Terre Kleen™ Hydrodynamic Separator

Typically, a standard vacuum truck used for cleaning inlets is all that is required. No Confined Space Entry is required for clean out or maintenance.

Terre Kleen’s stacking of inclined plates results in increased sedimentation area within the unit without increasing the horizontal footprint of the unit. The device footprint is marginally increased, while the sedimentation area is greatly increased Inclined plate sedimentation technology is the standard technology in the drinking water industry.

“STOKES LAW” also applies to vortex devices. The stated premise underlying a vortex device is that the angular acceleration has an affect that improves separation. This premise is only supportable at speeds much higher than the natural flow commonly experienced in stormwater systems. In vortex devices the cylinder does not rotate, so it does not perform like a centrifuge. The clear, undisputable factors of size & density of a particle, the rate of water flow and the amount of sedimentation area remain the controlling factors of sedimentation. There are no published scientifically supported data to prove otherwise.

Terre Kleen™ removes 83% of the net annual weighted SSC with a PSD of 2 micron to 1000 micron. EPA ETV NSF has verified that the Terre Kleen™ removes 98% of particles = or > 200 micron.

Silt is removed by the Terre Kleen™ when the charged particle agglutinates to the larger particles or when the flow rate is low enough to allow it to settle and collect in the hopper. Generally, no particles smaller than 10 Micron are removed by sedimentation by any hydrodynamic separator.

Terre Kleen™ removes 100% of trash and debris. The fully baffled primary chamber and the internal by-pass design results in the continuous capture of all trash and debris regardless of the flow intensity. There is no loss of captured trash or debris at any flow.

The Terre Kleen uses flotation in the primary (receiving) chamber. Oil and grease are floated and absorbent booms absorb 1 quart of oil each. This removes virtually 100% of the oil and grease in normal stormwater runoff.

Nutrients such as phosphorous, nitrogen and other pollutants such as glycols and salts will be removed if they are attached to the settled particles.

Colloidal and dissolved particulates adhere or agglutinate to the coarser particulate. Thus, by settling the coarser pollutants, the finer particulates are removed by the carrier particle that sinks.

The characteristics of each site are different. Quarterly inspection of the Terre Kleen™ is recommended during the first year after installation to determined the rate of accumulation of pollutants. It is expected that clean out will be required once every 2 years at a typical site.

Inspection of installed Terre Kleens™ has not shown any freezing of the water inside of a Terre Kleen™.

No. The water in the grit chamber is always enclosed underground. The water in the primary chamber, even when exposed to the surface, will not provide a breeding area as it contains an oil and grease sheen, which discourages mosquito growth.

No. Each Terre Kleen™ is delivered fully assembled within the precast concrete structure. Installation is no different from the installation of any precast concrete structure. Terre Hill Stormwater Systems provides an on site person to observe the installation to assure its proper installation.

Yes. Terre Hill provides a four (4) year warranty against defective products. The warranty includes both labor and material.

• TK09   20,300 lbs
• TK18   24,600 lbs
• TK27   41,300 lbs
• TK36   51,200 lbs
• TK45   81,500 lbs
• TK54   90,000 lbs