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Key Largo using monitoring for hurricane preparedness

Key Largo, Florida to Install Large Scale Telemetry Monitoring System in its Sanitary Collection System Installation of FLOVAC Americas radio-telemetry system technology to help prevent SSOs and warn collection system’s operations of potential issues to begin. Flovac has been contracted by the Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District to install its wireless monitoring system (FMS). The […]

Gran Marina del Estrecho, a new marina for megayachts

A New First Class Marina At the mouth of the Straits of Gibraltar, Gran Marina del Estrecho is set to become one of Europes leading marinas. It will have  first-class facilities, in the Mediterranean and an exceptional base for superyachts up to 200 meters in length. Its location is in Algeciras, in the south of […]

New Vacuum Sewer Project in Portugal

A new Flovac vacuum sewer system is being installed in the towns of Arazede and Liceia in the municipality of Montemor-o-Velho in Portugal. Our client ABMG – Águas do Baixo Mondego e Gândara the main water and wastewater utility for the region has made a video showing the installation which can be seen here. One […]

First Vacuum System in the French Caribbean

Flovac has recently commissioned the first vacuum sewer system in Grand Case in the French Caribbean. Other systems have already been installed by Flovac in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Puerto Rico and the Netherland Antilles. Grand Case is a small tourist town on the French side of the island of Saint-Martin, with a long […]

Operational Costs for Vacuum Sewer Systems

How much does it cost to operate and maintain your vacuum sewer system? Is that high and what is normal? Lets also talk about the best way to reduce your maintenance costs. Critical Factors Flovac’s operations group has completed audits of systems in many locations and through our benchmarking process we have determined a number […]

How do Variable Flow Rates Affect Your Design

Vacuum Systems operate on a ratio between air and water, either too much air or too much water can negatively impact on the system which could lead to failures or higher operating costs. Systems are designed and built for an average flow rate but in many of the communities where vacuum systems are built they […]

Award Winning Vacuum Pump Station Design

The Hunua Views Flovac vacuum pump station located between Drury and Ramarama south of Auckland in New Zealand has taken out the highly commended award in the 2021 ADNZ Resene Architectual Awards. The design was done by Madushin Amarasekera of Construkt Associated for Classic Homes, a major developer in New Zealand. The Hunua Views residential […]