I set up an indoor flotation system within an business centre area. I
ended up pumping as much of the water as possible out into a disused
area round the back of the building. The rest of the mud was then
emptied
out of two settling tanks with buckets into a closed skip. We had an
environmental agreement with the skip company for
only organic, non-toxic waste to be put into it, so required a closed
and lockable skip.
Alternatively, you could make some wheels / trolley system for the
settling tanks, so they could be wheeled out to the skip or dumping
ground. Just make sure the plumber understands you need to separate the
tanks, which isn't usually a problem as they just pull apart. I've found
B&Q water tanks (50gallons i think) do the job for settling, and Machine
Mart do a good line (!) in pumps and hoses.
Hope this is of some use
Alys
On Fri, 2 Jun 2006 04:03:43 +0200, "Ehud Weiss" <[log in to unmask]>
said:
> Dear friends,
>
> Re Lisa Gray's question about water recycling (and as kind of reunion of
> Gordon's students of 1995.) I would like to ad such question.
>
> As part of a new archaeobotanical lab, we dedicate a small room for
> flotation system. The problem is: how to get rid of the soil-sludge such
> system will create? It is impossible to drain it into the sewer as it
> will
> block it instantly, and emptying indoor settling tanks seems as a
> Sisyphic
> project. Does anyone solve such question? I assume I'm not the first to
> establish a flotation system within a lab, not in the field!
>
> Many thanks in advance,
>
> Udi Weiss
>
>
>
>
>
> Ehud Weiss,
>
> Archaeobotanical lab.
>
> The Institute of Archaeology
>
> The Martin (Szusz) Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology
>
> Bar-Ilan University
>
> Ramat-Gan, 52900 ISRAEL
>
> Tel (W): ++972-3-5318245; Fax (W): ++972-3-5351824
>
> Tel (H): ++972-3-9730318; Cell.: ++972-54-8070669
>
>
>
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