Updated May 27, 1999

AMERICAN DESALTING PLANTS

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ABBREVIATIONS
BW--brackish water ED--electrodialysis
EDR--electrodialysis reversal W GW--groundwater
MF--microfiltration MGD--million gallons per day
NF--nanofiltration ptg--per thousand gallons
RO--reverse osmosis WW--wastewater



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MEMBRANE DESALTING PLANTS

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NAVIGATION GUIDE:

In Table 1 there are hypertext links to a page-by-page or slide show presentation of the membrane water treatment plants. Since each page is a separate file, you can print out specific pages one at a time. At the bottom of this page there is a page-by-page Table of Contents which descibes what is to be found on each page.

TABLE 1
MEMBRANE DESALTING PLANTS: BY STATE

Click on name of plant to view the information page-by-page

ST NAME YEAR MGD PROC RR
%
FEED PROD EQUIP MEM CON
                     
AZ Buckeye 1989 0.9
EDR
80
BW
DW
Ionics Ionics  
AZ Chandler 1997 2.3
NF/RO
88
WW
GWI
Ionics Ionics B&V
CA Bolinas 1996 0.2
MF
80
IW
DW
USF USF  
CA El Segundo 1996 20.0
MF/RO
70
WW
IRR/IND
AES USF SPI
CA Marina 1996 0.3
RO
40
SW
DW
Ionics Ionics S&W
CA Oceanside 1994 2.0
RO
75
BW
DW
Hydra Hydra  
CA Riverside 1990 5.4
RO
76
BW
GWI
Hydra Hydra CDM
CA Saratoga 1994 5.0
MF
93
IW
DW
USF USF CDM
CA Torrance 1993 1.3
RO
80
BW
IRR/IND
Harn Fluid SPI
CA Tustin 1996 3.0
RO
84
BW
GWI
AdV Dow CDM
CA Water Factory 21 1977 5.0
RO
85
BW/WW
GWI/DW
MW Fluid SPI
CO Las Animas 1996 1.0
RO
50
BW
DW
MSC Hydra Boyle
FL Cape Coral 1992 16.8
RO
80
BW
DW
AES Fluid RosTek
FL Carlton 1995 12.0
EDR
85
BW
DW
Ionics Ionics RosTek
FL Dunedin 1991 9.5
NF/RO
83
BW
DW
PWT Hydra DRMP
FL Fort Myers 1992 12.0
NF
88
BW
DW
Hydra Hydra Boyle
FL Hollywood 1995 18.0
NF/RO
90
IW/BW
DW
Hydra Hydra M&E
FL Jupiter 1997 29.7
RO
75
BW
DW
Hydro Hydra KH/HU
FLMarco Island 1997 5.0
RO
75
BW
DW
Harn Fluid Boyle
FL Melbourne 1995 23.0
RO
85
IW
DW
PWT Hydra G&J
FL Naples 1993 12.0
NF/RO
90
IW
DW
Hydra Hydra Boyle
FL Palm Coast 1991 2.0
NF
82
BW
DW
PWT Dow Rostek
Pirnie
FL Pine Island 1993 1.6
RO
85
BW
IRR
MSC MSC SCE
FL Plantation 1998 16.0
NF
85
BW
DW
Hydro Hydra M&E
FL Sanibel 1994 4.7
RO
80
BW
DW
Hydra Dow  
HI Kamole Weir 1998 8.0
MF
85
WW
DW
USF USF M&E
IA Washington 1993 1.9
EDR
88
BW
DW
Ionics Ionics HRG
ID Wallace 1998 1.2
UF
80
IW
DW
Koch Koch WCA
MT Froid 1995 0.1
RO
88
BW
DW
AEM OSM KLJ
NC Kill Devil Hills 1989 2.6
RO
75
BW
DW
Missim Fluid B&V
NJ Cape May 1998 2.0
RO
75
BW
DW
Ionics Ionics M&E
OK Foss Reservoir 1974 3.0
ED
70
BW
DW
Ionics Ionics GSA
SC Mt. Pleasant 1994 6.8
RO
80
BW
DW
Harn Hydra CH2M
TX Sherman 1993 6.0
EDR
85
IW
DW
Ionics Ionics CH2M
VA Newport News 1998 5.7
RO
81
BW
DW
WLT Hydra CDM

