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- - Client Challenge
    - A chemical firm needed an ultrapure treatment system for their laboratory. The water purity needed to be at its most pure level, which is 18.0 megaohms. The challenge for creating this type of water is first producing it, then measuring its purity, and finally transporting it to its “point-of-use” with corroding piping.
    - American Aqua designed and installed a system to do exactly what the customer needed. The design incorporated a deionized water tank, an ultrapure water monitor, and specialized piping especially made for ultrapure water. Our MDEQ certified technicians installed the system to the client’s specifications and ensured proper functionality. Finally, American Aqua has the capability, at its “Portable Exchange Deionization” (PEDI) regeneration plant in Saline, MI, to regenerate the “spent” mixed bed resin from this application.

- - Client Challenge:
    - A large Casino in Northern Michigan needed to replace a poorly functioning water softener. This softener treated all of the incoming water to the facility (both casino and hotel). The poor water quality from their private well required significant amounts of salt to regenerate the softener system. Additionally, due to discharge restrictions, brine water from the regeneration cycle needed to be disposed of off-site and 50% of the salt used to create the brine needed to be Potassium Chloride (about 3 times as expensive as Sodium Chloride).
  - American Aqua Solution:
    - American Aqua designed a high-efficiency system with brine recovery that uses approximately 55% less brine during regeneration. The customer chose our “Water Management Program'' option as opposed to an outright purchase. With this option, there is a fixed fee monthly payment as opposed to an outright purchase of the equipment on installation. The benefits of this option are no upfront large outlay of capital, all maintenance and parts are included for the life of the agreement, and reduced salt pricing. The payback for the customer in this instance was 3.65 months with a monthly savings of $2000.

- - Client Challenge:
    - An automotive supplier located in MI required a new softener system to replace an aging system. The existing softener system was a twin steel tank with 300 cu ft of resin per tank. Upon evaluation of water usage at the facility, it was determined that the softener was significantly oversized. The average flow through the softener was significantly less than the required minimum flow for a softener of that size. Due to improper softener size, the softener was using significantly high volumes of salt and the softener was not consistently producing soft water.
  - American Aqua Solution:
    - American Aqua proposed a quadplex system with the progressive flow. Each softener tank contained 60 cu ft of resin. The smaller tanks have a lower minimum flow rate that is in line with the flow rates at this facility. The system is designed with “Progressive Flow'' controls. In layman's terms, flow through the system is based on water demand in the facility. With this type of control, salt is reduced, regenerations are minimized, and soft water is consistently produced. With this optimally designed system, this facility is expecting a $72,000 / year cost avoidance.

- - Client Challenge:
    - An exclusive country club in Michigan required all water to be treated throughout the facility. The source water contains high hardness, iron, and sulfur. For years this water has caused premature failure of equipment, created staining, and caused taste and odor issues.
  - American Aqua Solution:
    - American Aqua installed an aeration tank, a triplex iron tank, a duplex softener system, a 400 gpd reverse osmosis system, and several POU coolers throughout the facility. We incorporated all of this equipment and the installation into a fixed monthly fee with our Water Management Program. This eliminates a one-time outlay of capital to purchase this equipment, and it eliminates any maintenance concerns because all parts and services are included in the agreement. We also provide salt delivery at a reduced cost.

- - Client Challenge:
    - A large Ethanol plant in Michigan had a 200 gpm RO that was not functioning properly due to fouled membranes.
  - American Aqua Solution:
    - American Aqua technicians replaced all the membranes in the system and are proposing a CIP system to eliminate future shutdowns.

- - Client Challenge:
    - A large spirits distributor in the Detroit area was concerned about lead, copper, and bacteria in their municipal drinking water. To provide drinking water to their employees, the company installed water coolers and purchased 5-gallon carboys of water. This required a significant amount of handling of large and unruly 40 lb containers of water. The customer contacted American Aqua to find a better way.
  - American Aqua Solution:
    - American Aqua proposed a water purification system that included carbon filtration, softener, reverse osmosis, UV disinfection, and POU coolers. This eliminates all handling of 5-gallon carboys and provides purified water on demand. It also saves our client thousands of dollars every year.

- Client Challenge
  - An automotive proving ground campus is located in an area with very poor water quality (high hardness & iron) and there are restrictions on the volume of water that can be sent to sewage. Some of the water at this campus is used for humidification in environmental chambers that are used to test vehicles in different artificial climates. The challenge for our client was to purify the water for these environmental chambers and minimize the amount of waste water produced.
- American Aqua Solution
  - American Aqua partnered with Voltea to create a system that removes the iron, softens the water, and then purifies the water to the desired level of dissolved solids. This system minimizes waste (significantly less reject than a traditional Reverse Osmosis System) and eliminates precipitation of solids in the humidification system. American Aqua also worked with controls engineers to integrate the purification system into the Building Management System.

