This paper descries the effort to bring the Tampa Bay desalination plant online applying for more than 22 permits for construction and subsequent operations. In addition to this regulatory oversight, a cumulative impact analysis, several predictive modeling projects, and 6 independent assessments of pilot plant operations were undertaken to provide...

Brief review of Reverse Osmosis (RO) and Nanofiltration (NF) membrane basics. Overview of regulations in conjunction with the Surface Water Treatment Rules LT2 Update. And a discussion of RO / NF pathogen removal. The 2005 understanding, 2007 understanding and application of the LT2 update in 2010....