Wastewater Pond Dredging
Mud Cat is the global industry leader for supplying governments and contractors with reliable streamline dredging systems for water treatment and wastewater treatment operations, including WWTP dredge solutions. Mud Cat dredges can be used in a wide variety of water and wastewater applications including, but not limited to:
- Drinking water treatment ponds
- Stormwater treatment ponds
- Municipal wastewater treatment ponds
Mud Cat is the global leader for fully automated and remote controlled dredging systems in the water treatment and wastewater sector. All components are of the highest grade and no corners are cut. Most Mud Cat systems built since the early 1970’s are still in operation today. Mud Cat dredges operate 24/7 around the globe.
Mud Cat Dredges used in water & wastewater applications
An automated Mud Cat E-Series custom dredge with lateral movement system cleans out a water treatment lagoon in Nashville, TN.
A custom Mud Cat D-Series remote control dredge is used by a Canadian contractor to clean out a wastewater treatment lagoon.
A Mud Cat 40E cleans out a concrete lined wastewater treatment plant lagoon in California.
A Mud Cat D-Series remote control dredge with a lateral movement system allows for automated dredging at a wastewater treatment facility in Southern California.
Two Mud Cat diesel dredges clean out a wastewater lagoon in Canada.
A Mud Cat D-Series cleans out a poly plastic lined water treatment plant lagoon. Note the Mud Cat liner protection system utilizes 2 wheels on each side of the cutter to evenly press the liner down to avoid cutting ripples in the poly liner.
The City of New Orleans uses a Mud Cat 20E to clean out their wastewater lagoons.
A Mud Cat E-Series custom remote-control dredge with automated lateral movement system operates at a phosphorous removal lagoon in Boise, Idaho.
A Mud Cat 20E cleans out a wastewater treatment pond at a facility in Yellowstone Park.
A Mud Cat 40E cleans out a wastewater treatment plant lagoon in Washington.
A contractor uses a Mud Cat 40E to clean out a wastewater treatment plant lagoon in Southern, California. The dredge is pumping the material directly into a mechanical dewatering system.
A Mud Cat 225D and Mud Cat 40E clean out a wastewater facility in the Middle East.
A Mud Cat 40E cleans out a wastewater treatment lagoon and pumps the material to geotextile tubes in the foreground.
A Mud Cat E-Series custom dredge cleans out a water treatment plant in New Jersey. The dredge was given special coatings due to working in a sensitive drinking water lagoon.
The City of Memphis, Tennessee utilizes one of their two Mud Cat 275D dredges to clean out the city’s municipal wastewater treatment plant lagoons.
A wastewater treatment plant in the U.S. uses their Mud Cat 275D to clean out their sludge lagoons.
A Mud Cat 115D cleans out a water treatment pond in the Philippines.
A Mud Cat 40E cleans out a wastewater lagoon at a federal prison in the U.S.
One of two Mud Cat E-Series custom automated dredges clean out a water treatment plant in Placer County, California. The system is equipped with a flow meter, density meter, and the Mud Cat lateral movement system.
The City of Sacramento California uses one of their two Mud Cat 225D dredges to pump wastewater sludge to booster pumps and then to tractors for land application.
A Mud Cat 225D cleans out a wastewater treatment plant lagoon in Port Said, Egypt.
One of two Mud Cat 40E remote controlled dredges cleans out a wastewater treatment lagoon in Coachella Valley, California.
A Mud Cat 225D removes a high wall of material at a wastewater treatment plan in Georgia.
A Mud Cat 40E pumps wastewater sludge from a lagoon in Australia.
One of two Mud Cat 30E remote controlled dredges in operation in Morocco.
A Mud Cat 40E cleans out a water treatment plant in the U.S.
Two Mud Cat remote controlled diesel dredges clean out a wastewater treatment lagoon in Uganda. The dredges were constructed of stainless steel.
An MC 100E cleans out a wastewater treatment plant lagoon in the Middle East. The dredge produces an impressive 3,000 gpm equivalent to dredge dredges twice its size.
The City of Valdez, Alaska uses their Mud Cat 40E to clean out their wastewater lagoons. Mud Cat is well known in Alaska for its durability, reliability, and performance.
The City of Memphis, Tennessee uses one of their two Mud Cat custom electric automated dredges.
A Mud Cat 40E cleans out a poly lined wastewater lagoon in Canada.
A Mud Cat 40E custom electric dredge with 40 ft. dredging depth operates at wastewater treatment facility in Canada.
