AWWA MTC64561

The San Patricio Municipal Water District in Ingleside, Texas, began operation of its Plant Cfacility in January of 2000. This facility is noteworthy because it is the first large scale municipalwater treatment facility that utilizes the microfiltration membrane process supplied by PallCorporation. The San Patricio Municipal Water District currently operates its Plant C facility forthe production of filtered water for industrial and municipal customers. The treatment facilitywas designed for a peak capacity of 7.8 million gallons per day (6.5 mgd with one unit out ofservice).The District initiated design in March, 1998. The project was a fast-track to meet therequirements of a new industrial user. However, design included approximately 4 months of pilottesting to determine membrane flux for various proprietary systems, procurement of themembrane system, preparation of 5 design packages for various portions of the facility.This paper discusses two aspects of the facilities operation, the first being a review of theoperational history of the Pall membrane system. The second is the expansion of the facility from7.8 to 11.2 mgd. This expansion was initiated in 2005 and completed in 2006. Includes tables.

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Vol. - No.

Published:

03/01/2007

Number of Pages:

9

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1 file , 300 KB