MyCelx Filtration Unit Installed at Allegheny Power Chambersburg, PA

The Background

JoDAN Technologies (MyCelx Stocking Distributor) was asked by Allegheny Power to design a system to treat turbine oils in stormwater.

The Problem

Turbine oil leaking around their gas turbines in their Chambersburg, PA facility was collected in sumps and raceways, pumped to an oil water separator and then discharged to the river. In the past there were upsets with the oil water separator and slugs of oil were discharged to the river. The goal was to design a system that would handle from 180 to 360 gallons per minute and meet discharge limits of less than 15 ppm with no visible sheen.

The Solution

JoDAN Technologies designed a system to meet that challenge. It included two bag filters installed in series and in parallel followed by two MyCelx MX –12 units installed in series and in parallel. The system was installed on a 4’ x 4’ skid. The system was ordered in the Spring of 2001 and put on-line in the Fall of 2001.

The Results

The system has been operating now for about 60 months. The water has always met the plant’s discharge limits even when “slugs” of oil overwhelmed the oil/water separator. The plant recently experienced a large discharge from their OWS. The MyCelx system prevented any release to the river that exceeded their discharge limits. According to the plant operator, “the JoDAN Technologies system saved our bacon”. JoDAN has installed eight more systems for Allegheny Power with the same excellent results.