Oil Stop - Lagoon and In-Tank Baffles
Specially designed curtains for solids control resemble silt control curtains. Unlike silt curtains, that are used in natural waterways, solids control curtains are specifically designed to fit in man-made settling ponds. Their purpose is to delay the flow of process water from exiting the pond thereby allowing retention time for the solids to settle and allow the water to exit the pond at regulated and acceptable levels of solids content. Compliance with the regulated levels of water discharged from mining operations is closely monitored, so the design and quality of these floating curtains is critical.
In-tank baffles are mostly used for potable water treatment. They are installed to create a maze for water flow to increase the time needed to properly treat the water before sending it to public water supply. Both types of baffles need to be specifically sized to suit the installation. There are no two exactly alike.
