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| Innovative wastewater treatment technology  Natural Water Systems introduces an innovative treatment process, which can save water for communities and produce energy from sewage. One of the advanced technologies is the CleanStream from MicroMedia, a cutting-edge, ultra filtration system that can reduce incoming municipal sludge volume by up to 70%. The reduction in sludge means lower hauling costs and less demand on the existing treatment plants, while reducing associated operating costs by up to 70%. A new installation of CleanStream costs a third as much as a traditional waste treatment systems, outperforms current membrane technologies and produces Title 22 clean water.A much smaller footprint and low maintenance and low energy requirements translate into lower operating costs for the life of the plant. Through MicroMedia, Natural Water Systems also offers a new technology that converts sewage into renewable energy, while conserving resources and reducing costs. The optional gasification module converts the 30% dry solids from the wastewater into 1050 BTU natural gas. For example, a 10 million gallon per day wastewater treatment plant that produces 24 tons of dry solids can convert those solids through gasification to 64,000 cubic feet of natural gas. Additionally, only 4% of total volume remains as waste, virtually eliminating the waste hauling and disposal costs, and conserving fuel resources. Several units are planned for installation in California by February 2007. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |