Contaminated Water Diving, Wastewater Treatment Plant Projects & Potable Water Diving

Our operations frequently take us into areas where hazardous materials exist.  Hazardous materials may exist on a project site both knowingly and unknowingly.  Sometimes the project is a known hazardous material site, but more often hazardous materials are incidental to the job site.  Being able to effectively complete your project while maintaining the highest degree of safety is what we offer our clients.

UCI personnel are highly trained and experienced in haz-mat projects.  All on-site personnel have completed 40 hour HAZWOPER training as a minimum.  Wastewater treatment plants, chemical companies and remediation specialists have used our services.  We are fast becoming a leader in diving services for sewer treatment plants whether it be in raw sewage, sludge or treated effluent.  When diving in bacteriologically contaminated liquids, all on-site personnel are vaccinated to prevent the contraction of various diseases.

After haven spent thousands of hours on a variety of projects that were either chemically or biologically hazardous, UCI has developed internal procedures which exceed all currently applicable regulations.  A full Job Hazard Review is always performed which may necessitate sampling and analysis.  Once the manner and level of the contaminents are known, a diving sysem is assembled to keep the diver from being exposed to the harmful elements, and the proper decontamination system is brought into use.

Conversely, when performing diving in potable water the goal is isolate the diver from the surrounding water so as to prevent contamination of the water.  The equipment used is of exactly the same design as is used in Haz-Mat diving except equipment used for diving in potable water is dedicated to that purpose only.  All diving gear that is to enter the water is first prepared by immersion in a chlorine solution.  All diving in potable water is performed to AWWA and ADC Specifications.

We set up to work in a raceway containing primary treated effluent.	Our diver working in effluent at a wastewater treatment plant.	Drilling the concrete raceway wall to mount an acoustic flow meter. Note that the diver is totally isolated from the environment.

Working on a Haz-Mat job site to remove contaminants from the Niagara River. This diver preparing to enter the river is totally sealed from the water with attached gloves, boots, and helmet. The white coveralls are Saranex worn for the purpose of keeping gross contaminants off the diver's suit to ease decontamination.	The same diver as in the previous photo after surfacing from his dive. Note how the Saranex coveralls are heavily contaminated but have protected the diver's dry suit.	The diver is now in the decon area being scrubbed by the tenders. The diver's helmet and gloves are still attached as he will remain sealed until the decon is complete. Note the tenders in full PPE with respirators.	The diver is now fully decontaminated and ready to exit the decon area and have his gear removed by the tenders.