Case Study: Basin Water Ion-Exchange System Helps Redlands Well Remove Percholate

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Redlands, CA -- Installation is complete of a new proprietary ion-exchange water treatment system designed to remove the chemical perchlorate from one of the City's wells.

Treated water from the well, located on Pennsylvania Avenue near Judson Street, will provide additional reliability to the City's water supply just in time to meet peak summer demands. The new ion-exchange system from Basin Water of Rancho Cucamonga, California, will reduce perchlorate levels in the 2.8 million gallons of water produced each day by the well to non-detectable levels.

The fully contained treatment system was installed as a result of a cooperative agreement signed July 6 between the City of Redlands and Lockheed-Martin Corporation, who are paying for the installation and maintenance costs of the system. The system will remain in place for a trial period of six months to one year. "During this time, Lockheed-Martin and the City of Redlands will be evaluating the appropriate level of treatment that is required to reliably meet all drinking water standards," said Redlands' Chief of Water Resources, Douglas Headrick.

Perchlorate, an inorganic chemical that is used in solid rocket propellants and a variety of industrial uses, has contaminated a number of wells in Redlands. The City shut down its highly contaminated wells, and began blending water sources to keep contamination levels below anticipated regulatory standards.

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