Marine
Ensuring potable water system safety and cleanliness
The supply and storage of safe potable water is critical to sustaining man-power and operation in the marine environment. Operating conditions, logistics and bunkering present a number of challenges to the supply of safe drinking water. By implementing an effective management regime, coupled with innovative cleaning processes it is possible to significantly reduce the threat of unsafe water.
EPSCO’s water management cycle has been designed to deliver key safety and operational benefits
Potable Water System Cleaning and Disinfection
Routine cleaning and disinfection of Potable Water Systems is essential for the safe delivery of Potable Water both to the personnel or clients onboard and as cargo. EPSCO’s proprietary EPSolve system delivers unparalleled cleanliness by simultaneously cleaning and disinfecting tanks, bunker hose, calorifiers and pipework to remove fouling and microbial activity. With no need for chlorination following cleaning, our methods save valuable time and resources. Any programme of works can be tailored to the asset so as to minimize system outages during cleaning sequence.
Emergency De-Contamination
The unique nature of marine operations means potable water management has additional challenges. Contamination of these systems can come in many forms. EPSCO have the skills and expertise to assist you with the ongoing safe operation of your system mitigating long periods of out of service and solutions to help return the system to a safe and sterile state. Whether you have a Legionella positive, a hydrocarbon contamination or persistent bacteriological failures we have the knowledge and the knowhow to return your system to health.
Sea Water Cooling System Cleaning
Seawater cooling systems can often suffer performance issues related to macrofouling caused non-calcified organics (larvae, spats and planktonics for the main mollusks/crustaceans) and traditional soft macro and micro-fouling (algae, slimes, biofilms, seaweeds, hydroids). This has a further effect on the biosecurity of any asset which transits international waters. EPSCO have developed a two stage chemical treatment to remove hard fouling (shell and scaling) and soft fouling (organics), to achieve biosecurity and increased operational efficiency. All cleaning is carried out without the need for intrusive breaking of pipework and intense pressure jetting.