AWWA MTC64543

This slide presentation outlines a project to create a feasibility study for a reverse osmosis water treatment plant using brackish water discharged from Ca?o Tiburones near City of Arecibo, Puerto Rico. The feasibility study included: hydrologic availability of water; hydraulic connections to existing finished water distribution/transmission mains; raw water quality; treatability of raw water supply; environmental and socioeconomic factors; proposed facilities including plant siting and process flow; and, capital and O&M cost estimate. Topics covered include: proposed water treatment plant (WTP) sites; water supply issues and raw water piping routes; water quality; treatment processes; finished water connections and piping routes; concentrate disposal points and piping routes; capital and operational cost estimates; environmental impacts; and, implementation plan. Includes tables, figures.