AbTech installs stormwater facilities at US military bases

AbTech Holdings has completed the installation of stormwater treatment facilities at two US Department of Defense (DoD) military bases located in Utah and California.

AbTech installed a water treatment ‘vault’ system at the Utah Air National Guard Base, which consists of a concrete vault that contains Abtech’s Smart Sponge, a technology which treats flowing water and removes hydrocarbons.

Vault systems can be retrofitted into existing water conveyance infrastructure or used in new construction, in both cases as a permanent fixture to treat water flowing through the pipes.

AbTech executive vice president for corporate strategy and business development Bjornulf White said, "We believe engineered vault systems are a stormwater and wastewater control and treatment measure with wide applicability throughout the world, as they allow for relatively easy maintenance and are upgradeable as contaminant focuses change and technologies improve."

"This first adoption by the military is significant as we believe the potential DoD market for AbTech’s systems is very large," added White.

At the Marine Corps Air Station in California, 200 AbTech Ultra-Urban filters were installed to capture trash and debris, filtering a variety of contaminants that include sediment and hydrocarbons.

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Image: AbTech installed a storm water treatment facility at the Utah Air National Base.Photo: Utah Air National Guard