At Crane Environmental, our application engineers are adept at designing systems that solve your water problem efficiently. They have many years of combined experience in asking the right questions that lead to the best result. In general, they follow the logic path outlined below:
First, what is the source of your incoming water?
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Rain Water (including how it is captured and stored)
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Municipal (treated water from your municipality)
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Surface Water (streams, rivers, ponds, lakes and reservoirs)
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Ground Water (shallow wells, deep wells, springs and beach wells)
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Seawater (open ocean intakes or beach wells)
Knowing the source of your incoming water supply helps begin to narrow the appropriate technologies for solving your water problem. It is also important to know the source of feedwater for step two, as it will point the water analysis in the right direction.
Second, what are the specific contaminants in your water source?
One of the most important tools in solving a given water problem is an accurate water analysis. These reports are usually completed by laboratories who will guide you through the sample collection process. You should let the lab know if there are specific contaminants of concern as well as any potential seasonal changes in your water quality. Most municipalities publish water quality reports, but these may not be specific enough for your requirements.
Armed with an accurate water analysis, our application engineers are able to determine the most efficient means for getting the water in sync with your requirements, which leads us to step three.
Third, what is the specific quality of the water you require? This can include:
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Quality: Upper limits for specific contaminants
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Quantity: How much good water (product water) is required per minute (hour, or day), and during what hours per day is the water required?
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Availability: Almost all water treatment systems require some time for maintenance. Does your application call for a continuous product water stream? If so, there are design configurations that accommodate this.
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Control: A key element of system operation is the control scheme. Does the process require remote monitoring or operation?
Your Crane Environmental sales representative is your first point of contact in solving your water problem. They have the technical expertise to guide you to the best solution for your application and business model. In the event that we have not been involved in the initial project design phase, we are able to respond to existing specifications, however, we often find that existing specifications are not optimized for a given set of requirements. In those cases, we may provide a quote for the original specification and a suggested alternative quote that demonstrates performance and/or efficiency improvements.
Contact:
Don Paolicelli, Director of Sales
dpaolicelli@cranenv.com