T H E M A G A ZI N E F O R T H E D R AI N A G E, W A T E R & W A S T E W A T E R I N D U S T RI E S
or g a ni c l o a di n gs – d esi g n e d t o mi ni mi z e t h e ti m e a n d e ff ort r e q uir e d t o c o ntr ol or a dj ust t h e s yst e m. E v e n i n c ol d w e at h er c o n diti o ns w h e n mi cr o or g a nis m a cti vit y is d e cr e as e d, t h e pr o c ess o p er at es e ffi ci e ntl y wit h o ut s p e ci al att e nti o n.
T h e pri m ar y c o m p o n e nt of t h e C L R Pr o c ess is its h ori z o nt al r ot or a er at or. T h e L a k esi d e M a g n a R ot or pr o vi d es o x y g e n t o t h e bi ol o gi c al m ass, mi x es mi cr o or g a nis ms u nif or ml y a n d a d ds mi xi n g v el o cit y t o t h e c h a n n el t o pr e v e nt s oli ds fr o m s ettli n g. Wit h t h e L a k esi d e bl a d es di e-f or m e d of 1 0- g a u g e AI SI T y p e 3 0 4 st ai nl ess st e el t o pr o d u c e gr e at er sti ff n ess a n d ri gi dit y, it is p er h a ps n o w o n d er t h at t h e ori gi n al r ot ors at M o ntr os e – c a p a bl e of t a ki n g a 2 5 0 l b i m p a ct l o a d ( wit h o ut d ef or m ati o n) ar e still i n w or ki n g or d er!
T h e M a y or of M o ntr os e, Mi k e W als h, c o nti n u e d: “ Wi n ni n g a j oi nt f e d er al a n d pr o vi n ci al gr a nt t hr o u g h t h e I n v esti n g i n C a n a d a i nfr astr u ct ur e pl a n a n d N e w B uil di n g C a n a d a F u n d t o u p gr a d e o ur w at er a n d w ast e w at er tr e at m e nt is gr e at n e ws f or o ur vill a g e. It’s als o w el c o m e n e ws f or o ur o p er at ors, b e c a us e m u c h of t h e tr e at m e nt pl a nt o p er ati o n h as b e e n a h a n ds- o n j o b, i n cl u di n g t h e m a n u al cl e a ni n g of s cr e e ns, w hi c h is n’t t h e m ost pl e as a nt.
“ Si n c e 1 9 6 3 w h e n m y f at h er h el p e d i ntr o d u c e o ur tr e at m e nt pl a nt, t h e n u m b er of h o m es i n M o ntr os e h as al m ost d o u bl e d fr o m 2 5 0 t o 4 3 0, s o w e’ v e h a d t o r ei n v est – a n d c a n’t e x p e ct t h e w ast e w at er e q ui p m e nt t o l ast f or e v er. U p gr a d es t o o ur pl a nt s h o ul d b e c o m pl et e d b y t h e f all of 2 0 2 1. W e k n o w f or s ur e t h at w e h a v e h a d gr e at s er vi c e fr o m L a k esi d e a n d ar e pl e as e d t o b e t h e o w n ers of t h e l o n g est s er vi n g o xi d ati o n dit c h es”.
L a k esi d e e q ui p m e nt - still g oi n g str o n g at M o ntr os e - si n c e 1 9 6 3!
t hr o u g h a dj ust m e nt of r ot or i m m ersi o n b y r aisi n g or l o w eri n g t h e l e v el c o ntr ol w eir a n d b y a dj usti n g t h e r ot ati o n al s p e e d.
W arr e n K erst e n, Vi c e Pr esi d e nt of L a k esi d e E q ui p m e nt C or p or ati o n c o m m e nt e d: “It’s h ar d t o p ut i nt o w or ds j ust h o w pr o u d w e ar e as a c o m p a n y wit h t h e l o n g e vit y of t his e q ui p m e nt at M o ntr os e. It w as o ur first o xi d ati o n dit c h i nst all ati o n – a n d r e m ar k a bl y, it still h as t h e v er y ori gi n al r ot or a er at ors i n us e!”
‘ I n st all a ti o n b a c k i n 1 9 6 3’
H e a d d e d: “I d o n’t mi n d s a yi n g t h at t his i nst all ati o n i n a b e a utif ul p art of Britis h C ol o m bi a h as a ct u all y b e e n i n o p er ati o n m u c h l o n g er t h a n m ost a er ati o n c o m p a ni es h a v e b e e n i n b usi n ess! Si n c e t his i n a u g ur al i nst all ati o n b a c k i n 1 9 6 3, m or e t h a n 2, 0 0 0 L a k esi d e s yst e ms of t his t y p e h a v e b e e n i ntr o d u c e d t o w ast e w at er tr e at m e nt pl a nts all o v er C a n a d a a n d t h e U nit e d St at es; e q ui p m e nt d esi g n e d a n d m a d e h er e i n A m eri c a. N o n e ar e as ol d as t his o n e fr o m t h e e arl y si xti es, b ut t h er e ar e a h u g e n u m b er t h at h a v e a n i n cr e di bl e tr a c k r e c or d a n d t h at ar e still g oi n g str o n g. O ur pr o d u cts ar e als o v er y l o w m ai nt e n a n c e, b ut it is still a m assi v e cr e dit t o t h e o p er at ors at M o ntr os e t h at t h e y cl e arl y t a k e v er y g o o d c ar e of t h eir tr e at m e nt pl a nt e q ui p m e nt”.
Wit h b a c k u p i n t his p art of C a n a d a fr o m L a k esi d e’s r e pr es e nt ati v e, Pr o m a g E n vir o of B ur n a b y, t h e C L R Pr o c ess is n ot s ur prisi n gl y k n o w n f or its v er y st a bl e o p er ati o n o v er a wi d e r a n g e of i n fl u e nt fl o ws a n d
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M o ntr os e W W T P i n C a n a d a, w h er e L a k esi d e e q ui p m e nt h as b e e n w or ki n g tir el essl y f or o v er h alf a c e nt ur y d r ai n T R A D E R
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