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AWWA WQTC65771
- Developing a Strategy for Removing MTBE from a Groundwater Source in New York City
- Conference Proceeding by American Water Works Association, 11/01/2007
- Publisher: AWWA
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This powerpoint presentation begins by providing a brief overview of a project by the New York City (NYC) Department of EnvironmentalProtection (DEP) to reactivatea series of groundwater wells inBrooklyn and Queens. The wells range in depth from 80 to 150feet, and water quality concerns include:iron; manganese;hardness; and,MTBE and PCE. Objectives were to: determine the most effective volatile organiccompound (VOC) process for application at theStation 6 Demonstration Plant;remove PCE and MTBE;establish target treatment levels;develop a screening analysis that qualitativelyevaluates feasibility of applicable technologies; and, quantitatively evaluate technologies that passscreening analysis. A comparison of screened technologies is provided, along with a cost comparison. Includes tables, figures.