Hungerford & Terry Delivers Two Of The Five GAC Filters For The Buchman Direct Diversion Project For Santa Fe, New Mexico

Clayton, NJ - Here are two of the five 12-foot diameter by 40-feet long horizontal, multi-cell GAC (granulated activated carbon) filters with a 3,000 cubic foot bed of GAC per filter. These filters, engineered by Hungerford & Terry, Inc. are for pretreatment to the membrane system that treats 15 million gallons of water per day for the residents and businesses in Santa Fe, New Mexico, City and County. This contract to Hungerford & Terry is reported to be $2.3M dollars. The entire Buchman Direct Diversion project is expected to be completed in 2011.

Completed tank by Hungerford & Terry, Inc. standing upright, looking at the three inlet connections on the end head and prime painted.

For this project, the City of Santa Fe, New Mexico and its surrounding areas are adding approximately 8,730 acre feet of surface per year in order to reduce their dependence on groundwater wells. The purpose of this project is to divert water from the Rio Grande River and deliver it underground to the water treatment plant.

Tank is shown on its side, in fabrication before hydro test and painting.

About Hungerford & Terry
Since 1909, Hungerford & Terry has designed and manufactured thousands of systems that incorporate both industry standard and unique water treatment technologies. H&T is a leading distributor of high-performance water filtration media, including GreensandPlus. Based in Clayton, NJ, USA, Hungerford & Terry has 30 sales representative organizations throughout the United States, as well as representatives in Canada, Mexico, and Asia.

SOURCE: Hungerford & Terry, Inc.