This was a very exciting day! The effectiveness of the TerreKleen hydrodynamic separator for capturing sediment, trash and debris is well known and these units are widely used in VA, MD, PA, NJ and DE. As the representative for TerreHill Stormwater Systems in New York and New England, Stormwaterworks.com was thrilled to see our first installation of a TerreKleen in New York State! What made this day even more exciting is that the unit is a TK45 - the largest unit we have ever seen installed.
This is a picture of the jobsite. The N. Lake Carmel community is mainly residential, however, there is A LOT of traffic. I took this picture to give you an idea of how small the work area is. A shoring box is hidden behind the orange netting - this is where the TerreKleen is going to be installed.
This picture is looking down into the hole that has been dug for the TerreKleen. It is important that the gravel in the bottom is level. Since this is a lakeside community, there is a high water table and you can see that some mud has creeped into the hole. The mud will be cleaned before the TerreKleen is positioned in place.
This image shows the base of the TerreKleen as it is being maneuvered into place. It just takes the crane operator a few minutes to lift the base off the flatbed truck and position the base in the hole.
This is the base of the TerreKleen. You can see the manifold system (white bars and red hose on the left side of the unit) are designed to assist in cleaning the unit. Notice the white socks on the right side of the unit designed to collect oil.
Next, the middle section or "riser", is positioned into place with the crane. This picture shows the stacked inclined plates on the left side of the unit. This is where all of the fine particle separation takes place. Stacked inclined plate technology was developed in 1905 and has been widely used in the drinking water industry around the world ever since. The Terrekleen merely adapts this proven technology and widely accepted engineering practice for the storm water industry. The riser is made to fit ontop of the base. It takes just a few minutes to get this piece into place.
The lid is placed on top of the TerreKleen. This lid incorporates 3 manhole covers for cleanout as well as a catch basin grate. This unit will function as the last catch basin in the line and will provide 3 other access points to aid in cleanout.
This TerreKleen unit was installed in about an hour. The TerreKleen will contain trash, oil and sediments until the units are cleaned out. No scour or re-suspension of collected material happens because of the design of the TerreKleen.
Stay tuned - we have an additional installation in North Lake Carmel that will be posting shortly. We are excited to help keep North Lake Carmel clean!
It was a beautiful day in Waccabuc, Westchester County, NY. Getting the TerreKleen installed at this site has been a long term project and finally, this past Thursday was the day. The day of our first of two installations at this site. We arrived at about 8 AM and the TerreKleen was already on site.
The installation site was right on the edge of a large open field. Here is a picture of the hole that has been prepared for installation. The contractor had done a lot of work prepping the installation site the day prior so for the most part, upon arrival, the unit is ready to be installed. 
