Whether it’s to fill in during repairs or to provide sanitation for temporary housing installations, AUC has solutions for you

A temporary wastewater treatment problem doesn’t require a permanent solution.

For example, if a publicly owned treatment works (POTW) or investor-owned utility plant is struggling with compliance and needs to go offline for repairs or upgrades, AUC Group can deliver a mobile, temporary bypass plant from our modular fleet under a flexible timeline-based lease.

In another scenario, if a project on a finite timeline — such as a disaster relief effort or workforce housing installation — needs wastewater treatment, mobile temporary plants can be delivered and set up quickly even in remote areas, and be removed when the work is complete.

Wastewater Treatment for Temporary Workforce Housing
Temporary, Mobile Bypass Treatment Plant

Applications and Benefits of Portable Treatment Solutions

AUC has become the go-to for delivery of turnkey mobile bypass plants with capacities of up to 1,000,000 GPD. Our temporary plants can address diverse scenarios, including:

  • Use during projects with a finite timeline.
  • Providing treatment during emergencies.
  • Filling in for existing plants that are down for repair, maintenance, or upgrade.
  • Providing service while a new plant is under construction.

Temporary and mobile bypass plants are pre-constructed tanks and are treated with a high-build epoxy coating system. These plants offer several advantages. For instance, they:

  • Minimize breaks in service.
  • Deploy and decommission quickly.
  • Simplify logistics and construction.
  • Are delivered under timeline-based leases.
  • Meet or exceed most permitted effluent guidelines.
  • Offer a cost-efficient alternative to pump-and-haul.

Mobile and Temporary Treatment Case Studies

Emergency Mobile Service for Harris County, Texas

A Municipal Utility District plant was struggling and needed repairs. AUC responded to the emergency with a 400,000 GPD temporary bypass wastewater treatment plant. In only 30 days, AUC commissioned the mobile plant and diverted all wastewater flows from the community through it during the emergency plant repair. The plant solved a difficult but temporary problem without overbuilding and leaving more capital on the table.

Temporary Wastewater Treatment Plant in Texas

Wastewater Treatment for Temporary Workforce Housing

When the Camp wildfire scorched numerous California communities, including Paradise, in 2018, it displaced 50,000 people and burned more than 18,000 structures. A remote man camp was built on 5 acres between Oroville and Chico to house the 2,200 emergency response contractors who converged on the region for a year to complete the massive cleanup.

AUC quickly met the challenge of treating the camp’s wastewater with a 100,000 GPD temporary wastewater treatment plant delivered under a one-year rental agreement. The full-featured plant included coarse screening, aeration, sludge holding, secondary clarification, and disinfection. When the work was done, the contractors rolled out, and so did the temporary plant.

Temporary and Mobile Wastewater Treatment at Man Camp
Packaged Wastewater Treatment System

Adaptable Solutions: Scale Up or Down as Needed

Flexibility is important when demand diverges from projections. Because our mobile, temporary plants are modular in design, it’s possible to scale a project up or down easily by simply adding or removing modules.

AUC also allows customers the big advantage of financing projects in-house, with flexible, timeline-based leases that deliver solutions for only as long as needed, freeing up more capital for the customer.

Experience the AUC difference: decades of expertise in infrastructure delivery, combined with a flexible approach that puts your needs first. Contact us to learn more.