Read about the 15,000 GPD MEMPAC-I that Cloacina built for the Riboli Family Winery in Paso Robles, CA in the new Technology Issue of Wines and Vines Magazine. The unit provided allows the winery to reclaim 100% of their treated effluent for irrigation and sanitation purposes. Click the image below to read the article.
COMING SOON TO BEHRENS FAMILY WINERY
Cloacina is designing and manufacturing a 2,000 Gallon per Day (GPD) Stage I treatment system for the Behrens Family Winery in St. Helena, CA. The client was looking for a wastewater solution that would allow them to reclaim treated effluent for irrigation purposes. The Stage I, a small package wastewater treatment plant, would allow the Behrens Family to reclaim approximately 700,000 gallons of water per year if the facility is running at full capacity! Stay tuned for more details on this project.
INSTALLATION SERIES: WINERY IN LIVERMORE, CA
Watch as the mechanical installation team from Fluid Resource Management lifts and sets a 25,000 Gallons per Day (GPD) Cloacina Mempac-I into place at a winery in Livermore, CA (Located in Alameda County). Fluid Resource Management is one of Cloacina's preferred installation contractors and it was a pleasure working with them on this project!
HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SUMMER!
As summer officially arrives and resorts, campgrounds, RV parks and recreational areas hit their maximum capacities, collection system workers have to respond to emergencies and system failures due to foreign objects being flushed down the toilet. Bikini tops, watermelon rinds, goggles, baseballs, tents and a pair of blue jeans are just a few of the large inorganics found locally in the volutes of pumps that resulted in sewage overflowing and water systems being shut down in peak seasons.
As a result of many 3:00 a.m. emergency callouts, Cloacina developed a packaged headworks system to catch all the baseballs and blue jeans accidentally flushed by summer enthusiasts. This headworks system, which includes an inlet screen, removes large inorganic material, like pup tents, that can cause damage to downstream wastewater treatment equipment. It is manufactured and fully-assembled at the factory, including integrated screens, which allows for quick installation and saves clients money in engineering and construction costs as well as the costs associated with emergency callouts due to equipment failure.
EVERY DROP COUNTS: HOW ONE DESIGNER IS PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
Protecting the environment and our water resources is one of the driving forces behind every decision that is made at Cloacina. Based in CA, a state often facing drought conditions, Cloacina understands that EVERY DROP OF WATER COUNTS! We manufacture package wastewater treatment plants that allow clients to reclaim up to 100% of their treated effluent for irrigation and sanitation purposes.
Cloacina is proud to launch our new environmental video series and give you a peek into how our employees do their part, every day, to protect our water resources!
HISTORY LESSON
Legend has it that soon after the completion of the Cloaca Maxima, (The main sewer line constructed in the late 500’s BC in Rome), a statue of a woman was found in the sewers. Promptly rescued and cleaned, she became Cloacina, the Roman Goddess of the Sewer. Romans came to believe that Cloacina ruled over and protected their sanitary workers and the extensive sewer system they serviced.
While we may never know why that statue of the woman was thrown into the cloaca, it is clear that the sewer system revolutionized cleanliness standards and daily life for the citizens of Rome, and made the once discarded statue, a revered goddess. Her importance is evidenced by the fact that a coin, still available today, was minted in her honor in 46 BC. Additionally, Titus Tatius had a Cloacina statue and shrine erected on the Roman Forum in the 8th Century BC. This shrine is believed to be located on the entrance to the sewer system — an ancient manhole. The foundations of this landmark are still evident in Rome.
10 WASTEWATER CONSIDERATIONS BEFORE BEGINNING YOUR WINERY PROJECT
INSTALLATION SERIES: CORDELIA WINERY
Take a look at the recently-installed Cloacina package wastewater treatment plant at Cordelia Winery in Fairfield, CA. This plant will reclaim 100% of its treated effluent for irrigation purposes! We love working with forward-thinking and environmentally-conscious winery owners to help protect California’s water resources through the use of membrane-bio reactor technology.