It is estimated that construction wastewater pollutes our storm draines and ultimately our waterways 10 to 20 times than agricultural lands. This is a serious amount of pollution to the United States waterways and the Environmental Protection Agency or the EPA is concerned about it.

The Clean Water Act (CWA) was established because of this concern. It prohibits discharge of sediment or water into the natural water ways anywhere in the United States unless permitted by the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systems (NPDES).

Contractors and land owners that are disturbing more than an acre of land must have a plan of action as to how the contaminated runoff water will be contained on the construction job site. This plan is called a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) and can be obtained by an engineer or certified personal to write a specific plan tailored to each construction job site location or project. The SWPPP outlines the Best Management Practices (BMP's) the contractor needs to follow in order to stay compliant and avoid heavy fines for contaminated discharge.

The Vinyl-Con® Concrete Washout System is an EPA approved product that is considered a Best Management Practice (BMP). The Vinyl-Con® Washout Systems are being used for concrete washouts, paint washouts and secondary containments. Out wastewater treatments, Aqua-Solution and Zero-Con are being used to recycle or discharge treated wastewater directly on the ground or into a POTW.

Concrete Waste Management Code WM-8

Best Management Practice (BMP) is required to be used when construction material or slurries containing Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) are generated from saw cutting, etc.

1. Do Not washout concrete trucks into storm drains, open ditches, streets or streams
2. Slurry residue Should Not be allowed to enter storm drains or watercourses, should be vacuumed and disposed of in accordance with WM-10.
3. Concrete washout from concrete trucks can be washed into a designated water tight washout area
4. Concrete pump trucks can be washed into a designated water tight washout area
5. Temporary concrete washout containments Shall Be constructed of sufficient volume to contain all liquid and concrete waste generated by the washout operations on the construction job site.
6. Plastic lining material should be a minimum of 10 mil polyethylene sheeting and should be free of holes, tears or other defects. (Vinyl-Con™ Washout Systems are made of a proprietary material that is at least 3 times stronger than what is described in this section).
7. Washout containment must be cleaned or a new containment set up once the washout is 75% full.

Liquid Waste Management Code WM-10

1. Contain liquid wastes in a controlled area, such as a vinyl containment system, holding pit, sediment basin, roll-off bin, or portable tank.
2. Containment devices must be structurally sound and leak free and contain all liquid wastes

Fill (1) Filter Bag full of solids and the Vinyl-Con will be full of contaminated water. Once filter bag and Vinyl-Con are both full, it takes (1) Zero-Con Bag to treat the water. Stir the Zero-Con granuals into the Vinyl-Con Washout while the filter bag is still in the container, agitate water. Lift filter bag out with solids inside. Treat pH of water in Vinyl-Con and discharge from the Vinyl-Con discharge valve on side of container. Reuse Vinyl-Con with another filter bag and Zero-Con. 

* Easiest to use

* Most ecomomical

* 100% recycleable project in many cases. Think Green!

Passes Paint Filter Liquid Test (Method 9095). Allows you to put into a landfill.

It takes a total of (4) filter bags and (1) Aqua-Solution bag to dispose of contaminated wastewater. Fill the first (3) filter bags with solids. Lift each filter bag out of Vinyl-Con as it is full, leaving the water to drain into the watertight container. Once Vinyl-Con is full of contaminated water, place fourth filter bag into Vinyl-Con. The water will permeate up through the filter bag. Once filter bag is full of water broadcast (1) Aqua-Solution Bag into water and watch it turn to gel. Lift fourth filter bag out full of gelled water and dispose/recycle at the same place you are taking the solids. Most first time contractors will purchase in terms of sets. Once the set is used the Vinyl-Con is reusable and the contractor will purchase Filter Bags and Aqua-Solution.

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