Dewatering Housing Community WWTP
When the Rapid River Housing Community WWTP lost its biosolids hauling contract, WaterSolve and Clearwater Dewatering provided a Geotube® dewatering solution. By training plant staff and implementing polymer conditioning, the community achieved efficient solids drying and cost-effective landfill disposal.
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Filling Geotube®
The filling and dewatering of the Geotube® unit in a permanent containment area.
Geotube® Unit
The Geotube® unit is opened to dry and then hauled to their local landfill.
OBJECTIVE
The Rapid River Housing Community Wastewater Treatment Plant lost their contract to haul their liquid biosolids to another plant. Clearwater Dewatering of Idaho the local agent for WaterSolve, LLC worked with the community of Rapid River to solve their problem. The solids would be dewatered and then hauled to a landfill for final disposal by the community of Rapid River The project was started in November 2007.
GEOTUBE® CONTAINER SIZING
Geotube® containers are manufactured from high strength polypropylene fabric and designed to allow effluent water to escape through the pores of the fabric while retaining the chemically conditioned solids. The containment location selected at the site allowed for the 15’ by 25’ Geotube® unit to be installed.
THE RESULT
Clearwater Dewatering trained the Wastewater Treatment Plant personnel in the proper procedures to install and fill the Geotube® unit. The city was taught how to adjust their polymer dosage and to test the mixing rate before going into the unit. The city has a package plant with a digester tank to hold their solids in, and then they transfer that into the Geotube® units two or three times a week. After the Geotube® units are filled and dewatered, they are cut open and spread out to dry further and hauled to a landfill for final disposal.
