This Green Dome is saving an Australian client $70,000 per year.
Concrete rehabilitation & lining at Napier WWTP inlet works
Project Date
Industry
Products
2012
Wastewater Treatment Plants
Armaline 3730 Coating System
Challenge
Napier City Council's concrete milliscreen plant was in need of repair. The concrete had been badly eaten away by hydrogen sulphide gas - more than 20mm in places. Additionally the timeframe to was extremely tight to minimise shutdown, required a 15 year warranty and the lining application had to be curable underwater in case of emergency overflows during applications.
Solution
We rehabilitated the concrete structures underneath their milliscreen plant that screens all of the sewage from Napier before being sent out to sea. This is the first part of a project that will include the building of a new wastewater treatment plant.
Outcome
Without being able to inspect the job fully beforehand and in difficult conditions and to a tight timetable, our team finished on time and to a high quality finish. Inspections a year later showed very little signs of wear, and very few minor points for touchup. Twice-yearly inspections will continue through the 15 year warranty period.
“An excellent result on what was a very difficult project”
Testimonial
Fibreglass Sewer Liner Installed at Sporty’s Bar
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Industry
Products
Challenge
An existing sewer manhole was suffering from major corrosion issues both to the concrete and also the iron step rungs. The contractors (City Care) undertaking the repairs wanted to minimise disruption to traffic and patronage to the sports bar next to it.
Excavation and replacement of the manhole was considered and discarded for the following reasons.
- Manhole was 1050NB and 6m deep.
- Manhole was located approximately 3m from the edge of the road effectively in the left wheel track.
- Manhole was directly in front of a sports bar with regular clientele.
- Excavation to the depth of the manhole would require road closures and affect the footpath and entrance to the bar.
- Major resealing of the road would be required.
Solution
The solution was for us to make a 910NB fibreglass sleeve complete with fibreglass ladder attached. Traffic management was put in place to allow for partial closure of the road so the existing manhole top could be removed (approximately a 2m square cut in the road surface). City Care removed the iron step rungs. The fibreglass sleeve was lowered into the manhole and an epoxy grout used to seal around the bottom edge. Once a few small pipe connections were made through the fibreglass, the annulus was filled with a concrete slurry. The underside of a new concrete top was coated with our Armaline epoxy coating before being installed. City Care then reinstated the road surface.
Outcome
The manhole was repaired with minimal traffic disruption and without the requirement for the sports bar to close or lose business during the works. In fact, the patrons of the bar sat and watched out the front window with interest. City Care and the New Plymouth District Council were very pleased with the ease of the repair and the finished product.
Green Dome Odour Filter at Mangawhai Village
Project Date
Industry
Product
Challenge
The Mangawhai wastewater sewer network is a combination of pressure sewers and a gravity network. The main pump station at Mangawhai Village is located just 10 metres from a gift shop. There were odour complaints from this pump station as soon as it originally started operation. The pump station handles inflows from both gravity sewers and pressure sewers, and pumps directly to the main Mangawhai wastewater pump station, near the wastewater treatment plant. The area is mainly a holiday destination, with its population increasing dramatically in summer months.
To solve the challenge, the operators required the following key requirements for an odour filter be met: that it had minimum maintenance, low operating costs and low visual impact.
Solution
Armatec installed a GDOF-24 Green Dome Odour Filter connected directly to the pump station with an underground duct, treating the air as it is physically displaced from the pump station when the water level rises. A larger GDOF was installed on a second pump station in close-by area in Mangawhai.
The Green Domes were installed partly underground, with the ducting from the pump station totally underground, minimising visual impact. A domed lid covering the top of the carbon bed is all that is visible.
Constructed in corrosion resistant fibreglass, all parts are designed to have a very low pressure drop, ensuring as much air as possible exits the pump station via the carbon bed.
Outcome
The outcome has been wonderful for the shops, neighbours and visitors - with all odour issues removed.
The gift shop attendant noted: "The odour was gone as soon as it was installed. There is no odour whatsoever, in comparison to how it was. It is just fantastic. It was a horrible smell. It made the working environment really hard to work in. Customers would always comment on it."
Following the first two successful Green Domes at Mangawhai in 2010, over 50 Green Domes have now been installed throughout New Zealand and Australia eliminating odours released from pump stations, air release valves and manholes.
“There hasn’t been a whiff since you installed it. You wouldn’t even know the pump station was there”
Fibreglass Flume for metering wastewater flow from new prison complex in Auckland
Project Date
Industry
Product
2005
Sewage Networks
Flume Station
Challenge
A flow metering flume was required for a new prison complex in Auckland. The flume had to be installed in difficult soil conditions in a short timeframe.
In order to be accurate, flumes must be built to strict dimensional tolerances. Achieving this in a below-ground installation using traditional methods can be difficult and time consuming, especially when the soil is loose volcanic scoria. In addition, personnel access to the flume is generally required for monitoring and maintenance.
Solution
Armatec¹s fibreglass flumes are built using precise moulds so every flume produced is dimensionally accurate. The flume can be incorporated into a fibreglass manhole to provide the access needed. This is all done off-site at Armatec¹s factory, minimising site works.
These features meant that the contractor was able to excavate the hole, install the flume, connect the pipes, place concrete around the flume, and backfill in just a single day. This saved both time and money on the project, and helped to avoid delays due to inclement weather.
Outcome
A cost-effective and well-constructed flume installation that allowed accurate metering of wastewater flows.
Fibreglass Valve Chamber at Christchurch
Project Date
Industry
Products
2013
Sewage Networks
Fibreglass Valve Chambers
Challenge
Valve chambers are required to be installed underground alongside pump stations in earthquake liquefaction zones in Christchurch. They protect the valve equipment yet provide access for servicing. Earthquakes largely destroyed the wastewater network of Christchurch, and these valve chambers were an integral part of the re-build.
Solution
The flanged underground valve chamber was designed to withstand the large liquefaction loads imposed by the devastating shallow earthquakes. The valve chambers are anchored to both an underground concrete slab and the fibreglass pump station, restricting differential movement in the event of an earthquake.
Outcome
To date installations have withstood dozens of smaller aftershocks without damage.
Fibreglass Sewer Liner for Whangarei Manhole
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Industry
Products
Challenge
A new concrete manhole was installed on a long residence sewer from Whangarei Heads back to the treatment plant. However the concrete was severely corroded in less than one year due to hydrogen sulphide gas attack. The contractor was issued with a notice to rectify and achieve a design life of 50 years. The sewer was already live and could not be taken out of service for more than a few hours at a time using plugs and turning off stream pump stations off, using the storage capacity of the network only.
Solution
Armatec supplied a FRP Liner to lower into the manhole and form a new manhole surface inside the existing one. The top of the manhole was removed, the liner fitted, and then the cavity between the FRP Liner and the old manhole was grouted. This was all done during daytime hours with the sewers plugged. At night time the plugs were removed and the sewer flowed as per normal, minimising disruption and costs.
Outcome
The manhole now has an all fibreglass inside surface that is totally impervious to hydrogen sulphide attack. The expected life of the manhole is now in excess of 50 years.
Fibreglass Cover Installation at Careys Gully, Wellington
The two sludge tanks at Carey’s Gully store sewage sludge pumped from the Moa Point wastewater treatment plant located about 10 kilometers away. Due to the age of the sludge, considerable quantities of corrosive hydrogen sulphide gas are released within the tanks. H2S concentrations over 50 ppm have been recorded, and resulted in severe corrosion to the concrete walls and concrete roof of these two tanks.