Industrial Stormwater and The Use of the Up-Flo Filter Pilot Unit: Lessons Learned"
Date and Time
Friday Feb 13, 2015
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CST
DATE: Friday, February 13, 2015
TIME: 11:30 am Registration
12:00 - 1:00 pm Luncheon and Program
Location
Marriott Minneapolis West
9960 Wayzata Blvd, MN Minnetonka (952/544-4400)
(Located on the north frontage road of I-394 between Hwy 169 & Hopkins
Crossroad – directly across from the ACEC/MN office)
Fees/Admission
COST: This program is free to ACEC/MN members. Lunch is being provided by Hydro International.
1.0 PDH or .1 CEU
Description
The industrial stormwater permit has seen increasing pressure on commercial and industrial businesses to understand and proactively manage the quality of stormwater discharging from their sites.
As businesses begin addressing the issues they often do not know where to begin. After a few calls to industrial stormwater companies and visits from sales reps, the enormity of the scale of cost can be a real shocking and seemingly overwhelming hurdle.
In order to help ease into this process, Hydro International developed a portable pilot unit of the Up-Flo filter that can be shipped to a site and be used for pretesting and characterizing of the site, prior to any substantial commitment and investment in larger systems.
The pilot unit was used at the Port of Seattle in WA to gain an understanding of how effective the unit would be in controlling certain pollutants associated with large container handling facilities. The unit provided interesting insights and helped the consultant manage the client’s expectations.
This presentation looks at the usage of the pilot unit, the challenges associated with testing and data collection, and to gain an understanding of how a pilot system can be used when working with industrial permit situations. We will also look at some of the technologies offered in the industrial stormwater market and the costs that can be associated with them.
Speaker: Phillip Taylor is the Great Lakes West Area Sales Manager for Hydro International. He is a New Zealand-trained and registered Civil Engineering Associate. For the last 7 years he has been working in the manufactured stormwater quality industry covering most of the western half of the US. The information collected in this time is extensive. Phillip has seen a sea change in the industry, as it has matured with a greater understanding of the stormwater quality issue in the US. Phillip’s experience was gained through extensive exposure to the manufactured proprietary stormwater water treatment industry and applies daily.