- - Client Challenge:
    - A large AI firm was building a second headquarters and R&D facility in Ann Arbor, MI. Water was a critical concern in the design of the facility. Water will be used to heat and cool processes in different applications throughout the building.
  - American Aqua Solution:
    - American Aqua worked with the architectural firm that designed the building, the mechanical contractors, and the owners to write the specification for the systems and provide the specified equipment. The systems included a cooling tower and process loop chemical feed equipment, water treatment chemicals, equipment cleaning services, carbon filtration, softeners, and reverse osmosis systems. American Aqua is also providing ongoing services associated with the water treatment systems.

- - Client Challenge:
    - An international commercial real-estate firm manages a large campus for one of its clients in an area just Northwest of Detroit. The challenge for this location was the water quality. The water has extremely high solids, high hardness, high iron, and high alkalinity. This made the water virtually non-potable. Due to the size and scope of the campus, bottled water was not an option.
  - American Aqua Solution:
    - American Aqua designed and installed several “Central Systems” on the campus to purify the water and then distribute the water to several “Point-of-Use” filters. The water is purified, treated with UV radiation to eliminate microbes in the water, and filtered through a microbiological filter to insure the highest quality potable water. American Aqua is on campus weekly to monitor the water chemistry and the performance of the water treatment equipment.

- - Client Challenge
    - A leader in the prepared coffee industry has several different types of coffee drinks that are sold in their stores as well as high-end equipment that prepares these beverages. One of the challenges for this franchise business is water quality. Each location has source water with different chemistry, and a unique solution is needed for every geographic location. Improper water chemistry can create bad tasting coffee and ruin expensive and specialized equipment.
  - American Aqua Solution:
    - American Aqua tested the water and determined that hardness and iron were present. We then installed a softener that removed the iron from the water and exchanged the hardness for sodium. The sodium was then removed, along with all other dissolved solids, by using a Reverse Osmosis system. Because RO water is corrosive, we then blended back a small amount of hard water to prevent corrosion of the different metallurgies found in the coffee making equipment. The result was water chemistry that protected the equipment from premature failure and created the best possible coffee and specialty beverages.

- - Client Challenge:
    - A national insurance company has a large campus located in Southfield, MI. The water that is typically used in this area is Detroit City Water, which can be used without concern in most applications. To save money and reduce municipality water usage, our client used a well for its irrigation system. This well has a high level of iron which causes staining on concrete and stone work around the campus. Years ago, our client had an iron filtration system installed. Due to the age of the system the media was no longer filtering iron and staining began to appear on all concrete, costing our client thousands of dollars to repair their concrete.
  - American Aqua Solution:
    - The challenge for us was that we needed to remove all the media and replace it with new media along with replacing antiquated and malfunctioning controls. American Aqua worked with several different partners to vacuum out over 30 cubic feet of spent media, install proper interior components to the filtration system, repair the air compressor (needed for aeration and oxidation of iron), and install proper controls. It was a very complex project where preparation, communication, and execution were needed to stick the dismount.

- - Client Challenge
    - A distillery located in Southeast Michigan produces several different spirits that range from Bourbon to Vodka. They are considered to be a “Boutique Distillery” and they differentiate themselves by making their spirits with the best quality ingredients that are sourced right here in Michigan. Unfortunately water unreliability was making it difficult to produce consistency in their final product, and the presence of iron was stunting the fermentation process.
  - American Aqua Solution
    - American Aqua analyzed the source water and found that iron was intermittent due to the location of the facility relative to the municipal water plant. It was in an area where water could stagnate in the pipes. American Aqua installed a twin alternating softener with a reverse osmosis system that eliminated the iron and provided the consistent water quality needed with minimum solids. This allowed our client to control the water chemistry and create the best possible products for their customers.

- - Client Challenge:
    - An automotive testing and design company located in Auburn Hills, MI recently installed an intricate environmental testing chamber. This is used for testing different automotive components in varying artificially created environments. The challenge for the client was filtering and purifying the water before it entered the chamber so that the water would not corrode the chamber or the components that the chamber was testing. The equipment called for high purity water, which is more pure than membrane filtered water.
  - American Aqua Solution:
    - The source water for this application was “Detroit City Water”. This water has moderate hardness, moderate alkalinity, and moderate to high chlorine and chlorine byproducts. American Aqua installed a carbon tank to remove organica, chlorine, and disinfectant byproducts. If these components are left in the water, deterioration of other filtration material will occur along with corrosion of equipment and testing components. Next, the two deionized water tanks were installed. These tanks remove all hardness, alkalinity, and ions from the water to create water with the highest level of purity. These tanks are exchanged whenever they become exhausted and regenerated at our state-of-the-art DI regeneration plant in Saline, MI.

- - Client Challenge:
    - A large 310 unit apartment complex in Ann Arbor MI was recently built without a softener to treat the incoming water. The incoming hard water is ruining fixtures, plumbing, and heat exchangers throughout the facility. The heat exchangers alone cost $30,000 every three years to replace.
  - American Aqua Solution:
    - American Aqua proposed a twin progressive flow 10 cu. ft. softener system. This system will minimize and eliminate several costs associated with poor water quality. American Aqua also proposed our salt delivery and brine tank filling option. With our Water Management Program option, payback will be immediate and there will be no concerns regarding system maintenance.

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