Frequently Asked Questions
For wastewater treatment lagoons, a remote-controlled electric auger dredge is the best choice. It removes accumulated sludge without draining or taking the lagoon offline, keeps turbidity low, and protects liners, while remote operation keeps workers safely away from hazardous areas. Mud Cat is the global leader for fully automated and remote-controlled dredging systems in the water treatment and wastewater sector.
Sludge is removed with the lagoon still in service. A floating auger dredge works the bottom while the lagoon keeps operating, pumping sludge through a closed pipeline to a dewatering area, geotextile tube, or containment cell. This restores capacity without interrupting treatment.
It depends on solids loading, but best practice is to monitor sludge depth and freeboard and dredge on a routine schedule before capacity and treatment performance are compromised. Regular maintenance dredging is far easier to manage than waiting for a lagoon to fill, and Mud Cat can help you plan a sensible interval.
Yes. Every Mud Cat dredge can be radio remote-controlled, which keeps operators safely away from hazardous environments. For corrosive applications, Mud Cat offers stainless steel construction and specialty coatings to resist corrosion. All components are of the highest grade.
Dredged sludge is typically dewatered with geotextile tubes or other dewatering systems that separate solids from water. The dewatered solids can often be beneficially reused, for example as biosolids for land application, or hauled to disposal, while clarified water is returned. Mud Cat can help plan the dewatering and discharge approach for your site.
Yes. Mud Cat is the global leader for fully automated and remote-controlled dredging systems in the water treatment and wastewater sector. Shore-panel automation and lateral movement systems allow lagoon dredging to run with little or no operator intervention, making routine maintenance repeatable and reducing labor — ideal for municipal and industrial facilities.
News
The City Of Valdez Chooses Mud Cat’s MC40E Electric Remote Controlled Dredge
ALASKA – The City of Valdez, AK just took delivery of a Mud Cat® 40E for their wastewater lagoons.
ADMIR PROJECTS LTD. TAKES DELIVERY OF ANOTHER MUD CAT® E-SERIES DREDGE
ISRAEL – Mud Cat recently commissioned a brand-new MC 100E electric dredge for Admir Projects Ltd. at a wastewater plant
LAKE COUNTY NUTRIENT REDUCTION FACILITY (NuRF) CHOOSES ADVANCED MUD CAT® AUTOMATED DREDGING SYSTEMS
TAVARES, FL – The Lake County Nutrient Reduction Facility (NuRF) located on the Apopka-Beauclair Canal south of the Lake
Mud Cat 40E Electric Dredge Busy In Australia
As part of a maintenance project to improve the capacity of a primary pond at a Waste Water Treatment Plant, Apex Envirocare
The City of Pocatello Replaces Their Mud Cat After 32 Years of Operation
POCATELLO, IDAHO – Ellicott Dredge Enterprises (EDE) is pleased to announce the repeat sale of a Mud Cat® auger style cutterhead dredge to the City
Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District Commissions Two New Mud Cat® Dredges and Booster Stations
CALIFORNIA, USA – Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District recently commissioned two Mud Cat 225D units
Mud Cat 115D Successfully Commissioned in Western Australia
Mud Cat Dredges today announced that their brand new Mud Cat 115D was successfully commissioned in Western Australia
Biosolids Program Takes the Same Approaches to Crop Nutrition as Progressive Farmers
Sioux Falls biosolids land application program strives for precision in applying nutrients at agronomic rates for the crops
Two Dredgers on Their Way to Uganda
After having completed the manufacturing process of the two dredgers in mid-April 2017 by supplier Ellicott Dredge Enterprises, LLC.
An Initiative to Provide Sanitary Sewer Systems to 40 Villages in the Southern District of New Chimbote
CHIMBOTE, PERU — An initiative to provide sanitary sewer systems to 40 villages in the southern district of New Chimbote CHIMBOTE, PERU
Sugar Beets and Drinking Water Now Have Mud Cat in Common
As the Mud Cat machine continues to restore all kinds of waters, it continues to demonstrate its flexibility. Two recent applications
“Cadillac” of Sludge Dredgers Helps Colorado Springs
Dennis Cafaro calls it “the long road back to compliance.” Some time ago, the wastewater division of the Colorado Springs Department
City, Industry Work Together to Solve Wastewater Problems
Although growth can be rewarding for a community, an expanded population and economy can also bring their share of problems.
New Waste System Working Well – City Officials Show Off $38 Million Facility
by Rebecca Cantwell, Gazette – Telegraph What you flush down the toilet might seem pretty, er, generic. But by the time the solids
Nashville Airport Dredging Case Study
Project Sponsor: Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority Application: Clean and dredge waste water treatment plant for airport
