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AWWA ACE60056
- Tecumseh Water Treatment Plant Upgrades - Design Issues in the Conversion of a Conventional Filtration Plant to a Membrane Filtration Plant
- Conference Proceeding by American Water Works Association, 06/17/2004
- Publisher: AWWA
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To comply with Ontario's new water regulations and meet future regulations and water demand, theTown of Tecumseh near Windsor, Ontario, Canada, decided to upgrade their 7.2 USMGD (27.3 ML/D)Tecumseh Water Treatment Plant (WTP) by implementing membrane filtration.This paper discusses design issues in the conversion of a conventional filtration plant to a membranefiltration plant that include: pre-treatment;system flow requirements/staging;plant retrofit;design temperature;cleaning regime;recovery rate;raw water maximum and instantaneous flows;double pumping and power requirements;chemical requirements; and,residue management. Specific examples related to the Tecumseh WTP Upgrades project are presented. Includes 3 references, tables, figures.