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Prisons, Jails & Correctional Facilities
Vacuum plumbing systems for prisons, jails, and correctional facilities offer benefits in safety and security, water usage, costs, and maintenance, including:
Benefits
Safety and Security Benefits:
- Prevention of communication and the passing of contraband between cells.
- The ability to turn off the plumbing in individual cells or groups of cells to prevent the flushing of contraband.
- A vacuum flush toilet eliminates the "flush plume" thus reducing the spread of germs.
Water Usage and Cost Benefits:
- ½ gallon of water used per flush.
- Vacuum plumbing systems can reduce water usage by up to 68%
Maintenance Benefits:
- Drastically reduces system blockages
- When blockages do occur, they can be located at the fixture, making it easier to identify inmates attempting to vandalize the plumbing system.
Flexibility Benefits:
- Flexibility in layout and design—vacuum plumbing systems do not require continuous slope and can be routed overhead around existing systems.
Customers LOVE AcornVac!
Learn how AcornVac systems have helped East County Detention Facility in Riverside, CA. Watch to see our customers share their OWN experiences, in their OWN words.
[Vacuum Plumbing] opened the possibilities for design because vacuum is vertically lifted as opposed to gravity sewage, so it really changed how that system could be installed -- you can put a toilet in virtually any location because it's going into the ceiling.
Working in detention facilities and mental health treatment facilities, it's very common to have flooding…the residents there will intentionally plug up commodes and as a result an unfortunate occurrence will be massive flooding throughout. With a vacuum plumbing system, we did not experience any of that.
Prisons, Jails and Correctional Facilities References
Western Virginia Regional Jail
Salem, Virginia
Poweshiek County Jail
Montezuma, Iowa
Treatment Center at the Salinas Valley State Prison
Soledad, California
Lotus Glenn Correctional Centre
Queensland, Australia
Resources
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Article: Corrections Forum, March 2007 - "Quick Payback for Green Expenditures Expected for Regional Jail" | Article: Corrections Forum, March 2007 - "Quick Payback for Green Expenditures Expected for Regional Jail" | View |
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Case Study: Salinas Valley State Prison Silver LEED Project (pdf) | AcornVac boosts security and reduces water use at the Salinas Valley State Prison Silver LEED Project | View |
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Design Guide Estimated Water Savings Calculation Using Vacuum Flush Toilets-Correctional Facility | Estimated Water Savings Calculation Using Vacuum Flush Toilets-Correctional Facility | View |
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Illustration An Introduction to Vacuum Sewage and Plumbing System for Institutional Construction | An Introduction to Vacuum Sewage and Plumbing System for Institutional Construction | View |