California Hospital Conserves Water With Non-Chemical Treatment System - Hospital saves more than 2 million gal. of water annually

摘要

In response to stricter effluent regulations, the 107-bed Pomerado Hospital in Poway, Calif., was looking for an alternative to the traditional chemicals it was using to treat scale, corrosion, and bacteria in its 600-ton cooling tower. After examining options from several vendors, the hospital chose a non-chemical treatment system from VRTX Technologies. "We felt that it gave us the greatest benefits, including sound, proven technology that we could see working in other facilities and a simple payback that fit into our capital-improvement expectations," Facility Manager Jonathan Huls said. Installed in January, the system consists of a 40-gpm skid-mounted unit that includes a 150-gpm centrifugal separator/cartridge filter. The installation also includes sweeper nozzles in the cooling-tower basin.