Project 2625

Impact of Backwash Recycling on Water Treatment Plant Performance

$87,000
Completed
Principal Investigator
Ken Carlson
Project Manager
Kate A Martin
Contractor
Colorado State University
Treatment

Research Impact

Evaluates the impact of increasing steady-state solids loading relative to the impact of changing particle characteristics when recycling backwash water. Also compares the impact on process performance of steady-state and non-steady-state (surge) recycling of backwash water. Published in 2001.