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| Remote Mining Camp Wastewater Treatment Plant |
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Remote Arctic Camp |
| Year of Completion: |
2003 |
System Type:
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Mobile Wastewater Treatment Plant |
The mining company operating a camp in the Northwest Territories had a requirement for a wastewater treatment plant. The governmental authorities apply very strict environmental standards in Northern Canada and it was critical to have a system that would ensure that a high wastewater effluent standard could be consistently maintained. The plant would also have to operate under extremely cold arctic weather conditions. Temperatures are often well below 60°C. The mining camp supports several hundred personnel.
Due to the extreme remoteness of the facility, the wastewater treatment plant would have to be transported by aircraft to the site. Only a single airlift was acceptable using a Hercules transport aircraft. Only a completely assembled, factory ready treatment plant would be acceptable. The plant had to be ready for operation within hours of arriving at the site. |
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The mining company is a repeat customer that already had two of Seprotech's systems operating at the mining site. Since the performance of these systems has been very reliable in the past, the company had a high level of confidence in Seprotech to supply an additional system.
The solution in this case is Seprotech's CLEMENTINE® system. The CLEMENTINE® is a complete self-contained wastewater treatment plant in a twenty-foot (20') International Standards Organization (ISO) shipping container. Everything required to treat the effluent is in this single container. There are no external tanks or holding ponds required. The container is completely insulated in the sides, roof and floor and is appropriate for temperature extremes. Built for extreme heavy-duty operating and transportation conditions, the CLEMENTINE® is designed to be shipped by Air, Truck, Ship and Rail using standard ISO container handling facilities.
The treatment process is summarized as follows: |
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Wastewater is pumped from the mining camp directly into the primary clarifier contained within the ISO container. |
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The wastewater flows by gravity to the Rotorzone of the ROTORDISK®. |
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The Rotorzone is designed to treat the wastewater in four stages. |
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Following treatment, the wastewater flows to a final clarifier that is also contained in the unit. |
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Before being discharged to surface, an Ultra-Violet disinfection system, also in the unit, ensures that there are no remaining bacteria in the discharge effluent. |
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An on-board control panel monitors the process. |
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The system is designed to be pumped out only every six to twelve weeks subject to solids loading. |
| The CLEMENTINE® is an extremely compact wastewater treatment plant that solves the wastewater problems of remote camps and facilities. As a completely self-contained and extremely rugged system, the CLEMENTINE® can be easily transported virtually anywhere in the world. In this case, the mining camp required a system that could meet stringent discharge standards reliably but would not require constant operator interference. Less than three hours a week of operator time is required to run the plant. The CLEMENTINE® is a standard Seprotech product available off the shelf. |
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Applications - Mobile Systems