An overview of the water supply and water quality issues in Barbados and specifically the Belle Aquifer. This presentation describes the planning and development of the Belle reverse osmosis water treatment facility....

This powerpoint presents an overview of the Caribbean Basin Water Management Programme including history, membership, mission and governance. Membership services are also discussed....

This presentation discusses available energy recovery devices for reverse osmosis and compares and contrasts different types of energy recovery devices including centrifugal and positive displacement energy recovery devices...

This powerpoint describes the start-up and operation of a ultrafiltration membrane facility in Puerto Rico. The presentation describes the various components of the facility and discusses the operations and maintenance of the facility....

Overview of 3 case histories from Puerto Rico of membrane facilities utilized for industrial wastewater treatment and water reuse...

Overview of membrane applications for wastewater reuse including membrane bioreactors and tertiary filtration....

This presentation discusses the operation and troubleshooting of reverse osmosis membrane systems. Operations topics include system monitoring and data normalization. Troubleshooting topics include probing, bubble testing, autopsy, fouling, abrasion, oxidation and scaling....

An overview of the status of the Coquina Coast Desalination Project in Florida. A comparison of land-based and vessel-based desalination options is included....

This powerpoint addresses best practices for reverse osmosis membrane systems. Fouling including biological growth, colloidal material, dissolved organics and mineral scale are all addressed....

This powerpoint addresses water chemistry and chemical properties that can be used to improve pretreatment and membrane efficiency. An example of a functioning system in Puerto Rico is discussed....

This powerpoint addresses water supply planning in the Bahamas and the use of reverse osmosis membrane technology, as part of a potable water franchise, to treat either brackish surface or groundwater or seawater....

This powerpoint highlights the plant upgrades and system redesigns for the Cay Bay seawater desalination plant and the construction of the Cupecoy seawater desalination plant on the island of St. Maarten...

This presentation focuses on desalted permeate conditioning and handling and specifically addresses permeate stabilization, distribution system impacts, degasification and air stripping, alkalinity and disinfection. The presentation also summarizes the findings of Water Research Foundation Project 4079, "Post treatment Stabilization of Desalted Pe...

This powerpoint presents an overview of water supply conditions for various islands in the Caribbean region and draws upon desalination plant case studies in St. Martin and San Andres...

Overview of microfiltration and ultrafiltration technologies including types, costs and applicable regulations....

A detailed presentation on salt rejection membrane technology that addresses principles of operation, membrane element construction, desalination plant components and configurations, pretreatment and post treatment, as well as improvements in efficiency and cost....