Our first full-scale pilot test for BioCord™ is occurring in Dundalk, Ontario. Our team is preparing to retrofit a wastewater lagoon with BioCord™ reactors to demonstrate the technology's potential to increase treatment capacity and improve effluent quality. Successful pilot testing has the potential to provide the municipality with a design option that could provide additional treatment capacity at a lower capital cost when compared to the construction of a mechanical plant or expansion of the lagoon system.

In this episode, Charlie Bossy talks to Rene Hawkes, Head of Research for Bishop Water, and learns why BioCord™ is being pilot tested in Dundalk at full scale.

Bishop Water Podcast Episode 1: BioCord™ Pilot Project in Dundalk

On this edition of the Bishop Water podcast, Charlie speaks to Scott Barnes, sales agent and agricultural expert, about the Geotube®'s farming capabilities. 

Bishop Water Podcast Episode 2: Agriculture Use of the Geotube®

For sites faced with the challenging cleanup of heavy metal contaminates, the Geotube® container is an environmentally friendly, easy-to-install option.

On this episode of the Bishop Water podcast, Charlie Bossy speaks to Keith Galloway, Bishop Water’s Wastewater Specialist, about how the Geotube® system can be effectively used in heavy metal containment and Bishop Water’s experience dealing with heavy metals.

Whether dealing with excavated contaminated soil or sediment deposits dredged from a waterway, the Geotube® process effectively dewaters and contains the sediment and hazardous materials in a single operation. 

Specially selected polymers help trap solids and metals inside the Geotube container and release high-quality filtrate. This filtrate can then be directed to a treatment plant, or in some cases, released directly to a local water body.

Listen to our podcast to hear the full story and learn how Geotube containers can help reduce the operational costs of your contaminated sediment treatment project.

Bishop Water Podcast Episode Three: The Use of Geotube® Technology for Heavy Metal Containment

Hauling sludge was once a major expense for the small town of North Rustico, PEI, which trucked waste sludge up to three times per week to a neighbouring town for treatment and disposal. But when North Rustico commissioned its new SBR treatment plant in 2014, operators also started using an onsite Geotube® sludge handling system that captures, dewaters and composts sludge and eliminates the need for hauling. North Rustico also started using a Venturi Emulsified Polymer Activation system for polymer injection.

On this episode of the Bishop Water podcast we interview Allan Nisbett operator at the plant in North Rustico and see how the town's dewatering and disposal of sludge has become more efficient, effective and environmental. 

Watch a video on how quickly the VEPAS system can be cleaned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og6bt_wXNMo

Bishop Water Podcast Episode 4: Geotube® & VEPAS: sludge disposal in North Rustico, PEI

BioCord™ is a substrate specifically for wastewater treatment using biofilm technology to biologically remove nutrients. This substrate allows symbiotic layers of bacteria to develop, mirroring the process that occurs in nature. BioCord Reactors treat polluted water in oceans, rivers, lakes, as well as from municipal and industrial sources.

In order to test BioCord's effectiveness and tailor it specifically to your needs Bishop Water's pilot system can be easily installed at any wastewater lagoon to test system performance under site-specific conditions. 

On this episode of the Bishop Water Podcast we speak to Robin Wakelin, Environmental Scientist at Bishop Water, about the BioCord pilot system and why it effectively de-risks a full-scale installation and why you should choose it over another pilot.

Bishop Water Podcast Episode 5: BioCord™ Pilot Projects

Selecting the right polymer and dose is integral for maximizing the dewatering process for Bishop Water’s solids management solution. This can seem like a daunting task since hundreds of polymers are available and each is formulated to work best with the specific properties of the solids that are being dewatered. To ensure that maximum dewatering occurs in a full-scale system, an experienced polymer specialist from Bishop Water’s team can use bench testing to determine the chemical specifications needed to flocculate and dewater solids at a particular site. 
On this episode of the Bishop Water Podcast, Christine Gan, a Wastewater Engineer in Training (E.I.T.) at Bishop Water, describes what type of equipment is used in Bishop Water’s lab to undertake the bench testing and showcases the different types of tests that can be undertaken to optimize the polymer and dosage rates for a site. In doing so, Christine describes how bench testing can provide clients with an accurate picture of how a full-scale solids management solution will operate at their site.

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