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Worldwide
Applications
UMI Trash Skimmer and
Weed Harvester Applications
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| New York City | The
NYC Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP) purchased four
skimmers in addition to the original NYCDOS vessels purchased in the
early l980s. These boats are used throughout the city in the bays,
harbours, rivers and canals, mainly removing debris generated by stormwater
runoff and combined sewer overflows. View photos | Case Studies | Technical Papers |
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| Port of Baltimore | The
City of Baltimore "led the way", being the first U.S. city
to clean its Inner Harbor by using UMI's TRASHCAT™ in the removal
of floating trash and debris. Since its initial purchase of UMI's
smallest Trash Skimmer in 1988, Baltimore has added eight (8) Trash
Skimmers to its fleet. Varying in size and capacity, this allowed
Baltimore's Marine Operations to work in small and confined areas,
as well as "sweep" for debris in open water areas of the
Inner Harbor. View photos | Case Studies | News |
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| City of Chicago |
The Chicago Parks Department purchased two combination trash skimmer/weed
harvester machines for removal of both debris and aquatic weeds from
their marinas in Lake Michigan's waterfront parks, and the Chicago
Sanitary District acquired a trash skimmer for use in inner city navigable
channels, rivers and canals. Case Studies |
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| Washington, D.C. | The
District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority currently owns two
UMI TRASHCATS™ and this year rented a demonstration unit to supplement
their cleaning activities on both the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers. View photo |
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| Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission, New Jersey | The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners (PVSC), Newark, New Jersey, took delivery of UMI's smallest Model #MS8-1500A TrashCat™ in October 2001. PVSC is responsible for removing floating debris from Newark Bay (part of the New York harbor estuaries) and the Passaic River. A low-silhouette boat (equipped with a "side-cab"), UMI specially designed the skimmer so it could travel under low clearance bridges, enabling it to reach otherwise inaccessible and confined areas in the upper reaches of the Passaic River. This model is in addition to UMI's largest Model #MS16-12000B, operated by PVSC since its christening by Government Christine Todd Whitman on July 14, 1999. View photos | News |
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| Ft. Lauderdale, Florida | On March 1998, The City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida purchased a Model #MS8-1500A TrashCat™ trash skimming vessel from UMI, designed to keep their waterways clean from floating debris. Ft. Lauderdale introduced "The Pollution Solution", named through a contest held among Ft. Lauderdale school children. The TrashCat™ is equipped with a hinged removable operator's cab in order to clear low overhead bridges. Its 10 ft. operating width enables it to maneuver in the tight quarters of Ft. Lauderdale's residential system. View photos | News |
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| Austin, Texas | The Austin City Council approved the purchase of a UMI TrashCat™ marine trash skimmer boat on May 9, 1996. Designed to make waters of Town Lake look cleaner and increase the efficiency of City crews, the skimmer will help eliminate the City's current cumbersome and labor-intensive method of using a boat and rakes to remove trash and debris from the Austin's inner city recreational lake. |
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| Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) |
This trash skimmer, which has interchangeable main pickup conveyor
heads (one for weed harvesting; the other for trash and debris), is
primarily used in the removal of large floating debris accumulating
at the face of TVA's Wilson Dam, and alternately in TVA's large lake
impoundments to harvest and remove nuisance aquatic vegetation. Case Studies |
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| American Electric Power (AEP) |
AEP purchased their trash skimmer for use at their Appalachian Power
Company hydroelectric dam on Smith Mountain Lake, Roanoke, Virginia.
With over 20,000 surface acres and 500+ miles of highly developed
year-round homes and recreational waterfront property, this lake is
highly impacted by watershed wooded debris generated after rainstorms.
View photos | Case Studies |
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| Duke Power Company |
Duke Power Company has 27 reservoirs, ten of which have serious trash
problems. By taking advantage of the mobility of UMI's trash skimmer
systems, Duke is able to prioritize the use of their TRASHCAT™ by
trailering it from site to site, as needed. Case Studies |
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| Safe Harbour Water Power Corporation and Susquehanna Electric |
These companies both operate TRASHCAT™ skimmers to remove heavy floating
debris at their hydroelectric dams in the Pennsylvania - Maryland
areas on the Susquehanna River. View photos | Case Studies |
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| Hong Kong | The
Hong Kong Private Sector Committee on the Environment (PSCE) launched
a UMI TRASHCAT™ in November 1999 for a six month trial, cleaning
floating rubbish from Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor. View photos | News |
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| South Korea | There
are currently fourteen UMI TRASHCATS™ operating in South Korea, primarily
in small municipal harbours, bays and reservoirs. One "COMBO" Oil/Debris
Skimmer, a "Rapid Retrofit" unit capable of operating as a trash skimmer
and being quickly converted to an oil skimmer, is operating in a harbour
area. View photos |
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| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Tokyo, Japan | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries purchased UMI's TRASHCAT™ for The Government of Japan to remove a wide range of floating wooded refuse (trees, branches, root balls, vegetative matter, etc.) that accumulates at the face of the 1500 foot wide Onga-Gawa Flood Control Dam in Kyushu, Japan as the result of high impact flooding brought on by the annual monsoon rains. The dam prevents the massive debris from impacting the fishing villages (nets, docks, vessels, etc.) located below the dam in coastal, saltwater areas. |
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| Paris, France | The City of Paris owns and operates two UMI trash skimmers, utilizing them on the Seine River and in adjoining canals that run throughout Paris. |
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| Dubai, U.A.E. |
The Dubai Port Authority operates two large vessels. One is a trash
skimmer to remove floating debris, and the other a custom Crane Barge
for special material handling. The Dubai Municipality uses two trash
skimmers in their municipal "creek", a navigable water body that runs
through the center of the city.
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| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | The UMI trash skimmer owned and operated by COMLURB, the city's Department of Sanitation, is used to pick up and remove floating debris in the highly populated and developed backwater areas of Rio before they enter the open waters of Guanabara Bay or the Atlantic Ocean. |
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