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Settling Basin Cleaning

DuPont Settling Basin Cleaning
Burnside, LA


SEMS was contracted by DuPont to provide basin cleanout services at DuPont’s Burnside, Louisiana facility.

Environmental Cleaning & Remediation Work Included: 

  • Removal of basin contents from the Settling Basin (liquids, sludge and solids)
  • Mechanical dewatering and treatment of the inlet stream to bi-pass the basin
  • Debris separation using shaker screen to prevent hinderance during dewatering process
  • Removal of all produced filter cake using roll-off bins
  • Sludge removal (4,000 cubic yards) and dewatering activities were performed around the clock using kW generator, various diesel-powered pumps and gravity fed water treatment system