Industrial Water Success Stories
View Full Case Study Problem Before the commissioning of a Mid-western natural gas and steam-driven power plant, tests on the plant’s source water revealed elevated levels of carbon dioxide (CO2). With no plans for an on-site water-treatment facility, the plant relied on MPW as its exclusive deionization (DI) supplier. The facility is also a zero-liquid-discharge […]
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View Full Case Study Problem Settling ponds are typically used in the wastewater treatment process, al-lowing for the natural removal of solids and turbidity from wastewater. Water is processed through the ponds so solid contaminants can settle and clean, re-usable water can flow over top. Though this technique is quite common in many industries, settling […]
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View Full Case Study Problem A Virginia power plant, which began generating electricity in 1958 with three coal-fired units, had decommissioned one of its units and converted the other two to natural gas. Despite no longer burning coal, two coal ash ponds remained, ne-cessitating a remediation project. In addition to the EPA’s National Pollutant Discharge […]
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View Full Case Study It did not take a structural engineer to realize the Pennsylvania pulp and paper’s clarifier required repairs. When the technicians from MPW Industrial Services arrived at the mill, steel I-beams were propped gainst the crumbling cement sides of the 1950s-era water purification system. Next to wood, water is one of the most […]
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View Full Case Study Problem A world-renowned engineering and construction company, commissioned by an Alaskan power supplier i n the final phase of construction on its 183 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle thermal plant, faced the challenge of supplying a constant flow of ultrapure water to support steam blows during the commissioning. Due to the […]
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View Full Case Study Problem For years, springtime had presented a distinct challenge for a large chemical-production complex in Alberta, Canada. With rain and melting snow, the facility could not handle the resulting high turbidity and TOC (Total Organic Carbon) in its feed water. Because of the elevated TOC levels, the facility was forced to […]
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View Full Case Study Meeting Growing Demand by Rod Reston The shift to natural gas to generate electricity in the U.S. has been unmistakable and sudden. From 2000 to 2015, electricity generation from natural gas-fired plants doubled to 32% of all fuel sources. Last April, natural gas generated more electricity than coal for the first […]
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View Full Case Study Problem Remaining true to its reputation for providing the utmost in customer service and system efficiency, MPW Industrial Water delivered when an oil refinery in the Southeastern United States needed to replace part of its on-site water purification system. In addition to the client’s need for processed water, other complicating […]
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View Full Case Study Problem Upon purchasing a Minnesota dairy facility, a food production company was facing issues with its wastewater discharge failing to meet city specifications. The city had fined the facility hundreds of thousands of dollars in previous years for discharges that exceeded the plant’s permit. At one point the city forced the […]
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View Full Case Study Problem An Ohio plant that manufactures part of the cells used in the solar-power industry faced lost production after its deaerator failed, causing potential rust buildup in its powerhouse boiler. A deaerator is a device that i s widely used to remove oxygen and dissolved gases from feedwater before steam production, […]
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