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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBack-Up DocumentsCity of Miami, Florida PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT By and Between The City of Miami, Florida And Water Management Technologies, Inc. This Professional Services Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into this 9th day of March, 2025 by and between the City of Miami, a municipal corporation of the State of Florida, whose address is 444 S.W. 2nd Avenue, 10th Floor, Miami, Florida 33130 ("City"), and, Water Management Technologies, Inc., a Florida profit corporation ("WMT"), hereinafter referred to as the ("Contractor"). RECITALS: WHEREAS, the City has awarded Resolution , adopted on February 27, 2025, authorizing the City and Contractor to enter into the Agreement to provide water depollution services ("Services") by way of the Scavenger 2000 Depollution Boat for the City's Department of Resilience and Public Works ("RPW"); and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 18-92 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time ("City Code"), the Chief Procurement Officer has adopted a finding that WMT is the sole source and provider of the Scavenger 2000 Depollution Boat; and WHEREAS, the findings of the Chief Procurement Officer have been approved and adopted as the findings of the City Manager; and WHEREAS, the City Manager and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that the requirements for competitive sealed bidding procedures be waived and that the procurement of the above service, as specified, be approved. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises herein contained, Contractor and the City agree as follows: TERMS: 1. RECITALS AND INCORPORATIONS; DEFINITIONS: The recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement. The Scope of Services is hereby incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement and attached hereto as Exhibit "A". The Pricing Proposal is hereby incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement and attached hereto as Exhibit "B". The Frequency of Cleaning City of Miami, Florida Maintenance and Service of City Waterway Locations is hereby incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement and attached hereto as Exhibit "C". The Insurance Requirements and Certificate of Insurance are hereby incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement and attached hereto as Exhibit "D". The order of precedence whenever there is conflicting or inconsistent language between documents is as follows in descending order of priority: (1) Professional Services Agreement ("PSA"), inclusive of Exhibits, as may be amended; and (2) Contractor's proposal and sole source letter dated November 25, 2024, acknowledging scope of services and pricing component of services. 2. TERM: The Agreement shall become effective on the date reflected on the first page and shall be for the duration of three (3) years with two (2) one (1) year options to renew, thereafter renewable annually, subject to an annual sole source finding by the Chief Procurement Officer and approval of the same by the City Manager.. The City Manager shall have the option to terminate the Agreement for convenience, that is, for any or no cause. The City reserves the right to automatically extend this Contract for up to one hundred eighty (180) calendar days beyond the stated Contract term, in order to provide City departments with continual service and supplies while a new Contract is being solicited, evaluated, and/or awarded. If the right to extend is exercised, the City shall notify the Contractor, in writing, of its intent to extend the Contract in accordance with the existing terms and conditions for a specified number of days. Additional extensions beyond the first one hundred eighty (180) day extension may occur, if the City and the Contractor are in mutual agreement of such extensions. 3. SCOPE OF SERVICES: A. Contractor agrees to timely and competently provide the Services as specifically described, and under the special terms and conditions set forth in Exhibit "A", which by this reference is incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement. B. Contractor represents to the City that: (i) it possesses all qualifications, licenses, certificates, registrations, authorizations, and expertise required for the performance of the Services, including, but not limited to, full authorization and qualifications to conduct business in Florida; and (ii) it is not delinquent in the payment of any sums due to the City, its agencies and instrumentalities, including payment of permits, fees, occupational licenses, fines, liens, violations, etc., nor in the performance of any contractual obligations or payment of any monies to the City, its agencies and instrumentalities, nor has been debarred by any Florida public agency City of Miami, Florida or been placed on the convicted vendors list pursuant to §287.133, Florida Statutes; and (iii) all personnel assigned to perform the Services are and shall be, at all times during the term hereof, fully qualified and trained to perform the tasks assigned to each; and (iv) the Services will be performed in the manner described in Exhibit "A"; and (v) each person executing this Agreement on behalf of Contractor has been duly authorized to so execute the same and fully bind Contractor as a party to this Agreement. C. Contractor shall at all times provide fully qualified, competent, and physically capable employees to perform the Services under this Agreement. City may require Contractor to remove any employee the City deems careless, incompetent, insubordinate, or otherwise objectionable and whose continued services under this Agreement is not in the best interest of the City. 4. COMPENSATION: A. The amount of compensation payable by the City to the Contractor shall be based on the rates quoted in Exhibit "B" hereto, which by this reference is incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement. B. Unless otherwise specifically provided in Exhibit "B", payment shall be made within thirty (45) days after receipt of Contractor's invoice for Services performed, which shall be accompanied by sufficient supporting documentation and contain sufficient detail, to allow a proper audit of expenditures, should the City require one to be performed. Invoices shall be sufficiently detailed to comply with the "Florida Prompt Payment Act", §§218.70. - 218.79, Florida Statutes, and other applicable laws. No advance payments shall be made at any time. C. Contractor agrees and understands that (i) any and all subcontractors providing Services related to this Agreement shall be paid through Contractor and not paid directly by the City, and (ii) any and all liabilities regarding payment to or use of subcontractors for any of the Services related to this Agreement shall be borne solely by Contractor. D. The City will pay Contractor one hundred percent (100%) of each total invoice amount during the term of the Agreement. 5. OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS: Contractor understands and agrees that any information, document, data, report or any other material whatsoever which is given by the City to Contractor, its employees, or any subcontractor, or which is otherwise obtained or prepared by Contractor solely and exclusively for the City pursuant to or under the terms of this Agreement, is and shall at all times remain the City of Miami, Florida property of the City. Contractor agrees not to use any such information, document, data, report or material for any other purpose whatsoever without the written consent of the City Manager, which may be withheld or conditioned by the City Manager in his/her sole discretion. Contractor is permitted to make and to maintain duplicate copies of the files, records, documents, data, etc. if Contractor determines copies of such records are necessary subsequent to the termination of this Agreement; however, in no way shall the confidentiality as permitted by applicable law be breached. The City shall maintain and retain ownership of any and all documents and data which result upon the completion of the work and Services under this Agreement as per the terms of this Section 5. 6. AUDIT AND INSPECTION RIGHTS AND RECORDS RETENTION: A. Contractor agrees to provide access to the City or to any of its duly authorized representatives, to any books, documents, papers, data, and records, including, without limitation, electronic records of Contractor which are directly pertinent to this Agreement, for audit, examination, excerpts, and transcripts. The City may, at reasonable times, and for a period of up to three (3) years following the date of final payment by the City to Contractor under this Agreement, audit and inspect, or cause to be audited and inspected, those books, documents, data, papers, and records of Contractor which are related to Contractor's performance under this Agreement. Contractor agrees to maintain all such books, documents, papers, data, and records at its principal place of business for a period of three (3) years after final payment is made under this Agreement and all other pending matters are closed. Contractor's failure to adhere to, or refusal to comply with, this condition shall result in the immediate cancellation of this Agreement by the City. B. The City may, at reasonable times during the term hereof, inspect the Contractor's facilities and perform such tests, as the City deems reasonably necessary, to determine whether the goods or services required to be provided by Contractor under this Agreement conform to the terms hereof. Contractor shall make available to the City all reasonable facilities and assistance to facilitate the performance of tests or inspections by City representatives. All tests and inspections shall be subject to, and made in accordance with, the provisions of §§ 18-101 and 18- 102 of the City Code. 7. AWARD OF AGREEMENT: Contractor represents and warrants to the City that it has not employed or retained any person or company employed by the City to solicit or secure this Agreement and that it has not City of Miami, Florida offered to pay, paid, or agreed to pay any person any fee, commission, percentage, brokerage fee, or gift of any kind contingent upon or in connection with, the award of this Agreement. 8. PUBLIC RECORDS: (Non -Negotiable) A. Contractor understands that the public shall have access, at all reasonable times, to all documents and information pertaining to City Agreements, subject to the provisions of Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, and agrees to allow access by the City and the public to all documents subject to disclosure under applicable laws. Contractor's failure or refusal to comply with the provisions of this section shall result in the immediate cancellation of this Agreement by the City. B. Contractor shall additionally comply with Section 119.0701, Florida Statutes, including without limitation: (1) keep and maintain public records that ordinarily and necessarily would be required by the City to perform this service; (2) if required, provide the public with access to public records on the same terms and conditions as the City would at the cost provided by Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, or as otherwise provided by law; (3) ensure that public records that are exempt or confidential and exempt from disclosure are not disclosed except as authorized by law; and (4) meet all requirements for retaining public records and transfer, at no cost, to the City all public records in its possession upon termination of this Agreement and destroy any duplicate public records that are exempt or confidential and exempt from disclosure requirements; and, (5) provide all electronically stored public records that must be provided to the City in a format compatible with the City's information technology systems. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Contractor shall be permitted to retain any public records that make up part of its work product solely as required for archival purposes, as required by law, or to evidence compliance with the terms of this Agreement. C. SHOULD CONTRACTOR DETERMINE TO DISPUTE ANY PUBLIC ACCESS PROVISION REQUIRED BY FLORIDA STATUTES, THEN CONTRACTOR SHALL DO SO AT ITS OWN EXPENSE AND AT NO COST TO THE CITY. IF THE CONTRACTOR HAS QUESTIONS REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF CHAPTER 119, FLORIDA STATUTES, TO THE CONTRACTOR'S DUTY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC RECORDS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT, CONTACT THE CUSTODIAN OF PUBLIC RECORDS AT (305) 416-1800, VIA EMAIL AT PUBLICRECORDSAMIAMIGOV.COM, OR REGULAR MAIL AT CITY OF MIAMI OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY, 444 SW 2ND AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR, MIAMI, FL 33130. THE CONTRACTOR MAY ALSO CONTACT THE RECORDS CUSTODIAN AT THE CITY OF MIAMI DEPARTMENT WHO IS ADMINISTERING THIS CONTRACT. City of Miami, Florida 9. COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS: Contractor understands that agreements with local governments are subject to certain laws and regulations, including laws pertaining to public records, conflict of interest, ethics, lobbying, record keeping, etc. City and Contractor agree to comply with and observe all such applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, regulations, codes and ordinances, as they may be amended from time to time. Contractor further agrees to include in all of Contractor's agreements with subcontractors for any Services related to this Agreement this provision requiring subcontractors to comply with and observe all applicable federal, state, and local laws rules, regulations, codes and ordinances, as they may be amended from time to time. 10. INDEMNIFICATION: Contractor shall indemnify, hold and save harmless, and defend (at its own cost and expense), the City, its officers, agents, directors, and/or employees, from all liabilities, damages, losses, judgements, and costs, including, but not limited to, attorney's fees, to the extent caused by the negligence, recklessness, negligent act or omission, or intentional wrongful misconduct of Contractor and persons employed or utilized by Contractor in the performance of this Contract. Contractor shall further, hold harmless the City, its officials and employees, and indemnify, save, and defend (at its own cost), the City, its officials and/or employees against any civil actions, statutory, administrative, regulatory, or similar claims, injuries or damages arising or resulting from the permitted Work, or from the Contractor's alleged non-compliance with legal or contractual requirements relative to the permitted Work, even if it is alleged that the City, its officials, and/or employees were negligent. In the event that any action or proceeding is brought against the City by reason of any such claim or demand, the Contractor shall, upon written notice from the City, resist and defend such action or proceeding by counsel satisfactory to the City. The Contractor expressly understands and agrees that any insurance protection required by this Contract or otherwise provided by the Contractor shall in no way limit the responsibility to indemnify, keep, save harmless, and defend the City or its officers, employees, agents and instrumentalities as herein provided. The indemnification provided above shall obligate the Contractor to defend, at its own cost and expense, to and through trial, administrative, regulatory, appellate, supplemental or bankruptcy proceeding, or to provide for such defense, at the City's option, any and all claims of City of Miami, Florida liability and all suits and actions of every name and description which may be brought against the City, whether performed by the Contractor, or persons employed or utilized by Contractor. These duties shall survive the cancellation or expiration of the Contract. This Section shall be interpreted under the laws of the State of Florida, including without limitation and interpretation, which conforms to the limitations of Sections 725.06 and/or 725.08, Florida Statutes, as may be applicable and as amended. Contractor shall require all sub -contractor agreements to include a provision that each sub -Contractor shall indemnify the City in substantially the same language as this Section. The Contractor agrees and recognizes that the City shall not be held liable or responsible for any claims which may result from any actions or omissions of the Contractor in which the City participated either through review or concurrence of the Contractor's actions. In reviewing, approving, or rejecting any submissions by the Contractor or other acts of the Contractor, the City, in no way, assumes or shares any responsibility or liability of the Contractor or sub -contractor under this Contract. Ten dollars ($10) of the payments made by the City constitute separate, distinct, and independent consideration for the granting of this Indemnification, the receipt and sufficiency of which is voluntarily and knowingly acknowledged by the Contractor. Contractor understands and agrees that all liabilities regarding the use of any subcontractor, supplier, laborer, or material person for Services related to this Agreement shall be borne solely by Contractor throughout the duration of this Agreement and that this provision shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement, as applicable. 