MIT PRESSURES FOR MEMBRANES IN TERTIARY FILTER APPLICATIONS. Operations staff repaired the fibers using the new MIT pressure of 10.3 psi and resumed operation of the pilot plant. Water quality data improved dramatically. The membranes were able to remove Total P to below a monthly maximum of 0.04 mg/L, while existing sand filters removed Total P t...

The City of Mansfield, Texas owns and operates the Bud Ervin Water Treatment Plant (WTP). The facility includes both a conventional treatment train and a membrane filtration train consisting of a hollow-fiber, low-pressure membrane system that has been in operation since the spring of 2011. After about 12 months of operation, the City began to exp...