MOBILE SYSTEMS: AN ESSENTIAL SUPPORT FOR WATER UTILITY COMPANIES AND INDUSTRIAL OPERATORS
In a context where water resource management is increasingly critical, mobile solutions for water treatment and reuse are emerging as effective responses to ensure water continuity and quality, even in emergency situations. This article explores how NSI Mobile Water Solutions’ mobile systems have become key tools in addressing challenges related to water scarcity, improving sustainability and operational efficiency for both industrial operations and water utilities.
Water management is crucial for plant operators. Emilio Turchi of NSI Mobile Water Solutions discusses how mobile systems for (waste)water treatment and reuse are among the most effective solutions to meet growing demand, manage resources sustainably, and improve operations while ensuring safety even, even under variable conditions.
Addressing Water Management Challenges with Mobile Systems
The growing impact of current climatic conditions, characterized by prolonged periods of drought followed by intense storms, has exacerbated water challenges, putting a strain on supply systems and increasing the risk of operational disruptions and emergencies. Water scarcity, in particular, is one of the most significant challenges, often leading to deteriorating water quality due to pollution or saltwater intrusion into groundwater. In such scenarios, mobile water treatment solutions play a crucial role in ensuring business continuity.
Mobile systems offer significant advantages, especially in settings with fluctuating water sources. NSI MWS mobile units provide industrial operators with the flexibility to mitigate risks related to both water availability and quality. These systems are vital not only for maintaining safe water supplies but also for minimizing the impact of production downtimes, helping businesses avoid economic losses while safeguarding brand reputation and ensuring compliance with environmental regulations.
NSI MWS technologies integrate seamlessly into existing facilities, offering improvements in performance when needed—whether for crisis management, by addressing water emergencies in a few hours, or for planned needs such as plant maintenance, repairs, and increased productivity. During shortages, one of the main applications include treating water with high chloride levels through seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO), reducing conductivity, suspended solids, microbiological content, and organic contaminants. Moreover, advanced processes like reverse osmosis and ultrafiltration enable wastewater reuse, reducing overall water demand and minimizing environmental impact.
In addition to these core functions, mobile systems can also serve as pilot testing units to evaluate water treatment processes and assess the efficiency of various technologies before fullscale implementation. This capability enables industries to optimize treatment strategies, ensure regulatory compliance, make informed decisions, and improve long-term water management.
Features of NSI MWS Plants
-Mobility: NSI MWS (waste)water treatment and reuse units are on containers, trailers and skids, and can be swiftly delivered on-site
-Scalability: The plants handle flow rates ranging from 5 m³/hour to 1,000 m³/ hour, meeting a variety of needs from small to large industrial scales.
-Rapidity of Response: During emergencies, units can be deployed quickly, often within hours, ensuring continuity of industrial processes and minimizing costly downtime.
Success Stories: Mobile Water Solutions in Action
At NSI Mobile Water Solutions, we are increasingly addressing critical challenges in (waste)water resource management to meet specific customer needs.
-In Tuscany, one of our mobile ultrafiltration plants treated 50 m³/h of river water contaminated with suspended solids and bacteria, solving the freshwater availability problem affecting thousands of people.
– In Veneto, NSI MWS addressed the advancing salt wedge in the Po River by providing a 100 m³/h capacity mobile reverse osmosis plant, reducing the salt content and supplying water to the aqueduct. NSI MWS mobile reverse osmosis systems (MORO-series), available in containers or semi-trailers, treat up to 120 m³/h of water, solving the water salinity problem.
– In Lombardy, an NSI MWS filtration system removed iron and manganese from well water, making it potable.
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