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Innovative
Company Offers Revolutionary Wastewater Treatment Technology That Converts
Sewage Into Clean Water and Renewable Energy
Santa Barbara resident, Jim Smallwood,
creates Natural Water Systems, Inc. to provide environmentally-friendly
wastewater treatment services.
(PRWEB) August 1, 2006 -- A new company
representing a revolutionary treatment process, which can save water for
communities and produce energy from sewage has been formed by Santa
Barbara resident, Jim Smallwood. Looking at “green” ways to tackle
wastewater treatment, Smallwood recently created a joint partner
corporation, Natural Water Systems, Inc., bringing together innovative
technologies and services that maximize the recycling of wastewater while
creating energy from municipal and private community sewage sources.
One of the most exciting advanced technologies is the CleanStream from
MicroMedia, a cutting-edge, ultra filtration system that can reduce
incoming municipal sludge volume by up to 70%. The reduction in sludge
means lower hauling costs and less demand on the existing treatment
plants, while reducing associated operating costs by up to 70%. A new
installation of CleanStream costs a third as much as a traditional waste
treatment systems, outperforms current membrane technologies and produces
Title 22 clean water. A much smaller footprint and low maintenance and low
energy requirements translate into lower operating costs for the life of
the plant.
Through MicroMedia, Natural Water Systems also offers a new technology
that converts sewage into renewable energy, while conserving resources and
reducing costs. The optional gasification module converts the 30% dry
solids from the wastewater into 1050 BTU natural gas. For example, a 10
million gallon per day wastewater treatment plant that produces 24 tons of
dry solids can convert those solids through gasification to 64,000 cubic
feet of natural gas. Additionally, only 4% of total volume remains as
waste, virtually eliminating the waste hauling and disposal costs, and
conserving fuel resources. Several units are planned for installation in
California by February 2007.
The five companies under the Natural Water Systems, Inc. umbrella include:
Xtreme Screens, which specializes in advanced cleaning of digester tanks
for waste water treatment plants, cleaning the tank in half the amount of
time without taking it offline; Aspen Rentals, a sludge dewatering and
pond treatment service; Micro Media Filtration, which reduces incoming
solids at treatment plants and businesses by up to 70%; Powell Water
Systems, Inc., which uses a treatment technology called Electrocoagulation
to treat industrial, commercial and even nuclear wastewater by applying an
electric charge to waste water as it flows over iron slats causing water
molecules to “drop” contaminants and; CJI Process Systems, providing
licensed contractors who install processing tanks, piping and waste
disposal and exhaust systems.
“Think of us as one-stop shopping for wastewater processing for your
treatment plant or business,” says Smallwood. “We now consider sewage
as renewable energy, and by using a combination of these existing
technologies a wastewater treatment plant or private community development
can capture their incoming sewage, immediately separate the solids from
the water, treat the water for irrigation and convert the solids into
energy. This represents an almost 100% recycling of water, one of our most
precious resources.”
The combined use of these processes can also improve the quality of the
environment by improving the efficiency of treatment, providing natural
gas for vehicles from the sewage solids, producing Title 22 clean water
(cleaner than conventional processes), eliminating ocean discharges in
coastal zones and eliminating sludge hauling and the associated disposal
costs that average $50 per ton. The environmental and cost savings
benefits are immediate.
“We can cost effectively process community waste, recycle water back to
the community and improve the environment with these technologies,” says
Smallwood. “For us it’s the realization of a vision we had over 10
years ago, and we’re excited to have this opportunity to help turn
sewage into clean water and renewable energy in cities all over the
world.”
For information on Natural Water Systems, Inc., go to: http://natural-water-systems.com
Contact: James Smallwood, Ph. (805) 962-9953 Santa Barbara, California
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