Over the Northern winter we read with interest a number of stories related to frozen vacuum systems which were caused by some of the worst winters seen in 100 years in the North East of America. These stories have increased in recent years with some commentators talking about the … [Read more...]
The Hidden Costs of Gravity Sewers versus Vacuum Sewers
When looking at what sewage infrastructure to use in a difficult area, most consultants will do a study which compares gravity sewers with vacuum sewer technology. In some smaller communities they may also do a comparison showing a low pressure or grinder pump system. These costs are usually split … [Read more...]
Santa Pola resolves odours and overflows with a Flovac system
The Flovac vacuum system is one of the most innovative and longest in Spain - The vacuum system installation, executed over the past 8 years have allowed prevention of salinity problems in the town. With this system, the City of Santa Pola collected wastewater generated for 12,900 homes for later … [Read more...]
High Flow Projects – Reef Island Bahrain
Over the last five years building work has continued at Reef Island in Bahrain and this year Flovac has added its proprietary wireless monitoring system to assist the operations group with troubleshooting the system. When design work commenced on the Reef Island project in 2008 many engineers … [Read more...]
Official Opening of New Smart Vacuum System in Estonia
Merko, the leading construction company in Estonia has finished construction in Vääna-Jõesuu of Estonia’s second vacuum sewerage system - Flovac's first system was completed last year in Leppneeme and has performed better than expectations for both the community and the operators. Both … [Read more...]
Flovac Train Project Canada
Flovac has just completed its first train extraction system in Canada at the Willowbrook Maintenance facilities for the Go Transit group in Toronto. As trains come into the yard maintenance crews can hook up a vacuum hose via a fitting to the trains sewage holding tanks. The tank is evacuated via … [Read more...]
Bilad Seet Vacuum Sewerage System
The Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources in the Sultanate of Oman has again awarded the job of design and installation of a vacuum system for one of Sultantes most historic towns. This newest project at the small town of Bilad Seet about 175 km north of Muscat. In 2001 the … [Read more...]
