An overview of Hydro International and our water management products, services and capabilities.

1. Hydro International
About Us

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We address important and complex real-
world problems through original
engineering that challenges convention and
results in specialised solutions to optimise
water management the world over.
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3. Our capabilities
• Water quality management
• Treatment, filtration, separation, capture
• Water quantity management
• Flow control, flood alleviation, storage
• Water management services
• Advisory support, design guidance, risk
assessment
• Through-life support, technical and project
assistance, maintenance, repair and overhaul

4. Manage Water Quantity
Uniquely effective flow control and storage
products
• Alleviate flood risk
• Minimise flood damage, sewer overload, CSO
spills and runoff pollution
• Prevent hydraulic overload
• Protect plant and infrastructure from surge
damage
• Develop sustainably
• Design with environmentally sympathetic
engineered solutions

5. Manage Water Quantity
In Practice:
• Since 1908 over 20 floods have affected south
Glasgow
• Three Hydro-Brake® Flood vortex flow controls
installed on White Cart River in 2011
• Result: 1,750 properties and businesses
removed from flood risk – preventing over
£100M of potential flood damage
• 2011: 1 in 10 year flood event – estimated £1M-£3M
of flood damage averted
• 2012: even larger flood event – estimated £12M of
flood damage averted

6. Manage Water Quality
World-leading water treatment products
• Meet environmental regulations
• Remove pollutants and contaminants from
discharge water
• Reduce effluent surcharges
• Protect downstream equipment from
damage
• Minimise the maintenance and repair burden
• Recycle and reuse process water
• Improve process efficiency
• Stormwater, wastewater and industrial
applications

7. Manage Water Quality
In Practice:
• Bonnybrook WWTP upgrade, Calgary, 2015
• Existing system removed only 26-29% of grit
• 20% of digester volume wasted by settled grit
• Related maintenance estimated at 6,000 man hours
per year
• Installation of ten HeadCell® grit removal
units, five Grit Snail® dewatering units and ten
SlurryCupTM washing and classification units
• Result: 95% of grit removed at specified
operating flows and dewatered for landfill
• Maintenance effort and downtime drastically
reduced

8. Water Management Services
• Expertise
• Understand and mitigate flood risk
• Identify and manage pollution risks
• Design effective, sustainable sites,
infrastructure, sewerage and drainage
• Through-life support
• Maintenance, spares & repairs
• Equipment hire
• Technical support
• Training

9. Why Hydro International?
• Proven solutions and a legacy of success
• Enabling public and private organisations to manage
water effectively for over 35 years
• A commitment to engineering excellence and
scientific rigour
• Hydraulic modelling and computational fluid
dynamics allied with independent, real-world testing
• Customer-focused design principles
• High efficacy; no moving parts; zero power; simple
installation; low maintenance; low ecological footprint
• Comprehensive customer support
• Customised design, installation and in-service
support services

10. A global partner
Local representation in 18 countries
8 global and regional offices

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To learn more about how Hydro
International could help you to
manage water quantity and quality
visit hydro-int.com
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