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PROTECTING DRINKABLE WATER EVEN WHEN YOUR DAMS

ARE CONTAMINATED WITH ALGAL BLOOMS

OUR MOST As a fi rst barrier of protection the

Hydrofl ux Epco HyDAF system
works by aerating the incoming fl ow,
promoting bubble attachment to the
VALUABLE algae and fl oating it to the surface
where a skimming unit removes the
algae. The Dissolved Air Flotation
(DAF) process continuously protects
down-stream treatment processes.
RESOURCES While our global diplomats flood surrounding land-based environments Several positive impacts are

associated with the use of the HyDAF
system. In the fi rst instance, damage

the COP26 media cycle, the climate
and contamination is eliminated.
nutrients in our water bodies provides
crisis continues to stress natural into water bodies. An increase in to equipment through algal clogging
Community resilience and water security go hand in hand in mitigating the effects capital and adversely impact our an increase in sustenance for the Possibly the most under-estimated
of climate change. Algae blooms will be one of the biggest enemies to future island communities. algal colony. impact of a Hydrofl ux Epco HyDAF,
security. Hydroflux Epco supports it’s clients by offering our HyDAF technology One of the negative impacts Island The smaller the organism, the faster in terms of improving water quality is
the improvement in taste and odour
as a first line of defence for water treatment facilities. communities will experience more it reproduces and the harder it is to of drinking water for the community.
often as the climate crisis escalates, control. The recent Covid outbreak The decomposition of algae in
is an increase of algal blooms in is a textbook example. All in all, fi ltration media is one of the primary
our natural water supplies. climate change will provide the perfect contributors of poor taste and bad
environment for more regular and odour in water supplies, and with
Algae as a collection of organisms greater algal bloom events. HyDAF removing algae at the start
are an incredibly important part of of the treatment process, it doesn’t
our ecosystem, being a primary So, if we can’t control algal blooms, get a chance to deposit in the
producer in the natural food chain how do we reduce or eliminate their fi ltration system and decompose.
and as a major contributor of impact on our water security?
oxygenation in our drinking water Clean drinkable water is a scarce
reserves through photosynthesis. Hydrofl ux Epco apply the HyDAF resource and critically important,
system as an effective fi rst line of but its availability will be signifi cantly
There are two main groups of algae, defence to protect water treatment impacted as the climate crisis
the cyanophyta (blue-green algae’s) plants and communities from negative deepens. We must constantly
and the eukaryotic (all other species). algal impact. We need algae in our seek innovative ways to increase
In terms of impact, blue-green algae natural water bodies but we don’t community resilience at an affordable
are toxic to humans and plant like need it in our water treatment plants cost with solutions that are fi t for
algae damage equipment through or water supplies. purpose. The Hydrofl ux Epco
blockage. When algae bloom, HyDAF is the ideal fi rst line of
communities suffer diminished To eliminate the algae problem defence in protecting the future
resilience through disruptions in a community water supply the of your community drinking water
to water supply. Hydrofl ux Epco HyDAF system is supply from algal bloom events.
placed behind the inlet screen and
Climate change is here to stay and ahead of all other treatment plant
algae is likely to become one of the equipment protecting everything from
leading antagonists impacting our pumps through to media, membrane
water resources. fi ltration and reticulation networks Contact us at info@hydrofl uxepco.com.au
within the community. or visit www.hydrofl uxepco.com.au
Recent data suggests an average
temperature increase of 4 degrees
is highly likely and as air temperature
increases, water temperature
does as well. As the temperature
increases the surface layer of water
becomes warmer and increases
the reproduction rate of algae. With
temperature increase comes an
increase in the frequency of rainfall
and storms, which in turn, washes
greater levels of nutrient from
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