Sand filtration is a powerful, proven water treatment process for removing suspended solids, grit, oil, and organic pollutants from stormwater, process water, and industrial effluent.
At ACE Environmental, we design, manage, and maintain such sand filter systems—including both single‑media and multimedia—across Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Delaware. Our sand filtration services ensure optimal performance, regulatory compliance, and environmental protection.
ACE regularly maintains sand filters as part of its stormwater facility services, alongside oil/grit separators, stormceptors, inlet filters, infiltration trenches, and more.
The Sand Filter Process
Inspection & Assessment
Our certified technicians evaluate media integrity, hydraulic flow, sediment load, and biological layers to assess filter efficiency and compliance status.
Cleaning & Backwashing
Sand filters accumulate solids and biofilms over time, especially in rapid or multimedia configurations. ACE provides backwashing and media-cleaning to restore your system’s flow and retention capacity.
Media Replacement & Upgrades
We replenish spent media or install upgraded multimedia layers—such as anthracite, granular activated carbon (GAC), or garnet—to enhance particle capture, contaminant removal, and overall sand filtration system longevity.
Reporting & Documentation
Each project includes detailed inspection records, maintenance logs, disposal manifests, and future‑recommendation summaries—essential for MS4 or county stormwater compliance.
When to Consider Sand Filtering
- Your stormwater outfall shows high sediment or oil sheen.
- You need pretreatment before carbon filtration or drip irrigation.
- Your BMP inspection report flagged media exhaustion or failure.
- You’re renovating industrial wastewater or potable water systems.
- You require pathogen or turbidity reduction without chemical additives.
Sand filters are especially effective where modest flow treatment is needed in compact spaces with strict water quality goals.
Types of Sand Filters & Applications
Rapid Sand Filter
Designed for industrial and municipal stormwater treatment, this kind of sand filter functions with gravity- or pressure‑driven flow and is suited for high‑volume runoff polishing. We maintain and backwash these systems on a set schedule to retain performance.
Slow Sand & Biosand Filter
Used in low‑flow or potable‑water applications, these rely on a biolayer at the media surface to trap pathogens and fine particles—often achieving 90–99% bacterial reduction without chemicals or complex equipment: in other words, a highly efficient and effective water treatment process.
Multimedia/Layered Filter
By stacking layers—anthracite, GAC, garnet—these kinds of filters combine mechanical, adsorption, and biological mechanisms to improve clarity, taste/odor, and contaminant removal in a compact footprint.
Common Applications:
- Municipal and commercial stormwater systems
- Pretreatment ahead of carbon or membrane filtration
- Carwash, horticultural, or food‑processing water polishing
- Final polishing of industrial or potable water lines
- Runoff control in sites with grit, oil, or fine-sediment loading
Why Choose ACE Environmental?
- Comprehensive Stormwater Expertise
Sand filters are one of several BMPs ACE maintains—including oil/grit separators, detention systems, and storm filters. - Cost‑Efficient Maintenance
Onsite dewatering and high‑efficiency vacuum fleets reduce disposal volumes and downtime, keeping maintenance affordable. - Regulatory Compliance Focus
Our technicians are familiar with county inspection requirements and MS4 permit mandates. We ensure your sand filtration system stays compliant, and we help keep you on top of your required triennial inspections. - Local, Certified Service Network
With licensed operations throughout the mid‑Atlantic, we bring robust local support and quick response to wherever it is you need us.
ACE IS YOUR ONE-STOP-SHOP FOR ENVIRONMENTAL WASTE MANAGEMENT.
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