Assessment of Existing Wastewater Treatment Facilities for Planned Expansion

Facilities with existing wastewater treatment facilities are in a better position than those that don't have one as the latter is very susceptible to environmental non-compliance, penalization, closure and even criminal liabilities.

However, even facilities with existing wastewater treatment facilities face challenges on a daily basis as a result of inadequate knowledge and continuous training of personnel and sometimes the lack of top management commitment to comply with environmental laws (some put up systems like these only as a front but don't operate it properly). Yet again, growing companies whose operations have increased in capacity have problems with their existing treatment facilities because these are not adequate to treat the increase in wastewater generation anymore.

Pacific Spectrum Environmental has conducted many assessments of existing wastewater treatment facilities to resolve these problems all together. We have trained personnel to do simple, easy-to-understand tasks that can increase his/her competence as an operator. We've also made assessments on existing facilities to increase its efficiency by tweaking the operational conditions (e.g. physico-chemical and biological parameters). And we've helped companies to also increase the capacity of their existing facilities without necessarily building another plant.

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PACIFIC SPECTRUM ENVIRONMENTAL
Research and Consultancy, Inc.
Unit 1534 City and Land Mega Plaza
ADB Avenue corner Garnet Road
Ortigas Center, Pasig City 1605
Metro Manila, Philippines

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Design of Constructed Wetland (Reedbeds)

Pacific Spectrum Environmental has designed constructed wetlands for several clients as well as for Nestle Philippines to provide a cheap but effective means of treating its wastewater. Reed beds or constructed wetlands are good solutions to significantly reduce the operational costs for treating wastewater but requires a significantly greater area to build. Thus, these systems are well suited for facilities that have large areas available. Another good use of reedbeds are in aesthetics as these systems utilize local plants species to remove pollutants from wastewater.

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PACIFIC SPECTRUM ENVIRONMENTAL
Research and Consultancy, Inc.
Unit 1534 City and Land Mega Plaza
ADB Avenue corner Garnet Road
Ortigas Center, Pasig City 1605
Metro Manila, Philippines

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Feasibility Studies for Water and Wastewater Treatment Facilities

Pacific Spectrum Environmental has conducted several feasibility studies for water and wastewater treatment facilities to help clients identify gaps in the project's technology, infrastructure and financial requirements.

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PACIFIC SPECTRUM ENVIRONMENTAL
Research and Consultancy, Inc.
Unit 1534 City and Land Mega Plaza
ADB Avenue corner Garnet Road
Ortigas Center, Pasig City 1605
Metro Manila, Philippines

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Seminars and Trainings

Pacific Spectrum Environmental has conducted several environmental trainings which were presented to pollution control officers, environment health and safety officers, company owners, productions engineers, pollution control system operators, and academe.

The company has also provided in-house environmental seminars and trainings which focused on the company's needs.

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PACIFIC SPECTRUM ENVIRONMENTAL
Research and Consultancy, Inc.

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Environmental Legal Services

One of the challenges of industrial facilities is to comply with environmental regulations. There are instances that companies have not been able to comply with certain environmental regulations which result to non-compliance or violations. What's worse is that the Pollution Adjudication Board (PAB) might have already interfered and filed a case against these companies. In these cases, a company might seek for legal advice from an environmental lawyer, and not just any other lawyer.  Pacific Spectrum Environmental boasts of having an environmental lawyer who is experienced with handling PAB cases.

Pacific Spectrum Environmental may also provide the services of an environmental lawyer in cases of water rights, land disputes and complaints.

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PACIFIC SPECTRUM ENVIRONMENTAL
Research and Consultancy, Inc.

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Industrial Waste Management

Pacific Spectrum Environmental has been engaged in providing consultancy works with several industrial and food processing facilities for their industrial waste management requirements. The company reviewed their waste generation data (type, rates, management) and recommended options to improve the handling of their industrial wastes based on several criteria such as worker health and safety, environmental safety, available technology and cost.
 
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Research and Consultancy, Inc.

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Detailed Engineering Design

Pacific Spectrum Environmental has been engaged in several detailed engineering design projects for sewage and wastewater treatment plants, sewarage and pump stations, road networks as well as sanitary landfill and leachate treatment.  The company can also provide detailed engineering design for water supply and sanitation projects.
 

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PACIFIC SPECTRUM ENVIRONMENTAL
Research and Consultancy, Inc.

