Wastewater Treatment Solutions for Marina Seasonal Boat Hull Cleaning

As boating season comes to an end in New York, marinas are bound to see an uptick in boat cleaning before tenants stow their boats. Marinas face both regulatory and financial challenges from the wastewater on-site boat cleaning creates. Marina operators must consider EPA guidelines, Clean Water Act enforcement, and state Clean Marina certification standards. The high cost of hauling industrial wastewater away adds a significant operational hurdle for marinas.

Sabo Industrial’s solution allows marinas to treat wastewater on site and produce only fully encapsulated solids and legally dischargeable effluent.

Sabo’s Industrial Wastewater Treatment Solutions for Marinas

Boat hull cleaning usually employs powerful acid-based cleaning agents that create a massive environmental hazard. Anti-fouling paint, an underwater coating used to protect boat hulls, also ends up in the wastewater. These chemicals are both dangerous for human health, aquatic life, and are also corrosive to some metals. This puts marina employees, the marina itself, and surrounding waterways at risk.

Sabo Industrial’s industrial wastewater treatment solutions provide reliable stainless steel equipment or can integrate with any existing equipment to create an efficient and cost-effective process.

• Wastewater is pumped into the mix tank.
• Cleartreat®, our signature separating agent, is added.
• Treated effluent is transferred to the filter tank for the separation and encapsulation of sludge.
• The remaining effluent is then collected for legal discharge into sewers or reuse.

The sludge created by our solution is fully encapsulated, non-leachable and will pass the Toxicity Characteristics Leaching Procedure (TCLP). This protects marinas from liability and keeps waterways clear of harmful contaminants.

Case Study: Mystic Shipyard

Mystic Shipyard, a marina in Mystic, Connecticut, is one of Sabo’s industrial wastewater treatment clients.