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Kruger Helps Virginia Beach Reduce Odor & Chemical Costs
July 21, 2011
Krüger Inc., a Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies company, specialized in water and wastewater treatment for municipalities, has provided an odor treatment solution that is making a big difference for one municipal wastewater treatment plant and their neighbors.
HRSD, the regional wastewater treatment utility that serves 17 cities and counties in southeast Virginia, recently completed a study that enabled them to optimize the use of odor reducing chemicals through a leading-edge odor monitoring technology called OdoWatch provided by Kruger.
Mark Feltner, the HRSD environmental scientist who coordinated the study, said that thanks to OdoWatch, HRSD was able to reduce chemical use by as much as 10 percent while improving odor control. Specific details of the study will be available at the Water Environment Federation's next specialty conference on odor, which will take place April 15-18, 2012 in Louisville, KY.
The results of the study were sufficient for HRSD to acquire the technology for continued monitoring of odorous processes at the Chesapeake-Elizabeth Treatment Plant and at other HRSD plants in the future. "By using the OdoWatch technology, we can assure our neighbors and rate payers that we are doing everything possible to reduce the potential for off-site odors while operating our plants as efficiently as possible", concludes Mark Feltner.
About Krüger Inc.
Krüger Inc. is a water and wastewater solutions provider specializing in advanced and differentiating technologies. Krüger is a Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies company.
About Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies
Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies (VWS), subsidiary of Veolia Water, is a leading design & build company and a specialized provider of technological solutions in water treatment. With over 9,658 employees in 57 countries, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies recorded revenue of $2.9B dollars in 2010.
Veolia Water, the water division of Veolia Environnement, is the world leader in water and wastewater services. Specialized in outsourcing services for municipal authorities, as well as industrial and service companies, it is also one of the world's major designers of technological solutions and constructor of facilities needed in water and wastewater services. With 96,260 employees in 67 countries, Veolia Water provides water service to 100 million people and wastewater service to 71 million. Its 2010 revenue amounted to $17.14B.
