Key Elements to a Successful Membrane Plant Implementation

Low pressure membranes are becoming the preferred drinking water treatment process to meet consumer demand and regulatory pressure for better quality drinking water along with tightening budgetary constraints. As a relatively new treatment process, the drinking water industry is learning that the old ways of doing things has to change to accommodate the use of low pressure membranes. This presentation will focus on the unique features and challenges that a municipality will face when choosing to use low pressure membranes for their water treatment plant. The topics to be discussed include pilot testing; procurement; design & coordination; membrane fouling management; membrane fiber breakage management; commissioning and startup; operator training; collecting and recording data to maintain operations; and membrane terms and calculations.

1. Understand treatment process changes required to implement low pressure membrane systems.
2. Have a good grasp of the process involved in selecting and implementing low pressure membrane systems.
3. Have been exposed to various membrane terms and calculations.
4. Understand the data collecting, recording and reporting needs of membrane treatment systems.