1. Your Professional Guide
Selecting Your
• Qualifications
• Engineered Solutions
• Efficiency Gains
• Environmental Compliance
• Personnel Training
• Safety Certifications
Industrial
Water
Consultant
2. QIan Elseth
Oregon Area Manager
Phone: (541) 218-9817
iane@chemtreat.com
Water Treatment / Engineering Experience
• 7 Years Water Treatment Experience and Consulting
• B.S Mechanical Engineering – Colorado School of Mines
• Fundamentals of Engineering Certification
• Commercial Pesticide Applicator – License AG-L1022693CPA
• Qualifications
• Engineered Solutions
A quality water consultant is a critical component for engineering solutions at your
facility. Having a true water expert participating in solutions with your engineering
staff provides greater insight to the overall project gains while sidestepping some
unforeseen pitfalls. Water experts should have experience working on a variety of
engineering projects, including:
• New Construction • Efficiency Optimization
• Plant Expansions • Automation
• Asset Longevity • Water Conservation
• Personnel Training
In the electronic age, personnel training is more important than ever. Engineers
and operators can lose focus on procedures, results, and corrective action with
the belief that electronics and automation will correct them. In water treatment, all
personnel need to be trained in:
• Personal and Plant Safety
• Efficiency Optimization
• General Understanding of Water Chemistry Maintenance
• Understanding the Importance of Proper Troubleshooting Techniques
• Proper Testing Procedures and Protocol
3. Your water consultant provides critical guidance when it counts. Not
only will your water consultant be familiar with current restrictions on
your plant, but will also be a source of information for future industry
trends.
Compliance legislation is changing all the time, and the technology to
address it is changing even faster. In fact, technology advances are
making it possible to reduce enviornmental discharges by 70%. Many
industries are now exploring zero discharge systems.
Your water consultant can impact more compliance issues than most
realize. A water consultant can be involved in projects that affect the
following compliance areas:
• Water Discharge • Water Reuse
• Air Contaminants • Water Conservation
• Solid Waste • Odor Regulation
• Environmental Compliance
• Efficiency Gains
The term efficiency has taken on so many diiferent meanings over the years.
Driving projects to serve the efficiencies critical to your plant are top priority.
• Fuel: Steam Efficiency
• Critical Approach or Process Temperatures
• Cost Per 1,000 Gallons Effluent
• Dollar Per Ton of Cooling
• Cost Per Ton of Production
• Optimal Product Viscosity or Purity
• Safety Certifications
For the mechanics and operators exposed to industrial water systems, the water consultant
is likely to be the most important trainer they will ever have. A recent study by the US
Department of Labor reported that 68% of plant-related safety incidents were related
to improper or inadequate training. Starting with a properly-trained water consultant is
essential. However, this knowledge must be passed on to your plant staff to ensure the
integrity of plant operations and the safety of your personnel. Regimented training and
certifications in the following areas are an essential part of responsible water treatment:
• Right-to-Know Training • Proper PPE Usage
• MSDS Interpretation • Plant Safety Audits
• LOTO Best Practices • OSHA Compliance Preparation and Support
