They Perform Well And Do Their Job
“With the facilities with ChlorTainer in them, we’ve had no issues. They’ve always performed well and do their job. I really appreciate the structure of the engineering that goes behind something like that… they’re an easy part of my day. I don’t have to worry about chemical releases, so it makes our lives a lot easier.”
Wil Tomplait — Maintenance Section Chief, City of Houston, Texas
Complete Containment, Complete Protection
“What I would call the standard of excellence for this type of one ton container process safety mitigation is an engineering control that prevents the leak from ever getting to your employees, to the general public, or to the environment to begin with… Complete containment from the get go is the gold standard.”
Scott Gendron — Site Director, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals
Excellent Customer Service
“[ChlorTainer] has excellent customer service. When I couldn’t get something solved, [they] would direct me to someone else that could answer the question. In fact, they even followed up. I would give it a complete thumbs up on helping. They were able to help me in a direction that satisfied my needs for sure.”
Greg Stinson — Lead Operator, Solano Irrigation District Water Treatment Plant
Very Safe And Efficient
“It’s just a safeguard that I’m really pleased that I have. We don’t want to release chlorine gas into the atmosphere to begin with, but this contains it, and the safeguards and the failsafes in there work extremely well. I haven’t had an issue with it… If I did, I’d be able to handle it with this product. Everything’s going to be contained so it can’t go anywhere until we make it go somewhere. The simplicity of it is great, it’s just a good product; I’m very pleased with them. It’s very safe, very efficient, and I recommend it!”
Mike Holloway — Water Treatment Plant Manager, Walnut Creek, Texas
No Safety Issues
“I really love them! They’re simple — easy maintenance, operators love them, no safety issues at all… I’d definitely recommend them!”
Warren Marquette — Capital Projects Manager, City of El Paso, Texas
Straightforward And Easy
“Once we had all the details in front of us, and everything was clarified, we just needed to familiarize ourselves with it and get going, and it was pretty straightforward and easy to install. As far as safety measures go, this is far better than what they had. If it does have a leak, it is captured for re-use, or they can vent it.”
Matt Fuller — Service Manager, Franklin Holwerda Co.
Well-Running Piece Of Equipment
“[The ChlorTainers] are another well-running piece of equipment in the plant. It’s a simple machine to work on, just sits there and works…with no threat to safety from a whole lot of moving parts. I don’t know how anybody could feel comfortable without this.”
Darryl Culley — Maintenance Technician, City of Benicia, CA
ChlorTainer Is A Bonus
“The [existing] wet scrubber system was in pretty bad shape and we needed a new scrubber system. Coming up with a new scrubber would have been expensive so we went with the ChlorTainer. I think the ChlorTainer is a bonus because if a leak is detected it is contained and we can still use the chlorine. It’s not wasted by going through a scrubber.”
Fred Carraway — Drinking Water Operations Section Chief, Houston Water
Fully Contained
“The leak is not going to get outside. They’ve got it fully contained and they can use it [however they want]. Actually, [my client] preferred that they have the ability to make the choice whether to continue to feed from the container and how they want to manage the leakage that’s within the containment vessel. There is no emergency urgency there. [The client’s] preference was, let us get there, evaluate the situation, and then we’ll make the decision based on what we want to do. It removes that element of emergency from the system because there isn’t any leakage to the environment.”
Dan Thompson — P.E., Consultant and leading expert in chemical safety and engineering for the chlorine industry
Safety And Simplicity
“Safety for our operators and the surrounding area [was the primary concern]. The locking door adds extra security from prying hands. It seems to be a fool-proof system. Simplicity is the best ticket.”
Rick Roll — North Little Rock, Arkansas Water Treatment Plant
Very Impressed With ChlorTainer
“We just went through an RMP program, an inspection, rather. They had the team that came in and had never really seen [the ChlorTainer], so they were rather impressed. Their thoughts for RMP are more or less, you’re by a school, and chlorine erupts. How do you handle this situation? Well, I explained to them that I have a ventilation system, but I have no scrubber system because if it erupts, that chlorine that’s inside of there, it’s going to stay inside that ChlorTainer. The ChlorTainer then becomes my new chlorine cylinder.“
Efron Simon — Production Technical Supervisor, City of Lake Charles, Louisiana
Significant Reliability
“We were pleased to learn about this technology at a water conference, and have noted significant reliability and maintenance advantages through its use as an alternative to scrubbers.”
