Industrial Water Success Stories
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 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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View Full Case Study Problem When a Louisiana chemical plant suffered a site-wide blackout, plant personnel learned they would have to bring each power-generation unit, and its corresponding water filtration system, back on-line individually. Facility workers quickly returned the on-site demineralization system to functional status, but it was receiving almost zero condensate return. To re-establish […]
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View Full Case Study The wastewater treatment systems at many of the nation’s electric power-generation plants are struggling to meet discharge requirements because they are still using technologies installed during the industry’s building boom of the 1970s and early 80s. As a result, a number of power producers are now replacing their existing systems to […]
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View Full Case Study Problem An Ohio automotive manufacturer suffered a system crash of its ion-exchange equipment that resulted i n an inability to produce high-quality water. The aging equipment caused additional problems including the daily transfer of hazardous chemicals. The nearest service tech was located i n another state and could not get to […]
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