Sewer Gobbler Enzymes

Sludge: Sludge handling is the number one problem waste water treatment plants. What enters the waste water plant has to exit the plant at some time and some place. The more sludge removed, the greater the expense in labour, offsite hauling and disposal, not to mention that the huge carbon footprint of offsite haulage costs. Sludge handling costs vary from tens of thousands of Rands in small plants, to hundreds of thousands or even several million Rands in larger facilities, on a monthly basis.

Mechanical Equipment Failure: As sludge builds up in the system the waste water’s viscosity becomes much thicker which immediately puts enormous strain on all the mechanical machinery in the sewerage plant which results in components failing and breaking more often from the extra torque requirements placed on them for which they are not designed. Equipment repairs in these instances are high capex items which are mostly unplanned for and extremely expensive.

Electricity Costs: An addition to the mechanical strain sludge causes, the electro mechanical systems in the plant run at a fraction of their intended efficiency resulting in large inefficiencies of scale which greatly increases utility and overall electrical bills which are huge cost items when looking at the overall monthly costs of running a sewer treatment plant.

Downtime: With the problems caused by sludge build‐up, mechanical failure is eventually guaranteed, and this results in the total in‐operation of smaller plants or partial closure of larger plants for repairs. This in turn places severe operational loads and constraints on other sections of the plant which has a vicious knock‐on effect which starts all over again in a continuing and downward spiral.

Odour Pollution: The odour generated by sewer plants is enormous and can often be overbearing depending on the state of the waste in the plant. By pure design or eventual population expansion sewer plants are often situated in residential or commercial areas and the foul odours generated can be unbearable. This has an immediate and negative effect on perception of commerce and industry as well as deteriorating property value, not to mention quality of life for surrounding communities and businesses.

Ongoing Problems:
Such large expenditures and challenges are not likely to decrease because of expanding population, fewer approved disposal sites, inflation, increased use of chemicals which add to sludge volume and deteriorated state of the sludge and waste, as well as ever tighter growing regulations. There is an enormous consumer trend of increasing the disinfectant properties of commercial hygiene, cleaning and personal care products. These disinfectants are transferred downstream and indiscriminately kill all bacteria, good and bad, which are needed for sewer plants to function correctly. Without good bacteria, sewer plants will grind to an immediate halt.

Sewer Gobbler™ is the solution to reducing or eliminating these costs and solving the problems faced. The usual approach in waste water plants has been to add plant capacity with larger tanks, more air, etc., and to a degree this is sometimes necessary. This is extremely costly and involves enormous capital expenditure which is normally not sufficiently budgeted for, but yet still with a resulting increase in sludge handling and expenses. It is important to note that the physical aspects of a plant do not digest the waste. It is the enzymes produced by bacteria and microorganisms. The best point of attack is to reduce the volume of solids thereby effecting an immediate saving in hauling costs. This is done by bio‐augmentation of the existing microorganisms through addition of biologically active bacterial seed cultures which produce massive amounts of enzymes, on a regular preventive maintenance schedule. Bio‐enzyme bacterial augmentation means helping mother‐nature do a better job microbiologically rather than from continued use of chemical additives. Just like an aspirin that relieves some cold symptoms, but does not cure the cold, chemical additives temporarily relieve the symptoms of poor digestion, but do not cure the problem. So what exactly are biologically active seed cultures?