ABBREVIATIONS
ST=STATE
MGD=Rated capacity in million gallons /day
PROC=Process
ED=Electrodialysis
EDI=Electrodeionization
EDR=Electrodialysis reversal
MF=Microfiltration
NF=Nanofiltration
RO=Reverse osmosis
UF=Ultrafiltration
EQUIP=Equipment supplier
MEM=Membrane supplier
CON=Consulting engineer

RR=Recovery Rate-- product water/feed water
FEED=Feedwater
BW=Brackish water
IW=Impaired water
SUR=Surface water
SW=Seawater
WW=Wastewater
GW=Groundwater
PROD=Product water
DW=Drinking Water (potable water)
GWI=Groundwater injection
IND=Industrial water
IRR=Irrigation water
ABBREVIATIONS -- FIRMS

AdE=Advanced Environmental Systems, Pasadena CA
AEM=Aqua-Envirotech Mfg. Inc.
AES=American Engineering Services, Tampa FL
B&V=Black &Veatch, Kansas City MO
Boyle=Boyle Engineering Corp., Newport Beach CA
CDM=Camp Dresser & McKee
CH2M=CH2M Hill
DRMP=Dyer,Riddle,Mills&Precourt, Orlando FL
ELK=Elkins Constructors, Jacksonville FL
Fluid=Fluid Systems, San Diego CA
G&J=Gee & Jenson, Jacksonville FL
GSA=Glenn Sullivan & Associates, Norman OK
Harn=Harn RO Systems Inc, Venice FL
HRG=Howard R. Green Co, Cedar Rapids IA
Hydra=Hydranautics, Oceanside CA
Hydro=Hydropro, Lake Park FL
Ionics=Ionics Corporation, Watertown MA
KH/HU=Kimberley-Horn/Hutcheon Engineers, West Palm Beach
KLJ=Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson
M&E-Metcalf & Eddy
Missim=Missimer International Inc., Fort Myers FL
MSC=Membrane Systems Corp, Fort Myers FL
MW=Montgomery Watson, Passadena CA
OSM=Osmonics
Pirnie=Malcolm Pirnie, Inc., Newport News VA
PWT=Professional Water Technologies, Escondido CA
Rostek=AEPI/RosTek, Longwood FL
SCE=Source, Inc. Consulting Engineers, Cape Coral FL
S&W=Schaaf&Wheeler, Marina CA
SPI=Separation Processes. Inc., Vista CA
USF=United States Filter Corp., Palm Desert Desert CA
WCA=Welch Comer & Associates, Inc., Coeur D'Alene ID
Whar=Wharton Smith Construction Group, Sanford FL
WLT=WaterLink Technologies, West Palm Beach FL
ABBREVIATIONS -- STATES


AZ Arizona
CA California
CO Colorado
FL Florida
HI Hawaii
IA Iowa
ID Idaho
MT Montana
NC North Carolina
NJ New Jersey
OK Oklahoma
SC South Carolina
TX Texas
VA Virginia


MEMBRANE DESALTING PLANTS INVENTORY

PAGE-BY-PAGE TABLE OF CONTENTS

This Table of Contents can be searched using the "Find" feature: hold down the Ctrl key and press F; a pop-up menu appears in which you can type the keyword phrase. For example, a search on visitors center picked up the El Segundo plant in Californa, page 4. Because each page is a separate file, you can easily print out just that particular page

ABBREVIATIONS

consult=consultant
equip=equipment supplier
gc=general contractor
mem=membrane supplier
sum=summary table (year, process, MGD, recovery rate, pretreatment, post-treatment, feed water, product water, brine disposal)

ARIZONA

BUCKEYE (1989, EDR, 0.9MGD)

1 map, plant, utility
2 equip, mem, sum, cost
3 cost, history
4 history, EDR process diagram
5 Ionics Aquamite System (EDR)
6 Aquamite XX specifications

CHANDLER (1997, NF/RO, 2.3MGD)

1 plant, plant owner, equip, mem
2 consult, sum, history, wastewater reclamation
3 solar evaporation ponds, using RO to treat industrial effluent, injection wells, award

CALIFORNIA

BOLINAS (1996, MF, 0.2MGD)

1 plant, map
2 utility, mem
3 sum, water production graph
4 links to minutes of meetings of the Board of Directors

EL SEGUNDO (1996, MF/RO, 20.0MGD)

