| Boiler Feed Water “Polished” With Mobile Demineralizer Trailers |
A refinery in Northern California was unable to meet its desired boiler feed water silica specifications on a consistent basis. The higher silica levels led to an excessive blow down requirement in the boiler system. The higher blow down rates were significantly affecting the refinery’s water, chemical, and natural gas costs.  More
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| Chemical Plant Approaches Zero Discharge |
A Gulf Coast chemical plant was faced with an unreliable demineralizer system to meet a proposed expansion of boiler feedwater requirements. In addition, the plant had a wastewater goal of zero liquid discharge. More
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| City of Steinhatchee, FL Relies on Siemens |
During construction of a retaining pond for a new housing development, the building contractor caused contamination of the aquifer that supplies drinking water to this resort town. Contamination included the presence of fecal coliform and cryptosporidium beyond compliance levels and a visible discoloration. More
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| Cucamonga Valley Water District Looks to USFilter for Nitrate Removal |
The Cucamonga Valley Water District (CVWD) receives a significant portion of their water from the Los Angeles Metropolitan Water District (MWD). The MWD determined that there was an imminent chance of failure in the supply line to the city and notified the CVWD that they would need to shut off their supply for several weeks while repairs were made. More
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| Diablo Grande Winery and Resort - Patterson, CA |
The developers of the Diablo Grande Winery and Resort required a temporary potable water treatment system while a five million dollar drinking water plant was being constructed. The schedule for the completion of the plant was estimated at 12-16 months. More
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| Emergency Mobile Clarification Trailers Keep Midwest Refinery Up and Running |
Timing is everything when it comes to a scheduled plant outage. But sometimes even the best plans are derailed when a piece of water treatment equipment fails. That's what happened at a Midwest refinery when its conventional clarification system broke down before the plant's scheduled shutdown. More
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| Florida Fertilizer Plant Uses Mobile Water Treatment to Avoid Contamination of Tampa Bay |
Working with the State of Florida EPA, Siemens used on-site temporary mobile treatment equipment to treat and remediate brackish, acid pond water at the Piney Point Fertilizer plant in Palmetto, FL. The potential for breach of the pond dikes into the Tampa Bay prompted the need for remedial action. More
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| High-Purity Water Equipment and Service Ensures Clean Water at the Georgia Aquarium |
Siemens Water Technologies provided specialized high-purity water treatment equipment to remove chlorine, dissolved minerals and organics from the GA aquarium's incoming water and the make-up water for all the fresh water exhibits. A service agreement for the water treatment equipment ensures optimal performance. More
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| Illinois American Water Seeks Removal of Radium in Small Community Well |
Radium is naturally occurring in the granite bedrock that surrounds the aquifers in Illinois. All public water supply wells are required to test for radium on a regular basis. The U.S. EPA has established a maximum contaminate level (MCL) of 5 picoCuries per liter (pCi/l). More
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| Iron Fouling Problem Solved with Mobile Pretreatment |
This client operates a groundwater treatment facility at a Super Fund site where groundwater is pumped to a VOC stripper for the removal of TCE which is then re-injected into the aquifer. High iron levels in the groundwater caused fouling of pumps, pipes and well casings. This fouling threatened the reliability of the process in terms of flow. More
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