Achieving Stringent Nutrient Compliance
With environmental regulators placing ever greater scrutiny upon nutrient control, many wastewater treatment facilities, both new and existing, are having to review additional processes and technologies to achieve effluent compliance. […]
Improving Organic Reduction and Overcoming Challenges of a Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) Treating Wastewater from Plastic Production
The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative (CBWI) of 2010 required many wastewater treatment plants discharging to affected waterways to meet progressively lower effluent contaminant levels. While the initiative’s impact was felt […]
One MBR, 15 Years of Innovation
The Running Springs Water District (RSWD), which serves the communities of Running Springs, Arrowbear, and County Service Area 79 in the San Bernardino Mountains, currently operates a 1.0 MGD membrane […]
Predicted Network TTHM Levels Derived from Online THM Formation Potential Monitor Helped Optimize Reverse Osmosis Treatment and THM Management
This presentation will discuss the RO optimization afforded as a direct result of the real time high frequency data on daily THM, THM-FP, and PDN-THM values provided through the use […]
Startup and Initial Operations of the Saws Brackish Groundwater Desalination Project
San Antonio, along with many parts of Texas is experiencing double digit growth rates every 10 years. San Antonio Water System (SAWS) must be able to provide adequate water supplies […]
Use of Membrane Performance Metrics to Characterize Membrane Replacement Requirements
Typically, membrane module replacements have been completed on either an as needed basis due to integrity failure, or based on a fixed term, maximum operating period dictated by membrane warranty […]
Recovery of Adenovirus from Tap and Surface Water by Crossflow Ultrafiltration: Experimental Determination and XDLVO Predictions
This study examines the recovery of enteric adenovirus HAdV 40 by crossflow ultrafiltration from several water matrices (deionized water, tap water and surface water) and interprets recovery data by elucidating […]
The Use of Arabic Gum as an Additive to Polysulfone Membranes
Arabic gum (AG) as an additive to the casting solutions of polysulfone (PS) was investigated in this work to increase the hydrophilicity of PS ultrafiltration membranes. Various AG loading (0.1-3.0 […]
18 Years RO-Experience at WTP Heemskerk Biofouling Aspects
Operations of Integrated Water Treatment Platform for Treatment of Produced Water from Bakersfield, CA
Water Planet Inc. (WPI) set out to design and demonstrate a solution to treat produced water from multiple oil & gas production sites to agricultural reuse water quality. WPI was […]
