AWWA 20714-2010 Treatment Technologies for Groundwater.pdf

1、 Blank PageLee H. OdellTreatmentTechnologiesfor Groundwater20714 Groundwater Tx.indb iii20714 Groundwater Tx.indb iii 6/24/2010 10:52:07 AM6/24/2010 10:52:07 AMLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataOdell, Lee H.Treatment technologies for groundwater / Lee H. Odell.p. cm.ISBN 978-1-58321-

2、757-31. Groundwater-Purifi cation. 2. Drinking water-Contamination. I. Title. TD462.O34 2010628.114-dc222010011846ISBN 1-58321-757-6978-158321-757-3Treatment Technologies for GroundwaterCopyright 2010 American Water Works AssociationAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced

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7、235-3098303.794.7711www.awwa.org20714 Groundwater Tx.indb iv20714 Groundwater Tx.indb iv 6/24/2010 10:52:07 AM6/24/2010 10:52:07 AMvContentsList of Figures ixList of Tables xiii Preface xv1 Groundwater Treatment Regulations 1Regulations that Impact Groundwater Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8、1Current Primary and Secondary Drinking Water Standards. . . . . 3Secondary Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Treatment Technology Overview 23Coa

9、gulationFiltration Treatment Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Biological Filtration Treatment Technologies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Hydrous Manganese Oxide Filtration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Oxidation/Precipitation/Filtration Treatment Technology . . . . .

10、 . 42Adsorptive Treatment Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Ion-Exchange Treatment Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Membrane Treatment Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Electrodialysis Reversal . . . . . . . . . . .

11、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Softening Processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Aeration and Degassing Treatment Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Disinfection, Oxidation, and Corrosion Control: Chemical Treatment Technologies .

12、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 783 Disinfection of Groundwater 79Treatment Alternatives for Disinfection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79Chlorine . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80Ozone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Chlorine Dioxide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86UV Light . . . . . . . . . . .

14、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Chloramine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89Inactivation Dose Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9020714 Groundwater Tx.indb v20714 Groundw

15、ater Tx.indb v 6/24/2010 10:52:08 AM6/24/2010 10:52:08 AMviSystems Complying With the Unfi ltered Requirements of the Surface Water Treatment Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 934 Corros

16、ion Control 95Corrosion Control Treatment Alternatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Regulatory Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Corrosion Indices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Key Water Q

17、uality Parameters for Corrosion Control . . . . . . . . . 102Revised Guidance Manual for Lead and Copper . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104Corrosion Control Treatment Application Considerations . . . . . . 108Impacts on Water Quality from pH Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109Recent Information on

18、Lead and Copper Corrosion . . . . . . . . . . . 111References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1125 Iron and Manganese Removal 115Aesthetic and Operational Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115Treatment Alternatives . . . . .

19、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116Common Problems and Solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1316 Arsenic Removal 133Treatment Alternatives . . . . . .

20、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133Handling and Disposal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1457 Hydrogen Sulfi de Removal 149Hydrogen Sulfi de

21、 Treatment Alternatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1548 Nitrate Removal 155Treatment Alternatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155References . . . . . .

22、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1639 Uranium Removal 165Treatment Alternatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165Residuals Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168References .

23、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17020714 Groundwater Tx.indb vi20714 Groundwater Tx.indb vi 6/24/2010 10:52:08 AM6/24/2010 10:52:08 AMvii10 Radium and Gross Alpha Removal 171Treatment Alternatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

24、 . . . . . . . . 171Residuals Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17911 Barium Removal 181Removal Alternatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18612 Organic Compound Removal 187References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193Appendix A Materials Compatibility

26、 for Chemical Feed Systems 195Index 199About the Author 23120714 Groundwater Tx.indb vii20714 Groundwater Tx.indb vii 6/24/2010 10:52:08 AM6/24/2010 10:52:08 AM20714 Groundwater Tx.indb viii20714 Groundwater Tx.indb viii 6/24/2010 10:52:08 AM6/24/2010 10:52:08 AMixList of Figures2-1 Coagulation/fi l

27、tration process fl ow diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . 312-2 Biological nitrate removal testing in Glendale, Arizona . . . 342-3 Biological fi ltration process fl ow diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352-4 Biological iron and manganese removal vessels in Germany. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

28、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362-5 Hydrous manganese oxide process fl ow diagram. . . . . . . . . 392-6 Hydrous manganese dioxide solution tanks and solution feed pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392-7 Oxidationfi ltration process fl ow diagram . . .

29、. . . . . . . . . . . 422-8 Small on-site sodium hypochlorite generator with wall-mounted reaction cell, softener, brine tank, and solution tank in a well house in California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432-9 Wall-mounted ozone generation equipment in a well building at Camano Island, W

30、ashington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432-10 Online process monitoring equipment used to track performance of remote groundwater treatment plants . . . . 462-11 Adsorptive removal process fl ow diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482-12 Greensand fi ltration plant in Geneva, Illinois . . . . . . .

