MF filter modules pulled out for maintenance access
Click here to enlarge imageA new submersible pump station was constructed outside the plant building to pump spent backwash and neutralized cleaning solutions from the membrane treatment process to the district’s wastewater plant for treatment and disposal.
Locating the new plant equipment within the existing plant building was a challenge. Also, plant construction had to be completed between Labor Day and Memorial Day when the district could use an alternative water supply and the June Lake WTP could be shut down. The district removed all the existing plant equipment shortly after Labor Day and worked through the fall and winter on the plant construction. The new plant was up and running in time for tourist season the next spring.
Conclusion
Package membrane systems are ideal for small water systems like June Lake because they produce high quality water with low operations and maintenance requirements. The new membrane filtration system has been producing high quality water for the community of June Lake since the spring of 2005.
“The plant is working very well,” Pohlman said. “It produces water that is less than 0.05 NTU. We’ve been very happy with it.”
The Kennedy/Jenks Consultants project team that worked on the June Lake WTP project included Todd Reynolds, PE, BCEE; Andrew de Boer, PE; and Lily Zhu, PE. Reynolds can be reached at [email protected].