Downstream Defender® Approved by NY DEC

PORTLAND, Maine - Hydro International, a leading provider of environmentally sustainable products and innovative solutions that control and treat stormwater, wastewater and combined sewer overflows, today announced that its Downstream Defender® stormwater separator equipment has been added to the list of devices approved for use by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).

Downstream Defender, which traps and removes pollutants from stormwater flows, is already approved for use by the New York State Department of Transportation for road construction projects. The Department of Environmental Conservation approval opens the market for Downstream Defender use in larger and more environmentally sensitive building projects that require permits from the DEC.

Hydro’s Downstream Defender is a unique stormwater treatment device that utilizes advanced hydrodynamic vortex technology to prevent pollutants from being discharged into rivers, streams and coastal waters. It efficiently removes high levels of settleable solids, oils and floatables over a wide range of flow rates and prevents captured pollutants from being re-released into the environment.

Downstream Defenders have provided significant protection for municipal installations and private development projects throughout the U.S., Canada, and the United Kingdom. The New York Department of Environmental Conservation will review use of the Downstream Defender on a project-by-project basis to ensure that site-specific design, construction and maintenance requirements are met.

“New York State follows a rigorous process for approving stormwater equipment for use in environmentally sensitive building projects,” said Dave Scott, Stormwater Products Manager for Hydro International. “We are very excited that New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation sees the potential in the Downstream Defender to prevent growing problems from stormwater runoff.”