The City of Fargo, ND currently is constructing a 15 MGD integrated membrane water treatment plant (pretreatment, UF, & RO) slated to be finished in 2018. Prior to design, the City performed an extensive pilot program to prove out the membrane process for Sulfate removal as well as refine treatment process. This presentation will cover lessons le...

Fargo owns and operates a15 MGD membrane water treatment plant built in 2018, the first true surface water RO plant in the nation. The treatment processes consist of coagulation/flocculation/sedimentation, UF membrane, and RO membrane. The RO bypass flow goes through ozone and GAC. This presentation will discuss some unique aspects of the project t...

This presentation will provide an overview of Fargo Water Treatment Plant (WTP). In 2019, Fargo completed the construction and startup of a new 15-MGD Membrane WTP (MWTP). The MWTP employs Ultrafiltration (UF) and Reverse Osmosis (RO) to help treat two different water sources that are typical high in total hardness and total dissolved solids (TDS)....