Temporary Filtration System Saves Paper Mill Millions PUMPS • TANKS • FILTRATION • PIPE • SPILLGUARDS 800 742 7246 rainforrent.com BACKGROUND A Pulp and Paper plant required a temporary filtration system due to a failing pump and degenerating clarifier. The permanent system was scheduled for maintenance during a planned shut down but required emergency services when a motor unexpectedly broke. The plant needed a system that could intake 2,000 GPM of colloidal-sand rich river water with 4 NTU and filter it down to 1.5 NTU to prevent plugging equipment upon entering the plant. OUTCOME The Rain for Rent team in Nampa, ID, installed a manifold system with five sand media filtration units, four primary and one backup, to filter incoming river water with a flow rate of 3,000 GPM. The b

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