Case story
Water Treatment Plant
USA, New Jersey
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.
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Geotube® dewatering containers are used for dewatering of river sediments and filter backwash sludge. Once the sediments are allowed to dewater, the solids are excavated and trucked for beneficial reuse.
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