Water treatment process 

Generally speaking, the water generated in the Coal Bed Methane (CBM) extraction process is extremely poor quality.  It is often loaded with carbonates, bicarbonates, and sodium among other things. This water can often be treated with the Sweetwater Solution™ thereby making it suitable for agricultural use. However, typically, the water generated through CBM production is significantly worse than most irrigation water and will require larger volumes of SO₂ treatment. As such, most installations will require multiple units to reduce the bicarbonate and carbonate levels sufficiently for the water to be safely used for agricultural purposes. Where soils are depleted of available calcium such as in Wyoming, appropriate amounts of soluble calcium are also added to help ensure that remaining salts do not get locked up in the soil profile.

The following are some of the advantages Sweetwater has to offer in CBM treatment:

Features:

• Environmentally safe
  
• High-Efficiency
  
• Clean burning, multi-patented technology
  
• High quality, stainless steel and PVC construction
  
• Low maintenance
  
• Full warranty
  

Benefits:

• Treats water affected by high SARa problems
  
• Improves soil drainage or flocculating characteristics of the soil
  
• Lowers water pH immediately
  
• Helps control soil pH over time
  

Sweetwater International, Inc. has developed affordable options designed to meet the size of your CBM water project on-site and on-demand.

Please contact our CBM experts at 801-328-1993 to discuss your needs.