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Health and Safety Permitting and Reporting

Pacific Spectrum Environmental provides health and safety permitting and reporting services to its clients. There are several government agencies related to heath and safety that have permitting, licensing and reporting requirements. These agencies include:

- Philippine National Police (PNP)
- Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)
- Bureau of Health Devices and Technology (BHDT)
- Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)

The list of licenses, permits and reports required by these agencies that we provide for our clients are as follows:

- PNP License to Possess Explosive Ingredients
- PNP Permit to Purchase Explosive Ingredients
- PDEA License to Use Pre-Cursor Chemicals
- BHDT Radation Device License
- Quarterly and Semi-Annual Reports (depending on agency)

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Research and Consultancy, Inc.

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Environmental Permitting and Reporting Services

One of the mainstay services of Pacific Spectrum Environmental is the environmental permitting and reporting services we do for our clients. The Environmental Management Bureau has permitting and reporting requirements which industries need to comply with regularly. Permitting requirements include the following:


- Water Discharge Permit (DP)
- Air Pollution Source and Control Installation (APSCI) Permit-to-Operate (APTO)
- Hazardous Waste Generator Generator Registration (HWID)
- Treatement, Storage and Disposal (TSD) Certification
- LLDA Development Clearance (LC)
- Priority Chemical List (PCL) Certification

Meanwhile, environmental reporting requirements include the following:

- Quarterly Self-Monitoring Reports (SMR)
- Semi-Annual ECC Compliance Monitoring Report (ECC CMR)
- Annual PCL Report

Our company has been dedicated to be take on a pro-active role on our clients permitting and reporting requirements without compromising their ownership or responsibility.  We simply make report preparation and submission easier by facilitating information gathering and liaising (document submission, followup and pick-up).



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PACIFIC SPECTRUM ENVIRONMENTAL
Research and Consultancy, Inc.

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Environmental Impact Assessment (For ECC Application)

Pacific Spectrum Environmental has provided technical and liaising services to secure a Certificate of Environmental Compliance Commitment from the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) for more than 50 projects in different industries already.  From the food and beverage processing, restaurants and food preparation, hotels and resorts, power plants, high-rise buildings, treatment facilities, research and laboratory facilities, painting companies, sports clubs, industrial parks, residential communities, chemical facilities, electronics companies, and many others.

Our objective is to provide an unbiased environmental assessment of the activities of a proposed or existing project that will be potential pollution sources and to provide a management plan which suits the client's as well as the regulatory agency's requirements. The report, which can be an Initial Environmental Examination Report (IEER), Environmental Impact Satetement (EIS) or Environmental Performance Report and Management Plan (EPRMP) depending on the scope and stauts of the project are prepared with sound engineering knowledge and conforms to the reporting requirements of the Revised Procedural Manual of DAO 2003-30 (Philippine Environmental Impact Assessment System).

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PACIFIC SPECTRUM ENVIRONMENTAL
Research and Consultancy, Inc.

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Soil Sampling and Analyses for Environmental Site Assessment

Pacific Spectrum Environmental has conducted several quasi environmental site assessment (ESA) activities in different properties (e.g. industrial, airline) long before this methodology has reached the Philippines.  The objective of the activity was to confirm whether the area has been contaminated with petroleum products (fuel, oils, fluids) and to determine the lateral extent of the contamination. This results and recommendation formed part of the report which was used by the companies to make an informed decision on how to manage the contaminated site.

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PACIFIC SPECTRUM ENVIRONMENTAL
Research and Consultancy, Inc.

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Contaminant transport Modeling fo Subic Bay (Morong, Bataan)

Pacific Spectrum Environmental conducted a contaminant transport modeling of Subic Bay in the Morong (Bataan) side for our client in the real estate development industry. The objective of the study was to model the pollutant pathways and concentrations of several parameters such as BOD, oil and heavy metals. The study was useful for the developer to determine if their beach will be affected should there be any spill or contamination in the Subic Bay Port are.

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PACIFIC SPECTRUM ENVIRONMENTAL
Research and Consultancy, Inc.

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Root Cause Analysis of Cyanide Contaminated Wastewater

One client of  Pacific Spectrum Environmental had problems with their effluent wastewater as the cyanide readings were abnormally high. Our company carried out a root cause analysis in the facility to answer the questions how, why and where this spike of cyanide concentration happened. The results of the analysis and the recommendations were incorporated in a final report.

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PACIFIC SPECTRUM ENVIRONMENTAL
Research and Consultancy, Inc.

