Industrial Water Success Stories
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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When a production plant for a large automotive manufacturer in Michigan suddenly lost its ability to produce ultra-pure water, MPW quickly provided the solution.
One of two pumps in the plant’s permanent Reverse Osmosis (RO) system failed. Without ultrapure water,
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MPW routinely meets the refining industry’s demands of high flow rates, strict safety adherence and stringent environmental compliance. Through its industrial redundant systems, MPW minimizes plant turnarounds at petrochemical plants and refineries and provides 24/7 emergency response.
So when an
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A North Dakota power plant was not running at full capacity, which caused a water imbalance. This condition led to evaporation pond levels rising to near-overflow conditions. Plant personnel were concerned they could be put in a situation where any
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The ability to treat greywater is becoming vitally important to U.S. power producers. Energy companies in 19 states are using reclaimed water and the trend is expected to continue in light of larger populations, extreme weather patterns and rising demand for freshwater. Furthermore, greywater,
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When a power generating plant in Ontario, Canada required the most efficient steam blow services, it called MPW.
The steam blow required high-purity water processed from the plant’s city water source. Trailer economy would be key
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After a major refurbishment, a Canadian nuclear plant required additional process and boiler feed water for plant start-up and commissioning.
The plant’s raw water supply contained measurements ranging from 1 to 10 NTU, conductivity from 70 to 100 and color
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