1 plant, map, consult, equip
2 mem, sum, feedwater is from the waste water treatment plant effluent, water reuse
3 project chronology, timeline
4 Visitors Center, field trips, Water Explorations Journey
5 Bureau of Reclamation, water reclamation, water reuse, water repurification

MARINA (1996, RO, 0.3MGD)

1 plant, map, water district, seawater intake well
2 equip, mem, consult, sum
3 cost, process flow diagram
4 process narrative
5 water quality report

OCEANSIDE (1994, RO, 2.0MGD)

1 plant, map, equip, mem
2 sum

RIVERSIDE (1990, RO, 5.4MGD)

1 plant, map, watershed project authority
2 equip, mem, consult, sum

SARATOGA (1994, MF, 5.0MGD)

1 map, plant, utility
2 equip, mem, consult
3 sum, Memcor M10 Modular Membrane Filter
4, 5 Memcor Application Bulletin A1075-A

TORRANCE (1993, RO, 1.3MGD)

1 map, plant, utility, water district
2 equip, mem, consult, sum
3 Harn R/O Systems, Inc.

TUSTIN (1996, RO, 3.0MGD)

1 plant, utility, map
2 equip, mem, consult, sum
3 Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc.
4 Dedication ceremony

WATER FACTORY 21 (1977, RO, 5.00MGD)

1 map, plant, water district, equip
2 mem, consult, sum, blending info
3 history, blended reclaimed water, costs, environmental advantages
4 treatment process, schematic chart, links to process descriptions and WF 21's Web pages

COLORADO

LAS ANIMAS (1996, RO, 1.0MGD)

1 plant, map, gc
2 equip, mem, consult
3 sum
4 Membrane Systems Corporation
5 Membrane Systems Corporation
6 USDA Engineering Success Stories
7 USDA Engineering Success Stories (cont'd.)

FLORIDA
CAPE CORAL (1992, RO, 16.8MGD)

1 map, plant, plant owner, equip
2 mem, consult, sum
3 Chuck Pavlos, Public Works Director
4, 5 Cape Coral reverse osmosis operational data

CARLTON (1995, EDR, 12.0MGD)

1 map, plant, plant owner, equip, mem
2 consult, sum
3 Ionics, EDR, graphic

DUNEDIN (1991, NF/RO, 9.5MGD)

1 plant, map
2 city water division, equip, mem, consult
3 sum, cost
4 Dunedin water cycle graphic
5 process narrative
6 RO Process Schematic (graphic), narrative
7 post-treatment
8 City of Dunedin, Dunedin Water Division, Dunedin Reclaimed Water Division, water quality report, Operating Specifications, history, membranes, decision tree, reclaimed water service, Florida Water Resources Journal, Southeast Desalting Association, Professional Water Technologies, Hydranautics
9 Articles on desalting plants in Florida, Florida Water Resources Journal, Desalination in Florida and Worldwide

FORT MYERS (1992, NF, 12.0MGD)

1 plant, map. equip, mem
2 consult, sum, Southeast Desalting Association
3 plant purpose, raw water source
4 wellfield, well pumps, treatment process
5 pretreatment, membrane characteristics, membrane process
6 desgasifiers, post treatment

HOLLYWOOD (1995, NF/RO, 18.0MGD)

1 plant, utility, mem
2 consult, sum, cost
3 treatment process
4 treatment process (cont'd)
5 Metcalf & Eddy
6 Hollywood Water Treatment Plant Tour (slide show)

JUPITER (1990, R), 8.1MGD)

1 map, plant, plant owner, gc
2 equip, mem, consult, sum
3 Kimberley-Horn/Hutcheon Engineers
4, 5 Hydropro

MARCO ISLAND (1997, RO, 5.0MGD)

1 map, plant, plant owner, equip
2 mem, consult, pumping system supplier, sum
3 Harn RO
4 Pump Engineering
5 Florida Water Company, treatment process, wastewater treatment, water reuse

MELBOURNE (1995, RO, 23.0MGD

1 plant, picture, plant owner
2 equip, mem, consult, graphic
3 sum, map
4 reverse osmosis, graphic, "Groundwater Guardian Award"
5 graphic, water reclamation facility, wastewater treatment plant
6 reclaimed water production and quality, water reuse
7 wastewater collection and treatment
8 Gee & Jenson: reclaimed water, water reuse
9 Gee & Jenson: graphic design capabilities, web page design

