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Nitrate removal solutions for drinking water: how a flexible approach can deliver reliable results
Author(s) -
Ruppenthal Steve
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2007.tb07951.x
Subject(s) - groundwater , agriculture , aquifer , nitrate , general partnership , environmental planning , water quality , water resource management , environmental science , population , service (business) , environmental engineering , business , engineering , geography , environmental health , medicine , ecology , geotechnical engineering , archaeology , finance , biology , marketing
This article discusses an effort by the city of Avondale, Arizona, in partnership with Basin Water Inc. of Rancho Cucamonga, California, to develop treatment solutions for three different wells (two of which are in service today). Avondale has a long history of agriculture and farming and the long‐term use of fertilizer has resulted in higher levels of nitrate in groundwater reserves, a fact that has become increasingly obvious and a matter of concern as the city has had to tap more groundwater resources to meet the needs of its growing population. Nitrate contamination of the city's aquifer appears to be extensive and is an issue that the city will have to contend with into the future. These projects illustrate different sets of challenges that must be met in providing reliable, high‐quality drinking water to customers.