A liquid polymer or chemical activation system, having a chamber; a top cover plate, a middle cover plate and a bottom cover plate; wherein such configuration creates a hollow space inside the chamber that is flanked by the top cover plate and the bottom cover plate; a blending reactor with one or more inlets for receiving one or more substances; an upper multistage mixing cup configured to receive the one or more substances from the one or more inlets; at least one high shear mixer for mixing the one or more substances; at least one submersible actuator for actuating the high shear mixer; an intermediate blending section for receiving the one or more substances from the upper multistage mixing cup; a lower multistage aging cup for further mixing of the one or more substances; and at least one outlet on the bottom cover plate for releasing the one or more substances.