Agriculture and Large Commercial Water Treatment Systems in San Diego

Reverse Osmosis, Sand Filtration & High-Flow Water Treatment

Kraken Water Systems designs commercial and agricultural reverse osmosis, sand filtration and high-flow water-treatment systems in San Diego County.

From high-output reverse osmosis systems to sand and media filtration, pretreatment systems, storage, pumping, and distribution, we can develop water-treatment systems around the flow rate and water-quality requirements of the property.

Applications may include agriculture, irrigation, nurseries, greenhouses, livestock operations, private wells, estates, commercial facilities, and process-water systems.

Large-Scale Reverse Osmosis Systems

When dissolved minerals, salinity, or other contaminants interfere with an agricultural or commercial operation, reverse osmosis can provide highly effective water treatment.

Kraken Water Systems can design RO systems based around required production capacity rather than forcing an application into an undersized residential platform.

Commercial reverse osmosis systems may be configured for:

• Agricultural water treatment

• Irrigation

• Greenhouses

• Nurseries

• Hydroponic operations

• Process water

• Commercial facilities

• Well-water treatment

• Equipment feed water

• Boiler feed-water pretreatment

• Specialty applications

• High-quality rinse water

• Water reuse applications

System sizing can be based on actual water demand, source-water quality, desired recovery, storage requirements, and required finished-water quality.

High-Output RO System Design

A complete reverse osmosis installation involves substantially more than the RO membranes themselves.

Depending on the application, a commercial system may incorporate:

• Sediment pretreatment

• Commercial water softening

• Carbon filtration

• Antiscalant treatment

• Cartridge filtration

• High-pressure pumps

• RO membrane vessels

• Flow meters

• Pressure monitoring

• Conductivity monitoring

• Automated flushing

• Product-water storage

• Atmospheric storage tanks

• Booster pumps

• Distribution pumps

• UV treatment

• Post-treatment

• Control systems

Kraken Water Systems can evaluate the complete water-treatment train from the incoming source through final storage and distribution.

Agricultural Reverse Osmosis

Agricultural water quality can have a direct impact on irrigation systems, soil conditions, sensitive crops, greenhouse equipment, and operating costs.

High concentrations of dissolved salts and minerals can become particularly problematic in areas relying on mineral-heavy municipal or well water.

Agricultural reverse osmosis can be used to reduce dissolved mineral concentration before water is blended, stored, or delivered to the application.

Systems can be configured around the needs of:

• Greenhouses

• Nurseries

• Orchards

• Specialty crops

• Hydroponic facilities

• Irrigation systems

• Agricultural estates

• Livestock applications

For operations requiring substantial daily water production, storage and delivery requirements are considered as part of the system design.

Commercial Sand Filtration

Sand and multimedia filtration are highly effective solutions for removing suspended material from high-flow water systems.

These systems can be used as standalone filtration or as pretreatment before more sensitive downstream equipment.

Applications may include:

• Agricultural irrigation

• Well water

• Commercial facilities

• Cooling-water systems

• Process water

• Surface-water treatment

• Sediment-heavy water

• RO pretreatment

• Equipment protection

Depending on the application, filtration systems may use graded media specifically selected for the type and size of suspended material being removed.

Automatic Backwashing Filtration Systems

Large filtration systems must be able to clean themselves effectively.

Kraken Water Systems can configure automatic backwashing systems that periodically reverse water flow through the media bed to remove accumulated sediment and contaminants.

Systems may incorporate:

• Automatic control valves

• Differential-pressure monitoring

• Timer-based regeneration

• Flow-based regeneration

• Multiple filtration tanks

• Parallel systems

• High-flow manifolds

• Isolation valves

• Bypass systems

• Pressure gauges

• Sample ports

Proper flow rates are critical both during normal operation and during backwash.

Pretreatment for Commercial RO Systems

Reverse osmosis membranes perform best when the incoming water has been properly conditioned.

Depending on feed-water chemistry, pretreatment may include:

Water Softening

Removes hardness minerals that can rapidly scale RO membranes.

Sand or Multimedia Filtration

Reduces suspended solids and sediment.

Carbon Filtration

Reduces chlorine and certain organic compounds.

Cartridge Filtration

Provides fine filtration immediately before the RO membranes.

Chemical Pretreatment

Antiscalant or other treatment may be appropriate depending on water chemistry and system design.

The correct pretreatment strategy can improve membrane performance and reduce unnecessary maintenance.

Well-Water Treatment

Agricultural and rural properties frequently rely on private wells with water chemistry that varies significantly from municipal supplies.

Well-water systems may require treatment for:

• Sediment

• Hardness

• Iron

• Manganese

• High TDS

• Salinity

• Odor

• Turbidity

• Other naturally occurring contaminants

Water testing is an important part of determining the appropriate treatment process.

Storage, Pumping & Distribution

Large water-treatment systems frequently require storage and delivery infrastructure.

Kraken Water Systems can integrate components such as:

• Atmospheric storage tanks

• Pressure tanks

• Booster pumps

• Variable-frequency-drive pumps

• Distribution pumps

• Float controls

• Level sensors

• Pressure controls

• Isolation valves

• Bypass assemblies

• Plumbing manifolds

The objective is to create a complete system capable of producing, storing, and delivering treated water at the required rate.

Engineered Around Your Water Demand

Commercial and agricultural systems should not be sized using guesswork.

Important design considerations include:

• Source-water analysis

• Required gallons per day

• Peak flow rate

• Water pressure

• Available electrical service

• Available drain capacity

• Recovery percentage

• Storage requirements

• Finished-water quality

• Available installation space

• Future expansion

Kraken Water Systems evaluates these conditions before developing a treatment recommendation.

Commercial Water Treatment in San Diego County

Kraken Water Systems provides commercial water-treatment equipment and installation throughout San Diego County and surrounding areas.

Whether you need a high-capacity reverse osmosis system, agricultural water treatment, sand filtration, well-water treatment, pretreatment, or a complete treatment train, we can evaluate the application and develop a solution around the needs of the property.

Contact Kraken Water Systems to discuss your commercial or agricultural water-treatment project.

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