Pilot Testing For Stormwater Treatment

The Columbus Water Works of Columbus, GA, implemented a stormwater treatment system to protect the downstream public health and improve aquatic biology in the city’s Premier Park. This facility was funded by a $0.9M EPA 319(h) grant to evaluate treatment of urban stormwater runoff.

The USEPA and the Georgia EPD have declared this project’s great success story under the 319 Grant Program. The project also received “Build America” and “Build Georgia” awards in 2008. The project was tested by the University of Georgia, Columbus State University and the University of South Florida.

The WWETCO FlexFilter™ technology uses the influent water column to compress a flexible membrane that provides a compression gradient through the media bed that allows the removal of both large and small particles. A 3-ft differential head is formed in the creek during stormwater runoff using the WWETCO FlexFlow™ Flow Control Valve.