Population growth, aging infrastructure and increasingly stringent regulations, as well as rising operational and energy costs, are driving the need to improve existing water and wastewater treatment plants. Siemens offers municipalities a comprehensive range of solutions for rehabilitating, retrofitting, upgrading and expanding their water and wastewater treatment facilities. These solutions can increase plant capacity as well as reduce costs, improve operations, enable owners to comply with new regulations and save energy.
Siemens offers equipment that meets or exceeds discharge regulations in a small footprint that can be easily retrofitted into existing space with minimal operator attention. This includes conventional filtration and membrane systems, odor control and chemical feed systems, as well as remote monitoring and control solutions. Additionally, Siemens continues to develop innovative new technologies and to redesign existing technologies so that they use less energy and reduce long-term lifecycle costs. For example, by combining a Vertical Loop Reactor (VLR®) system with the MemPulse® membrane bioreactor (MBR), a plant can reduce its overall energy requirements by up to 30%.
Besides providing innovative technologies and equipment, Siemens also offers retrofit and rehabilitation services. These involve conducting a comprehensive review of the customer’s water treatment equipment and controls, as well as current operating procedures and data. Siemens then provides a detailed report with recommendations for improving the treatment system.
| Customer Value |
| Reduced costs |
| Increased treatment capacity |
| Compliance with stringent regulations |
| Remote plant monitoring and control |
| Environmental Value |
| Lower energy usage |
| Improved operations |
| Reduced odors |
2011-Feb-25 | Author