Circular Clarifiers

Monroe Environmental offers nearly every circular

clarifier design preferred by engineers and plant
operators for municipal and industrial applications.
We will evaluate existing clarifiers and recommend
improvements to influent and effluent geometry,
feedwell/EDI design, weir and launder geometry,
skimming and scum baffles, sludge removal
systems, and drive equipment, as well as a variety
of site-specific design requirements.

Clarifier Designs & Services

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New, rebuild, and retrofit
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Primary, secondary, or tertiary treatment
Q Standard scraper
50 ft. diameter Circular Clarifier during final assembly
Q Spiral scraper
Q Hydraulic suction tube header
Q Hydraulic suction riser pipes
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Solids-Contact/Flocculating
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Thickeners
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Municipal water and wastewater treatment
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Industrial waste and process water treatment

46 ft. diameter stainless steel Circular Clarifier

fully assembled in Monroe shop

20 ft. diameter Primary Clarifier at a WWTP

46 ft. diameter self-supporting Circular Clarifier for separating blast furnace scrubber
fines from wastewater at a steel processing plant
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Clarifier Rebuilds
Rebuilding and replacing the internals of
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a concrete or steel tank clarifier is a quick,
cost-effective solution versus constructing Secondary Clarifier before rebuild at 130 ft. Clarifier rakes fully assembled in
an entirely new system. The clarifier tanks a 25 MGD WWTP Monroe shop prior to shipment
often maintain a suitable operating condi-
tion while the skimmer arm, center well,
drive assembly, and sludge rakes corrode
and wear beyond an acceptable level. In
this case, a Monroe Environmental Clarifier
Rebuild is the perfect solution to restore the
clarifier to its peak operating performance
level, ensuring several decades of future use.
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Exact replacement
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Modified designs to improve
performance or maintenance capabilities
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Variety of construction materials and
coatings available
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Secondary Clarifier operating after just a three day installation

Existing 55 ft. diameter Scraper Clarifier at

chemical manufacturing plant

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New Clarifier internals completely assembled
in Monroe shop Installation of new internals as well as drive, bridge, and walkway
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 Circular Clarifier Designs
Primary Clarifier Bridge Supported
Bridge and Walkway Inlet Well Drive Assembly
Monroe Environmental’s
Perimeter Scum Baffle
primary circular clarifiers Walkway
are designed to receive raw
wastewater after it has been Scum Box with Influent
Beach Plate
pre-screened to remove large
Scum Outlet
objects and grit. This primary Effluent
sedimentation tank will produce Skimmer Arm Steel Wall
a homogeneous liquid capable
Sludge Rake Imbedded
of being treated biologically and Steel Channel
a sludge that can be separately
treated or processed. Sludge
Discharge Concrete Floor
Sludge Well

Secondary Clarifier
Monroe Environmental’s Column Supported
Bridge and Walkway Influent
secondary circular clarifiers Perimeter
Drive Assembly

for wastewater are designed Walkway

Inlet Well
to provide a high quality Scum Box with Scum Baffle
effluent suitable for discharge Beach Plate
to the environment or further Scum Outlet
Effluent
treatment.
Skimmer Arm
Sludge
The Monroe Environmental Suction Tube Suction
secondary clarifier effectively Counter Weight Tube/Header

separates the biological floc Concrete Wall

and Floor
and colloidal solids to produce Sludge
wastewater with very low Discharge
Influent
levels of organic material and
suspended matter.

Solids Contact Rake and Turbine

Clarifier Walkway Radial Launders Drive Assembly Turbine Baffles
Reaction Well
This clarifier combines
the functions of chemical Perimeter
treatment, mixing, flocculation, Walkway

and sedimentation. Effluent

Influent
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This clarifier may be used Flocculation
for lime softening, colorant Sludge Rake Zone
removal, and removal of
magnesium and iron.
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The solids-contact clarifier
Sludge
Discharge
Imbedded
Draft Tube
Sludge Well
Concrete Floor

employs several radial Steel Channel

collection and outlet launders.
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18 ft. steel tank Circular Clarifier for an industrial steel manufacturer fully assembled in Skimmer, scum baffle, and launder components
Monroe shop

Clarifier Features
Mechanism Support — Bridge supported or Drives — Monroe Environmental uses only the
center column supported clarifiers and thickeners highest quality drives that are conservatively
are available. selected to handle even the most demanding loads.
Influent — Center feed or peripheral feed, t
Fabricated steel precision gear
energy-dissipating inlet and flocculating feed well
are available.
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Cast iron worm gear
Sludge Removal Systems
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Standard scraper
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Spiral scraper
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Hydraulic suction tube header
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Hydraulic suction riser pipes
Skimming Systems — Floating scum and other
material can be removed by a traditional rotating
skimmer arm and scum removal box or by a
ducking skimmer that feeds a radial scum trough.
A scum baffle prevents floating matter from
entering the effluent launder.
Launder — Inboard, outboard, or radial
launders available for effluent collection.
Weirs — A V-notch adjustable weir will be
designed to ensure steady overflow rates, even
in windy conditions. FRP, stainless steel, and other
materials can be used for weir construction. The unique design of the Monroe 3-axis pivoting scum
Walkways, Railing, & Stairways — Designed wiper blade ensures constant contact with the scum
and built according to OSHA and API standards. beach, ensuring the highest scum removal efficiency
possible.
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se S City of Detroit Saves Millions of Dollars
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on WWTP Upgrades
Project: Replacement of (4) 250 ft. Diameter Primary Clarifiers

Existing 250 ft. diameter clarifiers help treat an average of 707 million gallons per day at the Detroit WWTP, with capacity
to treat over 1 billion gallons per day during peak flows

Challenge
The City of Detroit WWTP needed to upgrade
(4) of its 250 ft. primary clarifiers. The plant
decided to replace the internal components with
a combination of mild, coated steel and non-
corrosive stainless steel members. The project
included converting the sludge rakes to higher
efficiency spiral scrapers and rehabilitating exist-
ing drive units, as well as replacing influent wells,
column supports, weirs, baffles, and launders.
Due to the size of the clarifiers and the amount
of steel involved, the budget estimate for the
clarifier components and accompanying work
was roughly $9,000,000.
Solution
Monroe was the successful low-bidder and
was awarded the project. The city saved several
millions of dollars on the total price of the clarifier
equipment, with Monroe’s contract totaling
approximately $5,000,000. Engineering submit-
tals including new spiral scraper rake designs,
structural analysis, and related drawings were
approved in the 3rd quarter of 2011 and the
fabrication of the equipment began shortly there-
after. The project is scheduled to be completed
in 2013.

New stainless steel skimming mechanisms, weirs, baffles,

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