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What is in my “Dirty Pervious Pavement?”

The fact is that the percolation rates of pervious surfaces will decrease over time and finally clog if not properly tended to.  So, what will we 1) pick up when we clean it? And 2) How do we dispose of what we pick up?   What Makes Pervious Pavement So Dirty? The top 3/8″ to 1/2″ […]

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How to Prevent Flooding of Pervious Surfaces

“The best tool you can use to verify your pervious pavement is functional . . . . is an umbrella!”  Ever heard that one?  How about, “Why don’t you fix your leaky roof?”  “I have wanted to fix it when the weather is nice, but when the weather is nice, it is not leaking.”  It […]

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Pervious Pavement and How to Clean It

When Pervious Pavement Penetrated the Market In the early days of pervious installations, the importance of maintenance was rarely mentioned.  Back in the day, I listened to a host of experts on the subject showing their pervious installations and forgetting the important discussion of maintenance once installed. The Pacific Northwest was especially aggressive with the […]

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Should Pervious Surfaces be Part of My Stormwater Plan?

The simple, but unhelpful, answer to this question is, “maybe.” There are multiple factors that can influence how pervious surfaces handle stormwater. Among criteria to consider are the soil beneath, the flow of water, and the traffic the surface experiences. What type of soil substrate do you have? The first criteria are the characteristics of […]

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Clean Landing -- SBIR- STTR Success Story

A Mobile Cleaning, Recovery, and Recycling System Helps with Runway Cleaning and Gets Naval Aircraft Carriers and Municipal Parking Lots into Shipshape.  A Navy aircraft carrier idles in the middle of the ocean, readiness compromised by foreign object debris (FOD) across its flight deck. Debris and hard particles have built up from aircraft and ground-support […]

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University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center Tests Pervious Pavement with Triverus at Durham, NH Campus

        Before Triverus MCV Cleaning — Water Running Off       After Triverus MCV Cleaning — Water infiltrating   In the summer of 2019, the University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center invited Triverus to their campus in Durham, NH, to determine the effectiveness of the Triverus Municipal Cleaning Vehicle (MCV) in pervious […]

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Palmer Company's Cleaning Machine Deployed to Navy Flightdecks

PALMER, Alaska (KTUU) — Technology pioneered in an Anchorage garage and produced in Palmer is making its way onto Navy aircraft carriers. Since the early 2000s, Triverus has been working on a porous pavement maintenance machine that efficiently cleans flight decks and removes everything from grease and oil to debris. “That can get sucked into jet […]

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Palmer Business Sends First Military-grade Machine Overseas

“A Palmer manufacturing company is sending its first piece of military-grade machinery overseas. The Triverus product is called MCRRS, short for Mobile Cleaning Recovery Recycle System. It’s basically a high-tech water vacuum designed to clean debris from flight decks on Navy aircraft carriers. Each machine takes about one month to make and costs around $850,000. The […]

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Triverus MCV Case Study: Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport

With its large 60 inch deck and high-efficiency technology, the Triverus MCV Vehicle is unmatched in achieving regulatory compliance through the removal or containment of restricted materials. The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was able to save over $4 million, have 111% faster results than manual cleaning, and retained 95% water recovery and reuse. In addition, […]

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"Palmer Company’s Navy Contract Highlights Alaska’s Export Market"

“While some may say there are no large manufacturing export markets in Alaska, one Palmer business is proving otherwise.” Click here to read more in the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman!

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First MCCRS Aircraft Carrier Surface Cleaning Machine Shipped

    TRIVERUS LLC   Published: March 15, 2016 Palmer manufacturing company Triverus LLC has completed its first of four MCCRS (Mobile Recovery Recycle System) surface cleaning machines for the US Navy. The MCCRS Surface Cleaning Machine uses patented technology to clean and restore the necessary friction on naval carrier flight deck surfaces while dramatically reducing […]

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Aircraft Carrier Flight Decks

The Naval Surface Warfare center put out a call about 15 years ago for new technology to clean flight decks. The accumulation of fine debris on decks is a threat to aircraft. oil and other contaminants can make the surface too slippery for flight operations. Full article below https://www.adn.com/opinions/2017/01/16/how-a-shop-in-palmer-out-innovated-defense-contractors-to-manufacture-high-tech-equipment-in-alaska/

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