Kruger Supplies Water Treatment Technologies To West Deptford Energy Station To Support Environmentally Friendly And Sustainable Energy Operation

Kruger Inc., a Veolia business unit specializing in water, wastewater, and biosolids treatment solutions for municipalities, has furnished West Deptford Energy with BIOSTYR Biological Aerated Filter (BAF) and Hydrotech Discfilter systems, allowing effluent from a municipal wastewater plant to be recycled and reused, with a treatment capacity of 7.35 MGD, in the operation of their new “green” energy station.

The West Deptford Energy Station (WDES), a natural gas-fired, combined-cycle electric generating facility, generates about 738 megawatts of electricity — estimated to power more than 700,000 homes in South Jersey and northern Delaware. The facility sits adjacent to the Gloucester County Utilities Authority (GCUA) sewage treatment plant, and uses treated effluent diverted from the GCUA river discharge for use in the energy station’s non-contact cooling tower makeup, boiler feed-water and plant service water.

Kruger’s BIOSTYR BAF and Hydrotech Discfilter systems provide nitrification and filtration of secondary effluent received from the GCUA prior to use of the reclaimed water within the WDES. The BIOSTYR process combines biological treatment, clarification, and filtration into one compact system removing ammonia and a majority of the wastewater solids. The BIOSTYR effluent is then gravity fed into the discfilters, which provide an ideal filtration system for fine solids removal, thus producing much cleaner water needed for use in plant operations. Kruger was honored to be chosen to execute the water reclamation process in the operation of West Deptford Energy’s “green” energy station. The use of recycled water is a win for the environment and for West Deptford Energy, making their power station a model of highly efficient and sustainable energy generation, further cementing their reputation as a leader in developing environmentally friendly energy solutions across North America.

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^(*) 2014 pro-forma figures, including Dalkia International (100%) and excluding Dalkia France.