Hydro Intl., a provider of environmentally sustainable products and innovative solutions that control and treat storm water, wastewater and combined sewer overflows, has announced that Southeast Culvert Inc., Auburn, Ga., will be the exclusive distributor of Hydro’s portfolio of industry-leading storm water products in the state of Georgia.
Southeast Culvert is a manufacturer and distributor of drainage systems throughout the southeastern U.S. The company has significant expertise in the storm water market and has many years of experience working with engineering firms and private contractors to provide storm water management equipment to municipal and private developers.
Hydro’s U.S. storm water operation, based in Portland, Maine, provides a full range of solutions to control and treat urban runoff from MS4 communities with separate storm sewer and sanitary sewer systems. Hydro’s portfolio of treatment products include filters and vortex separators, which are used to comply with the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System regulations requiring the removal of “nonpoint source” pollutants from storm water runoff.
“The Georgia market represents a major opportunity for our cost-effective, environmentally sustainable storm water solutions,” said David Mongeau, general manager of Hydro Intl.’s U.S. storm water business. “Putting our industry-leading product line in the hands of a company with Southeast Culvert’s knowledge, regional contacts and proven sales ability creates a winning combination.”
“We’re looking forward to partnering with Hydro Intl. in Georgia,” said Wallace Johnson, vice president of operations at Southeast Culvert Inc. “Hydro’s filters and vortex technologies will help our customers obtain their storm water permits while keeping their costs in line.”
Hydro’s storm water operation markets three liquid-solid separation products: the Up-Flo filter, a high-capacity filtration system used for the control of sediments, nutrients, metals and hydrocarbons; the Downstream Defender, an advanced vortex separator with unique internal components that increase removal efficiency and prevent pollutant washout, as well as flow controls, inlet controls and storm water storage media; and the First Defense, an enhanced vortex separator that provides storm water treatment in a surface inlet device. It also markets the Reg-U-Flo vortex valve, a passive vortex flow-control device that reduces the volume of required storm water storage by up to 50 percent without the need for moving parts or external power requirements.
For more information on the company and its products, visit www.hydrointernational.biz/us/index_us.php.
