Drinking Water Case Studies and White Papers

1. Changxing Power Plant Debuts The World's First Forward Osmosis-Based Zero Liquid Discharge Application 8/20/2015

   Desalination Technology Transforms 650 m3/day of Abused Industrial Wastewater

2. AMERICAN Spiral-Welded Steel Pipe And Big Easy Flood Control 11/4/2014

   If you think Hurricane Katrina was the first time New Orleans suffered major flood damage, think again. Flooding has been as much a part of New Orleans’ 300-year history as jazz, jambalaya and French Quarter juke joints.

3. Best Strategies For Monitoring And Control Of Ozone And Biologically Active Filtration Systems 7/12/2024

   There are many ways to monitor and control ozonation and biologically active filtration systems and operators need to know which one will work best for the intended application.

4. Santa Barbara, Curaçao Desalination Plant: Six Years Of Operation Of LG Chem Thin Film Nanocomposite (TFN) SWRO Membrane 5/14/2018

   The Santa Barbara desalination plant located in the south-eastern part of Curaçao provides drinking water to about half of the population of this Caribbean island. With an average precipitation of approximately 500 mm, rainwater is the only natural source of freshwater in the island. Government efforts to address the water shortage problem date back to the 20s of the last century. Initially based on evaporation, the seawater desalination evolved into the reverse osmosis technology in the 90s. After several years of experimenting with RO, Aqualectra, the municipal supplier of potable water and electricity for Curaçao, took the decision to move forward with this technology and in 2003 started a project to build a SWRO desalination plant.

5. Treating For PFAS: Current Technology And Upcoming Innovations 5/20/2024

   Learn about what’s available and what’s coming in the safe and permanent destruction of PFAS.

6. Adaptive Mixer Helps Water Reuse Facility Avoid Costly Treatment Operation Shutdowns 2/24/2023

   Discover how innovative mixing technology resolved constant build up and settling of lime softener sludge for a water reuse facility. 

7. Village Blue Lake Pontchartrain Offers New Orleanians Insights Into Local Water Quality 8/4/2021

   Water quality monitoring can be a powerful tool to help inform policies and environmental restoration efforts, and to keep local water bodies healthy. EPA recently launched a water quality monitoring project in New Orleans that’s helping the community learn more about Lake Pontchartrain’s water quality and its greater connection to the Mississippi River.

8. Philippines Potable Water System Improvement Project Uses Filter Underdrain Blocks To Improve Backwash Efficiency 10/9/2018

   Founded in 1997, the Manila Water Company (MWC) serves the potable water needs of more than five million residents of the Philippines capital and cities to the east. The company serves as the private partner in a public-private partnership with the Philippines government in operating the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System for Metro Manila’s East Zone.

9. Disinfection Performance Testing Of High-Efficiency Ultraviolet Water Treatment Chamber 4/16/2014

   This is the second in a series of three white papers describing the design and performance of the NeoTech Aqua ReFlex™ treatment chamber. The first describes in detail the theoretical basis for the very high efficiency demonstrated by the chamber. The third paper describes how this chamber design leads to some highly desirable operational advantages beyond just energy ad cost reduction. By J. R. Cooper, Ph. D. and Gwynne Cavender, NeoTech Aqua Solutions, Inc.

10. Disinfection For Drinking Water Plant In Chennai, India 3/27/2025

    The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) encountered significant challenges in treating high algae loads at its drinking water plant, which processes 1.5 million liters of water daily. The primary issue arose from the organic load in lake water, which, when treated with conventional chlorine disinfectants, resulted in harmful disinfection byproducts (DBPs).