The discharge was much thicker than they had expected, according to LWT Service Technician Fred Hoffman. Gramajo said after the initial installation: “We have been able to keep the pond’s sediment at the same level with the LWT dredge even when the rainy season is at the highest.” Michael Young, LWT’s service manager reported: 'While the inflow from the river and the amount of material already present made the job difficult, the operators were operating the dredge efficiently within a couple of days.' Officials of Enel Latin America were surprised at the high density of the pumped material. Juan Carlos and Plant Manager Florencio Gramajo visited the LWT plant in order to specify the correct controls, capabilities, and specifications to remove the sediment material effectively and at minimum cost.ĭredge being set-up at the Greenfield El Canada Power Plant in western Guatemala at Zunil Enel’s engineering team of General Manager Ing. in Guatemala worked closely with the Enel Latin America engineering team to design, manufacture, and install an automated dredging operation. LWT and company representative Felix Montes of Femco S.A. Enel Latin America develops and operates renewable energy power plants in Central America. This project is Enel’s second in Guatemala and is expected to contribute 178,000 Mwh to the national electricity system each year. The LWT dredge was specifically engineered to excavate the main pond’s sediment from the Santa Maria River while maintaining optimum production levels. So the company asked the US company Liquid Waste Technology, LLC to design a LWT Pit Hog™ dredge equipped to automatically excavate the main pond’s sediment from the Santa Maria River. The global renewable energy company Enel Latin America needed to remove accumulating sediment in its power generation water supply at its Greenfield El Canada Power Plant in western Guatemala at Zunil. Liquid Waste Technology’s Pit Hog dredge removes sediment at the Enel Latin America power plant water supply in Zunil, Guatemala.

Pond and shore dredging