11. DEFAULT: If Contractor fails to comply materially with any term or condition of this Agreement or fails to perform in any material way any of its obligations hereunder and fails to cure such failure after reasonable notice from the City, then Contractor shall be in default. Contractor understands and agrees that termination of this Agreement under this section shall not release Contractor from any obligation accruing prior to the effective date of termination. Should Contractor be unable or unwilling to commence to perform the Services within the time provided or contemplated herein, then, in addition to the foregoing, Contractor shall be liable to the City for all expenses incurred by the City in preparation and negotiation of this Agreement, as well as all costs and expenses incurred by the City in the re -procurement of the Services, including consequential and incidental damages. City of Miami, Florida 12. RESOLUTION OF AGREEMENT DISPUTES: Contractor understands and agrees that all disputes between Contractor and the City based upon an alleged violation of the terms of this Agreement by the City shall be submitted to the City Manager for his/her resolution, prior to Contractor being entitled to seek judicial relief in connection therewith. In the event that the amount of compensation hereunder exceeds Twenty - Five Thousand Dollars and No/Cents ($25,000.00), the City Manager's decision shall be approved or disapproved by the City Commission. Contractor shall not be entitled to seek judicial relief unless: (i) it has first received City Manager's written decision, approved by the City Commission if the amount of compensation hereunder exceeds Twenty -Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($25,000.00), or (ii) a period of sixty (60) days has expired, after submitting to the City Manager a detailed statement of the dispute, accompanied by all supporting documentation or ninety (90) days if City Manager's decision is subject to City Commission approval); or (iii) City has waived compliance with the procedure set forth in this section by written instruments, signed by the City Manager. In no event may the amount of compensation under this Section exceed the total compensation set forth in Section 4 (A) of this Agreement. 13. TERMINATION; OBLIGATIONS UPON TERMINATION: (Non -Negotiable) A. The City, acting by and through its City Manager, shall have the right to terminate this Agreement, in its sole discretion, and without penalty, at any time, by giving written notice to Contractor at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the effective date of such termination. In such event, the City shall pay to Contractor compensation for Services rendered and approved expenses incurred prior to the effective date of termination. In no event shall the City be liable to Contractor for any additional compensation and expenses incurred, other than that provided herein, and in no event shall the City be liable for any consequential or incidental damages. The Contractor shall have no recourse or remedy against the City for a termination under this subsection except for payment of fees due prior to the effective date of termination. B. The City, by and acting through its City Manager, shall have the right to terminate this Agreement, in its sole discretion, and without penalty, upon the occurrence of an event of a material breach hereunder, and failure to cure the same within thirty (30) days after written notice of default. A material breach for purposes of this Agreement shall refer to a failure of performance under the Agreement which is significant enough to give the City the right to sue for breach of contract. In such event, the City shall not be obligated to pay any amounts to Contractor for City of Miami, Florida Services rendered by Contractor after the date of termination, but the parties shall remain responsible for any payments that have become due and owing as of the effective date of termination. In no event shall the City be liable to Contractor for any additional compensation and expenses incurred, other than that provided herein, and in no event shall the City be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential or incidental damages. 14. INSURANCE: A. Contractor shall, at all times during the term hereof, maintain such insurance coverage(s) as may be required by the City. The insurance coverage(s) required as of the Effective Date of this Agreement are attached hereto as Exhibit "D" and incorporated herein by this reference. The Contractor shall add the City as an additional insured to its commercial general liability, and auto liability policies, and as a named certificate holder on all policies. Contractor shall correct any insurance certificates as requested by the City's Risk Management Administrator. All such insurance, including renewals, shall be subject to the approval of the City for adequacy of protection and evidence of such coverage(s) and shall be furnished to the City's Risk Management Administrator on Certificates of Insurance indicating such insurance to be in force and effect and any cancelled or non -renewed policy will be replaced with no coverage gap and a current Certificate of Insurance will be provided. Completed Certificates of Insurance shall be filed with the City prior to the performance of Services hereunder, provided, however, that Contractor shall at any time upon request file duplicate copies of the Certificate of Insurance with the City. B. Contractor understands and agrees that any and all liabilities regarding the use of any of Contractor's employees or any of Contractor's subcontractors for Services related to this Agreement shall be borne solely by Contractor throughout the term of this Agreement and that this provision shall survive the termination of this Agreement. Contractor further understands and agrees that insurance for each employee of Contractor and each subcontractor providing Services related to this Agreement shall be maintained in good standing and approved by the City's Risk Management Administrator throughout the duration of this Agreement. C. Contractor shall be responsible for assuring that the insurance certificates required under this Agreement remain in full force and effect for the duration of this Agreement, including any extensions hereof. If insurance certificates are scheduled to expire during the term of this Agreement and any extension hereof, Contractor shall be responsible for submitting new or renewed insurance certificates to the City's Risk Management Administrator as soon as City of Miami, Florida coverages are bound with the insurers. In the event that expired certificates are not replaced, with new or renewed certificates which cover the term of this Agreement and any extension thereof: (i) the City shall suspend this Agreement until such time as the new or renewed certificate(s) are received in acceptable form by the City's Risk Management Administrator; or (ii) the City may, at its sole discretion, terminate the Agreement for cause and seek procurement related damages from Contractor in conjunction with the violation of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. D. Compliance with the foregoing requirements shall not relieve Contractor of its liabilities and obligations under this Agreement. 15. NON-DISCRIMINATION, EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY, AND AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: Contractor shall not unlawfully discriminate against any person in its operations and activities or in its use or expenditure of funds in fulfilling its obligations under this Agreement. Vendor shall affirmatively comply with all applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") in the course of providing any Services funded by City, including Titles I and II of the ADA (regarding nondiscrimination on the basis of disability), and all applicable regulations, guidelines, and standards. In addition, Contractor shall take affirmative steps to ensure nondiscrimination in employment against disabled persons. Contractor affirms that it shall not discriminate as to race, age, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, or any other factor which cannot be lawfully used in connection with its performance under this Agreement. Furthermore, Contractor affirms that no otherwise qualified individual shall solely by reason of their race, age, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, or any other factor which cannot be lawfully used, be excluded from the participation in, be denied benefits of, or be subjected to, discrimination under any program or activity. In connection with the conduct of its business, including performance of services and employment of personnel, Contractor shall not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, age, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, or any other factor which cannot be lawfully used. All persons having appropriate qualifications shall be afforded equal opportunity for employment. City of Miami, Florida 16. ASSIGNMENT: The Contractor's services are considered unique in nature. This Agreement shall not be assigned, sold, conveyed or pledged by Contractor, in whole or in part, and Contractor shall not assign any part of its operations under this Agreement, without the prior written consent of the City Manager, which may be withheld or conditioned, in the City's sole discretion through the City Manager. 17. NOTICES: All notices or other communications required under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by hand -delivery or by registered or certified U.S. Mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the other party at the address indicated herein or to such other address as a party may designate by notice given as herein provided. Notice shall be deemed given on the day on which personally delivered; or, if by mail, on the fifth day after being posted or the date of actual receipt, whichever is earlier. TO CONTRACTOR: Sophie Mastriano President & CEO Water Management Technologies, Inc. 10400 NW 33rd Street Suite #200 Miami, FL 33172 TO THE CITY: Arthur Noriega V City Manager 444 SW 2nd Avenue, 10th Floor Miami, FL 33130-1910 With copies to: George Wysong, III City Attorney 444 SW 2nd Avenue, 9th Floor Miami, FL 33130-1910 Annie Perez, CPPO Chief Procurement Officer 444 SW 2nd Avenue, 6th Floor Miami, FL 33130-1910 18. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS: A. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced according to the laws of the State of Florida. Venue in any proceedings between the parties shall be in Miami -Dade County, Florida. City of Miami, Florida Each party shall bear its own attorneys' fees. Each party waives any defense, whether asserted by motion or pleading, that the aforementioned courts are an improper or inconvenient venue. Moreover, the parties consent to the personal jurisdiction of the aforementioned courts and irrevocably waive any objections to said jurisdiction. The parties irrevocably waive any rights to a jury trial. B. No waiver or breach of any provision of this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision hereof, and no waiver shall be effective unless made in writing. C. Should any provision, paragraph, sentence, word, or phrase contained in this Agreement be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or otherwise unenforceable under the laws of the State of Florida or the City of Miami, such provision, paragraph, sentence, word, or phrase shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary in order to conform with such laws, or if not modifiable, then the same shall be deemed severable, and in either event, the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect or limitation of its use. D. Contractor shall comply with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations in the performance of this Agreement, including but not limited to licensure, and certifications required by law for professional service Contractors. E. This Agreement constitutes the sole and entire agreement between the parties hereto. No modification or amendment hereto shall be valid unless in writing and executed by properly authorized representatives of the parties hereto. Except as otherwise set forth in Section 2 above, the City Manager shall have the sole authority to extend, amend, or modify this Agreement on behalf of the City. 19. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS: This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto, their heirs, executors, legal representatives, successors, or assigns. 20. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS: Contractor has been procured and is being engaged to provide Services to the City as an Independent Contractor, and not as an agent or employee of the City. Accordingly, neither Contractor, nor its employees, nor any subcontractor hired by Contractor to provide any Services under this Agreement shall attain, nor be entitled to, any rights or benefits under the Civil Service or Pension Ordinances of the City, nor any rights generally afforded classified or unclassified City of Miami, Florida employees. Contractor further understands that Florida Workers' Compensation benefits available to employees of the City are not available to Contractor, its employees, or any subcontractor hired by Contractor to provide any Services hereunder, and Contractor agrees to provide or to require subcontractor(s) to provide, as applicable, workers' compensation insurance for any employee or agent of Contractor rendering Services to the City under this Agreement. Contractor further understands and agrees that Contractor's or subcontractors' use or entry upon City properties shall not in any way change its or their status as an Independent Contractor. 21. CONTINGENCY CLAUSE: Funding for this Agreement is contingent on the availability of funds and continued authorization for program activities and the Agreement is subject to amendment or termination due to lack of funds, reduction of funds, failure to allocate or appropriate funds, and/or change in applicable laws or regulations, or program requirements or continuation, upon thirty (30) days written notice. 22. FORCE MAJEURE: A "Force Majeure Event" shall mean an act of God, act of governmental body or military authority, fire, explosion, power failure, flood, storm, hurricane, sink hole, other natural disasters, epidemic, riot or civil disturbance, war or terrorism, sabotage, insurrection, blockade, or embargo. In the event that either party is delayed in the performance of any act or obligation pursuant to or required by the Agreement by reason of a Force Majeure Event, the time for required completion of such act or obligation shall be extended by the number of days equal to the total number of days, if any, that such party is actually delayed by such Force Majeure Event. The party seeking delay in performance shall give notice to the other party specifying the anticipated duration of the delay, and if such delay shall extend beyond the duration specified in such notice, additional notice shall be repeated no less than monthly so long as such delay due to a Force Majeure Event continues. Any party seeking delay in performance due to a Force Majeure Event shall use its best efforts to rectify any condition causing such delay and shall cooperate with the other party to overcome any delay that has resulted. 23. CITY NOT LIABLE FOR DELAYS: Contractor hereby understands and agrees that in no event shall the City be liable for, or responsible to Contractor or any subcontractor, or to any other person, firm, or entity for or on account of, any stoppages or delay(s) in work herein provided for, or any damages City of Miami, Florida whatsoever related thereto, because of any injunction or other legal or equitable proceedings or on account of any delay(s) for any cause over which the City has no control. 24. USE OF NAME/ SEAL: Contractor understands and agrees that the City is not engaged in research for advertising, sales promotion, or other publicity purposes. Contractor is allowed, within the limited scope of normal and customary marketing and promotion of its work, to use the general results of this project and the name of the City. The Contractor may not utilize the City's official seal or any likeness thereof. The Contractor agrees to protect any confidential information provided by the City and will not release information of a specific nature without prior written consent of the City Manager or the City Commission. 25. NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST: Pursuant to 2-611 of the City Code, regarding conflicts of interest, Contractor hereby certifies to the City that no individual member of Contractor, no employee, and no subcontractor under this Agreement nor any immediate family member of any of the same is also a member of any board, commission, or agency of the City. Contractor hereby represents and warrants to the City that throughout the term of this Agreement, Contractor, its employees, and its subcontractors will abide by this prohibition of the City Code. 26. NO THIRD -PARTY BENEFICIARY: No persons other than the Contractor and the City (and their successors and assigns) shall have any rights whatsoever under this Agreement. There are no express or implied Third - Party Beneficiaries to this Agreement. 27. SURVIVAL: All obligations (including but not limited to indemnity and obligations to defend and hold harmless) and rights of any party arising during or attributable to the period prior to expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement shall survive such expiration or earlier termination. 28. TRUTH -IN -NEGOTIATION CERTIFICATION, REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTY: Contractor hereby certifies, represents and warrants to the City that on the date of Contractor's execution of this Agreement, and so long as this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, the wage rates and other factual unit costs supporting the compensation to Contractor City of Miami, Florida under this Agreement are and will continue to be accurate, complete, and current. Contractor understands, agrees, and acknowledges that the City shall adjust the amount of the compensation and any additions thereto to exclude any significant sums by which the City determines the contract price of compensation hereunder was increased due to inaccurate, incomplete, or non- current wage rates and other factual unit costs. All such contract adjustments shall be made within one (1) year of the end of this Agreement, whether naturally expiring or earlier terminated pursuant to the provisions hereof. 29. COUNTERPARTS: This Agreement may be executed in three or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Each counterpart shall be an original as against either party whose signature appears thereon, but all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. An executed facsimile or electronic scanned copy of this Agreement shall have the same force and effect as an original. The parties shall be entitled to sign and transmit an electronic signature on this Agreement (whether by facsimile, PDF, or other email transmission), which signature shall be binding on the party whose name is contained therein. Any party providing an electronic signature agrees to promptly execute and deliver to the other parties an original signed Agreement upon request. 30. E-VERIFY EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION: By entering into this Agreement, the Contractor and its subcontractors are jointly and severally obligated to comply with the provisions of Section 448.095, Florida Statutes, as amended, titled "Employment Eligibility." The Contractor affirms that (a) it has registered and uses the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's E-Verify system to verify the work authorization status of all new employees of the Contractor; (b) it has required all subcontractors to this Agreement to register and use the E-Verify system to verify the work authorization status of all new employees of the subconsultant; (c) it has an affidavit from all subcontractors to this Agreement attesting that the subconsultant does not employ, contract with, or subcontract with, unauthorized aliens; and (d) it shall maintain copies of any such affidavits for the duration of the Agreement. Registration information is available at: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify. If Customer has a good faith belief that Contractor has knowingly violated Section 448.09(1), Florida Statutes, then Customer shall terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 448.095(5)(c), Florida Statutes. In the event of such termination, the Contractor agrees and acknowledges that it may City of Miami, Florida not be awarded a public contract for at least one (1) year from the date of such termination and that Contractor shall be liable for any additional costs incurred by the Customer because of such termination. In addition, if Customer has a good faith belief that a subcontractor has knowingly violated any provisions of Sections 448.09(1) or 448.095, Florida Statutes, but Contractor has otherwise complied with its requirements under those statutes, then Contractor agrees that it shall terminate its contract with the subcontractor upon receipt of notice from the Customer of such violation by subcontractor in accordance with Section 448.095(5)(c), Florida Statutes. Any challenge to termination under this provision must be filed in the Circuit or County Court by the Customer, Contractor, or subcontractor no later than twenty (20) calendar days after the date of Agreement termination. 31. ANTI -HUMAN TRAFFICKING: The Contractor confirms and certifies that it is not in violation of Section 787.06, Florida Statutes, and that it does not and shall not use "coercion" for labor or services as defined in Section 787.06, Florida Statutes. The Contractor shall execute and submit to the City an Affidavit, of even date herewith, in compliance with Section 787.06(13), Florida Statutes, attached an incorporated herein as "Anti -Human Trafficking Affidavit". If the Contractor fails to comply with the terms of this Section, the City may suspend or terminate this Agreement immediately, without prior notice, and in no event shall the City be liable to Contractor for any additional compensation or for any consequential or incidental damages. 32. ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This instrument and its exhibits constitute the sole and only agreement of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and correctly sets forth the rights, duties, and obligations of each to the other as of its date. Any prior agreements, promises, negotiations, or representations not expressly set forth in this Agreement are of no force or effect. City of Miami, Florida IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be executed by their respective officials thereunto duly authorized, this the day and year above written. "Contractor" WATER MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Florida profit corporation ATTEST: By: Sophie Mastriano Print Name: President & CEO Title: (Corporate Seal or Notary Stamp) (Authorized Corporate Officer) ATTEST: "City" CITY OF MIAMI, a municipal Corporation By: Todd B. Hannon Arthur Noriega V City Clerk City Manager APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM APPROVED AS TO INSURANCE AND CORRECTNESS: REQUIREMENTS: George K. Wysong III Ann -Marie Sharpe City Attorney Directo, Risk Management City of Miami, Florida CORPORATE RESOLUTION (This Resolution needs to authorize the signatory to sign) WHEREAS, Water Management Technologies, Inc., a Florida profit corporation, desires to enter into an agreement with the City of Miami for the purpose of performing the work described in the contract to which this resolution is attached; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors at a duly held corporate meeting has considered the matter in accordance with the bylaws of the corporation; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS that this corporation is authorized to enter into the Agreement with the City, and the President and (insert title) are hereby authorized and directed to execute the Agreement in the name of this Corporation and to execute any other document and perform any acts in connection therewith as may be required to accomplish its purpose. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this day of , 2025. ("Contractor") A (State) Corporation By: (Sign) Print Name: Title: Attest: Print Name: (Sign) City of Miami, Florida EXHIBIT "A" SCOPE OF SERVICES This project consists of the collection of floatable debris in the water surfaces under the jurisdiction of the City of Miami including the Biscayne Bay area, navigable tributaries and its marinas. It also calls for oxygenation injection and water treatment system. Floatable debris are to be considered as any material floating within the first two feet of water and includes aluminum cans, plastic bags, toys, vegetation, animal debris, wood, leaves, etc. Contractor shall store this debris at selected staging areas approved by the City Engineer. The debris shall be carried from the staging areas to a Miami -Dade County disposal facility at the Contractor's expense. The Scavenger 2000 shall implement its oxygen aeration and decontamination process within any navigable body of water encounter as shown in the attached City of Miami Waterways location map. The following are receiving streams for the outfalls within the jurisdiction of the City of Miami Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit: Biscayne Bay, Miami River, Wagner Creek, Seybold Canal, Lawrence Waterway, Miami Canal, Davis and Ademar Canal , Little River. The City of Miami will inform Water Management Technologies where they require the vessel to work. The City will also provide free docking space for the Scavenger 2000 including water and electricity at the MRC Docking area. Contractor shall work a maximum of 30 hours per week; Twenty five (25) hours for treating the navigable waterways per contract and five(5) hours per week on the Miami River at no cost to the City (except in case of Force Majeure). The Contractor shall also provide an annual water analysis report to the City. Contractor will provide every year a water analysis report to the City from a different selected location regarding the following parameters which are: 1. Human fecal coliform 2. Total coliform 3. Bacteria Count 4. Algae Count 5. Ph, Temperature City of Miami, Florida EXHIBIT "B" PRICING PROPOSAL i i. November 25'h, 2024 Tahlia R Gray, MBA Procurement Analyst City of Miami Procurement Department 444 SW 2 Ave, 6th Floor Miami, FL 33130 Telephone: 305-416-1912 Good day Tahlia, WATER MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES The SCAVENGER 2000 Water Decontamination Vessel An Integrated Approach To Water Rejuvenation We consider ourselves to be a sole source supplier for surface water maintenance simultaneously performing surface debris removal in various sizes drawing the water to the vessel as a giant vacuum, while oxygenating and decontaminating the water through our patented Oxy-Plus system on board the Scavenger. The price for the services is $200.00 per hour. Please find attached patent numbers: US 7,517,459 B2 and US 7,947,172 B2 I've also attached a copy of our brochure Do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. Regards, astriano ent Water Management Technologies, Inc. E-Mail sochiefdscavenae2000.com Phone: (954) 668-6937 Web: www.Scavengervessel.com 10400 NW 33rd Street, Miami, Florida 33172-5902 USA ,Suite 200 City of Miami, Florida EXHIBIT "C" FREQUENCY OF CLEANING MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE OF CITY WATERWAY LOCATIONS WEEK 1 - Biscayne Bay / North of River (30 hours maximum) for 50 weeks Working Area Monday Tuesday Wednesd ay Thursday Friday Total (30 hours) Bayside Marina 2 hr 2 hr 2 hr 2 hr 2 hr 10 hrs American Airlines Arena Cove 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr 5 hrs NE 21 Street Cove 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr 5 hrs NE 28 Street Cove 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr 5 hrs No charge to City — Miami River 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr 5 hrs WEEK 2 - Biscayne Bav / North of River (30 hours maximum for 50 weeks Working Area Monday Tuesday Wednes day Thursday Friday Total (30 hours) Davis Canal 2 hr 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr 6 hrs Ademar Canal 1 hr 2 hr 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr 6 hrs Little River 1 hr 1 hr 2 hr 1 hr 1 hr 6 hrs Biscayne Bay 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr 2 hr 2 hr 7 hrs No charge to City — Miami River 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr 5 hrs WEEK 3 - Biscayne Bav / South of River (30 hours maximum) for 50 weeks Working Area Monday Tuesday Wednes day Thursday Friday Total (30 hours) Dinner Key Marina 2 hr 1 hr 2 hr 1 hr 2 hr 8 hrs Grove Key Marina 1 hr 2 hr 1 hr 2 hr 1 hr 7 hrs Biscayne Bay 2 hr 2 hr 2 hr 2 hr 2 hr 10 hrs No charge to City — Miami River 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr 5 hrs WEEK 4 - Through the Miami River (30 hours maximum) for 50 weeks Working Area Monday Tuesday Wednes day Thursday Friday Total (30 hours) Seybold Canal 2 hr 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr 2 hr 7 hrs Lawrence Waterway 1 hr 2 hr 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr 6 hrs South Fork Miami River 1 hr 1 hr 2 hr 1 hr 1 hr 6 hrs Miami Canal 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr 2 hr 1 hr 6 hrs No charge to City — Miami River 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr 5 hrs City of Miami, Florida EXHIBIT "D" INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS AND CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE I. Commercial General Liability A. Limits of Liability Bodily Injury and Property Damage Liability Each Occurrence $1,000,000.00 General Aggregate Limit $ 2,000,000.00 Personal and Adv. Injury $ 1,000,000.00 Products/Completed Operations $ 1,000,000.00 B. Endorsements Required City of Miami listed as additional insured Contingent & Contractual Liability Premises and Operations Liability Primary Insurance Clause Endorsement II. Business Automobile Liability A. Limits of Liability Bodily Injury and Property Damage Liability Combined Single Limit Owned/Scheduled Autos Including Hired, Borrowed or Non -Owned Autos Any One Accident $ 1,000,000.00 B. Endorsements Required City of Miami listed as an additional insured III. Worker's Compensation Limits of Liability Statutory -State of Florida Waiver of Subrogation Employer's Liability A. Limits of Liability $100,000.00 for bodily injury caused by an accident, each accident $100,000.00 for bodily injury caused by disease, each employee $500,000.00 for bodily injury caused by disease, policy limit City of Miami, Florida IV. Professional Liability/Errors and Omissions Coverage Combined Single Limit Each Claim General Aggregate Limit Retro Date Included $1,000,000.00 $1,000,000.00 The above policies shall provide the City of Miami with written notice of cancellation or material change from the insurer in accordance with policy provisions. Companies authorized to do business in the State of Florida, with the following qualifications, shall issue all insurance policies required above: The company must be rated no less than "A-" as to management, and no less than "Class V" as to Financial Strength, by the latest edition of Best's Insurance Guide, published by A.M. Best Company, Oldwick, New Jersey, or its equivalent. All policies and/or certificates of insurance are subject to review and verification by City's Risk Management Depaitnient prior to insurance approval. CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM Annie Perez, C.P.P.O. DATE: January 10, 2025 Director/ Chief of Procurement Department of Procurement SUBJECT: Sole Source Funding —Scavenger Depollution Boat JuvenalSantana, P.E., C.F.M. Director Department of Resilience and Public Works REFERENCES: ENCLOSURES: The Department of Resilience and Public Works is seeking to establish a term contact with Water Management Technologies, Inc. for the utilization of its "Scavenger 2000 Depollution Boat." This vessel will continue to reduce the contamination and pollution of all navigable canals, outfalls, and Biscayne Bay waters, as proposed to the City. It is a surface trash collector that utilizes proprietary technology, with a Patent No. US 7,517,459 B2 & US 7,947,172 B2, due to its uniqueness, for a decontamination and oxygenation process that has proven to be beneficial to all navigable waterways by deep injection of pure oxygen. In addition, the outfalls will be cleaned as part of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit requirements. The City desires to continue to utilize this unique technique to surface clean the navigable waters within the City. On and pursuant to Resolution 20-0036, the City Commission confirmed a prior sole source finding 19-20-014 by the Chief Procurement Officer and approved the City Manager's recommendation for the acquisition of these sole source services. At this time, the City is seeking to establish a new term contract for the continued provision of these unique services and recommends that the requirements for formal competitive sealed bidding be waived, and these findings be approved: Water Management Technologies, Inc. located at 10400 NW 33 Street, Suite 200, Miami Florida 33172 is the sole source service provider for the continued utilization of the Scavenger 2000 