WILMINGTON, Mass. (Aug. 18, 2014) – Koch Membrane Systems (KMS) announced that it has been selected to provide PURON membrane bioreactor (MBR) modules for the upgrade of a wastewater treatment plant at a refinery in Russia. The system is designed for an average flow of 24,000 cubic meters per day (6.3M GPD), with peaks of up to 28,800 m³/d (7.6M GPD). Start-up is scheduled for 2015.

SAN FRANCISCO (Aug. 15, 2014) – In 2004, the first water system upgrade under the Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) broke ground at Summit Reservoir in San Francisco. At that time, the Programmatic Environmental Impact Report that paved the way for 23 project-related California Environmental Quality Act documents was four years away from certification. The Project Labor Agreement that helped create more than 725,000 apprentice hours was three years in the future.