The use of microfiltration (MF) and ultrafiltration
(UF) in water treatment applications continues to expand,
both in terms of capacity and number of installations.
The upper benchmark for the size of membrane facilities
is expected to continue to get larger. In addition, the
recent Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rule and its associated Membrane Filtration Guidance
Manual, representing the first federal regulatory framework
that directly addresses membrane filtration, is anticipated
to result in increasing standardization of diverse
state primacy agency policies for regulating MF/UF. In
light of these advances, a comprehensive MF/UF resource
for the water treatment industry had become imperative.
In 2005, the first edition of AWWA Manual of Water
Supply Practices M53, Microfiltration and Ultrafiltration
Membranes for Drinking Water, was published. This
article provides a concise and abbreviated summary of
M53 to serve as a quick point of reference. Includes 5 references, tables, figures.
| Edition : | Vol. 100 - No. 12 |
| Number of Pages : | 14 |
| Published : | 12/01/2008 |
