Innovative Wastewater Treatment Technology Successful For Cranberry Processor
High-Rate Anaerobic Technology Performs Well in Carver, MA
Victor, NY -- Ecovation, Inc. today announced the company's patented Mobilized Film TechnologySM (MFT) is successfully pre-treating the wastewater generated during processing and production at Decas Cranberry Products, Inc.'s facility in Carver, MA.
Jeff Carlson, Chief Operating Officer of Decas Cranberry said, "We are extremely pleased with the MFT system and the operations Ecovation provides to Decas Cranberry. It is invaluable to have someone responsible for our wastewater treatment and compliance. It lets us concentrate on what we do best, manufacture high quality cranberry ingredients."
The MFT system installed at Decas' cranberry processing facility treats an average flow rate of 37,000 gallons per day with an organic load of approximately 4,000 pounds per day. Ecovation's goal was to present Decas with a more efficient treatment approach that offers cost savings, odor mitigation, and noise reduction while maintaining a continued focus on environmental compliance.
"Our customers rely on us to be experts, and we continue to improve on our promise to be their true outsourcing solution for wastewater treatment," said Diane C. Creel, President, Chairman and CEO of Ecovation, "We are constantly perfecting our technology, from design through operation."
The MFT is a reliable high-rate anaerobic technology with many installations throughout the food and beverage industry. Ecovation delivered the patented anaerobic MFT system to Decas under its unique design, build, finance, operate (DBFO) delivery platform, an outsourcing model that relieves customers from the initial capital outlay of building a treatment facility. Ecovation also assumes responsibility for ongoing operations and environmental compliance nder a fixed payment contract.
About Ecovation
Ecovation provides industry with customized, high-rate wastewater treatment systems that
significantly reduce capital and operating costs, and can dramatically increase manufacturing
plant capacity. Ecovation's patented Mobilized Film Technology (MFT SM ) replaces large open-air
treatment lagoons with an enclosed reactor that yields reusable water and methane, a
renewable energy source. Supported by a flexible delivery and operation model, Ecovation's
solution is one of the most significant advancements in organic wastewater treatment in the past
25 years. For more information visit: http://www.ecovation.com.
About Decas
Decas Cranberry Products, Inc (www.decascranberry.com) manufacturers and markets
technologically advanced cranberry based ingredients for both the domestic and international
markets. The company owns more than 450 acres of bogs, and contracts with over 180 growers
in Massachusetts, Wisconsin and Oregon. As one of the leading purveyors of cranberries and
cranberry ingredients worldwide, Decas supplies over 40 million pounds of product to leading
food manufacturers, consumers, retailers and other customers each year. The Decas organization
offers total vertical integration, from growing to processing to delivering.
Source: Ecovation