Sandeep Aggarwal, P.E. — Managing Engineer, Houston Water
Single-Handedly Saves The Chlorine Gas Industry
“This technology single-handedly saves the chlorine gas industry, allowing us [at the water treatment site] to continue to use chlorine gas without having to convert to bleach as a disinfectant alternative.”
Scott Rovenpera — Former Plant Superintendent, Benicia, California Water Treatment Plant
Cost, Safety And Passive
“Cost was a guideline and safety was our primary concern. ‘Passive’ was a selling point to me. It made a very important difference since we are governed by the EPA rules and regulations. The ChlorTainer has a preventative maintenance schedule which requires no special training or skills to complete.”
Ellis DeWell — Assistant Plant Superintendent, Springfield, Ohio Water Treatment Plant
Chlortainers Are Bullet-Proof, Maybe Literally
“The ChlorTainers are bullet-proof, maybe literally. I have had zero issues with them. We do the annual maintenance and that’s about it. When starting up this new facility, we had 8 various chemical feed systems to get online. Of those systems, the chlorine feed was the easiest and has presented the least number of issues”
John Hodgden — General Manager, City of Fredonia, Kansas
Much Preferred To A Scrubber-Type Solution
“ChlorTainer was much preferred to a scrubber-type solution, which would require major building modifications. A scrubber system would also have required a six-member, trained response team to be available to deal with a leak within the building. With the vessels, it is all done automatically, with minimal personal exposure. And with two tanks for each gas, we don’t have to suffer any plant process interruption if there is leak containment going on in one of them.”
Wayne Lee — Superintendent Sludge Wastewater Treatment Plant, City of Slidell, Louisiana
Safest, Most Cost-Effective Treatment System Available
“It is always preferable to avoid any Hazmat occupancy because OSHA requires a six-man, trained response team to respond to any release of toxic gas. Since many facilities do not have a six-member team available to address a release. Hazmat occupancy environments are not practical. Total containment is the safest and most cost effective treatment system available.”
George Clifford White — Consulting Engineer and Author of the “Handbook of Chlorination and Alternative Disinfections”, Fourth Edition
Big Money Saver
“ChlorTainer is a big money saver, especially compared to scrubber solutions. It meets the fire code and exceeds all other standards. And the dual vessel makes auto switchover of a new container practical. In fact, it virtually takes care of itself.”
Lou Mendes — Cement Hill Water Treatment Plant, California
Chlorine Gas Is A Heavily Regulated Chemical
“Chlorine gas is a heavily regulated chemical, and the use of it requires a mandated risk management program (RMP). Instead of moving away from gas, we moved toward finding ways to make the changing of our 1-ton chlorine cylinders a safer operation for our employees. Our [ChlorTainer] containment system effectively seals any potential chlorine releases in a secure and leak-proof vessel.”
Scott Rovanpera — Former Superintendent, City of Benicia, California
The Most Appropriate Containment Against Possible Leaks
“Our engineers, Fishbeck, out of their Grand Rapids, MI office, had read about the ChlorTainer™ technology in a trade magazine ad, and they evaluated it against alternatives, before recommending it as the most appropriate containment against possible leaks, and overall the most cost-effective option for continued compliance. That included not needing to build any new structure to accommodate it, and to get fully up to date with regulations changes and compliance, while getting the best bang for your buck.”
Chris Cossette — Superintendent, City of Ludington, Michigan
Pleased With How It Performed
“Chlorine is the most dangerous chemical we deal with here at the plant. And I’m constantly concerned that something could happen. However, once [ChlorTainer went] operational, there’s so many safety mechanisms on it that I was really pleased with how it [performed].”
Chris Holding — Water Plant Supervisory, City of Parsons, Kansas
Seamless And Effortless
“In all of the ChlorTainer installations, discussion with field crews has been seamless and effortless; the units have been straightforward and easy to install. Deliveries have been on time, and they come with good installation instructions which are very helpful.”
Robby Sanders — Project Manager, Smithco Construction