Direct Filtration of Streamborne Glacial Silt,

Abstract

A direct filtration, water treatment pilot plant was operated on the Kenai River at Soldotna, Alaska, during the summer of 1980. The purpose of the pilot plant operations was to determine the feasibility of the direct filtration process for removal of glacial silt. The major criterion used to determine feasibility was production of water containing less than 1.0 NTU of turbidity. For the range of raw water turbidities encountered (22-34 NTU), the pilot plant testing indicated that direct filtration was feasible and could be considered as an alternative to conventional water treatment plants containing sedimentation tanks. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA120751

Entities

People

  • Michael D. Ross
  • Richard A. Lowman
  • Robert S. Sletten

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cold Regions
  • Design Criteria
  • Drinking Water
  • Drops
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Filters
  • Flow Rate
  • Measurement
  • Pilot Plants
  • Production
  • Productivity
  • Standards
  • Surface Waters
  • Water Purification
  • Water Quality
  • Water Supplies

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.