DISINFECTION

& DECHLORINATION

Southern Power Installs Hydro-Optic™ UV Systems at Plant Harris to

Provide Chemical-free Disinfection & Dechlorination

Southern Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company,

installed Hydro-Optic™ (HOD) UV technology for chemical-
free disinfection and dechlorination in December 2015 at
their natural gas facility Plant Harris.
One HOD UV system was installed to treat and disinfect raw
water before it entered the ultrafiltration pre-treatment
system. A UV dose rate of less than 150 mJ/cm2 provides
disinfection of deliterous microbes, including microbial
induced corrosion (MIC), while also reducing and stabilizing
the chlorine demand of the process water.
A second HOD UV system was installed to dechlorinate
water prior to entering the reverse osmosis (RO) system in HOD™ UV INSTALLATION
order to protect the membrane elements from biological AT PLANT HARRIS
fouling and oxidation from chlorine. A UV dose rate of less
than 1,000 mJ/cm2 replaces the use of sodium bisulfite, Raw Water Treatment: Disinfection
reduces the usage of chlorination, and achieves a chemical-
(1) Model RZB300-12
free dechlorination process to improve RO feed water.
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Flow rate: 1,500 gpm (341 m /hr)
Separating the disinfection and dechlorination applications
and using two unique HOD UV systems provided the facility Percent UV Transmittance: 89% UVT
with increased WTP efficiency, including membrane life and
quality, at lower capital and operating costs since each HOD Pre-RO Treatment: Dechlorination
UV unit operated under application-specific dose conditions.
(1) Model RZB300-15
The Benefits of HOD UV Treatment 3
Flow rate: 600 gpm (136 m /hr )
The HOD UV system is unique in its ability to consistently
monitor water quality, UV intensity and adjust the UV dose Precent UV Transmittance: 98.2% UVT
rate accordingly to meet application specific needs. Free Cl2 0.2 ppm
The HOD UV technology has the ability to effectively
“recycle” a required dose throughout the reaction chamber Plant Harris is a natural gas-fueled, combined-
using a patented internal reflection system similar to fiber cycle electric generation plant located in
optic technology. Proprietary software, logic, sensors, and Autaugaville, Alabama.
controls enable real-time, automatic dose adjustment The plant consists of two combined-cycle units
according to changing water quality conditions so that the at 659 megawatts each, with a combined
required dose is consistently maintained. capacity of 1,318 megawatts.
In December 2015 the HOD UV systems were
Power generation facilities looking to achieve a chemical- installed and put into full-scale operation.
free approach for disinfection and dechlorination will benefit
from the use of HOD UV technology.

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