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QUEBEC CITY, Jan. 19, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - (TSXV: HEO) –
H2O Innovation Inc.
("H2O Innovation" or the "Company"), a leader in
membrane filtration, is proud to announce it completed the
commissioning of its largest ultrafiltration (UF) project to date
for the Clifton Water District, Colorado.
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This ultrafiltration (UF) system was designed, manufactured, and
commissioned for the Clifton Water District in Colorado. This design-build project is rated
to produce 12 MGD (45,400 m3/day) of potable water with
feed water from the Colorado River and the Grand Valley Canal.
Aside from the 30 MGD (113,500 m3/day) Montevina,
California project currently in
its manufacturing phase, Clifton is the largest UF project
delivered by the Company to date. "Through this project,
H2O Innovation is proving that the open-platform
FiberFlexTM, a customer-oriented flexible concept we
started promoting in the market place 24 months ago, is indeed a
success from a technical and commercial standpoint", said
Denis Guibert - PhD, P. Eng, Vice
President Projects and Engineering. To date, H2O
Innovation has 15 FiberFlexTM ultrafiltration (UF)
facilities being design or in operation, totalling over 55 MGD
(208,000 m3/day) of capacity. Of these, four (4)
facilities are over 10 MGD (38 MLD) showing that the technical and
commercial model developed by the Company for a renewed
ultrafiltration market applies to both small and large
facilities.
The Clifton facility is treating settled water and includes
eight (8) identical UF skids. The design further incorporates
constant flow management on the UF system to facilitate control of
the pre and post treatment units as well as chemical dosing
systems. This project is a retrofit into an existing plant and this
created additional engineering challenges. Plant construction had
to be scheduled within an operating facility to coincide with the
low flow winter months. The project was executed from purchase
order to commissioning in less than a year, demonstrating again the
ability of H2O Innovation to deliver projects with
demanding schedules. "We are pleased to have selected and worked
with H2O Innovation. The FiberFlexTM
technology integrated perfectly into our complex renovation project
and it protects our investment in membrane infrastructure which
were key requirements for us. The system and manufacturing quality,
project delivery and on-site support have been outstanding", said
Dale Tooker, Manager, Clifton
Water District.
The FiberFlexTM racks provide interchangeability and
accommodate several types of ultrafiltration modules – similar to
spiral wound membrane systems. The use of a FiberFlexTM
rack makes changing module suppliers easier and allows the end user
to competitively bid these suppliers without having to account for
costly infrastructure retrofits that are required for
single-module, proprietary UF designs. It also protects the
investments made by end users against technical obsolescence and
provides much wider upgrade possibilities with more Ultrafiltration
membrane modules available to choose from. Endorsed by major
membrane manufacturers, H2O Innovation's approach to a
unified rack and ancillary equipment design, the
FiberFlexTM system is a long awaited innovation for
ultrafiltration systems. The use of FiberFlexTM racks
for the Clifton drinking water treatment system differentiated
H2O Innovation from other bidders during the OEM
selection process.
As H2O Innovation continues to bid and win more
ultrafiltration projects, the FiberFlexTM approach is
becoming a design basis and requested by more and more consultants
and clients. The Clifton project is a great example of
H2O Innovation's ability to take large projects with
technological challenges and deliver on its commitments.
About
H2O Innovation
H2O Innovation
designs and provides state-of-the-art, custom-built, and integrated
water treatment solutions based on membrane filtration technology
for municipal, energy and natural resources end-users. Also,
directly and through its affiliates, H2O Innovation
provides services and products complementary to its membrane
filtration and reverse osmosis systems. These products consist of a
complete line of specialty chemicals, consumables and couplings.
For more, visit www.h2oinnovation.com.
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SOURCE H2O Innovation Inc.