Municipal Waterworks
NSF Certifications
LAKOS provides the only NSF-61 Certified Centrifugal Separators in the industry making them an ideal selection for municipalities.
ASME Option Available
LAKOS has the ability to provide ASME certification should your project require it.
Scotchkote™ Coating
Internal coating provides protection against wastewater, brackish water, hydrocarbons, and harsh chemicals.
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LAKOS has the Product to Solve Filtration Problems Throughout your Waterworks Systems:
Harsh/Abrasive Water (Pre) Filtration:
- LAKOS JSK Scotchkote™ Separators feature an internal 3M™ Scotchkote™ 134 coating making the wetted surfaces of the Separator resistant to corrosive chemicals, wastewater, sea water, and hydrocarbons. The Scotchkote™ 134 coating is NSF/ANSI 61 certified for potable water applications making this an economical alternative providing similar results of 316L and Duplex Stainless Steel.
NSF – Potable Water Certified Separator:
- LAKOS Public Works Certified (PWC) Municipal Separators are the industry’s only NSF-61 certified Centrifugal Separators. With low-lead, potable water NSF certifications, these Separators are the ideal solution when filtration is needed for a Municipalities drinking water.
Open Source Water Intake:
- LAKOS PC – Self-Cleaning Intake Screens stop open sourced water debris and larger material from entering and damaging your intake pumps and water system components.
Submersible Pump Protection:
- LAKOS Pump Protection Separators (PPS) install on deep well turbine and submersible pumps to protect pump impellers from excessive wear, maintain higher pump efficiencies, and minimize the amount of sand pumped to downstream equipment.
Municipal Water Well Made Safe
In Southern California, the Jurupa Community Services District provides clean water for a large amount of residents and landscape, and therefore cannot have system downtime and any health risks. The district installed a water treatment system for each of their wells but needed to ensure sand-free well water. With two LAKOS JPX Sand Separators installed, it allowed for fine sand removal as well as a steady flow and pressure for optimum performance. Learn More
Sand Eliminated From Municipal Water Well
The city of Rochelle, Illinois counts on clean, potable drinking water for residents as well as travelers, however, the sand content in the water was getting out of hand. It required the wells to be continually flushed with constant system problems. Municipal Well & Pump recommended to the city to install a LAKOS Pump Protection System, eliminating sand problems and allowed for a fully operational well. Learn More
Arizona Eliminates Sand from Community Water
Inside the wells of Queen Creek, Arizona large amounts of abrasive sand was found, damaging bowls and impellers found on the turbine pumps. Queen Creek Water Company needed a long term solution since it was providing water to 8,000 houses. A LAKOS Pump Protection Separator was installed to solve their sand problems. Learn More
Water Treatment System Removes Sand Without Downtime
Near Santa Fe, New Mexico, the Buckman Diversion Project was challenged to find a filter system that was capable of handling sand from the Rio Grande River without any downtime or maintenance. After much trial and error, they resulted in installing LAKOS JPX Separators with an automatic purging option to remove the sand from the water, resulting in zero downtime and minimal maintenance. Learn More
Industrial Laundry Replaces Shaker Screens with LAKOS Separators For Wash Water Re-Use
In the industrial laundry industry, it has become a standard to use shaker screens, but they have become increasingly troublesome and an intensive maintenance problem, especially for ALSCO Linen of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The solution, a complete LAKOS PREP System installed to replace the shaker screens which allowed for zero downtime, zero liquid loss, and continuous operation. Learn More
Separator Removes Sand From City Water; Protects Stadium Plumbing
The Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia had been experiencing sand problems in their water supply, it created clogged flush valves in restrooms, overflowing toilets and sinks, and led to shutting down multiple facilities to fans. After three games of these problems, the stadium installed two LAKOS Separators which completely eliminated the sand problem as well as any shutdowns to the stadium. Learn More
Government Building Saves on Replacement Element Costs
A large government building in Washington , D.C. is saving more than $700 a month in replacement element costs after installing four LAKOS Separators. These separators are now removing the sand and grit from the water of four large water fountains in the building, eliminating routine maintenance and replacement costs. Learn More
LAKOS Separator Helps Guarantee Efficiency of Water Treatment System
The city of Mont-de-Marsan, France needed to protect their ozone reactor and anthracite media filter from sand and grit. Due to extensive fouling, they were quick to choose a LAKOS Separator which allowed the flushing of separated solids, eliminating the sand and grit, while also requiring no routine maintenance. Learn More
Municipal Drainage System Protects Pumps with Lakos Separators
Three high-volume pumps suffering from abrasive wear in the city of Ville De Dax, France, continued to be worn down by grit and sediments from rainwater and runoff. Two LAKOS N-FD Model Separators were installed to eliminate the accumulation and abrasive wear from the rainwater and runoff sediments. Learn More
City Water Eliminates Sand Problems
The City of Phoenix, Arizona have equipped the majority of their water wells with centrifugal sand separators, which has reduced operating costs and has extended the life of their water meters. The city now has 16 LAKOS Separators installed, creating particle-free water, keeping their water lines and plumbing free of sand for the 340 million gallons of water pumped each day for the city . Learn More