A NEWSLETTER FOR THE DISTRIBUTORS, CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS OF THE RGF ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP

No One is Bigger
in Flocculation

$500 Reward
of Turbozone Clean Money, for the referral of a 
successful candidate for RGF employment 

The ESP 600 processes 1200 gallons per hour. The system has a small footprint, full automation, ease of operation and many innovative technology advancements. These include: RGF’s Vacu-Dose system to apply RGF's QF floc. The handheld programmer for easy access to the PLC parameters to control product quality. The six foot Data Cable gives you freedom to move around the system to monitor the process while performing manual functions. RGF’s "Set it and Forget it" Clear Check System allows you to monitor the effluent and retreat a batch if the desired clarity is not reached. The Observation Window gives the operators a viewable area from ground level to observe the treatment in progress. The Self-Cleaning Process Tank and pH probe, ensures that the probe remains moist, eliminating premature drying of the electrode requiring replacement. RGF’s Pinch Valve Drain System that eliminates clogging has been enhanced by draining the clear water off first then the sludge, which will not only reduce treatment time but will also save Filter Paper. The RGF Sludge Vacu-Dry System removes up to 40% of the water retained in the sludge. This innovative solution is a marked improvement to industry standard dewatering technology. 

We're Looking For A Few Good…People
RGF is offering $500 of Turbozone-cleaned Money* for the referral and the successful employment of Project Managers for the following programs:

•Car Wash
•Heavy Vehicle Wash
•Restaurants
•Internet
•Enviro-Vision
•Ozone Commercial Systems
•Medical Systems
•HVAC
•Marine

Also Representative and Distributor referrals qualify.
*Turbozone - sanitizes money by killing germs and odors. A great marketing concept for banks "We have clean money" or better yet, "We have laundered money".
Call Rick Clark ext. 41 for details

WashMaster by RGF

The WashMaster Wash Water Recycling System proves that less is more. A complete system on a 4' x 10' poly-covered skid contains: OWS, Coalescor, Biosorb, HCA Filter, Multi-Media Auto Backflush and polish filter, plus Catalytic Oxidation and the Oxy Puck System! We're offering a five-year full parts, labor and consumable contract for $295 per month or a five-year total program including equipment for $650 per month!

Did You Know?
Seawater, although very clear, contains 3% or 30,000 ppm of salt! This is why dissolved solids can be a hidden pollutant in water! It may look pure, but it may have high T.D.S.

Processor of the future

Sunshine Farms is the first poultry processor to employ the RGF Enviro-Vision Program to their plant. The new, state-of-the-art plant will feature an RGF dissolved air flotation wastewater treatment plant and will also utilize RGF's air and water purification systems. In addition, RGF will install their photoionization system, which will irradiate the chicken surface for near total bacteria reduction. The bottom line is that the Sunshine plant will have very low bacterial counts in their air, water, and on the chicken surface. The results will be a longer shelf life and a safer product. The plant will be complete by June 2000.

Did you know?
EPA and OSHA may soon combine enforcement efforts. EPA and OSHA officials are reportedly discussing tentative plans to cross-train inspectors in each agency to be on the lookout for violations of the others' standards, according to a report in Environmental Policy Alert.

Boat washers may need water treatment 
RALEIGH, NC - The state's Division of Water Quality (DWQ) is cracking down on marine businesses for power washing boats either directly over the waterway or right at the shore.
According to Marine Trade Services, a trade group in Wilmington, NC, DWQ conducted water tests at two facilities and found that the pollutant levels were well above state standards. The DWQ ordered the offending marinas to find a way to treat the power wash runoff.
DWQ will be conducting more onsite visits and random water testing this year. Those found in violation of water quality rules will be fined and penalties assessed where applicable.
         

Did you know?
An average cruise ship travels 60 feet for every gallon of fuel. That equates to 88 gallons per mile. Note: gallons per mile; not miles per gallon!!

(OK we’re joking). 

Ozone Sanitizing for Meat Processing

 Originally this was followed by a first rinse and final rinse with chlorinated water. Now 1 ppm ozonated water is used for both rinses. Because of the success of the rack cleaning operation, additional uses of ozonated water for sanitizing equipment throughout the plant are being implemented, including, sanitizing plastic storage tubs and stainless steel walk-in coolers. As an added benefit, cooler sanitation now uses cold (ozonated) water, reducing heating costs, load on the HVAC, and condensation.
Recycled Water
Because of the design of the system, water from the final rinse is recovered, reozonated, and used for the first rinse. Recycling reduces water usage, effluent burden, and treatment and disposal costs.
Microbiological Safety
E.coli, Giardia, Cryptosporidium and other new pathogens, which worry meat processors, resist chlorine, but are effectively killed by ozone. The ozone system began operation October 6, 1999 and has resulted in equal or better sanitation levels.
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and EPRI were instrumental in raising the awareness of ozone and bringing together Plumrose and the RGF Environmental Group. Prentiss County Electric Power Association (PCEPA), TVA and EPRI sponsored a Tailored Collaboration Project which assists with the start-up and collection of data for process verification.

