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Dallas wastewater UV upgrade expected to cut energy use; Energy Trust presents grant
Summary
City staff described a $1.5 million replacement of a 25-year-old ultraviolet disinfection system that is expected to reduce energy used for UV disinfection by about two-thirds and save roughly 335,000 kilowatt-hours annually; the project received a $127,496 grant from the Energy Trust of Oregon.
Gary Marks, Dallas—s public works director, told the council on Feb. 3 that the city replaced a 25-year-old ultraviolet (UV) disinfection system at the wastewater treatment facility and expects the new system to cut the facility—s energy use for UV disinfection by about two-thirds.
Marks said the reduced power consumption equates to roughly 335,000…
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