HeadCell and Grit King grit separation technologies offer unparalleled Advanced Grit Management performance. Both systems operate entirely hydraulically with no moving parts or electrical requirements. Requiring less than a foot of headloss, these systems are space efficient and require very little maintenance. This makes them the ideal choice for treatment plants that want to prevent grit problems in their entire operation.
With installations all over North America, HeadCell and Grit King are widely adopted and proven under varying wastewater conditions and plant operational routines. With independently verified performance, wastewater treatment plants can be confident that these systems are the ideal solution to prevent grit deposition and abrasion. While the HeadCell and Grit King themselves are very low maintenance, their performance will significantly reduce the maintenance burdens of other treatment processes throughout the entire wastewater treatment plant.
Hydro International, now a part of Oldcastle Infrastructure, has provided cutting-edge water treatment technologies to the water and wastewater community for over 45 years. Its installation base continues to grow in the wastewater market. Today, over 1,300 HeadCell and Grit King systems are installed throughout North America. Many of these installations have been in continuous operation for over 20 years.
Hydro International’s rigorous application of cutting-edge science to continually improve products has been taken to the next level as part of Oldcastle Infrastructure. With significantly expanded hydraulics laboratory facilities and a much larger team, Oldcastle Infrastructure retains its commitment to quality and has expanded the scope and scale of its operation with much larger manufacturing and distribution capabilities.
Oldcastle Infrastructure’s extensive experience in pre-cast concrete structures, PVC sewer pipes and fittings, and stormwater controls pair well with Hydro International’s custom engineered wastewater treatment systems. Oldcastle’s leading collections systems piping, and water conveyance solutions allows us to be an integral part of the total water cycle.
Oldcastle’s solutions for wastewater treatment and collection systems
Wastewater
Oldcastle’s Hydro International line of wastewater treatment products covers a wide range of solutions for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants. Its core area of wastewater expertise is the Advanced Grit Management systems, offering an entire grit treatment process with single supplier accountability along with industry leading performance.
Grit separation
- HeadCell - Stacked tray grit separation
- Grit King - Structured flow grit separation
Grit washing/classification/concentration
- OpTeaCup - Grit classifier/concentrator optimized for throughput
- TeaCup - Advanced grit removal and classification
- SlurryCup - Grit washing and sludge degritting
Grit dewatering
- Grit Snail - quiescent dewatering escalator
- SpiraSnail - grit dewatering classifier
Combined grit washing and dewatering
- Hydro GritCleanse - fluidized bed grit washing and dewatering
Compact grit systems – Systems optimized for smaller plants
- Grit King Compact – designed with plastic internal elements for flows up to 6 mgd
- SpiraSnail Compact – SpiraSnail system sized for small plant flows
- Decanter - cost-effective batch dewatering bin
Biosolids pretreatment
- Hydro-Sludge Screen – inline sludge screenings system that improves sludge quality
- SlurryCup/Grit Snail – a complete sludge degritting system
Conveyance and flow control
Lift station
- OneLift - precast pump station in a single structure for easy installation
Pipes and pipe fittings
- With a broad array of pre-cast concrete and PVC pipe and pipe fittings options Oldcastle Infrastructure offers numerous market leading products
Learn more about Oldcastle Infrastructure’s wastewater solutions here.
