Cleaner Cleanups: RIVER BARGE LOADER USES WALINGA PNEUMATIC CONVEYOR SYSTEM TO MEET EPA RULES

摘要

The Bulk Service division of Lewis & ClarkMarine always has prided itself on the cleanliness of its facilities, the products it handles, and the condition of Mississippi River barges when they leave the four Bulk Service docks around the St. Louis, MOarea. Under new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations under the Clean Water Act, however, Bulk Service operations had to become even cleaner, says Tom Butts, Bulk Service vice president and general manager (618-876-0200). Bulk Service's loads grain and grain byproducts such as distillers dried grains (DDGs) direct from trucks and railcars onto barges.