This presentation follows three case studies, the authors believe these case studies will be useful to the water industry as they provide a framework for others to follow who are interested in methodically evaluating chemical pretreatment to enhance process performance and operational efficiency while simultaneously maintaining safe margins for sca...

This paper will present a case-study involving direct lime injection into the Reverse Osmosis permeate for enhanced finished water stability...

Pinellas County Utilities (County) Solid Waste Department receives an average of 3,000 tons per day of municipal solid waste. The bulk of the waste stream is incinerated at their 75 MW waste to energy facility. Cooling towers remove process heat and cool the incinerator off-gas by evaporative cooling. Faced with the combined challenges of a deterio...

The Tampa Electric Company (TEC) recently commissioned a $100 million industrial water reuse facility at their Polk Power Station located approximately 40 miles southeast of Tampa, Florida. The project includes a wetlands water intake and pumping station, 15-mile transmission pipeline, advanced reverse osmosis (RO) desalination water treatment syst...

This paper reinforces the vital role membranes continue to play in the water industry by showcasing state-of-the-art RO water treatment (12 mgd) and MBR-UV (7 mgd) water reclamation processes at a common site. Highlights include public engagement and outreach for community support, master planning, alternative delivery with progressive design-build...