Depollution Boat, for one year, with the option to extend for two additional one year periods, for an annual amount not to exceed $300,000. Funding will be from the Resilience and Public Works Budget. Based on the foregoing, it is recommended, pursuant to Section 18-92(a)(1) and (3) of the City of Miami Procurement Code that the determination of a sole -source purchase be rendered by the Chief Procurement Officer and that the City Manager supports said finding herein and respectfully recommends for the City Commission to ratify both the Chief Procurement Officer and the City Manager's decision by an affirmative four -fifths vote. Both signatures below will affirm the sole source decision by both the Chief Procurement Officer and the City Manager. APPROVED: Date: 1/16/2025 Annie Perez, C.P.P.O. Director/ Chief of Procurement Department of Procurement C: Clara Sidan, P.E., Assistant Director — Stormwater and Permitting Elyrosa Estevez, P.E., Professional Engineer III Tahlia R. Gray, M.B.A., C.P.P.B., Procurement Analyst WATER MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES The SCAVENGER 2000 Water Decontamination Vessel An Integrated Approach To Water Rejuvenation November 25th, 2024 Tahlia R Gray, MBA Procurement Analyst City of Miami Procurement Department 444 SW 2 Ave, 6th Floor Miami, FL 33130 Telephone: 305-416-1912 Good day Tahlia, We consider ourselves to be a sole source supplier for surface water maintenance simultaneously performing surface debris removal in various sizes drawing the water to the vessel as a giant vacuum, while oxygenating and decontaminating the water through our patented Oxy-Plus system on board the Scavenger. The price for the services is $200.00 per hour. Please find attached patent numbers: US 7,517,459 B2 and US 7,947,172 B2 I've also attached a copy of our brochure Do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. Regards, r ao-f4-4p astriano ent Water Management Technologies, Inc. E-Mail : sophie(a2scavenger2000.com Phone : (954) 668-6937 Web : www.Scavengervessel.com 10400 NW 33rd Street, Miami, Florida 33172-5902 USA ,Suite 200 SCAVENGER V E S E L Water Management Technolo ies, Inc. Presents: TLJC Cr' A\I kIt \/COCCI C TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Technical data LOA: Beam: Height (from water line): Optional retractable Bimini Top Width at bow, when jaws are open: Draft: Freeboard: Gross weight: Main power plant: Water canon pump: Fuel tank capacity: Crew required: Oxygen Injection: Decontamination rate: Boat Performance 40 ft. Normal cruising speed: 8 ft. Maximum cruising speed: 10 ft. Working speed: Rotates in place: 5 ft. Hours of operation between refueling: 16 ft. 4 ft. 2 ft. 12.5 tons marine diesel engine 1,250 U.S.G.P.M. at 100 psi 120 - 150 US gal 1 operator up to 600,000 I.p.h. up to 20,000 g.p.m. The Scavenger Vessel is the most effective de -pollution vessel available in the world today. Water Management Technologies, Inc.'" Water Management Technologies, Inc'"'. holds the patent to the OxyPlusT"' System, an advanced process that treats and revitalizes waterways by directly aerating the water with a combination of ozone and oxygen. 6 knots 8 knots 1-3 knots 360 degrees 35 hours The 40-foot Scavenger Vessel is constructed from COR-TENT"' steel and built in accordance with internationally recognized marine vessel standards. It stands 10 feet tall from the water line, has 8-foot beam and weighs 12.5 tons. It is equipped with an opening bow and ballasting system and can be operated by one crewmember. The Scavenger Vessel can be easily transported by truck, train or ship. www.scavengervessel.com A Revolutionary Approach to Water Regeneration Restoring Health and Clarity to Waterways The contamination of our waterways by biological and chemical waste, floating debris and runoff is a growing concern worldwide. As a result of human activity, raw sewage, large amounts of nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus and hydrocarbons are introduced into the water. These, in turn, allow harmful bacteria like E.coli, viruses, algae and insects to breed. The Scavenger VesselTM is the most effective pollution control and water maintenance vessel available in the world today. It was designed by U.S. based Water Management lechnologiesTM to clean and rejuvenate waterways "In Situ" such as lakes, rivers, harbors, and industrial waste water in order to promote healthy and safe environments. The Scavenger VesselTM with its Patented OxyPlusTM decontamination system improves water quality by reducing and eliminating bacteria and viruses, raising D.O. (Dissolved Oxygen) levels, controlling algae growth, improving water clarity and eliminating odors. A multi -purpose vessel, the Scavenger VesselTM not only decontaminates and re -oxygenates water; its unique design also allows it to collect floating debris simultaneously, creating safe, healthy and more attractive public waterways. The Scavenger Vessel's OxyPIusTM Decontamination system has the following BENEFITS: IMPAIRED WATERS • High bacteria levels • Low Dissolved Oxygen Levels • Elevated BOD or COD levels • Unbalanced nutrients • High algae count AREAS OF IMPACT • Waterways / Canals • Rivers • Lakes • Ports • Harbors • Agricultural reservoirs BIOLOGICAL • Kills bacteria, parasites and microbes • Destroys fecal coliforms • Neutralizes viruses • Raises DO levels in water • Improves water quality overall PHYSICAL • Improves water clarity by reducing turbidity and removing color • Eliminates odors caused by sulfur, nitronen. and ornnnic mnterinls • Controls algae growth by removing algae food sources • Eliminate the plume of nutrients left by surface debris removal CHEMICAL • Reduces BOD and COD • Oxidizes some pesticides, insecticides, herbicides and fungicides that are washed into the watershed OUR CUSTOMERS • Government agencies • Municipalities • Private Industries • Environmental Restoration entities • Agriculture How It Works The key to the Scavenger Vessel is the advanced Patented OxyPlusTM water decontamination system that treats and revitalizes waterways by aerating the water with a combination of ozone and oxygen. In full operation mode, the vessel scoops up floating debris, destroys bacteria, and injects life -supporting oxygen in the water. This process restores the overall health in the water. The Scavenger Vessel in operation mode can decontaminate at a rate of up to 20,000 gallons of water per minute and inject up to 600,000 liters of oxygen per hour. d►'l� CLEANING THE WATER How the Scavenger Vessel's onboard OxyPlusTM water treatment system works: DEFLECTOR Aids in maneuvering the boat. It can also deflect oxygen/water deep mb the water bodies DOOR to the decontamination chamber WATER CANNON Can be used for dispensing agents/seawall cleanup 0Decontaminated water exits through the back of the boat and is oxygenated CREW CABIN / TRASH BIN ' 7 cubic yards OWater then enters © the decontamination chamber where B is treated 1• OPEN BOW/BAWIST— T H Ballast is added to BASKET lower bow to scoop up trash View of water flow OOptional Additional equipment. 0 Water enters through the bon atat about zo,000 • gallons per minute OA basket collects trash and dumps it into a trash bin, while allowing water to flow through OTrash is vacuumed into the bow along with the water SOURCE: Water Management Technologies; GRAPHIC/LYNN OCCHIUZZO Proven Technology OxyPlusTM Water Decontamination System At the heart of the Scavenger Vessel is the OxyPlusTM advanced water decontamination system. When oxygen is injected into polluted water, the enrichment contributes directly to reducing contaminants suspended in the water. With the addition of ozone to the aeration process a very powerful yet environmentally safe disinfection occurs in the body of water being treated by the Scavenger VesselTM. Ozone has been applied with great success in municipal sewer treatment processes worldwide because of its ability to disinfect water without leaving the harmful by-products left by chlorine. In fact, ozone has been found to be more than 100 times more powerful than chlorine in destroying E.coli bacteria. As water enters through the bow of the vessel, the OxyPlusTM generates ozone and oxygen and injects it into the water. The ozone's life expectancy varies between a few seconds and a few minutes. The ozone then converts into oxygen. This process supports Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), breaks down substances so that they become digestible to bacteria, and supports the aerobic oxidation of toxic nitrogen compounds. By altering the surface charge, ozone enables suspended particles to coagulate and be easily removed. In addition to algae and improving water clarity, ozone effectively oxidizes some pesticides and some algae therefore improving water clarity. Lastly, it increases the dissolved oxygen content in the water, which has a rejuvenating effect. The Scavenger Vessel's decontamination rate is 1.2 million gallons of water per hour with an hourly oxygen injection rate of up to 600,000 liters. This increases the dissolved oxygen levels in the water, and reduces the number of toxins in the water. Nova Southeastern University's Oceanographic Center says: "The Scavenger vessel's OxyPlusTM technology can significantly improve water quality. A single pass through the vessel's systems can reduce up to 98% of bacteria and coliform in the water, and reduce algae counts by half". RIVER WATER Before and after water samples treated with our OxyPlusTM System. 11 PICKING UP THE TRASH As trash and water are funneled into the bow, a basket catches the debris and empties it into a rft.—` et large on -board DECONTAMINATION VESSEL Debris Collector The Scavenger Vessel features a retractable stainless steel trash basket, which is mounted on the front of the vessel. It picks up debris floating on the surface of the water, up to a depth of 2.5 ft. The basket's design, which resembles a comb or grate, is engineered to virtually eliminate any water turbulence during the suction operation. The weight capacity of this basket is approximately 2,500 lbs. The basket is emptied into a containment bin by means of a hydraulic system, which is operated from the main cabin. Continuous debris collection is ensured by a secondary grill that is automatically activated to keep debris from entering the channel while the basket is being emptied into the bin. The containment bin has a capacity of 7 cubic yards and can effectively be emptied due to its bottom double folding doors activated by a lever. containment bin. WATER IS FUNNELED INTO THE BOW Vacuum water flow up to 20,000 gpm. Vacuum effect. The vessel does not have to run after debris. Water Cannon The multipurpose water cannon on the Scavenger Vessel Can: • Clean hard -to -reach areas, seawalls, or rocky shorelines; • Be used as a dispenser for dispersing agents • Fight Fires • Be used as an auxiliary means of propulsion Powered by an independent marine diesel engine, the water cannon is capable of developing a flow of 1250 gallons of water per minute, at a pressure of 100 psi. Effective Maneuverability The Scavenger Vessel can make a 360-degree turn, in place, with the bow open and in recuperation mode. This maneuver can be done without interrupting the decontamination process, using the special rear deflector that is attached to the stern of the vessel. The Scavenger Vessel never has to interrupt its recovery systems. Transport The Scavenger Vessel can be easily transported anywhere in the world. III11111111inRmu111111u1111 (12) United States Patent Aulniers (10) Patent No.: US 7,947,172 B2 (45) Date of Patent: May 24, 2011 (54) VESSEL WITH OXYGENATION SYSTEM AND DECONTAMINATION METHOD (75) Inventor: Jacques Des Aulniers, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US) (73) (*) (21) (22) (65) (62) (60) (51) (52) (58) Assignee: Water Management Technologies, Inc., Miami, FL (US) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days. Appl. No.: 12/384,117 Filed: Mar. 31, 2009 Prior Publication Data US 2010/0018931 Al Jan. 28, 2010 Related U.S. Application Data Division of application No. 10/930,688, filed on Aug. 31, 2004, now Pat. No. 7,517,459. Provisional application No. 60/588,198, filed on Jul. 15, 2004. Int. Cl. CO2F 1/72 (2006.01) CO2F 1/78 (2006.01) E02B 15/04 (2006.01) U.S. Cl. 210/170.05; 210/192; 210/198.1; 210/242.2 Field of Classification Search 210/748.15, 210/760, 764, 170.05, 170.09, 170.1, 170.11, 210/192, 198.1, 199, 205, 220, 241, 242.1, 210/242, 243, 925, 2; 261/DIG. 42 See application file for complete search history. 60o 70 72 12 (56) References Cited U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 3,755,142 A 8/1973 4,008,156 A 2/1977 4,921,605 A 5/1990 6,200,486 B1 * 3/2001 2003/0015481 A1* 1/2003 EP JP JP Whipple, Jr. 210/63 Chastan-Bagnis 210/242 Chastan-Bagnis et al. 210/ 115 Chahine et al. 210/748.03 Eidem 210/760 FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS 366010 2/1990 405245485 9/1993 09118291 A * 5/1997 OTHER PUBLICATIONS Machine translation of JP 09118291 A (obtained from JPO May 2010).* PCT/USA05/29084, Aug. 16, 2005, USA Pelican, Inc. 1999 P.E.R.M. Pelican Inc. Brochure. Certified translation of JP09118291A for Masanori et al., May 1997. * cited by examiner Primary Examiner Matthew 0 Savage Assistant Examiner Lucas Stelling (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm Robert C. Kain, Jr. (57) ABSTRACT The waterborne vessel, in one embodiment, utilizes an under- water tunnel through which passes flowing water, an ozone gas generator, an ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas generator and a source of atmospheric oxygen. A manifold mixer mixes pressurized water independently with the ozone, the ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas and the atmospheric oxygen to produce corresponding oxygenated water mixtures. Each of these oxygenated water mixtures are fed via a conduit system into the confined flow of water passing through the tunnel. A diversion channel with reverse flow channel permits super saturation of diverted flow from the primary underwater tun- nel channel to provide super saturated oxygenated water with ozone plus hydroxyl radical gases and atmospheric oxygen water mixtures. A decontamination method is also provided. 36 Claims, 9 Drawing Sheets 16 80b 80a 80 TRANSOM LINE 18 26 L 24 22 20 1 14 n n 28 1 FIG. 1 10 / 18 16 12 1ualud 'Sil 6 Jo T WIN Zg ZLi`Lt6`L S11 10 1 I FIG. 2 14 12 1ualud 'Sil 6 Jo Z WIN Zg ZLi`Lt6`L S11 I / \ -38 /-- 4X — — �1 �/ / a .",i ( , 10 FIG. 3 1ualud 'Sil 6 Jo £ JaatIS Zg ZLi`Lt6`L S11 50 54 52 44 03 PRESSURE WATER PUMP 48 60a 60b 60c 61b —61c 61a FIG. 4A WATER 47 PURE 02 �43 SOURCE OF WATER 45 52 547 7. FIG. 48 SOURCE OF 02 40 FIG. 4C TO FLUID MANIFOLD & INJECTORS 1ualud 'Sil 6 Jo b JaatIS Zg ZLi`Lt6`L S11 60 64 61a 64 60a L 12 66 O FIG. 5 59-\ —`MOTOR - TRANSOM LINE 70 c --E1)--FLOW --e- l" — —— -FLOW 72 66 12 -4-- 0 14 FIG. 6 14 16 16 80 80b 80a 18 20 TRANSOM LINE 18 1ualud 'Sil 6JOSW INS Zg ZLi`Lt6`L S11 70 72 ( FLOW 66 FIG. 7 SLOW 20 14 S 1ualud 'Sil 6 Jo 9 WIN Zg ZLi`Lt6`L S11 U.S. Patent May 24, 2011 Sheet 7 of 9 US 7,947,172 B2 AIR 94 ` FIG. 8A� X j10 112 92 90 _ L 02 CORONA SUPPLY 40 DISCHARGE 44 A ( t3r _--_ „..._ 1 18 ;� irs ' i mis 11698 96 / FIG. 88 120 122 7- 22 - 96 U.S. Patent May 24, 2011 Sheet 8 of 9 US 7,947,172 B2 AIR 2 4 4 02 SUPPLY CORONA DISCHARGE FIG. 9 t 142 22 U.S. Patent May 24, 2011 Sheet 9 of 9 US 7,947,172 B2 02 SOURCE 40 r180 PUMP 43 7- 44 FIG. 12 EXT r 46 DISCHG. UV INJECTOR MATRIX 182 FIG. 1 1 122 FIG. 10 US 7,947,172 B2 1 VESSEL WITH OXYGENATION SYSTEM AND DECONTAMINATION METHOD This is a divisional patent application based upon and claiming the benefit of application Ser. No. 10/930,688 filed Aug. 31, 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,517,459, which is a regular patent application based upon and claiming priority of provisional patent application 60/588,198 filed Jul. 15, 2004, the contents of both of which are incorporated herein by reference thereto. The present invention relates to a waterborne vessel with an oxygenation system which decontaminates surrounding water and a method therefore. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Ozone (03) is one of the strongest oxidizing agents that is readily available. It is known to eliminate organic waste, reduce odor and reduce total organic carbon in water. Ozone is created in a number of different ways, including ultraviolet (UV) light, and corona discharge of electrical current through a stream of air or other gazes oxygen stream, among others. Ozone is formed when energy is applied to oxygen gas (02). The bonds that hold oxygen together are broken and three oxygen molecules are combined to form two ozone mol- ecules. The ozone breaks down fairly quickly and as it does so it reverts back to pure oxygen, that is, an 02 molecule. The bonds that hold the oxygen atoms together are very weak which is why ozone acts as a strong oxidant. In addition, it is known that hydroxyl radicals OH also act as a purification gas. Hydroxyl radicals are formed when ozone, ultraviolet radiation and moisture are combined. Hydroxyl radicals are more powerful oxidants than ozone. Both ozone and hydroxyl radical gas break down over a short period of time (about 8-15 minutes) into oxygen. Hydroxyl radical gas is a condition in the fluid or gaseous mixture. Some bodies of water have become saturated with high levels of natural or man made materials which have a high biological oxygen demand and which in turn have created an eutrophic or anaerobic environment. It would be beneficial to clean these waters utilizing the various types of ozone and hydroxyl radical gases. OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a water- borne vessel with an oxygenation system and a method to decontaminate surrounding water. It is a further object of the present invention to provide an oxygenation system on a waterborne vessel and a method of decontamination wherein ozone and/or hydroxyl radical gas is injected, mixed and super saturated with a flow of water through the waterborne vessel. It is an additional object of the present invention to provide a super saturization channel which significantly increases the amount of time the ozone and/or hydroxyl radical gas mixes in a certain flow volume of water thereby oxygenating the water and decontaminating that defined volume of flowing water prior to further mixing with other water subject to additional oxygenation in the waterborne vessel. It is an additional object of the present invention to provide a mixing manifold to mix the ozone independent with respect to the hydroxyl radical gas and independent with respect to atmospheric oxygen and wherein the resulting oxygenated water mixtures are independently fed into a confined water 2 bound space in the waterborne vessel to oxygenate a volume of water flowing through that confined space. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 5 The waterborne vessel, in one embodiment, utilizes an underwater tunnel through which passes flowing water, an ozone gas generator, an ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas gen- erator and a source of atmospheric oxygen. A manifold mixer 10 mixes pressurized water independently with the ozone, the ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas and the atmospheric oxygen to produce corresponding oxygenated water mixtures. Each of these oxygenated water mixtures are fed via a conduit system into the confined flow of water passing through the tunnel. A diversion channel with reverse flow channel permits super saturation of diverted flow from the primary underwater tunnel channel to provide super saturated oxygenated water with ozone plus hydroxyl radical gases and atmospheric oxy- 2o gen water mixtures. A decontamination method is also pro- vided. 5 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 25 Further objects and advantages of the present invention can be found in the detailed description of the preferred embodi- ments when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which: FIG. 1 diagrammatically illustrates a side elevational view 30 of the waterborne vessel with an oxygenation system of the present invention; FIG. 2 diagrammatically illustrates a side elevational view of the hull portion with the oxygenation system; FIG. 3 diagrammatically illustrates a top schematic view of 35 the waterborne vessel; FIG. 4A diagrammatically illustrates one system to create the ozone and hydroxyl radical gases and one system to mix the gases with water in accordance with the principles of the present invention; 40 FIG. 4B diagrammatically illustrates the venturi port enabling the mixing of the ozone plus pressurized water, ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas plus pressurized water, and atmospheric oxygen and pressurized water; FIG. 4C diagrammatically illustrates a system which cre- 45 ates oxygenated water which oxygenated water carrying ozone can be injected into the decontamination tunnel shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 5 diagrammatically illustrates a side view of the tun- nel through the waterborne vessel; 5o FIG. 6 diagrammatically illustrates a top schematic view of the tunnel providing the oxygenation zone for the waterborne vessel; FIG. 7 diagrammatically illustrates the output ports (some- times called injector ports) and distribution of oxygenated 55 water mixtures (ozone, ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas and atmospheric oxygen) into the tunnel for the oxygenation sys- tem; FIG. 8A diagrammatically illustrates another oxygenation system; 60 FIG. 8B diagrammatically illustrates a detail of the gas injection ports in the waterborne stream; FIG. 9 diagrammatically illustrates the deflector vane alter- ing the output flow from the oxygenation tunnel; FIG. 10 diagrammatically illustrates the oxygenation 65 manifold in the further embodiment; and FIG. 11 diagrammatically illustrates the gas vanes for the alternate embodiment; and US 7,947,172 B2 3 FIG. 12 diagrammatically illustrates a pressurized gas sys- tem used to generate ozone, ozone plus hydroxyl radical and pressurized oxygen wherein these gasses are injected into the decontamination tunnel of the vessel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention relates to a waterborne vessel with an oxygenation system and a method to decontaminate water surround the vessel. FIG. 1 diagrammatically illustrates waterborne vessel 10 having an oxygenation system 12 disposed in an underwater tunnel 14 beneath the waterline of vessel 10. In general, water flow is established through tunnel 14 based upon the opened/ closed position of gills 16 and the operation of the propeller at propeller region 18. Tunnel 14 is sometimes called a decon- tamination tunnel. The tunnel may be a chamber which holds the water to be decontaminated a certain period of time such that the gasses interact with the water to oxidize the critical compounds in the water. Water flow through tunnel 14 is oxygenated and cleaned. Rudder 20 controls the direction of vessel 10 and deflector blade or vane 22 controls the direction of the output flow of oxygenated water either directly astern of the vessel or directly downwards into lower depths of the body of water as generally shown in FIG. 9. The flow path varies from full astern to full down. Lifting mechanism 24 operates to lift deflector blade 22 from the lowered position shown in FIG. 1 to a raised position shown in FIG. 8A. Blade 22 can be placed in various down draft positions to alter the ejected flow of the oxygenated, partially treated water from the body of water surrounding vessel 10. The crew may occupy cabin 26. A trash canister 28 receives trash from trash bucket 30. Trash bucket 30 is raised and lowered along vertical guide 32. Similar numerals designate similar items throughout the drawings. FIG. 2 diagrammatically shows a side elevational view of vessel 10 without the trash bucket and without cabin 26. It should be noted that the waterborne vessel need not include trash container 28 and trash gathering bucket 30. The vessel includes oxygenation system 12 which oxygenates a flow of water through underwater tunnel 14. FIG. 3 diagrammatically illustrates a top schematic view of vessel 10. Bow 34 has laterally extending bow wings 36, 38 that permit a flow of water into an upper deck region. Trash bucket 30 is lowered into this flow of water on the upper deck to capture floating debris and trash from the water being cleaned by the vessel 10. The trash bucket 30 (FIG. 1) is then raised and the contents of bucket 30 is poured over into trash container 28. The extended position of bow wings 36, 38 is shown in dashed lines. FIG. 4A shows one embodiment of the oxygenation sys- tem. A source of oxygen 40, commonly atmospheric oxygen gas, is supplied to a gas manifold 42. In addition, oxygen gas (atmospheric oxygen gas) is supplied to extractor 43 (manu- factured by Pacific Ozone) which creates pure oxygen and the pure oxygen is fed to a corona discharge ozone generator 44. The corona discharge ozone generator 44 generates pure ozone gas which gas is applied to gas manifold 42. Ozone plus hydroxyl radical gases are created by a generator 46 which includes a UV light device that generates both ozone and hydroxyl radical gases. Oxygen and some gaseous water (such as present in atmospheric oxygen) is fed into generator 46 to create the ozone plus hydroxyl radical gases. The ozone plus hydroxyl radical gases are applied to gas manifold 42. Atmospheric oxygen from source 40 is also applied to gas manifold 42. Although source oxygen 40 could be bottled 4 oxygen and not atmospheric oxygen (thereby eliminating extractor 43), the utilization of bottled oxygen increases the cost of operation of oxygenation system 12. Also, the gas fed to generator 46 must contain some water to create the 5 hydroxyl radical gas. A pressure water pump 48 is driven by a motor M and is supplied with a source of water. Pressurized water is supplied to air/gas manifold 50. Water/gas manifold 50 independently mixes ozone and pressurized water as com- pared with ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas plus pressurized 10 water as compared with atmospheric oxygen plus pressurized water. In the preferred embodiment, water is fed through a decreasing cross -sectional tube section 52 which increases the velocity of the water as it passes through narrow construc- tion 54. A venturi valve (shown in FIG. 4B) draws either 15 ozone or ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas or atmospheric oxygen into the restricted flow zone 54. The resulting water - gas mixtures constitute first, second and third oxygenated water mixtures. The venturi valve pulls the gases from the generators and the source without requiring pressurization of 20 the gas. FIG. 4B shows a venturi valve 56 which draws the selected gas into the pressurized flow of water passing through narrow restriction 54. FIG. 4C shows that oxygenated water carrying ozone can 25 be generated using a UV ozone generator 45. Water is sup- plied to conduit 47, the water passes around the UV ozone generator and oxygenated water is created. This oxygenated water is ultimately fed into the decontamination tunnel which is described more fully in connection with the manifold sys- 30 tem 50 in FIG. 4A. In FIG. 4A, different conduits, such as conduits 60A, 60B and 60C, for example, carry ozone mixed with pressurized water (a first oxygenated water mixture) and ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas and pressurized water (a second oxygen- 35 ated water mixture) and atmospheric oxygen gas plus pres- surized water (a third oxygenated water mixture), respec- tively which mixtures flow through conduits 60A, 60B and 60C into the injector site in the decontamination tunnel. The output of these conduits, that is conduit output ports 61A, 61B 40 and 61C, are separately disposed both vertically and laterally apart in an array at intake 62 of tunnel 14 (see FIG. 1). Although three oxygenated water mixtures are utilized herein, singular gas injection ports may be used. FIG. 12 shows atmospheric oxygen gas from source 40 45 which is first pressurized by pump 180 and then fed to extrac- tor 43 to produce pure ozone, and ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas UV generator 46 and is fed to conduits carrying just the pressurized oxygen to injector matrix 182. The pure oxygen from extractor 43 is fed to an ozone gas generator 44 with a so corona discharge. These three pressurized gases (pure ozone, ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas and atmospheric oxygen) is fed into a manifold shown as five (5) injector ports for the pure ozone, four (4) injector ports for the ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas and six (6) ports for the pressurized atmospheric 55 oxygen gas. This injector matrix can be spread out vertically and laterally over the intake of the decontamination tunnel as shown in connection with FIGS. 4A and 5. FIG. 5 diagrammatically illustrates a side elevational sche- matic view of oxygenation system 12 and, more particularly, 60 tunnel 14 of the waterborne vessel. A motor 59 drives a propeller in propeller region 18. In a preferred embodiment, when gills 16 are open (see FIG. 6), propeller in region 18 creates a flow of water through tunnel 14 of oxygenation system 12. A plurality of conduits 60 each independently 65 carry either an oxygenated water mixture with ozone or an oxygenated water mixture with ozone plus hydroxy radical gases or an oxygenated water mixture with atmospheric oxy- US 7,947,172 B2 5 gen. These conduits are vertically and laterally disposed with outputs in an array at the intake 64 of the tunnel 14. A plurality of baffles, one of which is baffle 66, is disposed downstream of the conduit output ports, one of which is output port 61A of conduit 60A. Tunnel 14 may have a larger number of baffles 66 than illustrated herein. The baffles create turbulence which slows water flow through the tunnel and increases the cleans- ing of the water in the tunnel with the injected oxygenated mixtures due to additional time in the tunnel and turbulent flow. FIG. 6 diagrammatically shows a schematic top view of oxygenation system 12. The plurality of conduits, one of which is conduit 60A, is disposed laterally away from other gas/water injection ports at intake 64 of tunnel 14. In order to supersaturate a part of the water flow, a diversion channel 70 is disposed immediately downstream a portion or all of con- duits 60 such that a portion of water flow through tunnel intake 64 passes into diversion channel 70. Downstream of diversion channel 70 is a reverse flow channel 72. The flow is shown in dashed lines through diversion channel 70 and reverse flow channel 72. The primary purposes of diversion channel 70 and reverse flow channel 72 are to (a) segregate a portion of water flow through tunnel 14; (b) inject, in a pre- ferred embodiment, ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas as well as atmospheric oxygen into that sub -flow through diversion channel 70; and (c) increase the time the gas mixes and interacts with that diverted channel flow due to the extended time that diverted flow passes through diversion channel 70 and reverse flow channel 72. These channels form a super - saturation channel apart from main or primary flow through tunnel 14. Other flow channels could be created to increase the amount of time the hydroxyl radical gas oxygenated water mixture interacts with the diverted flow. For example, diver- sion channel 70 may be configured as a spiral or a banded sub -channel about a cylindrical tunnel 14 rather than config- ured as both a diversion channel 70 and a reverse flow channel 72. A singular diversion channel may be sufficient. The cleansing operation of the decontamination vessel is depen- dent upon the degree of pollution in the body of water sur- rounding the vessel. Hence, the type of oxygenated water and the amount of time in the tunnel and the length of the tunnel and the flow or volume flow through the tunnel are all factors which must be taken into account in designing the decontami- nation system herein. In any event, supersaturated water and gas mixture is created at least the diversion channel 70 and then later on in the reverse flow channel 72. The extra time the entrapped gas is carried by the limited fluid flow through the diversion channels permits the ozone and the hydroxyl radical gas to interact with organic components and other composi- tions in the entrapped water, cleaning the water to a greater degree as compared with water flow through central region 76 of primary tunnel 14. In the preferred embodiment, two reverse flow channels and two diversion channels are pro- vided on opposite sides of a generally rectilinear tunnel 14. FIG. 4A shows the rectilinear dimension of tunnel 14. Other shapes and lengths and sizes of diversion channels may be used. When the oxygenation system is ON, gills 16 are placed in their outboard position thereby extending the length of tunnel 14 through an additional elongated portion of vessel 10. See FIG. 1. Propeller in region 18 provides a propulsion system for water in tunnel 14 as well as a propulsion system for vessel 10. Other types of propulsion systems for vessel 10 and the water through tunnel 14 may be provided. The important point is that water flows through tunnel 14 and, in a preferred embodiment, first, second and third oxygenated water mix- 6 tures (ozone+pressurized water; ozone+hydroxyl radical gas+pressurized water; and atmospheric oxygen+pressurized water) is injected into an input region 64 of a tunnel which is disposed beneath the waterline of the vessel. 