)
