Water Treatment Projects

Point of Entry MTBE Water Treatment Groundwater and Soil Removal Maxymillian Technologies (MT) was contracted to perform IRA (Immediate Response Action) services that commenced with MT's Licensed Site Professional (LSP) investigating several residents' complaints of unknown odors in their drinking water. The homes in the affected area receive water from shallow individual private supply wells. MT's LSP conducted a site investigation which revealed that the residential area had been impacted by a gasoline spill. The contamination was characterized to be primarily MTBE, a potentially carcinogenic petroleum product added to gasoline to abate air pollution. MT personnel were immediately dispatched to remove the contaminated soil at the source. MT transported excavated soils to be thermally treated at MT's RE·SOIL soil recycling facility in North Adams, MA. In addition to removing the source of contaminated soil, MT designed and installed several Point of Entry (POE) filter systems. These systems were designed to remove the MTBE and other gasoline constituents from the wells of the affected residences, to meet state drinking water standards. MT implemented a rigorous monitoring program to track the removal efficiency of the POE filters and to ensure compliance with GW-1 (Ground Water) and Massachusetts drinking water standards. MT then mobilized a self-contained, trailer mounted ground water treatment system to treat the contaminated ground water plume that was migrating from the source area. Pumping from a recovery well, MT's system reduced the MTBE concentrations from >100,000 parts per billion to < 100 parts per billion over a one year time period. To date, over 3 million gallons of contaminated ground water have been treated. MT will continue to operate and maintain the ground water pump and treatment system until GW-1 and Massachusetts drinking water standards are met for all contaminants. Client: Confidential Consulting Engineers: MA Department of Environmental Protection Location: Western MA Project Managers: Robert F. MacLean, John E. Dupras back to Experience

above: Groundwater treatment in residential area. below: Interior of MT designed water treatment system.