A healthcare products manufacturer in the United States needed to expand operations and production without increasing their water needs and water discharge requirements. The company needed a 150 gallon per minute (GPM) treatment plant, capable of producing high quality Pharmacopeia purified water.
The specifics for this example water system include:
The healthcare products manufacturer explored various solutions and ultimately selected Evoqua Water Technologies as its partner to develop a system that would maximize conservation savings and optimize its production of products.
The manufacturer chose the S3 process from Evoqua, utilizing Ionpure® CEDI modules. The revolutionary Sanitize, Start, Stop process provides microbial control by using a quick thirty-minute heat sanitization cycle. Operation stops during dormant periods rather than continuously recirculating, providing significant energy and cost savings. A rapid pulse sanitization just before use ensures that the system produces consistent optimal water quality.
The S3 process:
The economic benefits from use of the S3 process were dramatic, saving 16.4 million gallons of water per year. While the savings are greater on larger, redundant systems, even relatively small, single-train water systems with moderate water costs still result in rapid payback and significant savings.
The projected savings over a 10-year period are significantly more than the the initial cost of the new water system. The S3 process quickly pays for itself, often with a payback period of 6 to 24 months, after which the savings immediately start to improve the bottom line.
