Confined Space month

June is Confined Space month at Spectraserv. This includes physicals for respiratory clearance, fit testing on appropriate respirators, training, review of rescue procedures and our annual mock entry. Everything is completed to date with the exception of the mock entry scheduled for June 28^th.

Trade Show

Spectraserv will be exhibiting at the 2010 NJWEA Annual Conference at Bally’s in Atlantic City May 11-13. Please stop by our booth #907 and meet some of our staff and check out our giveaway’s. We would be happy to discuss any of your water and wastewater needs.

Contract progress

Over the last month, Spectraserv, under its current contract with the Passaic Valley Water Commission, has cleaned and removed process residuals from their Ozone Contactors, Tube Settlers and the inlet pipe. Approximately 400 tons of material was transported and disposed of at Spectraserv’s Kearny, NJ facility.

Contract Award

Spectraserv was recently awarded a one-year contract for the transportation and beneficial reuse of biosolids generated by the Camden County Utilities Authority. It is expected that up to 20,000 tons of material will be lime stabilized at a site in Pennsylvania and then used to reclaim stripmined land. This work is the continuation of a program started in March 2009

Plant Expansion Project

On Friday, January 29, 2010, elected officials representing the Township of Parsippany and other local entities took part in a ground breaking ceremony for a $21 million upgrade to their 38-year old wastewater treatment plant.

Previously, the township council awarded a contract to Spectraserv to move ahead with the project which consists of extensive plant-wide process improvements and modifications. The plant upgrade is expected to be completed by December, 2011.

After completing the plant renovation, the Township expects to save at least $900,000 a year in energy costs. It is hoped that by reducing operating costs, the facility can stabilize rate charges for its customers.

Activities on this project began earlier this year with pre-construction meetings between Spectraserv personnel and the Township’s engineers and the set-up of mobile office trailers for on-site staff. In addition, Spectraserv engineers met with equipment vendors and placed orders for materials and supplies necessary to start construction.