EFV Bilge Water Filtration System Navy SBIR FY2006.2 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2006.2 Topic No.: N06-102 Topic Title: EFV Bilge Water Filtration System Proposal No.: N062-102-0417 Firm: Milow Ltd. 174 East Bay Street Charleston, South Carolina 29401 Contact: Gideon Rosenberg Phone: (843) 727-6526 Abstract: A method and its related technology are presented for decontaminating the bilge water removed from Marine Corps Expeditionary Fighting Vehicles (EFVs). The proposed process is based on the utilization of a unique proprietary regenerative filtration technology incorporating easy cleaning by Back-Flush that, together with in-line inertial separation device, allows all bilge water to be decontaminated at the same time the bilge water is being pumped out of the EFV. The proposed system will be fully regenerable and transportable. There will be no need to periodically replace filter media and it will not use any large and/or ground mounted water tanks. The main objective of the proposed effort will be to design a combined system for the decontamination of hazardous waste water of the EFVs bilges and to demonstrate the feasibility and efficiency of its critical elements. The Milow system will be designed to comply with the USMC requirements and within the proper EPA parameters regarding the purity of the treated water that are discharged from it. The final Phase I report will include evaluation of all the test results, trade-off analysis for candidate design variants, recommendation of preferred option and a summary of the work completed under this program. Benefits: The problem of contaminated bilge and ballast water is not limited to the military. After the Milow System is proven for use for Marine vehicles, Milow anticipates that any sea-going vessel would be suitable for the system. The Milow technology will be particularly effective in the removal of novel invasive species from the bilge water of commercial ships, an area of increasing concern to the EPA. Additional applications of the filter technology beyond sea-going vessels would include the pre-filtration of sea-water in desalination facilities to prevent damage to reverse-osmosis membranes and treatment of industrial waste water. Return