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EDWIN J. HANSEN
GENERAL MANAGER
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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Edwin J. Hansen is District Manager of Magna Water District, Utah.
For more than a decade, he in partnership with Carollo Engineers and the District
chemist have been pioneering a water treatment method to remove and destroy naturally
occurring and non-naturally occurring contaminants through a biodestruction process
named BIOBROx. In particular, he has focused on developing technology for perchlorate
removal and destruction (BIOBROx). The BIOBROx process utilizes a small footprint,
so it is environmentally responsible, and has a very low cost operation and maintenance.
In 2004, a bench scale study of the innovative technology was conducted
through the American Water Works Association Research Foundation (AWWARF).
In 2005, AWWARF published the results in a report entitled, Innovative
Alternatives to Minimize Arsenic, Perchlorate and Nitrate Residuals. In it,
Mr. Hansen was acknowledged for his recommendations and operational information
from the implementation of the bench scale.
Following the success of the bench scale, Mr. Hansen approved and contributed
to the design of a pilot study of the two technologies that ran for a period
of seven months at the District’s impacted well field. The goal of this study
was to demonstrate the efficacy of the BIOBROx process for destroying perchlorate
from a high concentrate brine stream. The results were remarkable, especially
in the significant reduction of the fixed-bed contact time (less than 10 mins).
As a result, Mr. Hansen won District support to construct a 4.5-mgd full-scale,
demonstration facility which is near completion.
In July 2007, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) presented a
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) award to Mr. Hansen who accepted
the award on behalf of the Magna Water District for his efforts for “sustainable
health protection” through “exceptional creativity in designing projects that
promote sustainability and protect public health.”
In 2008, Mr. Hansen was co-recipient with Rick Wheadon, PE, and Jess Brown, PE/PhD, Carollo Engineers of the patent, Biodestruction of blended residual oxidants (BIOBROx) Patent No. 7,318,895, validating this groundbreaking technology.
In 2009, Mr. Hansen worked with the Utah Congressional and Senatorial delegations and brought forth the Magna Water District Water Reuse and Groundwater Recharge Act of 2009 which amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior in cooperation with the Magna Water District, Utah, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of permanent facilities needed to establish recycled water distribution and wastewater treatment and reclamation facilities that will be used to provide recycled water the District to expand secondary water irrigation for agricultural, residential, and commercial irrigation.
Complementing this project is an alternative crop production demonstration study, or CROPs: Conservation Reuse Operations Project which will, in part, be powered by solar energy, another project which has the interest of the Utah delegation and is being supported in the Senate.
Mr. Hansen′s pioneering effort has the potential to set a new standard for water treatment worldwide. His achievements in spearheading and contributing to the design process for the advanced treatment of water to remove contaminants such as perchlorate and EDCs from the water supply are the result of his 40 years of service in the water industry.
Utah is the second driest state in the nation, and due to the limited supplies of this precious resource – water- that this presents, Mr. Hansen and his team are brainstorming efforts and developing plans to construct a storm water park for schools to use as an outdoor learning center for tertiary treatment, hydrology and water conservation, and as a living study for other culinary and secondary water purposes.
In his limited spare time, Mr. Hansen serves on several community and government boards and is a member of American Water Works Association (AWWA), Water Environment Federation (WEF), and the Rural Water Association.
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