NAPLES (1993, NF/RO, 12.0MGD)

1 plant, consult, equip, mem
2 sum, cost
3 treatment schematic, process narrative
4 degassification schematic, process narrative
5 schematics, process narrative
6 inject wells schematic
7 injection well analysis

PALM COAST (1991, NF, 2.0MGD)

1 map, plant, plant owner, equip
2 mem, consult, sum, sprayfield, rapid infiltration basin, water reuse, irrigation water

PINE ISLAND (1993, RO, 1.6MGD

1 plant, map, gc, equip, mem, consult
2 sum, Membrane Systems Corporation
3 history, graphic, Membrane Systems Corporation
4 resume of plant general manager, Chistopher I. Dohme
5 resume (cont'd.)

PLANTATION (1998, NF, 16MGD)

1 map, plant, plant owner, equip
2 mem, consult, sum
3 wastewater treatment plant, water reuse, methane gas, article by Ian Lisk, link to Water & Wastewater Digest

SANIBEL (1992-4, RO-2(two-stage), 4.7MGD)

1 map, plant, water association,equip, mem
2 mem, sum
3 Island Water Association (IWA), Pipeline newsletter, comparison of treated water with bottled water
4 aquifers, wells, reverse osmosis, pre-treatment, post-treatment, brine treatment, water quality, glossary
5 organizational chart graphic, Web-based business card for employees (graphic)

HAWAII

KAMOLE WEIR (1998, MF, 8.0MGD)

1 map, plant, Maui Department of Water Supply
2 map, gc, equip
3 plant latitude and longitude, equip, mem, sum
4 Metcalf &Eddy Web Page for Kamole Weir

IDAHO

WALLACE (1998, UF, 1.2MGD)

1 plant, consult, equip, mem, map
2 map, sum, Mullan Water Treatment Plant, Romicon® Hollow Fiber membranes
3 Koch Membrane Systems, Inc.
4 USDA Engineering Success Stories
5 USDA Engineering Success Stories (cont'd)

IOWA

WASHINGTON (1993, EDR, 1.9MGD)

1 map, plant
2 equip, mem, consult, sum
3 cost
4 narrative of water treatment process
5 Electrodialysis & Electrodialysis Reversal: Schematic and Narrative

MONTANA

FROID (1995, RO, 0.1MGD)

1 plant, map, equip, mem
2 consult, sum
3 Osmonics Osmo 54A/74B Engineered Membrane Systems
4 Osmo 54A/74B Machines: Standard Features and Specifications
5 OSMOS 54A/74B Specifications. Links to Technical Papers:

6, 7, 8 USDA Engineering Success Stories
9, 10 Fact Sheet by Consultant

NEW JERSEY

CAPE MAY (1998, RO, 2.0MGD)

1 map, plant, utility, equip, mem
2 consult, sum
3 Metcalf & Eddy
4, 5, 6 USDA Engineering Success Stories

NORTH CAROLINA

KILL DEVIL HILLS (1989, RO, 2.6MGD)

1 plant, county water department, plant photo, equip
2 map, mem, con
3 water department director: photo and welcome message; sum
4 other information, plant laboratory
5 what is reverse osmosis?, link to schematics
6 "Search the Dare County Web Site," search engine of their Web site

OKLAHOMA

FOSS RESERVOIR (1974, ED, 3.0MGD)

1 map, plant, equip, mem, con
2 plant designer, sum, add'l info, map
3 Oklahoma State "Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Loan Program," "Rural Economic Action Plan"
4 Oklahoma Water Resources Board: Update of Rural Water Systems in Oklahoma

SOUTH CAROLINA

MOUNT PLEASANT (1994, RO, 6.8MGD)

1 plant, utility, mem
2 map, equip, consult
3 sum, awards
4 awards
5, 6 water quality

TEXAS

SHERMAN (1993, EDR, 6.0MGD)

1 map, plant, utility, equip, mem
2 consult, sum

VIRGINIA

NEWPORT NEWS (1998, RO, 5.7MGD)

1 map, plant, utility, gc
2 equip, mem, con
3 map, sum
4 WaterLink Technologies, equip
5 photo of project team, membrane water treatment technology
6 RO water treatment schematic, cost
7 Waterworks logo, open house
8 Mission Statement, Vision Statement
9 valuable links to Newport News Waterworks Web site


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