5 In the preferred embodiment, when gills 16 are closed or are disposed inboard such that the stem most edge of the gills rest on stop 80, vessel 10 can be propelled by water flow entering the propeller area 18 from gill openings 80A, 80B. When the gills are closed, the oxygenation system is OFF. 10 FIG. 7 diagrammatically illustrates the placement of vari- ous conduits in the injector matrix. The conduits are specially numbered or mapped as 1-21 in FIG. 7. The following Oxy- genation Manifold Chart shows what type of oxygenated water mixture which is fed into each of the specially num- 15 bered conduits and injected into the intake 64 of tunnel 14. Oxygenation Manifold Chart 20 Gas Tubes 03+ OH G3 OZ 1, 8, 16; 7, 15, 17 3,4,5,11,12,13 2, 9, 10, 18, 20; 6, 14, 19, 21 25 As noted above, generally an ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas oxygenated water mixture is fed at the forward -most points of diversion channel 70 through conduits 7, 15, 17, 1, 8 and 16. Pure oxygen (in the working embodiment, atmo- 30 spheric oxygen) oxygenated water mixture is fed generally downstream of the hydroxyl radical gas injectors at conduits 19, 21, 18, 20. Additional atmospheric oxygen oxygenated water mixtures are fed laterally inboard of the hydroxyl radi- cal gas injectors at conduits 6, 14, 2, 9, and 10. In contrast, 35 ozone oxygenated water mixtures are fed at the intake 64 of central tunnel region 76 by conduit output ports 5, 4, 3,13,12, and 11. Of course, other combinations and orientations of the first, second and third oxygenated water mixtures could be injected into the flowing stream of water to be decontami- 40 nated. However, applicant currently believes that the ozone oxygenated water mixtures has an adequate amount of time to mix with the water from the surrounding body of water in central tunnel region 76 but the hydroxyl radical gas from injectors 7, 15, 17, 1, 8, 16 need additional time to clean the 45 water and also need atmospheric oxygen input (output ports 19, 21, 8, 20) in order to supersaturate the diverted flow in diversion channel 70 and reverse flow channel 17. The super- saturated flow from extended channels 70, 72 is further injected into the mainstream tunnel flow near the tunnel flow 5o intake. Further additional mechanisms can be provided to directly inject the ozone and the ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas and the atmospheric oxygen into the intake 64 of tunnel 14. Direct gas injection may be possible although water through -put 55 may be reduced. Also, the water may be directly oxygenated as shown in FIG. 4C and then injected into the tunnel. The array of gas injectors, the amount of gas (about 5 psi of the outlets), the flow volume of water, the water velocity and the size of the tunnel (cross -sectional and length) all affect the 60 degree of oxygenation and decontamination. Currently, flow through underwater channel 14 is, at a minimum, 1000 gallons per minute and, at a maximum, a flow of 1800 gallons per minute is achievable. Twenty-one oxy- genated water mixture output jets are distributed both verti- cally (FIGS. 4A and 5) as well as laterally and longitudinally (FIGS. 6 and 7) about intake 64 of tunnel 14. It is estimated that the hydroxyl radical gas needs about 5-8 minutes of US 7,947,172 B2 7 reaction time in order to change or convert into oxygen. Applicant estimates that approximate 15-25% of water flow is diverted into diversion channel 70. Applicant estimates that water in the diversion channel flows through the diverters in approximately 5-7 seconds. During operation when the oxy- genation system is operating, the boat can move at 2-3 knots. The vessel need not move in order to operate the oxygenation system. FIG. 8 shows an alternative embodiment which is possible but seems to be less efficient. A supply of oxygen 40 is fed into an ozone generator 44 with a corona discharge. The output of ozone gas is applied via conduit 90 into a chamber 92. Atmo- spheric oxygen or air 94 is also drawn into chamber 92 and is fed into a plurality of horizontally and vertically disposed nozzles 96. Manifold 98 consists of a plurality of oxygenation nozzles 96. Manifold 98 can be raised or lowered by any appropriate means. In the illustrated embodiment, rotating threaded sleeve 110 operates on threaded rod 112 to raise and lower oxygenation manifold 98. Diverter blade 22 can be raised and lowered by another mechanism generally shown as lifting mechanism 24 in FIG. 1. Shaft 114 drives propeller 116 to provide a propulsion system to move water through tunnel 118. FIG. 8A shows that the water propulsion system to move the water through the tunnel could be forward the tunnel intake 64 shown in FIG. 6. The alternative embodiment also shows that the tunnel may be foreshortened. FIG. 8B is a detail showing gas injection nozzle 96 and water flow 120 passing through restricted flow channel 122. FIG. 9 diagrammatically shows that diversion blade 22, when rotated downward as shown by arrow 142, directs oxy- genated and treated water output 144 downwardly into lower depths of the body of water being treated by vessel 10. FIG. 10 diagrammatically illustrates aeration injector manifold 98. FIG. 11 shows aeration injectors 96 having a forward inverted V shaped body 160 and a rearward generally oval shaped body 162. Air plus ozone is pumped or drawn into the interior region 164 of V shaped body 160. Water flow is directed through constricted channel 122 and a high degree of turbulence in region 166 mixes the ozone with the water flow through constricted channel 122. This turbulence in restricted flow channel 122 causes the ozone and atmospheric oxygen to mix with the water flow thereby oxygenating the water. FIG. 12 shows a pressurized gas system which has been described earlier. The claims appended hereto are meant to cover modifica- tions and changes within the scope and spirit of the present invention. What is claimed is: 1. A waterborne vessel with an oxygenation system to decontaminate surrounding water, comprising: a primary underwater tunnel extending longitudinally beneath said vessel from a below the waterline vessel intake and leading to a below the waterline vessel out- put; said tunnel having a longitudinal axis and a closed perim- eter wall surrounding the longitudinal axis of the tunnel, said tunnel and perimeter wall further including a two- part diversion channel; a propulsion system causing water to move through said primary tunnel; at least one of an ozone gas generator and an ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas generator; a source of pressurized water; a manifold mixer mixing said pressurized water with at least on of said ozone gas and said ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas to produce an oxygenated water mixture; 8 a conduit system with a conduit and an outlet port leading from said manifold mixer carrying said oxygenated water mixture near said vessel intake and the outlet port outputting the oxygenated water proximate the vessel 5 intake such that water moving through said primary tunnel is oxygenated and decontaminated by said oxy- genated water mixture; and the two-part diversion channel is defined by a first upstream channel and second downstream channel, said io downstream channel carrying a reverse water flow which is opposite to said water flow moving through said primary tunnel, the two part diversion channel having a channel inlet and a channel outlet open to said primary tunnel proximate the vessel intake. 15 2. A vessel with an oxygenation system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said diversion channel inlet is downstream of said conduit system carrying oxygenated water to said tunnel. 3. A vessel with an oxygenation system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said conduit system includes a plurality of output 20 ports disposed about said tunnel intake thereby permitting dispersal of said oxygenated water mixture. 4. A vessel with an oxygenation system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said conduit system includes a first and a second plurality of output ports, said first plurality of output ports 25 disposed near said intake thereby permitting dispersal of said oxygenated water mixture in said tunnel and said second plurality of output ports disposed upstream of said diversion channel. 5. A vessel with an oxygenation system as claimed in claim 30 2 wherein said reverse flow channel has an output near said intake. 6. A vessel with an oxygenation system as claimed in claim 4 wherein said reverse flow channel has an output near said intake. 35 7. A vessel with an oxygenation system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said propulsion system includes a motor driven propeller located in said tunnel. 8. A vessel with an oxygenation system as claimed in claim 6 wherein said propulsion system includes a motor driven 40 propeller located in said tunnel. 9. A vessel with an oxygenation system as claimed in claim 7 wherein said vessel has a bow and a stern and said output is at said stern and said propeller operates to propel said vessel. 10. A vessel with an oxygenation system as claimed in 45 claim 1 including baffles disposed within said tunnel which create turbulence of said water moving through said tunnel. 11. A vessel with an oxygenation system as claimed in claim 8 including baffles disposed within said tunnel which create turbulence of said water moving through said tunnel. so 12. A vessel with an oxygenation system as claimed in claim 1 including a flow diverter at the vessel output, said flow diverter re -directing water exiting said tunnel. 13. A vessel with an oxygenation system as claimed in claim 11 including a flow diverter at the vessel output, said 55 flow diverter re -directing water exiting said tunnel. 14. A vessel with an oxygenation system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said manifold mixer includes a venturi port for mixing said pressurized water with at least one of said ozone gas and said ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas. 60 15. A vessel with an oxygenation system as claimed in claim 13 wherein said manifold mixer includes a venturi port for mixing said pressurized water with at least one of said ozone gas and said ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas. 16. A vessel with an oxygenation system as claimed in 65 claim 1 wherein said manifold mixer independently mixes said pressurized water and said ozone gas and said ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas to produce corresponding first and sec- US 7,947,172 B2 9 and oxygenated water mixtures, said plurality of conduits respectively carrying said first and second oxygenated water mixtures. 17. A vessel with an oxygenation system as claimed in claim 16 wherein said conduit system includes a first and a second plurality of output ports, said first plurality of output ports disposed near said vessel intake thereby permitting dispersal of said first oxygenated water mixture in said tunnel and said second plurality of output ports disposed upstream of said diversion channel thereby permitting dispersal of said second oxygenated water mixture into said diversion channel. 18. A waterborne vessel with an oxygenation system to decontaminate surrounding water, comprising: an underwater elongated tunnel within said vessel having a tunnel intake and output; a propulsion system to move water through the tunnel; an ozone gas generator; a source of pressurized water; a manifold mixer mixing said pressurized water with said ozone gas to produce an oxygenated water mixture; a conduit system leading from said manifold mixer and carrying said oxygenated water mixture to said tunnel intake such that water moving through said tunnel is oxygenated and decontaminated by said oxygenated water mixture; said tunnel having a longitudinal axis and a closed perim- eter wall surrounding the longitudinal axis of the tunnel, said tunnel and perimeter wall further including a central flow passage and a two-part diversion channel, the two- part diversion channel formed by an upstream diversion channel carrying water flow in the same direction as water flow through said central passage and formed by a reverse flow channel downstream of said upstream chan- nel, said reverse flow cannel permitting flow opposite to said water moving through said central flow passage of said tunnel, the two-part diversion channel having a channel inlet and a channel outlet open to the tunnel proximate the tunnel intake; and said conduit system having plurality of output ports dis- posed upstream of said two-part diversion channel thereby permitting dispersal of said oxygenated water mixture into said diversion channel. 19. A waterborne vessel with an oxygenation system to decontaminate surrounding water, comprising: an underwater elongated tunnel within said vessel having a tunnel intake and output; a propulsion system to move water through said tunnel; an ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas generator; a source of pressurized water; a manifold mixer mixing said pressurized water with said ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas to produce an oxygen- ated water mixture; a conduit system leaving from said manifold mixer and carrying said oxygenated water mixture to said tunnel intake such that water moving through said tunnel is oxygenated and decontaminated by said oxygenated water mixture; said tunnel having a longitudinal axis and a closed perim- eter wall surrounding the longitudinal axis of the tunnel, said tunnel and perimeter wall further including a central flow passage and a two-part diversion channel, the two- part diversion channel formed by an upstream diversion channel carrying water flow in the same direction as water flow through said central passage and formed by a reverse flow channel downstream of said upstream chan- nel, said reverse flow cannel permitting flow opposite to said water moving through said central flow passage of 10 said tunnel, the two-part diversion channel having a channel inlet and a channel outlet open to the tunnel proximate the tunnel intake; and said conduit system having a plurality of output ports dis- 5 posed upstream of said diversion channel thereby per- mitting dispersal of said oxygenated water mixture into said diversion channel. 20. A vessel with an oxygenation system as claimed in claim 19 including atmospheric oxygen gas injectors adding io atmospheric oxygen gas to said moving water upstream of said diversion channel. 21. A vessel with an oxygenation system as claimed in claim 20 including ozone gas injectors adding ozone to said moving water upstream of said central flow passage. 15 22. A waterborne vessel with an oxygenation system to decontaminate surrounding water, comprising: an underwater tunnel within said vessel having a tunnel intake and output; a propulsion system to move water through said tunnel; 20 an ozone gas generator; an ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas generator; a source of oxygen gas having a concentration of pure oxygen that is not less than a concentration of pure oxygen found in surrounding atmospheric gas; 25 a source of pressurized water; a manifold mixer independently mixing said pressurized water with said ozone gas, said ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas, and said oxygen gas to produce correspond- ing first, second and third oxygen water mixtures; 30 said tunnel having a longitudinal axis and a closed perim- eter wall surrounding the longitudinal axis of the tunnel, said tunnel and perimeter wall further including a central flow passage and a two-part diversion channel formed by an upstream diversion channel carrying water flow in 35 the same direction as water flow through said central passage and formed by a reverse flow channel down- stream of said upstream channel, said reverse flow chan- nel permitting flow opposite to said water moving through said central flow passage of said tunnel, the 40 two-part diversion channel having a channel inlet and a channel outlet open to the tunnel proximate the tunnel intake; and a plurality of conduits leaving from said manifold mixer and carrying said first, second and third oxygenated 45 water mixtures to said tunnel intake, and outputting the oxygenated water from outlet ports of the conduits proximate the tunnel intake such that water moving through said tunnel and said diversion channel is oxy- genated and decontaminated by said first, second and 50 third oxygenated water mixtures. 23. A vessel with an oxygenation system as claimed in claim 22 wherein said diversion channel has a channel intake downstream of said plurality of conduits carrying one or more of said first, second and third oxygenated water mixtures. 55 24. A vessel with an oxygenation system as claimed in claim 22 wherein said plurality of conduits includes a plural- ity of output ports disposed about said tunnel intake thereby permitting dispersal of said first, second and third oxygenated water mixtures. 60 25. A vessel with an oxygenation system as claimed in claim 23 wherein said plurality of conduits includes a first, second and third plurality of conduits and corresponding first, second and third plurality of output ports, said first plurality of output ports disposed about said tunnel intake thereby 65 permitting dispersal of said first oxygenated water mixture in said tunnel, and said second plurality of output ports disposed upstream of said diversion channel for dispersal of said sec- US 7,947,172 B2 11 and oxygenated water mixture in said channel and said third plurality of output ports disposed in said diversion channel. 