The City of Temple (City) constructed a 12 MGD membrane water treatment plant (MWTP) in 2004 to
supplement its existing 29.7 MGD conventional water treatment plant (CWTP). After approximately four
years of operation, plant operators observed a gradual decrease in permeability and inefficient cleaning,
resulting in an inability of the MWTP to reach the designed production capacity. In 2008, a plant
evaluation was conducted to investigate the cause of the poor membrane performance. The major process
streams of the MWTP were investigated and a fiber cleaning study and module autopsy was performed to
identify potential fouling agents. Key recommendations from this study included a new enhanced clean-in-place protocol to recover the original membrane capacity, membrane filtration system adjustments, and
design modifications to improve operation and minimize membrane fouling. Includes 2 references, tables, figures.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
| File Size : | 1
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| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 10 |
| Published : | 11/01/2009 |
