Case Study: Aquatech Supplies Zero Liquid Discharge Treatment For FGD System At The Iatan Generating Station

The 670-Megawatt Iatan Station 1 and the 850- Megawatt Iatan Station 2 are coal-fired electric generating stations located approximately 30 miles northwest of Kansas City, Missouri near Weston, Missouri. To meet strict air quality requirements, the facility installed a wet flue gas desulfurization (FGD) system and included an FGD wastewater treatment system. The wastewater treatment system allows the FGD scrubbers to achieve zero liquid discharge (ZLD).

The project was engineered and constructed by Burns & McDonnell for the Kansas City Power and Light utility. Iatan Generating Station 1 began operation in 1980 and Iatan Generating Station 2 will be operational in 2010. The FGD wastewater treatment system began operation in May 2009.