Marco Island Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant
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| Owner: | Florida Water Services, Inc. | |
| Engineer: | Boyle Engineering Corporation | |
| "The 1 million gallon per day | Application: | Potable Drinking Water |
| expansion to the existing | Start Up Date: | June 1996 |
| Marco Island, Florida brackish | Capacity: | 1.0 MGD |
| R/O plant was the first | Array: | One Train, 22:16 6 element vessels |
| application in the country to | Membrane: | Fluid Systems TFC® 8822XR and 8822HR |
| incorporate an energy-recovery, | Operating Data: | Feedwater TDS: 8500 mg/l |
| interstage booster." | Permeate TDS: 186 mg/l | |
| 1st Pass Feed Pressure: 340 PSI | ||
| 2nd Pass Feed Pressure: 400 PSI | ||
| Recovery: 75% | ||
| System Features: | Interstage booster allows
both passes to balance hydraulically |
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| Control system enables
plant to automatically adjust to varying salinity |
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| Seawater elements utilized
in 1st pass to control permeate flux and produce highest quality permeate |
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