1. Pre-Engineered Water Surface Water Treatment Plants
MICROFLOC® Products
WaterBoy™ & Aquarius®

2. Topics Discussed
Equipment Design
Features
Application Areas

3. WaterBoy Flow Diagram

4. WaterBoy Features
Coagulation, flocculation, 7 1/2° tube settling and mixed media filtration
Completely pre-assembled single tank units in sizes up to 60 gpm
Standard sizes WB-14, 27, 82 and 133A
Standard flows 10, 20, 60 and 100 gpm
Clarification based on equivalent settling surface area of 100 gpm / ft2
Detention time in flocculator - 10 minutes

5. Microfloc WaterBoy™

6. WaterBoy Process Operation Backwash
Flow set with influent valve or float
Filter level float valve
Chemicals added upstream of tank
Flash mix and one flocculation stage
Flow up through tubes and down through filter
Water pumped to storage
Filter headloss starts backwash (vacuum)
Drain siphon primed
Tubes siphon drained
Backwash pumped through filters and tubes
Drain siphon broken
Tubes filled with clean backwash and placed back in operation

7. WaterBoy Application For water temperature above 50° F
Up to 200 NTU
Up to 100 true color
Up to 10 mg / L iron
Up to 5 mg / L manganese
For water temperature below 50° F, reduce above criteria by up to 50 %
Higher solids loading than Tri-Mite
Lower solids loading than Aquarius

8. WaterBoy Sweet Spots Treats surface and ground waters
Size permits portable installations on skids and trailers
Ideally suited for small communities, low flow industrial applications, resorts and recreational sites
Over 300 installations

9. Microfloc Aquarius®

10. Aquarius Flow Diagram

11. Aquarius Features
Coagulation, two stage flocculation, 7 1/2° tube settling and mixed media filtration
Two tank system shipped loose
Standard sizes AQ-70B, 112B, 150B & 300B
Available in 350, 520, 700 and 1400 gpm
Clarification based on equivalent settling surface area of gpm / ft2
Detention time in flocculator - 20 minutes

12. Aquarius Design Mixed Media Filter Two-Stage Flocculation
w/ MULTIBLOCK® UD
Two-Stage Flocculation
Tube Settlers

13. Aquarius Process Operation Backwash Set flow with influent valve
Filter level float valve
Chemicals added upstream of tank
Two floc stages
Flow up through tubes and down through filter
Water pumped out to storage
Filter headloss starts backwash (vacuum)
Waste valve opened
Tubes drained
Backwash pumped through filters into tubes
Waste valve closed
Tubes filled with clean backwash and placed back in operation

14. Aquarius Application For water temperature above 50° F,
Up to 400 NTU
Up to 200 true color
Up to 20 mg / L iron
Up to 10 mg / L manganese
For water temperature below 50° F, reduce above criteria by up to 50 %
Higher solids loading than WaterBoy

15. Aquarius Sweet Spots Economical packaged treatment
Use in industrial applications for power, electronics, pulp & paper, potable water, process cooling water and zero discharge
Over 300 installations across North America; over 600 worldwide

16. Summary Economical Plant Designs
Flocculation, Tube Settler, & Mixed Media Filter
WaterBoy ideal for low flows & smaller footprint
Aquarius targeted for larger flow plants & higher solids

17. Pre-Engineered Water Surface Water Treatment Plants
MICROFLOC® Products
WaterBoy™ & Aquarius®