Introduction & Challenges
Sludge
Sludge management is the biggest challenge for wastewater treatment plants. Removing sludge involves high labour, transport, and disposal costs, along with a large carbon footprint. Monthly sludge handling expenses can range from tens of thousands to several million rands, depending on plant size.
 
Mechanical Equipment Failure
Sludge build-up increases wastewater thickness, placing excessive strain on mechanical equipment in sewage plants. This leads to frequent, costly equipment failures and unplanned capital expenses, as the machinery is not designed for such high torque demands.
 
Electricity Costs
Sludge buildup reduces the efficiency of electro-mechanical systems in wastewater plants, leading to significant energy inefficiencies and higher electricity bills, which are major contributors to the plant’s monthly operating costs.
 
Downtime
Sludge buildup leads to inevitable mechanical failures, causing full shutdowns in small plants or partial closures in larger ones. This puts extra strain on remaining systems, triggering a damaging cycle of operational stress and repeated breakdowns.
 
Odour Pollution
Sewer plants often produce overwhelming odours, especially when located near residential or commercial areas. These foul smells negatively affect public perception, reduce property values, and lower the quality of life for nearby communities and businesses.
 
Ongoing Problems
The growing population, rising costs, limited disposal options, and stricter regulations are worsening challenges for wastewater treatment. Increased use of disinfectants in cleaning and personal care products further harms sewer systems by killing beneficial bacteria essential for proper treatment, potentially causing plants to fail.
 
The Solution
Sewer Gobbler offers a cost-effective alternative to expensive infrastructure upgrades in wastewater treatment. Instead of expanding physical plant capacity, it enhances the system biologically by adding bio-active bacterial seed cultures. These cultures boost natural enzyme production, which rapidly digests waste, reduces sludge volume, and cuts hauling and maintenance costs. Unlike chemical additives that only mask symptoms, bio-enzyme treatment addresses the root cause by improving digestion through bioaugmentation.
 
Biologically Active Cultures
Biologically active seed cultures are specialized, eco-friendly microbial strains trained to produce large amounts of digestive enzymes when added to wastewater systems. In Sewer Gobbler, these microbes are engineered to be thousands of times more effective than natural strains, resistant to harsh chemicals, and derived from South African soils for superior local performance. They metabolize waste faster, reproduce rapidly, and live longer. Each bacterium acts as a constant enzyme-producing factory, and regular dosing ensures these high-performing strains dominate over less active natural bacteria, maximizing waste breakdown and system efficiency.
 
Automated Dosing
Sewer Gobbler is available in both powder and liquid forms, with the liquid option enabling precise, consistent dosing via the Ecozyme Advanced Dosing System. This system operates 24/7, has battery backup, and can be secured to prevent theft. It ensures reliable, automated treatment and only requires monthly refilling, making it ideal for environments where manual dosing is impractical or inconsistent.
 
Effluent Discharge Results
Sewer Gobbler consistently delivers proven results by significantly reducing pollutants like COD, ammonia, nitrite, phosphate, E. coli, fecal coliforms, and odors in sewer plant effluent within a short time. 
 
Features Of Product
Hugely reduce sludge & solids
Reduce E-Coli & Faecal Coliforms
Massively reduce odours
Reduce COD, BOD, Ammonia, Nitrates, and Phosphates
Reduce equipment repairs
Reduce monthly running costs
 
Application Rates
Sewer Gobbler dosing varies with sewage load and can be added to aerobic or facultative anaerobic zones to boost natural biological treatment. Continuous dosing at the recommended rate, preferably at the plant’s inlet, is ideal.
 
Dosage Rates
Shock Dose:
0,1% to 1% of total sludge volume (if required)
 
Maintenance Dose:
Concentrate: 1L – 5L per mega litre of daily flow rate
Super Concentrate: 100ml to 500ml per mega litre of daily flow rate
Powder: 100g to 500g per mega litre of daily flow rate (additional nutrient pack included in the powder form for an extra performance boost)