From Unreliable to Uninterrupted: NuWater Secures Water for Seafood Production
One of South Africa’s leading suppliers of frozen and fresh seafood faced significant challenges in securing a consistent water supply and adhering to increasingly stringent water contamination standards. To ensure the continuity of their operations, they urgently needed to identify a reliable alternative to their existing, unpredictable water source.
Battling Inconsistent Water Supply and Rising Costs in Seafood Production
As early as 2018, NuWater recognized the potential difficulties the seafood production facility might encounter and proactively reached out to offer assistance in developing a sustainable water supply solution.
Located on an expansive property of approximately 42,000 square meters, the seafood production facility requires a substantial volume of high-quality water to operate efficiently. The existing water service provider’s inability to deliver a consistent water supply severely impacted their daily operations. Furthermore, the water quality frequently fell outside of the rigorous EU Standards for food processing, posing a risk to product quality and market compliance. Adding to these woes, the cost of the unreliable municipal water supply was continually escalating, placing a significant financial burden on the company.
Faced with these challenges, the seafood production facility made the strategic decision to investigate an alternative water source: boreholes located on their property. However, initial testing revealed that the borehole water contained excessive levels of iron, along with other chemical and biological contaminants, rendering it unsuitable for direct use in their production processes and still posing a threat to the consistency and quality of their product water.
Setting the Stage for Long-Term Operational Success in Seafood Processing
In 2021, the seafood production facility re-engaged with NuWater to finalize the specific requirements, site layouts, and a comprehensive proposal for a reliable water treatment solution. Ultimately, they chose to partner with NuWater because we were the only firm capable of offering a fully containerized Ultrafiltration (UF) and Reverse Osmosis (RO) system specifically designed to treat borehole water to the required standards for seafood processing. This innovative solution came with a proven track record of reliable and guaranteed performance, providing the assurance the client needed.
Beyond the technological superiority of the proposed system, NuWater also offered the most cost-effective yet highly efficient solution, coupled with a remarkably short lead time for deployment and the added benefit of remote monitoring capabilities. The entire water treatment process is intelligently regulated by a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), ensuring optimal performance and minimal manual intervention. To further solidify their confidence, NuWater backed the entire system with a comprehensive 24-month Service Level Agreement (SLA), guaranteeing ongoing support and performance.
Recognizing the critical need for operational resilience in seafood production, NuWater also included a water storage solution capable of holding an entire day’s production volume, effectively sealing the deal and providing the seafood production facility with true water security.
NuWater’s Comprehensive Water Supply Solution for Seafood Production
NuWater’s tailored water supply solution for the seafood production facility comprises several key components working in seamless integration: a self-cleaning intake filter to remove larger particulate matter, a pre-treatment dosing system to address initial water chemistry, two parallel Ultrafiltration (UF) systems designed to ensure 100% operational uptime through redundancy, and a high-efficiency Reverse Osmosis (RO) system for final purification to meet EU standards for seafood processing.
The complete system also includes post-treatment dosing systems for sodium hypochlorite disinfection, an antiscalant dosing system to protect the RO membranes, integrated Clean-In-Place (CIP) systems for automated maintenance, essential process tanks, and a sophisticated control system – all housed within a secure and easily deployable 40-foot container. The comprehensive offer included complete installation and commissioning of the entire system.
The Tangible Difference: Quality, Consistency, and Peace of Mind in Seafood Processing
Since its successful implementation, the NuWater water treatment plant has consistently provided the seafood production facility with high-quality, EU standard product water, achieving a production capacity of up to 250 cubic meters per day. This reliable water supply has enabled them to consistently meet stringent quality standards for seafood processing, significantly reduce their reliance on the previously unreliable and costly municipal water source, and operate with the peace of mind that they have access to high-quality water 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Furthermore, the auditing of water-related matters has become a straightforward process, as they consistently pass all required quality tests for seafood production. The system’s performance can be easily monitored through quick and routine checks. NuWater’s regular SLA visits further reinforce these quality checks and provide auditable track records of consistent and reliable performance, ensuring the long-term sustainability of their water supply for seafood production.
Your Trusted Water Treatment Solution Partners in the Seafood Industry
NuWater is well-versed in delivering rapid deployment solutions and is committed to fulfilling all aspects within our control to meet our clients’ urgent needs in the seafood production sector. Our approach to every water treatment challenge involves a thorough consideration of the environmental impact, the specific quality requirements of the application (especially crucial in seafood processing), and the individual preferences of our clients. Most importantly, we are dedicated to offering a solution that is best suited to the unique characteristics of the raw water source, ensuring long-term efficiency and reliability for seafood production.
Contact us today to explore how NuWater can become your trusted partner for all your water treatment and supply needs in the seafood industry.
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