RGF’s Pure Air 
to the Rescue!

Outrage of the Quarter

A golf course wash water recycling company, who claims to have sold over 40 systems, utilizes designer bacteria to treat their water, which is fine, so do we (of course, natural bacteria is even better)! The problem is, that it is a bacteria treatment system only - no filters, disinfection, or oxidation. So you have the course maintenance people spraying bacteria-laden water in a nice mist all over the maintenance area. Great!! Better yet, he also promotes dumping the left over HIP's (Herbicide, Insecticide, Pesticide) into the water because his bacteria also eat them!! We checked out the water and found extremely high levels of bacteria, not to mention the water failed a toxicity test, probably because it was colored with tracer dye from the HIP's. This is quite a soup to be aspirating around the neighborhood! Any personal injury attorneys around? This is a hot one!

How about a boat yard that claims to have a recycling system that is homemade. It consists of a tank and pump. The water is stored in a 1,000-gallon tank and simply reused over and over!! Sure we believe this one! Water that has washed smelly barnacles, algae, bacteria and bottom paint containing heavy metals is simply put in a tank in the hot sun and reused! This sun baked, toxic concoction would smell so bad it would evacuate the entire state! More than likely someone opens a valve at night!!

Another golf course, actually three courses - we found a competitor with a pre-programmed timer frequently back flushing his recycling filter, which is okay except the highly contaminated back flush water goes directly into a pond! Nice! Sure the recycled water looks great. It is all fresh make-up water! The same competitor has a pad design with a storm water drain that continuously drains!! Great idea! So who needs the recycling system?

Believe it or not - We found a competitor who is using chlorine in his wash water. It is probably better than aspirating bacteria, but who in his right mind would promote a mist of chlorine, which is highly corrosive (maybe it is sponsored by the Steel Manufacturing Association), when the rest of the world is busy removing chlorine (a known carcinogenic) from our water, pools and atmosphere! This water recycling company is spraying it all over the maintenance yard!!! Any attorneys around? This ain't bad either!

RGF Food Sanitation Equipment Independent Lab Results

ANSWER:
Photoionization is a method of food sanitation utilizing non-penetrating ionizing UV 
radiation, which is on the edge, the safe edge, of the
electromagnetic spectrum.

RGF Photoionization

And it’s still making 20 grams of ozone per hour. Air cooled systems up to 10 lbs. per day

Yes, We Do Windows

The RGF Spot Not
“spot free” Wash & Rinse System not only does cars and boats it’s excellent for windows. It provides soft spot-free water plus the proprietary RGF Rinse  Aid Tabs $349.00

Did you know? 
Mosquitoes kill more people then all other insects combined AND they do it with a bacteria in their saliva!

Bosch Braking Systems installs TO-60

You can literally eat off the floors at this plant. With that as the standard, they have one maintenance individual whose sole purpose is to ensure a clean working environment for his fellow employees. He continually scours the facility’s floor with a large Tennant floor scrubber. This practice had been avoided recently with the increase in environmental awareness and disposal problems. Now, with the installation of the TO-60, Bosch can freely clean their floors without the concern of heavy costs to dispose of the water generated. They have also incorporated the conveyor parts washer water into the TO-60 Evaporator which has reduced costs in treating that stream as well.

Post installation results are excellent and the company's management has expressed consideration in removing standard evaporators from the company’s other facilities and replacing with Thermo Oxidizers.
The RGF Thermo Oxidizer has again proven standard evaporators to be antiquated, cumbersome, unreliable and expensive to operate. This technology has broken the grandfathered operational expectations that standard evaporators exhibit. The Thermo Oxidizer can easily win any evaluation process based on the advantage it has over conventional evaporators: no rust/corrosion, no concentrate/slurry (just a dry ash), very low cost per gallon, automated operation and a high return on investment. (Paybacks in under one year!)
A breath of fresh air in the market!

“Did your neighbor’s dog dump on your lawn? Call me, your friend at the courthouse. Remember you have legal rights!”
       

 RGF Seminars

Hold your calendar open for our Spring Seminars in West Palm Beach, Florida

GreaseWorks Program April 7

Environmental Program For 
The Golf Industry April 14

Thermo Oxidizer Evaporation 
For The Phosphotizing Industry April 25

Encapsulation Systems
Floc for The Metal Industry May 5

Distributor / Representative 
Sales and Technical Training May 11-12

Sanitation & HACCP for
The Food Industry May 19 

A Star is Born... (sort of)
Walter Ellis, RGF R&D Manager, was featured on Fox News for a story on mold and mildew in schools. Pure Air to the Rescue!