Alternative source
Use licensed river abstraction instead of purchased utility water.
Chemical manufacturing · Anonymous customer
River water replaced purchased utility water.
Hydra-Clear engineered a 15 m³/h containerised plant to turn an existing river abstraction into low-TDS RO-quality boiler make-up water.
15 m³/h total RO capacity2 × 7.5 m³/hreverse-osmosis streams
18 monthscalculated project payback
≈5%gas saving reported later
Redundantequipment and flexible duty modes
The commercial problem
Purchased utility water was creating avoidable operating cost.
The site already held a river abstraction licence. Hydra-Clear designed a route to make that source suitable for RO-quality boiler make-up while preserving production resilience.
Lower-TDS feed
RO-quality make-up reduced boiler blowdown and associated heat loss.
Resilient supply
Redundant equipment and flexible RO sequencing supported continuous operation.
Treatment route
Staged pretreatment protected the dual RO system.
01ScreeningRudimentary sediment removal
02OxidationChlorine dosing for TOC and iron precipitation
03AFM filtrationRemoval of precipitated and suspended material
04SMBS & softeningDechlorination and hardness control
05Dual RO2 × 7.5 m³/h low-TDS production
Evidence note: The 18-month payback was calculated. The approximately 5% gas-bill reduction was subsequently reported by the customer and attributed to reduced boiler blowdown.