HydroTreat Remediation vs.
Typical Remediation Companies
The HydroTreat process is the most innovative Legionella remediation/sanitization process on the market. Innovative Water Consulting is the only company that can remediate a building of Legionella pneumophilia in 4 hours from start to finish. This revolutionary process can be completed with little to no downtime to business. This has made our process truly innovative! Other companies take 24+ hours just to complete the remediation process. All the while turning off water supplies, causing businesses to endure costs for shipping in potable water, renting port-o-lets, and shutting down all building water supplies.
Other companies typically use a basic hyper-chlorination or a super-chlorination process for remediation. After which, Legionella pneumophilia bacteria can survive and grow. Studies repeatedly show that Legionella bacteria are resistant to chlorine alone, living well-protected within biofilm. Chlorine alone is minimally effective in penetrating biofilm and not able to remove all Legionella bacteria. It may even help Legionella survive in a VBNC (viable but nonculturable) state under some circumstances.
Other companies may also recommend a Heat and Flush process to remediate Legionella. This process is very labor-intensive and costly, provided the building potable water heaters can even achieve recommended temperatures and flushing times. Studies also show that Heat and Flush, just as hyper-chlorination, is merely a band-aid “fix” for remediating Legionella pneumophilia – it will come back! Both of these outdated remediation techniques will only kill bacteria that is free floating in the water, and minimally attack the important biofilm home of Legionella. The HydroTreat process destroys the biofilm, removes it and keeps the system piping cleaner to prevent new colonies of Legionella bacteria from forming.
Using our latest patented remediation process and validation testing technologies, IWC is able to provide a clean bill of health for your facility in less than 24 hours. Other companies require a wait time of weeks before they are even able to determine what their results may be.
In a tumultuous situation such as a Legionella outbreak, utilizing the HydroTreat process is the fastest most reliable way to rid your facility of Legionella pneumophilia.