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ECC Liaising for San Miguel Corporation Projects

Pacific Spectrum Environmental has helped San Miguel Corporation, the biggest food conglomerate in Southeast Asia, in securing a Certificate of Environmental Compliance Commitment from the different regional office of the Environmental Management Bureau. Some of the projects that we got an ECC were for their agribusiness facilities, bottling facilities, beverage facilities, and even for their toll manufacturers. A list of ECC projects the company has completed is found on our main website at www.pacific-spectrum.com.

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PACIFIC SPECTRUM ENVIRONMENTAL
Research and Consultancy, Inc.
Unit 1534 City and Land Mega Plaza
ADB Avenue corner Garnet Road
Ortigas Center, Pasig City 1605
Metro Manila, Philippines

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Capex and Opex of a Bulk Water Company

One of Pacific Spectrum Environmental's clients is Benguet Corporation which has made big moves towards developing a bulk water supply system in Baguio. Our company provided the financial analysis for the capital expense (capex) and operational expense based on the technical (infrastructure) requirements of the project.

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PACIFIC SPECTRUM ENVIRONMENTAL
Research and Consultancy, Inc.

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Social Survey for a Proposed Water Treatment Plant

Although previously set aside due to low importance, the social aspects of a project have been recently embraced as one of the most important factors for the success of a project. Community complaints is one of the social aspects that often contribute to a projects failure due to low acceptance in the community.

b>Pacific Spectrum Environmental was engaged by DCCD Engineering Corporation to conduct a social survey in Muntinlupa City to ensure that the community has been informed about the project specifications and what it can provide the community in terms of services and benifits.


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PACIFIC SPECTRUM ENVIRONMENTAL
Research and Consultancy, Inc.

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Water Quality Assessment of Subic Bay (Morong, Bataan)

Pacific Spectrum Environmental conducted a water quality assessment of Subic Bay up to the Morong (Bataan) side for our clients in the land development industry. The objective of the study is to determine the pollutant concentration in the area as an input to a contaminant transport modeling activty. The parameters included heavy metals, physical, biological as well as chemical properties.

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Research and Consultancy, Inc.

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Environmental Site Assessment of Avida Land Property

Pacific Spectrum Environmental investigated the underlying soil and groundwater of an Avida Land Property located somewhere in Mega Manila which was suspected to have been contaminated with trichloroethylene (TCE) due to pollutant migration coming from an adjacent industrial facility which was previously closed down.

The results were recorded and recommendations were incorporated in the final environmental site assessment (ESA) report.

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PACIFIC SPECTRUM ENVIRONMENTAL
Research and Consultancy, Inc.

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Laguna Lake Water Quality Assessment

Pacific Spectrum Environmental conducted a water quality assessment in Laguna Lake in Muntinlupa and Paranaque as part of a client's water supply project. Water quality parameters included chemical, biological and physical properties the results of which were used as input data to the design of water treatment system.

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PACIFIC SPECTRUM ENVIRONMENTAL
Research and Consultancy, Inc.

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Coral Reef Monitoring

Pacific Spectrum Environmental has conducted several coral reef monitoring activities for Kepco Ilijan Corporation (KEILCO) located in Ilijan, Batangas. KEILCO is a 1251-MW combined cycle power plant that provides power to the grid. The semi-annual coral reef monitoring activities conducted by our company is part of the requirements of their foreign investors.

The activity involves the use of scuba gear as well as video and still photography equipment to monitor the status of the coral reef in the area.

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PACIFIC SPECTRUM ENVIRONMENTAL
Research and Consultancy, Inc.

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Our Environmental Training Modules

Module 1 – Industrial Waste Management

Topics:

·         Legal Framework

·         Regulations

·         Biological & Chemical Wastewater Treatment

·         Solid and Hazardous Waste Management

·         Air Pollution Control

·         Cleaner Production

·         Environmental Sampling and Monitoring

Module 2 – Biological Wastewater Treatment Systems: Principles and Practical Applications

Topics:

·         Sources and Characterization

·         Preliminary Treatment

·         Aerobic Treatment Systems (AS, SBR, RBC, TF)

·         Anaerobic Treatment Systems (Anaerobic Digesters, Septic Tanks, UASB)

·         Natural Systems (Wetlands, Ponds, Lagoons)

·         Nutrients Removal and Possible Upgrade of Existing Treatment Systems

·         Sludge Management

·         Start-up, Maintenance and Monitoring

Module 3 – Chemical and Advance Wastewater Treatment Systems

Topics:

