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USFilter to Design and Supply Complete Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade for Calcasieu Refining

Oil, Gas & Petrochem Equipment

Calcasieu Refining recently selected USFilter, a Siemens company, to design and supply a complete wastewater treatment plant upgrade for its refinery in Lake Charles, LA. 

The new plant will include oil/water separation, aeration, clarification, sludge handling and VOC control equipment -- allowing Calcasieu Refining to treat increased wastewater flow from the current level of 124 gpm to 300 gpm. The increase in wastewater flow is associated with a major process expansion at the refinery, which will increase crude oil processing capacity from 31,000 bbl/day to 86,000 bbl/day.

USFilter has provided a number of upgrades to the wastewater treatment facility since 1980. The most recent expansion at the refinery was in 2001, which increased refining capacity from 22,000 bbl/day to 31,000 bbl/day.

"Being involved in the last wastewater treatment expansion at Calcasieu Refining gave USFilter the background it needed to make recommendations that efficiently integrated the new treatment equipment into the existing system, while minimizing cost impacts," says Tom Schultz, HPI/CPI market manager for USFilter.