Managed Operations

Though water and chemical use is universal, we understand that every company's business, equipment and goals are unique. Our approach to total systems management enables customers to effectively achieve their objectives and establish new goals for reducing costs and improved performance. Because of our focus on water and wastewater, our customers take valuable labor and technical resources formerly occupied by environmental and utility operations and commit them to activities that directly affect their productivity.

Nalco Water provides the following services:

• Design, Build, Operate, Maintain (DBOM)
• Design, Build, Own, Operate, Maintain (DBOOM)
• Operate & Maintain / Manage (O&M)
• Chemical Management Services (CMS)
• Risk Management

Typically, most of our customers seek to manage risk associated with water and wastewater systems by focusing on the following requirements:
 

• Reliability: Processes must consistently perform without any negative impact to the production operations they service
• Compliance: Processes must comply with environmental, health and safety, and other company requirements
• Cost Effectiveness: Processes must not compromise the site financially and preferably be provided at advantage to competitors.
• Areas of Expertise: Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD)
   

Water Treatment Process Technology / Equipment Expertise: 

• Raw water treatment and clarification
• Filtration
• Water softening
• Reverse osmosis
• Water recycle/reuse
• Ion exchange / demineralization
• Solids handling / dewatering
• Specialized water treatment systems
   

Wastewater Treatment Process Technology / Equipment Expertise:

• Clarification / thickening
• Flotation
• Oil /water separation
• Precipitation
• Filtration
• Microfiltration
• Ultrafiltration
• Nanofiltration
• Reverse osmosis
• Water recovery / recycle
• Ion exchange / demineralization
• Thermal / evaporation systems
• Solids handling / dewatering
• Aerobic biological treatment
• Anaerobic biological treatment
• Wetland systems