"Why don't you do the water treatment yourself to meet your needs and avoid the EPA!" This is what one customer did at his new laundromat in Southern California. He was faced with some $240,000.00 in hook-up fees to municipal water and sewer until he incorporated our Conservator 008 Waste Water Recycling System. His hook-up fee was reduced to $3200.00, plus he received the reward of lower water and sewer fees as a result of the recycling. This customer uses our patented 45 gpm ozone recycle system, accompanied with our micro, nano and ultra filtration water treatment system.

The Conservator System works very simply and is user friendly for use in a car wash, laundromat, or similar application. Basically the reclamation system is fed by the dirty gray water flowing off the car and into a below grade, three basin interceptor tank system designed with internal baffles that function to separate sediment and dirt from the water. Three baffled in-ground basins are involved. The first collection basin is the drain pit beneath the car in the wash. The next two basins, or tanks are under the equipment room or outside the building. Waste water enters the first basin and is reclaimed from third basin. Ozone, which is a powerful oxidizer, is infused into the collected waste water in the third basin. The ozone actually "zaps" the organic and inorganic components borne in the water and reduces them to cinders. Ozone is used because it is the most powerful and readily available oxidant used for water treatment and second only to fluorine for water purification. It is highly effective in oxidizing almost totally the organic and inorganic substances found in water. And, it may be interesting to know that many major metropolitan water treatment systems are now converting to ozone treatment systems over conventional clarifying and chlorinating systems. Ozone works 3,000 times faster than chlorine and destroys bacteria and all odor causing sources.

Waste water is infused with ozone in the third and final in-ground tank and is drawn into the processing Conservator System and sent through a series of filters that separate the resulting "cinders" and impurities from the water. High flow cleanable membrane filters are incorporated to condition the water as it flows toward the water treatment unit. At the point where the reclaimed water exits the reclamation unit, further water filtration and treatment is required to return the water to high purity water for ultimate reuse. A treatment system for car washes is available that includes water softening, KDF filtration, carbon and reverse osmosis. In this water treatment system water is tapped off at various points to supply pre-rinsing and under car wash water. The final output of the full reclaim and treatment system is fed to holding tanks to supply spot free rinse water for final rinse. The high purity final rinse water usually tests to less than 50 ppm total dissolved solids.

Laundromat water recycling systems and combination laundromat/car wash water recycling systems can use the micro, nano and ultra filtration water treatment system. This system is geared for larger volumes of water in a short period of time. The fine filtration medium in the filter membranes accomplishes the water softening. Municipal or well water is introduced to the system to make up for water that evaporates to insure a usable water volume is always available. The system functions only when the pure water holding tanks may be below fill limits, meaning that the system does not run constantly and conserves electricity. Also, electricity saving measures are incorporated in the design to minimize the electrical demand.

The Reclaim/recycle unit is built on a steel frame which rides on casters. It measures 61" x 33" x 75" and designed for quick connect/disconnect plumbing and electrical connections for easy installation and service. This package method affords easy movement through normal doors and right to the point of installation. Lenders accept the design's appliance-like packaging. Water treatment units are similarly designed.

Reclaim/Recycle water systems are available from Water Recycling Systems in the form of just the recycle unit to couple to your water treatment system, or complete water treatment systems. When you provide the particulars, including your source water quality, Water Recycling Systems will be happy to discuss with you a waste water recycling system to meet your needs.

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