Municipal Water, Wastewater & Waste Management Case Studies
Explore real-world case studies showing how municipalities, utilities, developers, engineers, consultants, contractors, and other organizations use Flowpoint water and wastewater treatment solutions, bulk water stations, septage receiving systems and municipal waste management technology to automate operations, improve tracking, reduce administration and provide more convenient customer access.
Featured Modular Water Treatment Case Study
Integrated Modular Water Treatment & Storage
Faced with an accelerated delivery schedule, a remote location and winter construction, Sunchild First Nation needed an efficient way to deliver reliable treated-water storage and distribution for a new subdivision. Working with Sunchild First Nation and Associated Engineering, Flowpoint designed and built an integrated modular facility that combines water treatment, disinfection, storage, pumping, controls, and standby power in a single transportable building.
By fabricating the facility simultaneously with the site work, the project team reduced the critical path and minimized complex winter construction at the remote location.
220 Days Order to Operation
Project partnership to full commissioning
~30 m³ Water Storage
Integrated treated-water storage
One Integrated Facility
Treatment, storage, pumping, controls and standby power
bIOLOGICAL water Treatment Pilot Case Study
BiRO+ Groundwater Treatment Pilot
A Rural Utility needed to determine whether a challenging groundwater source containing elevated iron, manganese, ammonia, sulfate, hardness and total dissolved solids could support a reliable long-term drinking water solution. Working with the project’s engineering consultant, Flowpoint provided a BiRO+ pilot with biological filtration and reverse osmosis and evaluated three operating scenarios under real-world conditions. The final scenario established the hydraulic conditions required for stable biological performance, achieved complete biological removal of contaminants, and substantially reduced manganese and dissolved mineral concentrations.
Despite power interruptions, freezing conditions and biological reseeding during the field program, the final treatment setup delivered stable performance. At the same time, the RO system showed no evidence of significant membrane fouling or scaling.
Application
Groundwater treatment pilot, with biological filtration, for a rural drinking water system serving hundreds of homes passed
Field-Validation
Biological filtration water treatment and reverse osmosis process, achieved > 99% iron & ammonia removal
Pilot Flow
Final biological filtration operating rate of 0.24 L/s (3.8 US GPM)
Treatment Process
Biological filters with reverse osmosis and remineralization for a full-scale groundwater treatment system
Complementary Stages
Divided treatment between complementary process stages, providing for contaminant removal from groundwater
Trusted across North America
Decentralized Wastewater Treatment case study
Packaged MBBR Wastewater Treatment for a Remote Community
Flowpoint worked with a remote community that had an aging septic system. At the time, their aging treatment methods were no longer sufficient to meet current wastewater discharge requirements. At the same time, extending conventional centralized wastewater infrastructure to the site would have introduced significant capital costs. This included extensive sewer construction, presenting more complex long-term operating requirements.
Working with the project’s engineering consultant, Flowpoint Environmental Systems developed a decentralized packaged wastewater treatment system. At its core, it was built around Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) technology. The resulting system combined biological treatment, equalization, nutrient reduction, clarification and controlled soil dispersal. The compact treatment process directly addressed the Community’s actual operating requirements.
Application
Decentralized, packaged MBBR wastewater treatment for a remote community with variable seasonal flows
Treatment Capacity
Up to 20.4 m³/day (approximately 5,390 US gallons/day)
Treatment Process
Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) with equalization, nutrient reduction, secondary clarification and soil dispersal
Operational Requirement
Approximately two hours of operator input per week
Project Objective
Reliable year-round wastewater treatment meeting Regional Guidelines and Standards
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