NOVELTY - An apparatus comprises a feed gas stream; a makeup water stream (S1) including recoverable organic compounds (a); a water heater coupled to (S1) and a recycle water stream (S2); a saturator, coupled to the feed gas stream and the water heater; a pump coupled to (S2); a valve, coupled to the feed gas stream and the saturator; and a bypass valve, coupled to the feed gas stream and the saturated feed gas stream    USE - In the system for recovering organic compounds e.g. heavy hydrocarbons 1-8C alcohols and acids such as formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid and n-butyric acid within a gas-to-liquids plant (claimed)    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus reduces the production cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An apparatus comprises a feed gas stream; a makeup water stream (S1) including recoverable organic compounds (a); a water heater coupled to (S1) and a recycle water stream (S2); a saturator, coupled to the feed gas stream and the water heater, to provide a saturated feed gas stream including feed gas, steam and organic compounds recovered from (S1), and (S2); a pump coupled to (S2); a valve, coupled to the feed gas stream and the saturator or to provide a portion of the feed gas stream to the saturator; and a bypass valve, coupled to the feed gas stream and the saturated feed gas stream, to divert a remaining portion of the feed gas stream around the saturator. When remaining portion of feed gas stream is diverted around the saturator and mixed with the saturated feed gas stream, the saturator operating temperature increases and the amount (a) from the makeup water increases. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a system for recovering organic compounds within a gas-to-liquids plant, comprising a Fischer-Tropsch reactor (FTR) having a waste water stream (S3) including (a); a synthesis gas reformer coupled to FTR; and the apparatus, coupled to a feed gas stream, the FTR waste water stream and the synthesis gas reformer, to provide a saturated feed gas stream, including feed gas, steam and organic compounds recovered from (S3), to the synthesis gas reformer; and    (2) recovering organic compounds from plant waste water, involving providing a feed gas stream to a saturator; mixing (S1) with (S2); heating the mixed makeup water stream; providing the heated (S1) to the saturator; generating a saturated feed gas stream; generating (S2); bypassing a portion of the feed gas stream around the saturator to increase the operating temperature of the saturator and to increase the amount of organic compounds recovered from (S1); and mixing the bypassed portion of the feed gas stream with the saturated feed gas stream.