AWWA MTC64525

This slide presentation outlines a membrane pilot testing project with the First Utility District of Hawkins County, in eastern Tennessee. Pilot testing objectives included: Holston River is new source without existing water treatment plant (WTP) data; determine necessary pretreatment processes or options; direct filtration or enhanced coagulation decisions; and, determine allowable bid parameters for flux rates, TMP, chemical usage, backwash / recovery rates. Pilot testing protocol involved: State of Texas Standards Used As General Guidance; Optimization (30-60 Days); Clean-In-Place (CIP); 30-Day Run at Optimized Rate; CIP; Integrity Test; 48-Hour Irreversible Fouling Test; and, Final Report. Includes tables, figures.