26. A vessel with an oxygenation system as claimed in claim 25 wherein said reverse flow channel has an output near said tunnel intake. 27. A vessel with an oxygenation system as claimed in claim 22 wherein said reverse flow channel has an output near said tunnel intake. 28. A vessel with an oxygenation system as claimed in claim 22 wherein said propulsion system includes a motor driven propeller located in said tunnel. 29. A vessel with an oxygenation system as claimed in claim 26 wherein said propulsion system includes a motor driven propeller located in said tunnel. 30. A vessel with an oxygenation system as claimed in claim 29 wherein said vessel has a bow and a stern and said tunnel output is at said stem and said propeller operates to propel said vessel. 31. A vessel with an oxygenation system as claimed in claim 22 including baffles disposed within said tunnel which create turbulence of said water moving through said tunnel. 12 32. A vessel with an oxygenation system as claimed in claim 30 including baffles disposed within said tunnel which create turbulence of said water moving through said tunnel. 33. A vessel with an oxygenation system as claimed in 5 claim 22 including a flow diverter at the tunnel output, said flow diverter re -directing water exiting said tunnel. 34. A vessel with an oxygenation system as claimed in claim 32 including a flow diverter at the tunnel output, said flow diverter re -directing water exiting said tunnel. io 35. A vessel with an oxygenation system as claimed in claim 22 wherein said manifold mixer includes a venturi port for mixing said pressurized water with at least one of said ozone gas and said ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas. 36. A vessel with an oxygenation system as claimed in is claim 34 wherein said manifold mixer includes a venturi port for mixing said pressurized water with at least one of said ozone gas and said ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas. i1111111111111immII1111uu1111 (12) United States Patent Des Aulniers (10) Patent No.: US 7,517,459 B2 (45) Date of Patent: Apr. 14, 2009 (54) (75) (73) (*) (21) (22) (65) (60) (51) (52) (58) (56) VESSEL WITH OXYGENATION SYSTEM AND DECONTAMINATION METHOD Inventor: Jacques Des Aulniers, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US) Assignee: USA Pelican Inc., Miami, FL (US) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 113 days. Appl. No.: 10/930,688 Filed: Aug. 31, 2004 Prior Publication Data US 2006/0011555 Al Jan. 19, 2006 Related U.S. Application Data Provisional application No. 60/588,198, filed on Jul. 15, 2004. Int. Cl. CO2F 1/78 (2006.01) U.S. Cl. 210/747; 210/759; 210/760 Field of Classification Search 210/747, 210/758, 760, 764, 759 See application file for complete search history. References Cited U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 3,755,142 A 8/1973 Whipple, Jr. 210/63 60a 4 64'+ 70 72 o 4 FLOW- FLOW 76 A6 1 12 FLOW -- FLOW----- 14 EP JP JP JP 4,008,156 A 2/1977 Chastan-Bagnis 210/242 4,921,605 A 5/1990 Chastan-Bagnis et al210/115 FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS 366010 05245485 405245485 A 09118291 A * 5/1990 9/1993 9/1993 5/1997 OTHER PUBLICATIONS 1999 P.E.R.M. Pelican Inc. brochure. * cited by examiner Primary Examiner Matthew 0 Savage (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm Robert C Kain, Jr. (57) ABSTRACT The waterborne vessel, in one embodiment, utilizes an under- water tunnel through which passes flowing water, an ozone gas generator, an ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas generator and a source of atmospheric oxygen. A manifold mixer mixes pressurized water independently with the ozone, the ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas and the atmospheric oxygen to produce corresponding oxygenated water mixtures. Each of these oxygenated water mixtures are fed via a conduit system into the confined flow of water passing through the tunnel. A diversion channel with reverse flow channel permits super saturation of diverted flow from the primary underwater tun- nel channel to provide super saturated oxygenated water with ozone plus hydroxyl radical gases and atmospheric oxygen water mixtures. A decontamination method is also provided. 16 9 Claims, 9 Drawing Sheets 0 TRANSOM LINE 26 1 111 o111\lam 22 1 18 20 r 14 28 FIG. 1 b, 16 12 10 7 1ualud 'Sil 600Z `VI '.idy 6 Jo T WIN Zg 6St`LJS`L S11 12 FIG. 2 14 1ualud 'Sil 600Z `VI '.idy 6 Jo Z WIN Zg 6St`LJS`L S11 34 / \ / \ ^` \° ��<'-38 i�,<�'1;\_ �/ /'/ 10 FIG. 3 1ualud 'Sil 600Z `VI '.idy 6 Jo £ WIN Zg 6St`LJS`L S11 50 GAS MANIFOLD 42 03 44-" CORONA DISCHG. OH + 03 PURE 02 46 02 UV LIGHT 43 EXTRACTOR Irirg I HIP dlllliil s= 1 PRESSURE WATER PUMP 48 60a 60b 60c 61b FIG. 4A WATER 47 SOURCE OF WATER 61c 52---- 56 541 / 61a FIG. 48 SOURCE OF 02 40 J FIG. 4C TO FLUID MANIFOLD & INJECTORS 1ualud 'Sil 600Z `VI '.idy 6 Jo b WIN Zg 6St`LJS`L S11 6Oa 60 66 59� -_MOTOR FIG. 5 TRANSOM LINE 14 ti 64 61a 16 12 64 60a 70 d o0 -e- 0 FIG. 6 72 FLOW --- — - FLOW-.---m ---FLOW — FLOW-- 0 , 76 66 14 - 12 16 80 8Ob i 8Oa 18 TRANSOM LINE 18 �20 1ualud 'Sil 600Z `VI '.idy 6 Jo S P oIIS Zg 6St`LJS`L S11 64 60a 1 II 1 OA%IFiii , y 90. 1► Au. 41 'V 16 WV 18 20 1 ,7K FIG. 7 70 1 1FLOW 72 FLOW 66 14 12 1ualud 'Sil 600Z `VI '.idy 6 30 9 WINS Zg 6St`LJS`L S11 U.S. Patent Apr. 14, 2009 Sheet 7 of 9 US 7,517,459 B2 AIR 94 FIG. 8A 114 116 90 gg 96 110 FIG. 8B 120 122 22 --, 96 / / U.S. Patent Apr. 14, 2009 Sheet 8 of 9 US 7,517,459 B2 AIR ti 2 L 4 02 SUPPLY CORONA DISCHARGE F1 G. 9 I 1 k 144 22 U.S. Patent Apr. 14, 2009 Sheet 9 of 9 US 7,517,459 B2 02 SOURCE 40 (-180 PUMP 43 EXT 46 44H DISCHG. FIG. 12 UV 111 INJECTOR MATRIX 182 FIG. 1 1 122 FIG. 10 US 7,517,459 B2 1 VESSEL WITH OXYGENATION SYSTEM AND DECONTAMINATION METHOD This is a regular patent application based upon and claim- ing priority of provisional patent application 60/588,198 filed 5 Jul. 15, 2004. The present invention relates to a waterborne vessel with an oxygenation system which decontaminates surrounding water and a method therefor. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Ozone (03) is one of the strongest oxidizing agents that is readily available. It is known to eliminate organic waste, reduce odor and reduce total organic carbon in water. Ozone is created in a number of different ways, including ultraviolet (UV) light, and corona discharge of electrical current through a stream of air or other gazes oxygen stream, among others. Ozone is formed when energy is applied to oxygen gas (02). The bonds that hold oxygen together are broken and three oxygen molecules are combined to form two ozone mol- ecules. The ozone breaks down fairly quickly and as it does so it reverts back to pure oxygen, that is, an 02 molecule. The bonds that hold the oxygen atoms together are very weak which is why ozone acts as a strong oxidant. In addition, it is known that hydroxyl radicals OH also act as a purification gas. Hydroxyl radicals are formed when ozone, ultraviolet radiation and moisture are combined. Hydroxyl radicals are more powerful oxidants than ozone. Both ozone and hydroxyl radical gas break down over a short period of time (about 8-15 minutes) into oxygen. Hydroxyl radical gas is a condition in the fluid or gaseous mixture. Some bodies of water have become saturated with high levels of natural or man made materials which have a high biological oxygen demand and which in turn have created an eutrophic or anaerobic environment. It would be beneficial to clean these waters utilizing the various types of ozone and hydroxyl radical gases. OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a water- borne vessel with an oxygenation system and a method to decontaminate surrounding water. It is a further object of the present invention to provide an oxygenation system on a waterborne vessel and a method of decontamination wherein ozone and/or hydroxyl radical gas is injected, mixed and super saturated with a flow of water through the waterborne vessel. It is an additional object of the present invention to provide a super saturization channel which significantly increases the amount of time the ozone and/or hydroxyl radical gas mixes in a certain flow volume of water thereby oxygenating the water and decontaminating that defined volume of flowing water prior to further mixing with other water subject to additional oxygenation in the waterborne vessel. It is an additional object of the present invention to provide a mixing manifold to mix the ozone independent with respect to the hydroxyl radical gas and independent with respect to atmospheric oxygen and wherein the resulting oxygenated water mixtures are independently fed into a confined water bound space in the waterborne vessel to oxygenate a volume of water flowing through that confined space. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The waterborne vessel, in one embodiment, utilizes an underwater tunnel through which passes flowing water, an 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 2 ozone gas generator, an ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas gen- erator and a source of atmospheric oxygen. A manifold mixer mixes pressurized water independently with the ozone, the ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas and the atmospheric oxygen to produce corresponding oxygenated water mixtures. Each of these oxygenated water mixtures are fed via a conduit system into the confined flow of water passing through the tunnel. A diversion channel with reverse flow channel permits super saturation of diverted flow from the primary underwater tunnel channel to provide super saturated oxygenated water with ozone plus hydroxyl radical gases and atmospheric oxy- gen water mixtures. A decontamination method is also pro- vided. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Further objects and advantages of the present invention can be found in the detailed description of the preferred embodi- ments when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which: FIG. 1 diagrammatically illustrates a side elevational view of the waterborne vessel with an oxygenation system of the present invention; FIG. 2 diagrammatically illustrates a side elevational view of the hull portion with the oxygenation system; FIG. 3 diagrammatically illustrates a top schematic view of the waterborne vessel; FIG. 4A diagrammatically illustrates one system to create the ozone and hydroxyl radical gases and one system to mix the gases with water in accordance with the principles of the present invention; FIG. 4B diagrammatically illustrates the venturi port enabling the mixing of the ozone plus pressurized water, ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas plus pressurized water, and atmospheric oxygen and pressurized water; FIG. 4C diagrammatically illustrates a system which cre- ates oxygenated water which oxygenated water carrying ozone can be injected into the decontamination tunnel shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 5 diagrammatically illustrates a side view of the tun- nel through the waterborne vessel; FIG. 6 diagrammatically illustrates a top schematic view of the tunnel providing the oxygenation zone for the waterborne vessel; FIG. 7 diagrammatically illustrates the output ports (some- times called injector ports) and distribution of oxygenated water mixtures (ozone, ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas and atmospheric oxygen) into the tunnel for the oxygenation sys- tem; FIG. 8A diagrammatically illustrates another oxygenation system; FIG. 8B diagrammatically illustrates a detail of the gas injection ports in the waterborne stream; FIG. 9 diagrammatically illustrates the deflector vane alter- ing the output flow from the oxygenation tunnel; FIG. 10 diagrammatically illustrates the oxygenation manifold in the further embodiment; and FIG. 11 diagrammatically illustrates the gas vanes for the alternate embodiment; and FIG. 12 diagrammatically illustrates a pressurized gas sys- tem used to generate ozone, ozone plus hydroxyl radical and US 7,517,459 B2 3 pressurized oxygen wherein these gasses are injected into the decontamination tunnel of the vessel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention relates to a waterborne vessel with an oxygenation system and a method to decontaminate water surround the vessel. FIG. 1 diagrammatically illustrates waterborne vessel 10 having an oxygenation system 12 disposed in an underwater tunnel 14 beneath the waterline of vessel 1 O. In general, water flow is established through tunnel 14 based upon the opened/ closed position of gills 16 and the operation of the propeller at propeller region 18. Tunnel 14 is sometimes called a decon- tamination tunnel. The tunnel may be a chamber which holds the water to be decontaminated a certain period of time such that the gasses interact with the water to oxidize the critical compounds in the water. Water flow through tunnel 14 is oxygenated and cleaned. Rudder 20 controls the direction of vessel 10 and deflector blade or vane 22 controls the direction of the output flow of oxygenated water either directly astern of the vessel or directly downwards into lower depths of the body of water as generally shown in FIG. 9. The flow path varies from full astern to full down. Lifting mechanism 24 operates to lift deflector blade 22 from the lowered position shown in FIG. 1 to a raised position shown in FIG. 8A. Blade 22 can be placed in various down draft positions to alter the ejected flow of the oxygenated, partially treated water from the body of water surrounding vessel 10. The crew may occupy cabin 26. A trash canister 28 receives trash from trash bucket 30. Trash bucket 30 is raised and lowered along vertical guide 32. Similar numerals designate similar items throughout the drawings. FIG. 2 diagrammatically shows a side elevational view of vessel 10 without the trash bucket and without cabin 26. It should be noted that the waterborne vessel need not include trash container 28 and trash gathering bucket 30. The vessel includes oxygenation system 12 which oxygenates a flow of water through underwater tunnel 14. FIG. 3 diagrammatically illustrates a top schematic view of vessel 10. Bow 34 has laterally extending bow wings 36, 38 that permit a flow of water into an upper deck region. Trash bucket 30 is lowered into this flow of water on the upper deck to capture floating debris and trash from the water being cleaned by the vessel 10. The trash bucket 30 (FIG. 1) is then raised and the contents of bucket 30 is poured over into trash container 28. The extended position of bow wings 36, 38 is shown in dashed lines. FIG. 4A shows one embodiment of the oxygenation sys- tem. A source of oxygen 40, commonly atmospheric oxygen gas, is supplied to a gas manifold 42. In addition, oxygen gas (atmospheric oxygen gas) is supplied to extractor 43 (manu- factured by Pacific Ozone) which creates pure oxygen and the pure oxygen is fed to a corona discharge ozone generator 44. The corona discharge ozone generator 44 generates pure ozone gas which gas is applied to gas manifold 42. Ozone plus hydroxyl radical gases are created by a generator 46 which includes a UV light device that generates both ozone and hydroxyl radical gases. Oxygen and some gaseous water (such as present in atmospheric oxygen) is fed into generator 46 to create the ozone plus hydroxyl radical gases. The ozone plus hydroxyl radical gases are applied to gas manifold 42. Atmospheric oxygen from source 40 is also applied to gas manifold 42. Although source oxygen 40 could be bottled oxygen and not atmospheric oxygen (thereby eliminating extractor 43), the utilization of bottled oxygen increases the 4 cost of operation of oxygenation system 12. Also, the gas fed to generator 46 must contain some water to create the hydroxyl radical gas. A pressure water pump 48 is driven by a motor M and is supplied with a source of water. Pressurized 5 water is supplied to water/gas manifold 50. Water/gas mani- fold 50 independently mixes ozone and pressurized water as compared with ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas plus pressur- ized water as compared with atmospheric oxygen plus pres- surized water. In the preferred embodiment, water is fed io through a decreasing cross -sectional tube section 52 which increases the velocity of the water as it passes through narrow construction 54. A venturi valve (shown in FIG. 4B) draws either ozone or ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas or atmo- spheric oxygen into the restricted flow zone 54. The resulting 15 water -gas mixtures constitute first, second and third oxygen- ated water mixtures. The venturi valve pulls the gases from the generators and the source without requiring pressuriza- tion of the gas. FIG. 4B shows a venturi valve 56 which draws the selected 20 gas into the pressurized flow of water passing through narrow restriction 54. FIG. 4C shows that oxygenated water carrying ozone can be generated using a UV ozone generator 45. Water is sup- plied to conduit 47, the water passes around the UV ozone 25 generator and oxygenated water is created. This oxygenated water is ultimately fed into the decontamination tunnel which is decribed more fully in connection with the manifold system 50 in FIG. 4A. In FIG. 4A, different conduits, such as conduits 60A, 60B 30 and 60C, for example, carry ozone mixed with pressurized water (a first oxygenated water mixture) and ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas and pressurized water (a second oxygen- ated water mixture) and atmospheric oxygen gas plus pres- surized water (a third oxygenated water mixture), respec- 35 tively which mixtures flow through conduits 60A, 60B and 60C into the injector site in the decontamination tunnel. The output of these conduits, that is conduit output ports 61A, 61B and 61C, are separately disposed both vertically and laterally apart in an array at intake 62 of tunnel 14 (see FIG. 1). 