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Canadian Oil Refinery Reusing 100 Percent of Water with GE’s Wastewater
Treatment Technology Honored as Industrial Water Project of the Year
Trevose, PA, United States, 2017/05/01 - Federated Co-Operatives
Limited’s Co-op Refinery Complex in Regina, Saskatchewan, was named
Industrial Water Project of the Year at the annual Global Water Awards
Federated Co-Operatives Limited’s Co-op Refinery Complex in Regina,
Saskatchewan, Announced as Winner in Madrid at the Global Water Summit;
• Global Water Intelligence’s Global Water Awards Recognize the Most
Important Achievements in the International Water Industry.
The award recognizes the project, commissioned in 2016, that represents
the most impressive technical or environmental achievement in the field
of industrial water.
Using GE Water & Process Technologies’ advanced water recycling
equipment, the Co-op Refinery Complex became the first refinery in North
America to treat 100 percent of its wastewater on-site and then recycle
the treated effluent for steam production. Steam is used for heating,
hydrogen production, to power equipment and for cooling towers.
"We are honored that our Co-op Refinery Complex was named Industrial
Water Project of the Year. Water is a precious resource and our
wastewater improvement project allows us to be efficient and sustainable
by recovering every drop of water 2 million gallons of wastewater daily.
With GE’s technology, we now recycle all of our wastewater in a socially
responsible and environmentally sound way to conserve water for Regina
and the entire province of Saskatchewan,” said Gil Le Dressay, vice
president, refinery operations, Federated Co-Operatives Limited.
Heiner Markhoff, president and CEO of GE Water & Process Technologies,
accepted the award last week in Madrid during Global Water
Intelligence’s Global Water Summit 2017.
“We are very proud that this project, which uses our advanced wastewater
treatment technologies, has won this prestigious award,” said Markhoff.
“Federated Co-Operatives Limited’s outstanding commitment to
environmental sustainability should be an enduring example for the
entire oil refining industry.”
Several years ago, the refinery expanded its operations to produce
30,000 more barrels of oil per day (BPD) taking it from 100,000 BPD to a
130,000-BPD facility, which increased its water usage. The refinery’s
current water source is a blend of well water and city water, and
restrictions on water use mandated that the Co-op Refinery Complex find
a new source of water. Water & Process Technologies offered a solution
combining ZeeWeed* membrane bioreactor technology and a high-efficiency
reverse osmosis system to recycle and reuse 2 million gallons of
wastewater a day. In addition to the water reuse solution, Water &
Process Technologies provides the refinery with wastewater specialty
chemicals and monitoring solutions to provide system optimization.
With a fully operational wastewater improvement project, the Co-op
Refinery Complex’s reliance on raw water from the city of Regina aquifer
will decrease by the equivalent of 3,100 households in Regina on an
annual basis. By recycling 100 percent of its wastewater on-site, the
Co-op Refinery Complex significantly decreases volatile organic compound
emissions from its wastewater ponds and reduces the associated nuisance
odors.
Established in 2006 by Global Water Intelligence magazine, the awards
recognize the most important achievements in the international water
industry within several categories and reward those initiatives in the
water, wastewater and desalination sectors that are moving the industry
forward through improved operating performance, innovative technology
adoption and sustainable financial models.
About Water & Process Technologies
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worldwide, GE’s Water & Process Technologies applies its innovations,
expertise and global capabilities to solve customers’ toughest water and
process challenges. It offers a comprehensive set of chemical and
equipment solutions, as well as predictive analytics, to enhance water,
wastewater and process productivity. Water & Process Technologies
strives to enable customers to meet increasing demands for clean water,
overcome scarcity challenges, strengthen environmental stewardship and
comply with regulatory requirements.