This year's theme: Sustainable Sanitation and Climate Change World Toilet Day is celebrated on the 19th of November every year by the United Nations. It celebrates toilets and raises awareness of the 4.2 billion people that live without access to safe sanitation. This year's theme, "Sustainable Sanitation and Climate Change",…
Sewerage systems comparison Vacuum sewage systems are the best option for geographic areas with special conditions or environmentally sensitive areas. This system uses differential air pressure and gravity to rapidly transport sewage in a network of essentially empty pipes from collection pits to a central collection tank. A batch of…
Project Design Process At Flovac, we are aware of the importance of local knowledge of the clients and the specific projects we have to work in. For this reason, Flovac’s engineers work closely with customers with training on how to design the system, checking all calculations and assisting with the…
New animation on how the Flovac system works Flovac has posted a new animation (click here) on the YouTube channel. The video shows how a Flovac vacuum sewerage system works in a municipal scheme, which could be for either a septic tank replacement project or a new housing development. The…
Alcudiamar Flovac marina system Flovac was commissioned last year to install a new vacuum sewage system at Alcudiamar Port, in Mallorca. This marina is the first one in the Balearic Islands to have this kind of technology. The installation works are almost completed, and the system is expected to start…
Problems in the sewerage system Oregon, USA Not long after Miles Crossing Sanitary Sewer District installed a new vacuum sewer system in Youngs Bay (Astoria, Oregon, USA), they realized they had a problem caused by excess water that needed an immediate fix. It is known as…
Useful life of vacuum sewer systems Vacuum sewer systems are relatively new in the sewer industry. For this reason, it is difficult to establish a correct estimate of its useful life when making comparative analysis of alternative sewage systems. But although vacuum systems are newcomers to the sewerage industry, we are…
A Flovac vacuum sewerage system has been installed in Botswana, at the site of one of Africa’s most important infrastructure projects: the Kazungula Bridge, funded by the African Development Fund. The Kazungula Bridge in Botswana This bridge project, which is connecting Zambia and Botswana over the Zambezi River, will be…
MB92 expands its installations at Barcelona's port Flovac was in charge of the installation of a vacuum sewerage system in the MB92 Port of Barcelona expansion project to collect wastewater and ensure environmental protection in the area. Marina Barcelona 92 (MB92), a company dedicated to the maintenance and repair of…
Vacuum sewer system at the Hilton Salwa Resort The Hilton Salwa Resort is designed to become one of the largest resorts and residential projects in Qatar. Utilizing a Flovac vacuum sewer system, the resort is constructed on 257 acres of land in the Salwa area. The beach resort and villas…