40 Although three oxygenated water mixtures are utilized herein, singular gas injection ports may be used. FIG. 12 shows atmospheric oxygen gas from source 40 which is first pressurized by pump 180 and then fed to extrac- tor 43 to produce pure oxygen, and ozone plus hydroxyl 45 radical gas UV generator 46 and is fed to conduits carrying just the pressurized oxygen to injector matrix 182. The pure oxygen form extractor 43 is fed to an ozone gas generator 44 with a corona discharge. These three pressurized gases (pure ozone, ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas and atmospheric oxy- 5o gen) is fed into a manifold shown as five (5) injector ports for the pure ozone, four (4) injector ports for the ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas and six (6) ports for the pressurized atmospheric oxygen gas. This injector matrix can be spread out vertically and laterally over the intake of the decontami- 55 nation tunnel as shown in connection with FIGS. 4A and 5. FIG. 5 diagrammatically illustrates a side elevational sche- matic view of oxygenation system 12 and, more particularly, tunnel 14 of the waterborne vessel. A motor 59 drives a propeller in propeller region 18. In a preferred embodiment, 60 when gills 16 are open (see FIG. 6), propeller in region 18 creates a flow of water through tunnel 14 of oxygenation system 12. A plurality of conduits 60 each independently carry either an oxygenated water mixture with ozone or an oxygenated water mixture with ozone plus hydroxy radical 65 gases or an oxygenated water mixture with atmospheric oxy- gen. These conduits are vertically and laterally disposed with outputs in an array at the intake 64 of the tunnel 14. A plurality US 7,517,459 B2 5 of baffles, one of which is baffle 66, is disposed downstream of the conduit output ports, one of which is output port 61A of conduit 60A. Tunnel 14 may have a larger number of baffles 66 than illustrated herein. The baffles create turbulence which slows water flow through the tunnel and increases the cleans- ing of the water in the tunnel with the injected oxygenated mixtures due to additional time in the tunnel and turbulent flow. FIG. 6 diagrammatically shows a schematic top view of oxygenation system 12. The plurality of conduits, one of which is conduit 60A, is disposed laterally away from other gas/water injection ports at intake 64 of tunnel 14. In order to supersaturate a part of the water flow, a diversion channel 70 is disposed immediately downstream a portion or all of con- duits 60 such that a portion of water flow through tunnel 15 intake 64 passes into diversion channel 70. Downstream of diversion channel 70 is a reverse flow channel 72. The flow is shown in dashed lines through diversion channel 70 and reverse flow channel 72. The primary purposes of diversion channel 70 and reverse flow channel 72 are to (a) segregate a 20 portion of water flow through tunnel 14; (b) inject, in a pre- ferred embodiment, ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas as well as atmospheric oxygen into that sub -flow through diversion channel 70; and (c) increase the time the gas mixes and interacts with that diverted channel flow due to the extended time that diverted flow passes through diversion channel 70 and reverse flow channel 72. These channels form a super - saturation channel apart from main or primary flow through tunnel 14. Other flow channels could be created to increase the amount of time the hydroxyl radical gas oxygenated water mixture interacts with the diverted flow. For example, diver- sion channel 70 may be configured as a spiral or a banded sub -channel about a cylindrical tunnel 14 rather than config- ured as both a diversion channel 70 and a reverse flow channel 72. A singular diversion channel may be sufficient. The cleansing operation of the decontamination vessel is depen- dent upon the degree of pollution in the body of water sur- rounding the vessel. Hence, the type of oxygenated water and the amount of time in the tunnel and the length of the tunnel and the flow or volume flow through the tunnel are all factors which must be taken into account in designing the decontami- nation system herein. In any event, supersaturated water and gas mixture is created at least the diversion channel 70 and then later on in the reverse flow channel 72. The extra time the entrapped gas is carried by the limited fluid flow through the diversion channels permits the ozone and the hydroxyl radical gas to interact with organic components and other composi- tions in the entrapped water, cleaning the water to a greater degree as compared with water flow through central region 76 of primary tunnel 14. In the preferred embodiment, two reverse flow channels and two diversion channels are pro- vided on opposite sides of a generally rectilinear tunnel 14. FIG. 4A shows the rectilinear dimension of tunnel 14. Other shapes and lengths and sizes of diversion channels may be used. When the oxygenation system is ON, gills 16 are placed in their outboard position thereby extending the length of tunnel 14 through an additional elongated portion of vessel 10. See FIG. 1. Propeller in region 18 provides a propulsion system for water in tunnel 14 as well as a propulsion system for vessel 10. Other types of propulsion systems for vessel 10 and the water through tunnel 14 may be provided. The important point is that water flows through tunnel 14 and, in a preferred embodiment, first, second and third oxygenated water mix- tures (ozone+pressurized water; ozone+hydroxyl radical gas+pressurized water; and atmospheric oxygen+pressurized 6 water) is injected into an input region 64 of a tunnel which is disposed beneath the waterline of the vessel. In the preferred embodiment, when gills 16 are closed or are disposed inboard such that the stern most edge of the gills 5 rest on stop 80, vessel 10 can be propelled by water flow entering the propeller area 18 from gill openings 80A, 80B. When the gills are closed, the oxygenation system is OFF. FIG. 7 diagrammatically illustrates the placement of vari- ous conduits in the injector matrix. The conduits are specially to numbered or mapped as 1-21 in FIG. 7. The following Oxy- genation Manifold Chart shows what type of oxygenated water mixture which is fed into each of the specially num- bered conduits and injected into the intake 64 of tunnel 14. Oxygenation Manifold Chart Gas Tubes 03+OH G3 OZ 1, 8, 16; 7, 15, 17 3,4,5,11,12,13 2, 9, 10, 18, 20; 6, 14, 19, 21 As noted above, generally an ozone plus hydroxyl radical 25 gas oxygenated water mixture is fed at the forward -most points of diversion channel 70 through conduits 7, 15, 17, 1, 8 and 16. Pure oxygen (in the working embodiment, atmo- spheric oxygen) oxygenated water mixture is fed generally downstream of the hydroxyl radical gas injectors at conduits 30 19, 21, 18, 20. Additional atmospheric oxygen oxygenated water mixtures are fed laterally inboard of the hydroxyl radi- cal gas injectors at conduits 6, 14, 2, 9, and 10. In contrast, ozone oxygenated water mixtures are fed at the intake 64 of central tunnel region 76 by conduit output ports 5, 4, 3,13,12, 35 and 11. Of course, other combinations and orientations of the first, second and third oxygenated water mixtures could be injected into the flowing stream of water to be decontami- nated. However, applicant currently believes that the ozone oxygenated water mixtures has an adequate amount of time to 40 mix with the water from the surrounding body of water in central tunnel region 76 but the hydroxyl radical gas from injectors 7, 15, 17, 1, 8, 16 need additional time to clean the water and also need atmospheric oxygen input (output ports 19, 21, 8, 20) in order to supersaturate the diverted flow in 45 diversion channel 70 and reverse flow channel 17. The super- saturated flow from extended channels 70, 72 is further injected into the mainstream tunnel flow near the tunnel flow intake. Further additional mechanisms can be provided to directly so inject the ozone and the ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas and the atmospheric oxygen into the intake 64 of tunnel 14. Direct gas injection may be possible although water through -put may be reduced. Also, the water may be directly oxygenated as shown in FIG. 4C and then injected into the tunnel. The 55 array of gas injectors, the amount of gas (about 5 psi of the outlets), the flow volume of water, the water velocity and the size of the tunnel (cross -sectional and length) all affect the degree of oxygenation and decontamination. Currently, flow through underwater channel 14 is, at a 60 minimum, 1000 gallons per minute and, at a maximum, a flow of 1800 gallons per minute is achievable. Twenty-one oxy- genated water mixture output jets are distributed both verti- cally (FIGS. 4A and 5) as well as laterally and longitudinally (FIGS. 6 and 7) about intake 64 of tunnel 14. It is estimated 65 that the hydroxyl radical gas needs about 5-8 minutes of reaction time in order to change or convert into oxygen. Applicant estimates that approximate 15-25% of water flow is US 7,517,459 B2 7 diverted into diversion channel 70. Applicant estimates that water in the diversion channel flows through the diverters in approximately 5-7 seconds. During operation when the oxy- genation system is operating, the boat can move at 2-3 knots. The vessel need not move in order to operate the oxygenation system. FIG. 8 shows an alternative embodiment which is possible but seems to be less efficient. A supply of oxygen 40 is fed into an ozone generator 44 with a corona discharge. The output of ozone gas is applied via conduit 90 into a chamber 92. Atmo- spheric oxygen or air 94 is also drawn into chamber 92 and is fed into a plurality of horizontally and vertically disposed nozzles 96. Manifold 98 consists of a plurality of oxygenation nozzles 96. Manifold 98 can be raised or lowered by any appropriate means. In the illustrated embodiment, rotating threaded sleeve 110 operates on threaded rod 112 to raise and lower oxygenation manifold 98. Diverter blade 22 can be raised and lowered by another mechanism generally shown as lifting mechanism 24 in FIG. 1. Shaft 114 drives propeller 116 to provide a propulsion system to move water through tunnel 118. FIG. 8A shows that the water propulsion system to move the water through the tunnel could be forward the tunnel intake 64 shown in FIG. 6. The alternative embodiment also shows that the tunnel may be foreshortened. FIG. 8B is a detail showing gas injection nozzle 96 and water flow 120 passing through restricted flow channel 122. FIG. 9 diagrammatically shows that diversion blade 22, when rotated downward as shown by arrow 142, directs oxy- genated and treated water output 144 the oxygenation sys- tems into lower depths of the body of water being treated by vessel 10. FIG. 10 diagrammatically illustrates aeration injector manifold 98. FIG. 11 shows aeration injectors 96 having a forward inverted V shaped body 160 and a rearward generally oval shaped body 162. Air plus ozone is pumped or drawn into the interior region 164 of V shaped body 160. Water flow is directed through constricted channel 122 and a high degree of turbulence in region 166 mixes the ozone with the water flow through constricted channel 122. This turbulence in restricted flow channel 122 causes the ozone and atmospheric oxygen to mix with the water flow thereby oxygenating the water. FIG. 12 shows a pressurized gas system which has been described earlier. The claims appended hereto are meant to cover modifica- tions and changes within the scope and spirit of the present invention. What is claimed is: 1. A method of oxygenating and decontaminating water surrounding water in a body of water with a waterborne vessel, said waterborne vessel having an underwater tunnel with an intake and an output, the method comprising: said tunnel having a longitudinal axis and a closed perim- eter wall surrounding the longitudinal axis of the tunnel, said tunnel and perimeter wall further including a diver- sion channel with a first, upstream portion and a second, downstream portion, said first and second portions defining a diversionary path; moving water through said tunnel; diverting a portion of said water into said diversionary path from said tunnel, wherein the diverted water first flows through said first portion of said diversion channel and then flows into said second portion, wherein a flow direction of the diverted water in the second section is opposite to a flow direction of said water moving through said tunnel; 8 providing a source of ozone and a source of pressurized water; intermixing said ozone and said pressurized water and creating a first oxygenated water mixture; 5 injecting said first oxygenated water mixture at a location within said tunnel proximate said intake. 2. A method of oxygenating and decontaminating water surrounding water in a body of water with a waterborne vessel, said waterborne vessel having an underwater tunnel 10 with an intake and an output, the method comprising: said tunnel having a longitudinal axis and a closed perim- eter wall surrounding the longitudinal axis of the tunnel, said tunnel and perimeter wall further including a diver- sion channel with a first, upstream portion and a second, 15 downstream portion, said first and second portions defining a diversionary path; moving water through said tunnel; diverting a portion of said water into said diversion channel defining a diversionary path from said tunnel, wherein 20 the diverted water first flows through said first portion of said diversion channel and then flows into said second portion, wherein a flow direction in the second section is opposite to a flow direction of said water moving through said tunnel; 25 providing a source of ozone and a source of pressurized water; intermixing said ozone and said pressurized water and creating a first oxygenated water mixture; injecting said first oxygenated water mixture at a location within the tunnel proximate the intake; and super -saturating said portion of said water in said diver- sionary path. 3. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein a flow direction in said upstream first portion is not opposite to the flow 35 direction of said water moving through said tunnel and said downstream second portion defines a reverse flow channel, wherein a flow direction in the reverse flow channel is oppo- site to the flow direction of said water moving through said tunnel. 4. A method as claimed in claim 3 wherein the step of super -saturating includes providing a source of ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas, intermixing said ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas and said pressurized water and creating a second 45 oxygenated water mixture, and injecting said second oxygen- ated water mixture into said diversionary path. 5. A method as claimed in claim 2 wherein the step of super -saturating includes providing a source of ozone plus hydroxyl radical gas, intermixing said ozone plus hydroxyl 50 radical gas and said pressurized water and creating a second oxygenated water mixture, and injecting said second oxygen- ated water mixture into said diversionary path. 6. A method as claimed in claim 5 including creating tur- bulence in the water moving through said tunnel downstream 55 of the injection of said first oxygenated water mixture. 7. A method as claimed in claim 2 including creating tur- bulence in the water moving through said tunnel downstream of the injection of said first oxygenated water mixture. 8. A method of oxygenating and decontaminating water 60 surrounding water in a body of water with a waterborne vessel, said waterborne vessel having an underwater tunnel with an intake and an output, the method comprising: said tunnel having a longitudinal axis and a closed perim- eter wall surrounding the longitudinal axis of the tunnel, 65 said tunnel and perimeter wall further including a diver- sion channel therein; moving water through said tunnel; 3 4 0 0