31、 . . . . 492-13 A 4,500-gpm groundwater treatment plant in Batavia, Illinois, that uses manganese dioxide fi lters and on-site chlorine generation to remove iron and manganese . . . . . . 502-14 Iron and manganese fi lters at Lakewood, Washington, with fi lter loading rate of 10 gpm/ft2using mangane

32、se dioxide media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512-15 Multiple sample ports on adsorptive media vessels help track progression of contaminants through the media bed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522-16 Ion

33、exchange is often a simple fl ow-through process . . . . . . 532-17 Small ion-exchange system installed for iron removal in Washington State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 542-18 RO or UF membrane process fl ow diagram. Shown as two stage system without pretreatme

34、nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572-19 MF or NF membrane process fl ow diagram. Shown without pretreatment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5720714 Groundwater Tx.indb ix20714 Groundwater Tx.indb ix 6/24/2010 10:52:08 AM6/24/2010 10:52:08 AMx2-20 Membrane technologies

35、are commonly used to remove iron and arsenic from groundwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 582-21 Electrodialysis reversal process fl ow diagram . . . . . . . . . . . 622-22 Excess lime softening process fl ow diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . 642-23 Aeration process fl ow diagram . . . . . .

36、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 682-24 Chemical feed systems require careful selection of materials, process needs, and safety considerations . . . . . . 713-1 Gas chlorination system in 2005, now replaced with on-site hypochlorite generation system at Batavia, Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . .

37、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 813-2 Sodium hypochlorite tank (on right) and fl uoride saturator in Battle Ground, Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 823-3 Sodium hypochlorite tank and feed pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 833-4 On-site sodium hypochlorite generator in Lakewood, W

38、ashington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 843-5 A simple venting system keeps chlorine fumes from corroding well house equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 854-1 A calcite contactor can be a cost-effective way to raise pH for groundwater

39、with low pH and low to moderate alkalinity. These calcite contactors are designed for upfl ow, so backwashing is not necessary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1094-2 Phosphate-based corrosion inhibitors can be mixed in solution tanks from dry product or directly fed as a liquid . . . . . . . . . . . .

40、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1105-1 Greensand fi lter system in California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1175-2 Ferrous and ferric hydroxide solubility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1195-3 Distribution of iron species as a function of oxidation reduction potential . .

41、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1195-4 Ozone contactors and greensand fi lter at the Camano Water Association in 2005, now replaced with manganese dioxide fi lters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1225-5 Permanganate mixing tank . . . . . . . . . . . .

42、 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1235-6 These manganese dioxide fi lters at Clark Public Utilities Southlake water treatment plant in Vancouver, Wash., will treat up to 10 mgd of groundwater for iron and manganese removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1256

43、-1 The 2003 Juan Plant in Southern California was one of the fi rst US plants to use ferric hydroxide for arsenic adsorption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1376-2 Schematic of arsenic removal with various membranes . . 13920714 Groundwater Tx.indb x2071

44、4 Groundwater Tx.indb x 6/24/2010 10:52:08 AM6/24/2010 10:52:08 AMxi6-3 This groundwater treatment plant uses preoxidation and ferric chloride addition to remove arsenic in manganese dioxide fi lters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1457-1 These GAC contactors use coconut shell gr

45、anular activated carbon and air to remove hydrogen sulfi de from groundwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1518-1 Process fl ow diagram for anion exchange. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1578-2 Biological denitrifi cation process fl ow diagram . . . . . . . . . 1618-3 RO

46、 or NF membrane application with degassing and straining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16110-1 Permanganate solution from the tanks above are combined with manganous sulfate to make freshly precipitated hydrous manganese oxide. . . . . . . . . . . .

47、. . . . 17210-2 Aerators and mixing in hydrous manganese oxide solution tank are used to keep the precipitated manganese in solution prior to injection into the raw water for radium removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17312-1 These packed-tower air strippers in Tacoma, Washington, a

48、re used to strip PCE from groundwater . . . 18812-2 These vertical vessels hold GAC, which is used to remove PCE from the groundwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19012-3 Example isotherm for adsorption capacity of GAC, mg/gm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

49、 . . . 19112-4 Hydrogen peroxide feed can be combined with UV reactors like those shown above to oxidize organic contaminants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19220714 Groundwater Tx.indb xi20714 Groundwater Tx.indb xi 6/24/2010 10:52:08 AM6/24/2010 10:52:08 AM20714 Groundwater Tx.indb xii20714 Groundwater Tx.indb xii 6/24/2010 10:52:08 AM6/24/2010 10:52:08 AMxiiiList of Tables1-1 Current USEPA Regulations That Apply to Grou