Filtration is one of the most important steps in water treatment today. Proper care and maintenance is key to meeting new compliance regulations and extending the life and performance of your filtration system. Check out Bob Cashion’s article, Using Media Inspection & Maintenance for Filtration Optimization on Water Online.
Cashion’s article provides insight to the overall importance of the filtration process and how the process has changed with the current importance being placed on TOC reduction and disinfection byproduct (DBP) regulations.  Mechanical applications of the filtration process for both gravity and pressure filters are examined to provide a better understanding of the importance of operations and maintenance practices for optimized performance of filtration systems.
Proper care of filtration media is discussed in depth to show the contamination issues that occur and the effects biofilm growth can have on overall water quality. A cost analysis chart shows the difference in costs between media cleaning practices verses complete media change-out and how it can become a maintenance expense rather than capital improvements.
Furthermore, practical solutions utilizing Blue Earth Products’ chemical cleaning solutions are discussed in detail and completed case studies from three various filtration facilities are used to exemplify the cost savings of media cleaning over media change-out.

About Bob Cashion

Robert (Bob) K. Cashion is a Certified Water Technologist, he holds class IV Water & Wastewater operators licenses in several states and has been providing water & wastewater related training for over 35 years, he is the National Director of Training & Field Services for Blue Earth Products, and is involved extensively in operations and maintenance issues of filtration systems and water quality assessment projects. He is an active member in the AWWA and NRWA and State associations. He has a BS degree in Environmental Health & Technology from Missouri Southern State University and EIT graduate at the Water & Wastewater Technical College, Neosho, MO.

About Water Online

For over 16 years, Water Online has served the water, wastewater and stormwater industries by providing a comprehensive platform where buyers and suppliers can connect, interact and share information.

 
 

Blue Earth Products today announced a strategic business partnership with Azure Water Services, a diversified manufacturer and supplier of environmentally-responsible products and services used in industrial, commercial and municipal water applications. Recognized as a leader in eco-friendly water treatment programs, Azure Water Services provides solutions to performance, costs and environmental problems to its broad customer base primarily in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states. They service a variety of industries including commercial and industrial buildings, manufacturing facilities, hospitals and medical centers, food and beverage facilities, government and military properties and power generation stations. By partnering with Blue Earth Products, Azure Water Services will offer Blue Earth Products’ suite of proprietary, NSF 60 certified products for advanced cleaning and water infrastructure maintenance.
According to Dane Madsen, CEO of Blue Earth Products, “We are pleased to join forces with a leader in green water treatment solutions. Their water industry expertise combined with a commitment to a high-level of service to its extensive customer base will help establish Blue Earth Products in the water treatment industry.”
“It’s our mission to provide our customers with the most advanced, innovative and eco-friendly commercial and industrial water treatment products. Blue Earth Products’ suite of products align with our environmentally responsible approach, and we are excited to expand our offerings to include their powerful and economical solutions to scale and biofilm issues, as well as their water infrastructure maintenance solutions,” stated Ken Soeder, President of Jamestown Technologies.
If you would like more information about Blue Earth Products, please call 1.800.256.4489 or email info@BlueEarthLabs.com. For information on Azure Water Services, please contact 203.932.3655 or email info@Azure.com.
About Azure Water Services
There are three primary divisions within the Azure group, Jamestown Technologies, Water Solutions and Redux Technology, bringing over 75 years of combined experience in critical water treatment areas such as cooling and boiler water treatments, groundwater remediation programs, and potable water operations. Azure’s experienced team of technical advisors provide customers with a wide variety of analytical, consulting, designing and engineering services to ensure consistent results and optimized product usage and equipment performance.
About Blue Earth Products
Blue Earth Products, a chemical research and development company, develops advanced cleaning and maintenance solutions to assist commercial facilities in providing safe, clean water. The Company’s proprietary, NSF 60 certified products are specifically engineered to extend the operational life and efficiency of any water infrastructure by removing organic and inorganic contaminants both online and off-line. Founded in 2010, Blue Earth Products combines chemistry with commitment, innovation and expertise to deliver simple, cost-effective water infrastructure solutions to customers across the globe. Visit BlueEarthLabs.com for more information.

Attending ACE 2012?
Come visit us at the New Product Technology Showcase featuring our Media Master® product.
Take our Filter Media Challenge!
Bring one quart of your dirtiest filter media, and we will clean it. To sign up for the challenge, email info@blueearthlabs.com.
Product demo times:

Sunday, June 10 4:00 – 5:30 pm
Monday, June 11 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Tuesday, June 12 3:00 – 4:30 pm

Media Master® and Media Master® RR are granular formulations developed specifically for in-place filter media rehabilitation. These products are designed for removal of organic and inorganic deposits on anthracite, sand, activated carbon and other types of granular media. Treatment with Media Master and Media Master RR is a fast, convenient and economical alternative to media replacement. Filter cleaning improves performance and extends media lifetime.

In case you haven’t heard, cooling towers have been blamed for the worst outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease in Scottish history.  This news is a harsh reminder that industrial cooling towers often harbor harmful waterborne bacteria. Here’s the link to the news: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/legionnaires-cases-at-74-amid-edinburgh-outbreak-7831703.html
Our belief is that being proactive with legionella prevention is the best, most cost-effective strategy. Clearitas 401 from Blue Earth Products is a proprietary form of oxidized chlorine that attacks and eliminates the organic and inorganic precipitates that provide Legionella with a surface for attachment and growth. Used in conjunction with a primary disinfectant, Clearitas effectively removes and prevents the medium in which Legionella thrives.
For more information on our legionella prevention, click here. Don’t make the same mistake if you have not implemented a plan to prevent legionella!

Join at the following events this month….
September 9 – 11
Virginia AWWA Water Jam 2012
Virginia Beach Convention Center
Virginia Beach, VA
Exhibiting & Presenting (“Road to Stage 2 Compliance,” Bob Cashion)
 
September 14
Azure Water ASHRAE 188 Seminar
Exhibiting & Presenting
 
September 18 – 21
AWT 2012
Palm Springs, CA
Exhibiting (Booth #620)
 
September 23 – 26
WaterPro 2012
Nashville, TN
Exhibiting (Booth #517) & Presenting