Water Treatment

Overview

Contractor shall provide all labor, materials and equipment for sampling, testing, chemical treating and reporting all results for the following open and closed loop water systems within SUNY New Paltz campus. The lists below are broken down into two categories, cooling systems and heating systems.

Testing Legionella: NYS requires all cooling towers to be tested every 90 days for Legionella during its annual or seasonal operation. It should be cultured and analyzed at a NYS ELAP certified facility.

Responsibility for the physical mechanical cleaning of the cooling towers detailed on page 22 of the IFB (4. Procedure for Cleaning Cooling Towers and Related Equipment Inspect all water-contact areas for sediment, sludge, and scale. Using brushes and/or a low pressure water hose, thoroughly clean all CT/EC water-contact areas, including the basin, sump, fill, spray nozzles, and fittings. Replace components as needed.) The College campus is responsible for cleaning the towers.

1. Cooling Systems

Cooling Towers

Contractor shall follow all aspects of SUNY New Paltz’s “Cooling Tower Management Program”. Refer to attached 222 page document for details. File name: “SUNY New Paltz CTMP Updated 04-01-2019”. In sum, there are seven cooling tower systems (total of 11 cells). All seven cooling tower systems have WalChem WT600-CT controllers that can be monitored and operated via cellular. They Operate from May 1 ^st to October 1 ^st except for the Central Heating Plant (CHP) which operates year round.