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VERIFICATION OF HIGH-RATE DISINFECTION TECHNOLOGIES FOR WET-WEATHER FLOWS
Citation:
Schenk, J., K. Smith, AND M K. Stinson*. VERIFICATION OF HIGH-RATE DISINFECTION TECHNOLOGIES FOR WET-WEATHER FLOWS. Presented at WEF 2001 Collection Systems Odyssey: Integrating O&M and Wet Weather Solutions, Bellevue, WA, 7/8-11/2001.
Description:
This paper describes the critical components of the USEPA's Environmental Technology Verification Program for two specific technologies categories: ultraviolet disinfection technologies for treating combined sewer overflow (CSO) and sanitary sewer overflow (SSO), and; induction mixers for dispersion of chemical disinfectants in wet-weather flows (WWF). In addition, this paper describes the stakeholder-based process employed by the WWF Pilot to develop generic test protocols and site-specific test plans for these technologies. It discusses the challenges associated with developing protocols that can be applied to multiple vendors' products at one or more test sites. The WWF Pilot seeks to balance the desire for comprehensive testing that fully characterizes equipment performance under a variety of water quality and facility conditions against the need to keep testing costs reasonable to attract interest among technology vendors.