Systems and methods for cleaning water dispensers

Abstract

Systems and methods for cleaning a water dispenser by preparing a bioremediation solution with microbes, a growth medium, and water; injecting the bioremediation solution into a water supply; and flushing the water supply with the bioremediation solution.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for cleaning a water drip system, comprising:
 preparing a bioremediation solution with microbes, a growth medium, and water;   injecting the bioremediation solution into a water supply; and   flushing the water supply with the bioremediation solution.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising selecting a member of  Bacillus  as the microbe. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising:
 removing algae from drip line exit points; and   removing calcium from the drip line exit points to clean the water drip system.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the growth medium comprises a carbon source, sugar, molasses, or maltodextrin. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising mixing the solution with 1 part microbes, 10 part carbon source, and 1000 parts water. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising aerating the solution for at least six hours and then injecting the solution through a drip line. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising performing pulsed irrigation. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising cleaning emitters at a predetermined distance and flow per hour as per crop distance. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the bioremediation solution is a highly concentrated form of at least 1×10 9  cfu/ml. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising selecting the microbe from  Bacillus  ( B .)  acidiceler, B. acidicola, B. acidiproducens, B. acidocaldarius, B. acidoterrestrisr, B. aeolius, B. aerius, B. aerophilus, B. agaradhaerens, B. agri, B. aidingensis, B. akibai, B. alcalophilus, B. algicola, B. alginolyticus, B. alkalidiazotrophicus, B. alkalinitrilicus, B. alkalisediminis, B. alkalitelluris, B. altitudinis, B. alveayuensis, B. alvei, B. amyloliquefaciens, B. a . subsp.  amyloliquefaciens, B. a . subsp.  plantarum, B. amylolyticus, B. andreesenii, B. aneurinilyticus, B. anthracia, B. aquimaris, B. arenosi, B. arseniciselenatis, B. arsenicus, B. aurantiacus, B. arvi, B. aryabhattai, B. asahii, B. atrophaeus, B. axarquiensis, B. azotofixans, B. azotoformans, B. badius, B. barbaricus, B. bataviensis, B. beijingensis, B. benzoevorans, B. beringensis, B. berkeleyi, B. beveridgei, B. bogoriensis, B. boroniphilus, B. borstelensis, B. brevis Migula, B. butanolivorans, B. canaveralius, B. carboniphilus, B. cecembensis, B. cellulosilyticus, B. centrosporus, B. cereus, B. chagannorensis, B. chitinolyticus, B. chondroitinus, B. choshinensis, B. chungangensis, B. cibi, B. circulans, B. clarkii, B. clausii, B. coagulans, B. coahuilensis, B. cohnii, B. composti, B. curdlanolyticus, B. cycloheptanicus, B. cytotoxicus, B. daliensis, B. decisifrondis, B. decolorationis, B. deserti, B. dipsosauri, B. drentensis, B. edaphicus, B. ehimensis, B. eiseniae, B. enclensis, B. endophyticus, B. endoradicis, B. farraginis, B. fastidiosus, B. fengqiuensis, B. firmus, B. flexus, B. foraminis, B. fordii, B. formosus, B. fortis, B. fumarioli, B. funiculus, B. fusiformis, B. galactophilus, B. galactosidilyticus, B. galliciensis, B. gelatini, B. gibsonii, B. ginsengi, B. ginsengihumi, B. ginsengisoli, B. globisporus, B. g . subsp.  globisporus, B. g . subsp.  marinus, B. glucanolyticus, B. gordonae, B. gottheilii, B. graminis, B. halmapalus, B. haloalkaliphilus, B. halochares, B. halodenitrificans, B. halodurans, B. halophilus, B. halosaccharovorans, B. hemicellulosilyticus, B. hemicentroti, B. herbersteinensis, B. horikoshii, B. horneckiae, B. horti, B. huizhouensis, B. humi, B. hwajinpoensis, B. idriensis, B. indicus, B. infantis, B. infernus, B. insolitus, B. invictae, B. iranensis, B. isabeliae, B. isronensis, B. jeotgali, B. kaustophilus, B. kobensis, B. kochii, B. kokeshiiformis, B. koreensis, B. korlensis, B. kribbensis, B. krulwichiae, B. laevolacticus, B. larvae, B. laterosporus, B. lautus, B. lehensis, B. lentimorbus, B. lentus, B. licheniformis, B. ligniniphilus, B. litoralis, B. locisalis, B. luciferensis, B. luteolus, B. luteus, B. macauensis, B. macerans, B. macquariensis, B. macyae, B. malacitensis, B. mannanilyticus, B. marisflavi, B. marismortui, B. marmarensis, B. massiliensis, B. megaterium, B. mesonae, B. methanolicus, B. methylotrophicus, B. migulanus, B. mojavensis, B. mucilaginosus, B. muralis, B. murimartini, B. mycoides, B. naganoensis, B. nanhaiensis, B. nanhaiisediminis, B. nealsonii, B. neidei, B. neizhouensis, B. niabensis, B. niacini, B. novalis, B. oceanisediminis, B. odysseyi, B. okhensis, B. okuhidensis, B. oleronius, B. oryzaecorticis, B. oshimensis, B. pabuli, B. pakistanensis, B. pallidus, B. pallidus, B. panacisoli, B. panaciterrae, B. pantothenticus, B. parabrevis, B. paraflexus, B. pasteurii, B. patagoniensis, B. peoriae, B. persepolensis, B. persicus, B. pervagus, B. plakortidis, B. pocheonensis, B. polygoni, B. polymyxa, B. popilliae, B. pseudalcalophilus, B. pseudofirmus, B. pseudomycoides, B. psychrodurans, B. psychrophilus, B. psychrosaccharolyticus, B. psychrotolerans, B. pulvifaciens, B. pumilus, B. purgationiresistens, B. pycnus, B. qingdaonensis, B. qingshengii, B. reuszeri, B. rhizosphaerae, B. rigui, B. ruris, B. safensis, B. salarius, B. salexigens, B. saliphilus, B. schlegelii, B. sediminis, B. selenatarsenatis, B. selenitireducens, B. seohaeanensis, B. shacheensis, B. shackletonii, B. siamensis, B. silvestris, B. simplex, B. siralis, B. smithii, B. soli, B. solimangrovi, B. solisalsi, B. songklensis, B. sonorensis, B. sphaericus, B. sporothermodurans, B. stearothermophilus, B. stratosphericus, B. subterraneus, B. subtilis, B. s . subsp.  inaquosorum, B. s . subsp.  spizizenii, B. s . subsp.  subtilis, B. taeanensis, B. tequilensis, B. thermantarcticus, B. thermoaerophilus, B. thermoamylovorans, B. thermocatenulatus, B. thermocloacae, B. thermocopriae, B. thermodenitrificans, B. thermoglucosidasius, B. thermolactis, B. thermoleovorans, B. thermophilus, B. thermoruber, B. thermosphaericus, B. thiaminolyticus, B. thioparans, B. thuringiensis, B. tianshenii, B. trypoxylicola, B. tusciae, B. validus, B. vallismortis, B. vedderi, B. velezensis, B. vietnamensis, B. vireti, B. vulcani, B. wakoensis, B. weihenstephanensis, B. xiamenensis, B. xiaoxiensis, B. zhanjiangensis.    
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising:
 preparing a microbial solution with microbes, a growth medium, and water;   iteratively and selectively breeding generations of microbes to arrive at a predetermined microbial solution in a highly concentrated form of at least 1×10 9  cfu/ml (colony-forming units per milliliter).   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , comprising dispensing the microbial solution into the water, wherein the microbes metabolizes excess nutrients and uses microbial desalination to reduce water salinity. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising selecting a member of  Bacillus  as the microbe. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the growth medium comprises a carbon source. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the growth medium comprises sugar, molasses, or maltodextrin. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising mixing the solution with 1 part microbes, 10 part carbon source, and 1000 parts water. 
     
     
         17 . A watering system, comprising:
 a container for a bioremediation solution with microbes, a growth medium, and water;   a pump for injecting the bioremediation solution into a water supply; and   a water dispenser coupled to the pump, wherein the pump flushes the water supply with the bioremediation solution to clear the water dispenser.   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the microbe comprises a member of  Bacillus.    
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 17 , comprising one or more drip line exit points, wherein the bioremediation solution removes algae from drip line exit points and calcium from the drip line exit points to clean the water drip system. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the growth medium comprises a carbon source, sugar, molasses, or maltodextrin.