To compound
the above problems, production costs are rising and customers
are getting fed up with the high cost of water and the low quality
of their drinking water.
One company, Aqua Smart Inc.,
in Atlanta, Georgia offers one product
as the one solution
to all these problems. That solution is their NSF / DWI certified
drinking water corrosion control sequesterant SeaQuest.
With the use of SeaQuest, the benefits obtained are:
1. No more customer complaints
2. The elimination of red (from iron) and black (from manganese)
discoloration and staining
3. The removal of pre-existing scale and corrosion eliminating
biofilm build-up while maximizing flows and pressure minimizing
electrical costs
4. Eliminating expensive cleaning and coating programs and pipe
replacement
5. Eliminating the negative effects of hardness
6. Providing optimum corrosion control protecting distribution
piping while increasing the life of distribution pipes already
in the ground.
7. Lowering lead and copper levels at the taps below WHO mandated
levels.
8. An ability to function at lower pH levels (above 6) eliminating
the need for any other post pH adjustment--which improves chlorine
stability and increases chlorine residuals, both lowering the
potential for THM (trihalomethanes--carcinogens) formation.
Here is
an example: A system that has been using SeaQuest for over
2 years has found an increase in disinfection levels,

improved flows,

and elimination of customer complaints.

It is seen
in the above graph, from the start of SeaQuest in February 1999,
customer complaints reduced steadily down to zero complaints by
December 1999. At the same time this reduction was occurring,
flows increased by over 30% and chlorine residuals more than doubled.
Prior to SeaQuest use, this system had been dealing with many
of the above noted water quality problems faced by water supply
systems all over the world.