Systems and apparatus for removal of harmful algae blooms (HAB) and transparent exopolymer particles (TEP)

A harmful algae bloom (HAB) and/or transparent exopolymer particle (TEP) mitigation device comprising:

• a mobile body configured to move within or upon a body of water;
• a hydrodynamic separation system located on the mobile body, wherein the hydrodynamic separation system includes a water inlet for inputting water from the body of water within or upon which the mobile body is located, a hydrodynamic separation unit arranged to receive the water from the water inlet, and a collection tank, wherein the hydrodynamic separation unit includes bi-furcated outputs, a first output being a clean stream output line containing clean water and arranged to re-circulate the clean water back into the body of water, and a second output being a concentrate stream output line, the concentrate stream output line configured to place concentrate water containing harmful bio-organics found in at least one of HAB and TEP infested waters into the collection tank;
• a HAB and/or TEP sensor configured to detect the presence or absence of HAB and/or TEP infested waters;
• a source water inlet door or cover configured to cover and uncover the source water inlet, and positioned in relationship to the source water inlet wherein when the door or cover is positioned to cover the source water inlet, water is stopped from entering the system and from being processed and from being provided to the collection tank;
• a source water inlet door or cover controller configured to receive a signal from the HAB and/or TEP sensor, wherein the source water inlet door or cover controller acts to close the source water inlet door or cover over the source water inlet when the HAB and/or TEP sensor senses the absence of HAB and/or TEP infested waters and the source water inlet door or cover controller acts to open the source water inlet door or cover when the HAB and/or TEP sensor senses the presence of HAB and/or TEP infested waters:
• a power source located on the mobile body;
• an engine/steering unit, the engine/steering unit in operative connection to the power source to receive power to motivate movement of the mobile body, and wherein the steering portion of the engine/steering unit provides a capacity to move the mobile body in an intended direction;
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• a disinfection module to disinfect the bio-organic material.

A system for the removal of bio-organic material from a source of raw seawater and freshwater, the system comprising:

• at least one inlet for receiving at least one of raw seawater and freshwater;
• a membrane-less hydrodynamic separator unit arrangement including at least one separator unit for removing bio-organic material from the at least one of raw seawater and freshwater, the hydrodynamic separator unit having a curved configuration leading to a bifurcated outlet operative for passing treated seawater and/or freshwater via one outlet and for containment of concentrate fluid via another outlet;
• a pump mechanism for passing the treated seawater and/or freshwater from the membrane-less hydrodynamic separator unit;
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• a HAB and/or TEP sensor configured to detect the presence or absence of HAB and/or TEP infested waters;
• a source water inlet door or cover configured to cover and uncover the source water inlet, and positioned in relationship to the source water inlet wherein when the door or cover is positioned to cover the source water inlet, water is stopped from entering the system and from being processed and from being provided to the collection tank;
• a source water inlet door or cover controller configured to receive a signal from the HAB and/or TEP sensor, wherein the source water inlet door or cover controller acts to close the source water inlet door or cover over the source water inlet when the HAB and/or TEP sensor senses the absence of HAB and/or TEP infested waters and the source water inlet door or cover controller acts to open the source water inlet door or cover when the HAB and/or TEP sensor senses the presence of HAB and/or TEP infested waters;
• a water plant portion configured to receive the treated seawater and/or freshwater from the pump mechanism;
• wherein the system is a stationary system configured as part of a water treatment plant, that treats one of seawater and freshwater, wherein the bio-organic material comprises phytoplankton, algae, diatoms, seawater organisms, and TEP.