Guardian Double Containment at CAES Facility Case Study

Ajoint venture between ACI Energy, Inc., an investment holding company, and Altela, Inc., a water desalination company, Clarion Altela Environmental Services (CAES) opened in November 2012 to recycle frac water* from the Marcellus and Utica Shale Basins, which stretch across much of Pennsylvania and Ohio. The CAES facility treats the frac water and ultimately turns it into clean distilled water that is the same quality as rainwater for reuse by the oil and gas industry. Safe disposal of frac water has been a serious challenge in the region as high volumes of this water were being driven long distances by large trucks to injection wells in Ohio. CAES offers a lower cost and environmentally safe alternative with the added benefit of reducing truck traffic along Pennsylvania and Ohio roads by an estimated 150,000 truck miles per month.