The sand drying beds available at the facility would not provide the capacity to do this in the time allowed. The city turned to Geotube® Dewatering technology as a simple low cost solution.
Annual hydraulic dredging of sediments are required from an inlet settling basin at a 30MGD drinking water plant. Over time the settling basin fills with river sediments and filter backwash sludge.
Prichard, AL is a town of about 30,000 people north of Mobile, AL. There are two wastewater treatment plants that service this area. Geotube® dewatering technology was able to improve efficiency, and reduce costs.
In recent years, Ontario’s legislature and the Ministry of Environment (MOE) produced a policy paper announcing their intent to eliminate the land application of untreated septage.
