Many industries rely on surface water in the process of creating electricity, food, drinking water, and other products for public consumption. Having an uninterrupted supply of clean water is vital to these industries. Nuisance aquatic vegetation, planktonic algae, and other water quality issues can interrupt this supply. Aquatic Control biologists have decades of experience managing these problems in high value industrial water supplies.
Municipal Water Supply
Many municipal water companies utilize surface reservoirs as their primary source of raw water. These reservoirs can become impacted by taste and odor producing algae, toxin producing blue green algae, or dense vegetation growth that impacts water flow. Aquatic Control has a long history of managing lakes and reservoirs of all sizes with techniques and products that are approved for application to drinking water sources.
Cooling Reservoirs
Many industries utilize surface waters for in-plant cooling reactors, turbines, and other machinery. Water from these reservoirs must be reasonably clean to prevent clogging of filters, pipes, and screens. Planktonic algae and aquatic plant material can clog the water conveyance systems and may require professional management.
Settling Basins
Many industries and sewage treatment plants have filtration ponds that are designed to settle out undesirable pollutants prior to their release into streams or rivers. These discharges are typically regulated by an NPDES permit which may require low levels of suspended solids or a safe pH range prior to release. Breaking these parameters can result in massive fines. Aquatic Control can fine tune a basin management plan that will help meet these NPDES requirements, help avoid the large fines, and improve the overall quality of water discharging into our public waters.
Irrigation
Surface water is often stored by the agricultural community for use in irrigation. If not properly managed, algae and other plant material can clog screens, pumps, and pipes. Many nurseries, farms, and grounds keepers have employed the services of Aquatic Control to help improve and maintain their water source.
Drainage
While all creatures need water to survive, too much water can create problems. Removal of this water is often achieved with drainage ditches. These ditches become less effective when they become clogged with nuisance vegetation. Physical removal can be very expensive and time consuming and calculating and applying proper doses of approved herbicides can be very challenging. Aquatic Control biologist have a wealth of knowledge and experience when it comes to successfully managing nuisance vegetation and improving water conveyance in this unique setting.