NEW RICHMOND, WI – Ellicott Dredge Enterprises (EDE), LLC forms an exclusive representation agreement with Bluff City Construction (BCC), LLC for the Great Lakes and part of the Midwestern United States. EDE with BCC have successfully deployed GeoPool® dewatering technology in both full scale and pilot demonstration projects within the continental United States.
BCC recently took delivery of a brand-new reusable and scalable GeoPool V6 dewatering system with 6,000 yds3 (4,642m3) capacity. BCC will utilize the pilot pool to demonstrate the efficiency of GeoPool on various wastewater, environmental, and industrial sites after successful bench tests are concluded in BCC’s accredited analytical and geotechnical laboratory. This will allow clients to go full scale with multiple reusable GeoPools to reduce dewatering costs over using traditional mechanical dewatering systems and single use geotextile tubes.
BCC offers their customers different levels of service and support for GeoPool installations on their job site from simple sales and installation to turn-key project management. Service offerings include:
Application assessment
Chemical and geotechnical analysis
GeoPool technology implementation stages:
- Stage #1: Sample collection and laboratory bench testing for applying GeoPool technology
- Stage #2: Pilot demonstration of GeoPool on-site
- Stage #3: Full scale GeoPool installation with start-up and training
Additional services include:
- Civil engineering
- Site development depending on specific site requirements from simple to advanced
- On-site turn-key operations
In addition to sales and the above services, BCC offers rental and long-term lease-purchase options to give its clients more flexibility and fast track their dewatering projects.
“True success is measured by performance — and GeoPool Technology continues to deliver. Over the past few years, we’ve successfully deployed GeoPool systems across both pilot and full-scale dewatering projects, consistently achieving higher solids content and accelerating production schedules. The results speak for themselves: lower costs, faster timelines, and smarter solutions for even the most complex challenges. GeoPool’s scalability, mobility, and reusability empower us to be more innovative and competitive in the market. That’s why BCC made a strategic investment in a GeoPool pilot unit and expanded our services and financing options — to help our clients move faster, think bigger, and achieve more,” said John Kupar, Director – Project Development, BCC.
GeoPool Technology
The GeoPool system is an innovative dewatering system that is reusable, scalable, non-mechanical, cost effective, easy to operate, and can receive variable flow. GeoPools are comprised of a series of rigid steel support frames that are linked together with heavy duty steel footing connections and a series of four steel cables with turnbuckle connections. The interior frame structure is lined with a hi-tech geosynthetic fabric used to filter out water from slurries delivered via hydraulic pipeline. The sediments are collected in the GeoPool and the effluent water filters through the fabric via natural settling and gravity. The effluent is directed towards a sump by simply creating a trench 5 ft. (1.5m) away from the rear base of the GeoPool frames. The effluent can then be pumped back to its original water source or treated if necessary.
The patented Dump Doors™ are a series of shutters inserted into several of the GeoPool frames at different heights and are opened to release bulk surface water of the pool to increase storage capacity. This greatly speeds up the dewatering process as a large portion of the water will not need to be filtered through the fabric during the dry down process which is required when using less efficient geotextile tubes.
The patented Clean Out Gates™ allow the GeoPool to be opened after the material is dewatered to the desired percent moisture level. After the gates are dropped and pulled to the side, tracked earth moving equipment can access the material through a 20 ft. 6 in. (6.25m) side entry point and remove the material from the pool. After the pool is emptied the Gates can be raised and locked and the next fill cycle can begin. For large scale projects, multiple GeoPools can be used to allow for continuous filling, dry down, and clean out.
“Bluff City sought out our technology when they realized it was a good fit for faster bulk dewatering of various types of materials on their environmental and industrial remediation sites. Bluff City allows easier deployment of the technology from bench testing to pilot projects to full scale dewatering operations that solve complex client wastewater issues,” said Ryan Horton, Vice President Auger Dredge & Dewatering Division, Ellicott Dredge Enterprises.
BCC, founded in Chicago, IL, with headquarters in Bartlett, IL is a construction and mining company which has been in continuous operations for 77 years. BCC offers a wide range of services including environmental remediation, civil construction, underground mining, mine reclamation, site development, and water resources. BCC has employees across 30 facilities in the Midwest. For more information on BCC visit Bluff City Remediation.
For more information on GeoPool dewatering technology and how it can reduce your dewatering costs, please contact GeoPool Sales at [email protected] or call 913-642-5100 and one of our solutions providers will assist you. Also, visit www.geopooldewatering.com for more information on GeoPools.
