This presentation reviewing the transition to as microfiltration plant at the Water Replenishment District in California was given at a Preconference Workshop in 2014 that discussed membrane plants from an operators point of view. Influences on the Alamitos Barrier along with operating challenges were given. The results of the change to MF and miti...

There is an ever-growing demand for fresh water from the Central and West Coast Basin aquifers serving the Los Angeles area. Beginning in 2005 and continuing today, the Leo J Vander Lans Advanced Water Treatment Facility (LVLWTF) was built to recycle tertiary-treated wastewater into a very high quality water that is injected to prevent saltwater in...

This paper will cover membrane applications and related operator skills required for efficient operations, and why agencies need to invest in their operators. The author holds a B.S. in Environmental Science from W.W.U. and a Grade III California State wastewater operator certificate. He works as a Wastewater Plant Operator II at EBMUD where he ope...