It is virtually impossible to have a “one type fits all” water treatment plant. For this reason, it is always best to design a fit-for-purpose treatment process for a client. This is the approach that GKE Aqua Solutions takes.

The appropriate treatment process will be decided upon based on the following:
• The quality of the water that needs to be treated. This will include the types of contaminants in the water, as well as their concentrations.
• The desired quality of the treated water.
• The volume of water that needs to be treated.
• The extent of involvement in the operation and maintenance of the plant from the client.
• The type and volume of effluent that will be produced by the water treatment plant, and the applicable environmental regulations governing the disposal of the effluent.

In some cases, GKE Aqua Solutions will recommend that a pilot plant be operated for some time before the process design can be finalised. Running a pilot plant helps give the best process design (especially for difficult waters), it gives guidance on the appropriate sizing of the water treatment plant, and it helps the client see first hand how the proposed treatment plant will operate, as well as to give their own input into how the plant should be designed and operated.

GKE Aqua Solutions will do the installation of the water treatment plant, following the finalisation of the process design.

With the well established network that GKE Aqua Solutions has, we will ensure that the installation of the plant is done to the satisfaction of the client, and that the water treatment plant will perform as per the design and the client’s requirements.

There are cases where an existing plant is not operational, or does not meet the client’s expectation. In cases like this, it is always best to first explore the possibility of refurbishment of the existing plant, and get it to work at its optimum. This will usually save on the cost of installation of a new water treatment plant.

The addition of more systems, or the re-design of the current system, can be considered thereafter if necessary.

The commissioning of a plant, i.e. the startup of a new plant, is usually challenging, and requires a lot of skill, experience, and dedication.

GKE Aqua Solutions has had a lot of experience in the commissioning of a number of different types of water treatment plants.

With the experience in water treatment plant commissioning, as well as thorough knowledge of water treatment processes and technologies, GKE Aqua Solutions can commission a water treatment plant, even if it was not involved in the design thereof.

Following the commissioning of a water treatment plant, the client’s operating staff will usually need assistance with the operation and optimisation of the plant.

The optimum operation of a water treatment plant requires time, dedication, scrutiny, and thorough knowledge of the treatment process. GKE Aqua Solutions has a lot of experience in this regard, and can assist clients when needed.

GKE Aqua Solutions will also assist the client with the compilation of the plant operating manuals as required.

Following the commissioning of a water treatment plant, the client’s operating staff will usually need assistance with the operation and optimisation of the plant.

The optimum operation of a water treatment plant requires time, dedication, scrutiny, and thorough knowledge of the treatment process. GKE Aqua Solutions has a lot of experience in this regard, and can assist clients when needed.

GKE Aqua Solutions will also assist the client with the compilation of the plant operating manuals as required.

GKE Aqua Solutions has assisted a number of clients with the compilation of their plant operator training manuals, as well as the provision of site-specific training for the operating staff, from the assistant operator to the plant engineer.

The approach that the company takes in this regard is to break the client’s water treatment process into the different treatment technologies. The operating staff is then given training on the specifics of each treatment technology. Thereafter, training is given on how the different treatment technologies combine to achieve the desired outcome as per the plant design.

This approach also helps to identify design and operational shortcomings of the water treatment plant. The client will better understand the plant limitations due to these shortcomings, and can be advised on how best to deal with those shortcomings.