Yuasa Batteries is the world leader in the design and manufacture of batteries. Their plant in Ebbw Vale, South Wales produces over 500,000 batteries a year and employs around 350 people. The plant has two boreholes which supply drinking water…
Case Study – Scotland (Public Water Supply) Ultra C
The public water supply borehole for Fair Isle was contaminated with manganese and iron deposits which had choked the pump, screen and possibly the rock fissures. The borehole is 200mm in diameter, 73m deep and provides water for 70 inhabitants…
Case Study – Queensland (Open Cut Mine) Ultra C
Two of the four main dewatering bores for an open-cut mine were badly affected by iron oxide deposits. These deposits caused overheating in four very large expensive pumps which resulted in them seizing every 10 days. The mine uses four…
Case Study – UK (Irrigation Supply Aintree Race Course) Ultra C
Geoquip were called out to Aintree Race Course following problems with the borehole pump and a falling yield which meant all three pumps couldn’t be used at the same time. A survey revealed extensive iron bacteria contamination which had clogged…
Case Study – Belfast (Public Water Supply) Ultra C
Client: Water Services, NI Location: Belfast N Ireland Product: BoreSaver Ultra C Project Description: The remediation of a well that had been abandoned 3 years previously due to extensive iron oxide and iron bacteria clogging. Keywords: BoreSaver Ultra…
Case Study – Australia (Construction Dewatering) Ultra C
Construction of the new metro between Perth and outer southern suburb of Mandurah, a distance of 73 km, was completed in 2006 at a cost of over $1.3 billion. The groundwater table level is within two meters of the ground…
Case Study – Paris (EDF Building) Ultra C
Heat Exchangers servicing the EDF Building at Le Defence were found to be clogged with the iron oxide residues, affecting the water flow rate and pump efficiency. The system comprises two injection wells, 300mm in diameter and 26m in depth,…