·         Sources and Characteristics

·         Principles of Chemical Treatment (neutralization, coagulation-flocculation, DAF, Adsorption)

·         Practical Applications (removal of heavy metals, color, organics and inorganics)

·         Advance Treatment Systems (Reverse Osmosis, Ion-Exchange, Electrowinning)

·         Jar Test Demonstration

Module 4 – Hazardous Waste Management

Topics:

·         Regulations

·         Sources and Characteristics

·         Collection and Storage

·         Treatment Technologies (Chemical Treatment & Encapsulation and Incineration)

·         Disposal/ Industrial Landfilling

·         Risk Assessment

·         Cleaner Production

·         Occupational Health and Safety (Exposure, spills and accidents)

·         Remediation of Contaminated Sites (Bioremediation & Chemical Treatment)

Module 5 – Environmental Management for LGUs

Topics:

·         Regulations (EIA, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Local Government Code, etc)

·         Environmental Planning

·         Solid Waste Management

-        Collection and Transport

-        MRF (Composting, Recycling)

-        Disposal (Closure of Dumpsite and Operation of Sanitary Landfill)

·         Sewerage and Sewage Treatment Systems

·         Storm Runoff and Erosion Control

·         River and Coastal Management

·         Funding Sources for Environmental Projects

Module 6 – Air Pollution Control

Topics:

·         Regulations

·         Sources and Characteristics of Air Pollutants

·         Sampling and Monitoring

·         Control/ Treatment Technologies

-        For Particulates

-        For Gaseous Pollutants

-        For Noise

Module 7 – Environmental Health and Safety

Topics:

·         Emergency Preparedness and Response

·         Hazard communication

·         Occupational health

·         Indoor pollution

·         Industrial hygiene

Module 8 – Cleaner Production Technologies

Topics:

·         Cleaner Production Concepts & Philosophies

·         Assessment, Options and Setting Up of Cleaner Production Program

·         Case Studies

·         Environmental Management Accounting

·         Environmental Performance Indicators for Performance Assessment

·         Eco Design

·         Eco Labeling

Module 9 – Environmental Management for Managers

Topics:

·         Regulations

·         Pollutants and Treatment

·         Environmental Management Systems (EMS)

·         Financing of Environmental Projects

Module 10 – Integrated Management Systems (IMS)

Topics:

·         Quality Management System Based on ISO 9001

·         Environmental Management System Based on ISO 14001

·         Occupational Health and Safety Management System Based on OHSAS 18001

Module 11 – Environmental Sampling, Monitoring and Analysis

Topics:

·         Sampling, Monitoring and Analysis

-        Water and Wastewater

-        Air and Noise

-        Soil

-        Hazardous Waste

·         Demonstration/ Hands-On & Product Presentation

Module 12 – Social Surveying and Analysis

Topics:

·         Focus Group Discussion

·         Social Survey

·         Social Impact

·         Stakeholders Analysis

·         Social Documentation

Module 13 – Corporate Social Responsibility

Topics:

·         The Triple Bottom Line Approach to Business

·         Basics of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

·         Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

Module 14 – General Environmental Science and Engineering

Topics:

·         Ecology

·         Pollution and Global Change

·         Natural Resource Management

·         Environmental Management

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PACIFIC SPECTRUM ENVIRONMENTAL
Research and Consultancy, Inc.

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Environmental Seminars & Workshops

Pacific Spectrum Environmental offers in-house seminars to various industrial companies, industrial parks, export processing zone administrations, professional and industry organizations, academic institutions and local government units.  The general approach is for these organizations to co-organize the seminar, as a ‘host-organization’ in their respective areas while Pacific Spectrum Environmental handles the course organization, develops the seminar materials, and provides competent and highly qualified resource persons.  Other logistical arrangements (venue, dates, meals, and other seminar materials) may be discussed between the host organization and the organizers.

Pacific Spectrum Environmental organizes a continuing environmental engineering education series designed for Pollution Control Officers (PCOs), environmental officers and managers, research and design engineers, industrial waste technologists, environmental regulators, and the academe.
The main objective of the seminar series is to provide technical knowledge on various environmental engineering fields and practical applications of available environmental technologies to people who are main players in the private, government and non-government sectors and to promote environmental awareness and concern to all the participants.


Each seminar will be designed to accommodate the technical needs of the members of the host organization.  The seminar topics may be presented at various levels of discussions depending on the technical background and experience of the participants.



PACIFIC SPECTRUM ENVIRONMENTAL
Research and Consultancy, Inc.

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