Waterra USA Inc. products

The Waterra Lever Arm – Tubing Actuator is a manual lever designed to provide operators with a convenient, portable mechanism which would provide some mechanical advantage when manually operating the Waterra Pump as well as facilitating the collection of samples with this system.

The Hydrolift is a portable, electrically operated device that is used to automate the operation of the Waterra Pump System. The Hydrolift is powered by a 3/4 horsepower (560 watts) electric motor (available in either 110 volt or 220 volt) and generates a 4 inch (10 cm) stroke at up to 140 cycles per minute. The Hydrolift weighs about 35 pounds (16 kg) and requires an electrical power supply of at least 1000 watts.

The PowerPack provides the mechanical Tubing Actuation for Waterra Pumps to depths of over 200 feet (60m), in a fully portable, single operator power unit. At 29 pounds (13 kg), the PowerPack provides outstanding pumping performance.

This WSP-12V-1 pump (Cyclone) is capable of lifting up to 25 feet (8 m) by simply connecting it to a 12 volt battery. Its reliable design is suitable for continuous sampling and purging of groundwater wells. If you want speed control, then you will need a PA-10800 controller.

Waterra carries the Fieldpro Peristaltic Groundwater Sampling Pump because it is quite easy to use but peristaltic pump lift is more limited than other devices. They work by reducing the pressure in the sample tubing. Water rises up the tubing to equalize the pressure differential because the bottom end of the tube is open. The maximum theoretical vacuum that a peristaltic pump can create is -1 atmosphere, which at sea level is equal to 14.7 psi and equivalent to a 32 foot water column. In reality, the maximum lift the best peristaltic pumps generate in the field is about 27 feet (8.2 m) at sea level and this will decrease with increasing elevation.

We manufacture inline disposable filters in our clean room facility in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Most popular are FHT-45  Waterra 0.45 micron Groundwater Filters used in metal analysis in groundwater monitoring programs all around the world. Their job is to remove the suspended particulate from groundwater samples so the dissolved metal content can be determined. also available are 0.1, 0.22, 1 and 5 micron pore sizes. Simply plug a Waterra filter into your pump tubing or bailer. Run the water through the inline disposable filter and capture the flow in a sample vial.

Waterra eDNA Filters are manufactured  in our clean room facility in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Each filter is individually bagged with two end caps to contain a buffer for sample preservation. Filter media is available in 5 different pore sizes from 0.1 to 5 micron and offered in 300 and 600 square centimetre formats.