CLARIFLOTE™ - Tonka Water

CLARIFLOTE
™
Clarification and Filtration Two-Stage Treatment
Upflow Clarification and Filtration
Tonka Water’s ClariFlote™ treatment system combines upflow
clarification and filtration in a high-performance, compact
footprint. We’ve combined buoyant media clarification with
our industry leading Simul-Wash™ filter backwash system to
produce a simple, highly efficient package treatment system.
Our ClariFlote™ can treat the most challenging waters while
conserving backwash waste. It solves difficult treatment issues
including removal of color and organics while minimizing energy,
chemical use, and wastewater. The time-tested technologies of
clarification and filtration meet the flexibility and simplicity of
the treatment system to create this optimized treatment unit,
customized for your specific needs. ClariFlote™ is designed to
handle a variety of water sources, and meets all USEPA and Ten
States Standards for potable drinking water.
Advanced Technology
AUTOMATIC CONTROL
ClariFlote™ can be used in
many different treatment
process configurations. Whether
discharging to a clearwell
or pumping directly into the
distribution system, we will
customize and provide the
controls required as well as any
other control enhancement
features desired.
The ClariFlote™ packaged surface water system combines high
rate adsorption clarification with mixed media filtration. A buoyant
adsorption media bed provides clarification to significantly
reduce the solids passing through to the filter bed. The clarifier
is periodically flushed using an air/water combination to remove
captured solids and maintain optimal efficiency. The mixed media
filtration then removes the remaining solids. The mixed media bed
consisting of anthracite, sand and garnet produces consistently
excellent effluent quality.
Tonka Water Guarantee
Tonka Water provides the best custom
manufactured water treatment systems in the
industry. Our people will deliver excellent service
and support for your project from conceptual
and cost-effective design, to construction and
commissioning; and throughout the system
warranty and operational life of the project.
We guarantee it.
Thousands of quality water treatment installations since 1956.
Advantages
Simul-Wash™ Filter
Water and Media Conservation
• Media loss prevention under 1” per year
• Raw water backwash used for clarifier
• Simul-Wash™ backwash process consumes half
as much water as a conventional backwash
Low Installation/Operating Costs
• Space-efficient, modular units
• Minimal operator attention required
• Low maintenance required
High Performance and Operating Flexibility
• High solids capture leads to extended filter runs
• Handles turbidity spikes up to 100 NTU
• Tolerates upstream variation in flow rate and raw
water quality
Proven Design
• Multiple underdrain configurations available
• Over 300 individual Tonka Water filters utilizing
the Simul-Wash™ process
• Effectively treats water with influent turbidity
spikes up to 100 NTU for potable drinking water
The flow from the clarification compartment is
routed and uniformly distributed into a gravity
filter. The filter incorporates an airwash distribution
system and Tonka Water’s Simul-Wash™ backwash
system. The Simul-Wash™ utilizes collapse-pulsing
backwash technology by combining air and water at
subfluidized flow rates, independently verified as the
best way to clean a filter bed.1 The specially designed
Simul-Wash™ system allows the simultaneous
air/water backwash cycle to be performed
indefinitely without the loss of media. The unique
collapse-pulsing backwash system extends filter runs,
lengthens the useful life of the filter media, prevents
mudballs, and frees nearly all captured filter debris,
all while using 50 percent less backwash water than
conventional systems.
Tonka Water
13305 Watertower Circle
Plymouth, MN 55441
USA
WWW.TONKAWATER.COM
Amirtharajah, Appiah, et al. Optimum backwash of dual media filters and
GAC filter-adsorbers with air scour, AWWA Research Foundation and
American Water Works Association, 1991.
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