Reclaim

Jonathan Ellis

Jonathan Ellis

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I have accounts that I am required to recover water at. I currently use a vacu boom for my recovery efforts. This does not work well. The problem that I run into is that the sewer the water runs into is at the front of the yard in the middle of the gate. It is impossible for the drivers not to run over every time they go into or out of the gate. If I set the booms up around the drain, they will not be in one piece for an hour. I have also used a mat to cover the drain. As the trucks run over the mat it gets dragged around the yard, so I still lose the water. I have been moving the unit around the yard with me as I go, keeping it close to the parked trailers. This is difficult and very time consuming. There has to be an easier way. I will get the measurements of the drain on Wednesday and I will look into the drain to see what is down there (drain hole or what not and the size.)
ANY and ALL help is greatly appreciated.
 
Try sandbags. Thise have worked great for me. Have you ever ran over a sand bag? it is like going over a speed bump.And you can find them on the roadside. 5 finger discount.jk i would never do that. Hope this works for you.
 
Bust

How long do they last before they bust? What about them getting dragged around the lot?
 
Have you thought about using old firehoses filled with water - easier to transport and store than sand :) You probably would not have to fill them to bursting capacity so getting run over may not kill them as quickly?

Celeste
 
You could also use a plumbers balloon to plug the drain out-pipe. Then as water builds up you could pick it up.
 
Jonathan,
If all the water runs to the one drain, why can't you set up a little farther back?Are you taking water off site?

It would leave room for the drivers to get in and out and still pick up the water.Set up safety cones to make sure they see your equipment.
The other option is have a pan made to fit the drain deep enough to house a sump pump.A garden hose to and drop cord are all that will get run over.Pump the water from the pan to and area you can set up the vacuboom for collection.

Fire hose rocks,a little heavy even when empty,but durable.
 
Jonathan, One of my large fleet accounts has a similar problem. I use fire hoses filled with sand and a sump pump as far to the side as I can reasonably get it and still collect the water. I mark the pump with traffic cones for the drivers to see. With the pump towards the side to allow for traffic access, there is still a slight puddle in the middle, but not enough to breach the fire hoses. In your situation, it may be different depending on the amount of incline by your drain. The fire hoses stand up to repeated traffic and at the end of the job, I move the sump pump towards the middle to collect the last small puddle of wastewater. Hope that helps...
 
Thanks for all of the imput guys. I own a sump pump as well but the best I remember it sucked water so slowly it would take a week just to pick it up.
That kind of sump pump do y'all recommend?
 
I use both 1/2 and 1/3 horsepower sump pumps. The smaller ones I actually use as my backups. They are all rated for about 2500 gal/hr. They keep up with me with no problems, just make sure they stay unrestricted from any trash or debris.

On the fire hoses, I bought them cut to 25 ft lengths from my local hose supplier for about $30 each. They didn't come with any ends mounted, just hose. I doubled the ends back about a foot after filling them with sand and then used a couple of hose clamps on each end. They've never failed me yet.
 
i use to plug a drain for a fleet account i did we had a steel plate cut that fit just inside the drain on the lip where the grate sits it had a rubber seal that was glued to the out side edge it stoped the water from going down the drain and then after we were done i would just take a trash pump suck the watter out to my tank. it got ran over all the time some times it would get a little stuck but you could get it out with a crow bar !! worked pretty good. hope this helps
 
I checked the drain covers today and they do not pull out.
I was also informed today that I have one month to get the paperwork for the dumping of the reclaim water to the safety director or else I am gone. I have already given him the exact paperwork that I am given every time. The problem is that it looks like something that is made on a home computer. The rest is hand written in. They are about to be audited by the epa. Their concern is that if it looks unprofessional that the epa will research it. Everyone wants them in and out. I have not seen a computer at the water plant yet. This is not saying that they do not have one but I have not seen it in the managers office or anywhere else.
What would y'all suggest doing in this case?
 
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