The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research At MIT Wastewater Treatment System

Practical Applications — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:04:09 +0000

For Immediate Release: July 27, 2009

Boston, MA – Practical Applications, Inc. (PAI), a leading environmental company, has been awarded the contract to design and build the central wastewater treatment system for the new David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research At MIT. The system is designed to treat wastewater flows continuously at 215,000 GPD (gallons per day) with peak flows at 300 GPM (gallons per minute).
The system employs pH neutralization/pH adjustment to control wastewater generated from laboratory research activities. The system is designed to meet strict compliance discharge limits according to Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) sewer discharge regulations.

Koch Institute at MIT Wastewater Treatment System - Elevation View

The system comprises two 2,200-Gallon treatment tanks followed by a corrosive duty pump station. The system incorporates PAI’s proven design and safety features including our transfer free DOT chemical dispensing stations for reagents and automated alarming/reporting systems.

Koch Institute at MIT Wastewater Treatment System - Plan View

PAI has been designing, building, and operating wastewater treatment systems since 1994. Our systems are designed and built by operating engineers and technicians who understand an effective system must ensure performance while remaining economical to operate and maintain.
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Practical Applications Designed MIT Graywater System Now Online

admin — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 00:59:09 +0000

For immediate release: Tuesday February 14, 2006
Boston, MA—Practical Applications, Inc. (PAI) has designed and built a custom Graywater Recovery System for use in the Brain and Cognitive Sciences building at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The system resides in a 411,000 square foot building located on Sidney Street in East Cambridge.
Graywater systems are primarily designed to capture and recycle water from rain water draining from the roof of the building. This system is unique as it also collects water from process equipment for reuse. Once the system treats the water and removes
any foreign objects, it is then sent back into the plumbing system for use in flushing toilets. Since the system was built into the main design of the building, it was cost effective install a separate graywater piping system to supply water to all the building toilets.
The cost benefits associated with the system are immense. The system has recovered approximately 1,000,000 gallons of water since startup in May 2005. By recycling 4,000 gallons of water per day, or over 1.5 million gallons over the course of a year, this MIT building will save over $20,000.00/year in water and sewer costs. Practical Applications, Inc., project lead engineer, Gary Broberg, denoted that the system incorporates many unique design features to minimize operating costs and prevent toilet fixtures from damage as is often common with recycled water systems.
In particular PAI utilized UV light treatment help remove bacteria and prevent odor issues.

Boston-based Practical Applications, Inc. specializes in the design, installation, and maintenance of industrial process water and wastewater systems. The company provides services and support to a wide variety of industries in the United States and abroad.
Its turn-key, skid-mounted treatment systems and system components are available worldwide.

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