Imbrium Systems announced “Installation Number 32,425” for the Stormceptor brand, a hydrodynamic sediment and oil storm water treatment device, according to the company.
The Stormceptor brand was created in the early 1990s as a spill capture device to keep dangerous pollutants, oil and chemicals from reaching critical watersheds. For this year, it is estimated that Stormceptors will capture nearly 8,500 tons of poisonous pollutants, helping to preserve critical watersheds and drinking water supplies around the globe.
The Stormceptor was created as a spill capture device in the early 1990s by Joe Monteith, a municipal environmental official from metropolitan Toronto, ON, Canada. Scott Monteith, his son, refined the Stormceptor design.
"Early in its development, we viewed the Stormceptor as the first line of defense against oil and chemical spills,” said Monteith, who is president and CEO of Monteco Ltd. “Gradually, our research and the research of university academics confirmed that the fine sediment, which washes off paved areas during rainstorms, was the primary transporter of critical pollutants--like phosphorus--into rivers, streams and lakes. What makes Stormceptor unique is its patented ability to retain the sediment it captures--it prevents re-suspension of the pollutants it traps.
"Our research and testing led us to develop additional storm water treatment systems like the Jellyfish for filtration of fine particles as small as 5 microns and the SorbtiveFILTER which is fully field-tested and captures high volumes of total phosphorus and dissolved phosphorus. Because of our innovative research and development activities, both Jellyfish and SorbtiveFILTER systems are industry leaders.”
Rinker Materials has been the primary United States licensee and manufacturing partner for Stormceptor since its inception. "We've had a terrific business relationship with Imbrium Systems and in the process Rinker Materials had a strong hand in protecting the environment as well as protecting critical watersheds throughout North America,” said Rick Traylor, vice president of technical services at Cemex USA, which purchased Rinker Materials in 2007. "In Texas for example, Rinker Materials and Stormceptor have played a major role in protecting the Edwards Aquifer, which is the primary drinking water source for Austin, San Antonio and several other municipalities.”
