Racine Water Utility (RWU) implemented ultrafiltration treatment for pathogen removal as the final step in the drinking water treatment following conventional coagulation, flocculation, settlement, and filtration on water from Lake Michigan. Over a period of eight years RWU refined the equipment, operation and maintenance of the ultrafiltration pro...

The Racine Water Utility implemented ultra-filtration membrane treatment in 2005. Piloting of 2 submerged membrane systems provided the basis for using full conventional surface water treatment prior to membrane filtration. This decision to provide high quality feed water to the membrane system has potentially extended membrane life, streamlined ...