Alabama's Third MIEX System Provides Membrane Pretreatment In Oneonta

The City of Oneonta recently became Alabama's third municipality to install and commission a MIEX Treatment system, the second in the state to be followed by membrane filters. The system will reduce disinfection by-product (DBP) levels in the city's drinking water to allow the utility to meet federal and state drinking water quality requirements. The 3-MGD system was fully commissioned in August 2012 and provides dissolved organic carbon (DOC) removal prior to coagulation and microfiltration treatment of the utility's Little Warrior River raw water source.   

Orica Watercare's MIEX Technology was selected by the city based on the results of a pilot scale evaluation conducted at the water treatment plant.  Coupled with coagulation, MIEX Treatment more than doubled the plant's DOC removal. The MIEX Process is also expected to beneficially impact the plant's downstream treatment process. 

All of these factors, along with the MIEX System's low levels of energy consumption and residual production, contribute to the overall sustainability of the process, one of the many reasons for its selection by the utility. Mr. Rodney McCain, Manager of the Oneonta Utilities Board, states "Since commissioning of the MIEX System earlier this month, we have seen a marked improvement in treated water quality. We are excited to be providing our customers with high quality water that has been treated in a sustainable and cost effective manner."   The City of Oneonta joins a growing Alabama installation base, expected to treat a total of nearly 40 MGD of flow by mid-2013.

About Orica Watercare Inc.
Orica Watercare Inc. is the manufacturer of MIEX Systems and MIEX Ion Exchange Resins for the reduction of Disinfection By-Products, Dissolved Organic Carbon, Color, Nitrate and Arsenic from water & wastewater streams. Orica Watercare Inc., headquartered in Denver, CO is a subsidiary of the Orica group of companies. The Orica group is the largest supplier of water treatment and industrial chemicals in Australia and New Zealand and is the world's largest supplier of commercial explosives. For more information, visit http://www.miexresin.com/ .