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When its leach field failed, the owners of Napa Valley winery Castello di Amorosa knew it was time to reconsider their water system. California had experienced a series of droughts, which resulted in increased water-use restrictions.
LOW SLUDGE MAINTENANCE The Castello di Amorosa wastewater system is designed to store waste sludge for at least one year of continuous operation. This minimises cleaning and maintenance— a plus especially for small wineries where the owners do the maintenance themselves.
ZCL | Xerxes and BioMicrobics work together in a variety of wastewater applications, including primary treatment of winery wastewater and secondary treatment of domestic wastewater. Its partnership gives customers turnkey solutions, which eliminates the need to source multiple components of a water treatment system from separate vendors. It can meet customers’ specific application needs, including those of smaller wineries.
A close-up of the pre-airline and filter line.
Application highlights
• 51m litres of wastewater treated and reused in first year of operation
• Tanks and treatment system are a high-efficiency, low-maintenance pairing
• Corrosion resistance of fibreglass is advantageous in a winery’ s acidic soil
• Three 83 000l of fibreglass water tanks. PA
Filling the tanks.
BioMicrobics, based in the US, has two distributors in South Africa:
• Tupelox works closely with a number of clients( government and private) to provide water and wastewater treatment and management to communities, small to large villages, and small municipalities.
• Danamara focuses on remediation and revitalisation of failed septic tanks, systems, lagoons, ponds, and other applications to reduce pollution( untreated sewage) in the environment with BioAugmentation Bacteria products and RetroFAST ® Septic System Enhancement.
Installing the tanks.
www. plumbingafrica. co. za October 2018 Volume 24 I Number 8