Ixom Watercare applications

Of the 400+ lakes & reservoirs SolarBees have restored worldwide, about 50% of them are source water for municipal drinking water plants. In many cases, SolarBees have paid for themselves in the first year by carbon savings in the drinking water treatment plant and/or chemical savings in the lake. Some have reported savings over $500,000 per year in plant operating costs compared to before they installed SolarBee equipment!

 Let`s face it, wastewater is a tough, nearly thankless business. A lot can go wrong and before you know it, you`re in violation. Regulations ever increase, compliance becomes more difficult, and odors get the phone ringing.  Equipment breaks down.  Energy costs go higher & higher. 

Recreation and lakes go hand in hand whether it`s fishing, water sports, or just a relaxing vista. Time on & near the water is extremely valuable and even minor water quality issues can have a major impact on your experience. The key component for effective cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) control and overall water quality improvement is to actively circulate just the upper water of the lake known as the "epilimnion". Active epilimnetic circulation also benefits the fishery & the food chain that supports it.

Most activated sludge systems have two things in common... Insufficient mixing which leads to poor solids suspension, poor processing, and potential violations and Excessive energy use & cost trying to accomplish item #1. There are other challenges too of course. Odors need to be kept below the "neighbor noticing" threshold. Issues with nitrification / denitrification can easily become large permitting problems. And let`s throw in chlorination / dechlorination and THM removal in there for good measure.

We can help you attain your goals anywhere in your system- Distribution Tanks, Clearwells, & In-Line!  GridBee® SN Series THM Removal Equipment have been developed & refined over many years with hundreds of the systems installed across the United States and the world.  To the best of our knowledge, Medora Corporation has more municipal THM removal systems in operation than all others combined.

Industry-leading solutions with SolarBee and AerationPlus. Active lake circulation improves water quality. 400+ successful freshwater lake & reservoir restorations. Cyanobacteria (a.k.a. blue-green algae) blooms and associated cyanotoxins may be at the top of the problem list for most organizations but there are other water quality priorities depending on reservoir type and use. Recreational lakes likely favor good fishing & safe swimming while reservoirs used as a raw water drinking source may look to minimize taste & odor issues or reduce iron & manganese coming into the plant. Whatever the problem to be solved, all fresh water applications share a common goal... achieving and maintaining the best and safest water possible. Active lake circulation can help you achieve just that.

Effective circulation makes makes water better. Chances are small lakes and ponds less than 10 acres in size will be shallower with less natural circulation and more stagnation than their larger counterparts. These conditions combined can result in a perpetual cycle of poor water quality including cyanobacteria blooms (blue-green algae) and unpleasant odors. And chances are these ponds are near your home and serve as a place to drop a fishing line or to toss a stick with your dog.

A good mixing strategy can have a big impact on your entire system. Throughout the US there are tens of thousands of wastewater ponds with intense treatment for small cities and industries (e.g., the food processing industry), and perhaps just as many reactor basins in wastewater plants for large cities.

In wastewater treatment, the aeration system is often the largest energy consumer. It seems the age-old answer for every problem was to increase horsepower and add more aeration. When you analyze aeration, only 20% to 50% of the energy consumed is needed for production of dissolved oxygen (DO) for processing BOD and nitrifying bacteria. The remaining energy is used just for the mixing effect.

Every Tank Needs Mixing. Chlorine & chloramine systems can attain real water quality benefits. There are more than 50,000 municipal water systems in the United States and most of these systems rely on water towers, above-ground, and below-ground tanks to store their treated potable water.  Many operators rely on mixing via normal cycling of water in and out of the tank to limit water age and deterioration of disinfectant chemicals (but most often this is not enough).