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Pipeline Flash Reactor Technology Selected for Castaic Lake Water Agency Expansion
Author(s) -
Jackson Jim
Publication year - 2010
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.1551-8833.2010.tb10070.x
Subject(s) - pipeline (software) , environmental science , injector , waste management , filtration (mathematics) , flash (photography) , environmental engineering , engineering , physics , mechanical engineering , statistics , mathematics , optics
This article discusses a planned expansion of the Castaic Lake Water Agency (CLWA) that included installing pipeline flash reactors (PFRs) (PFR) from the Mazzei Injector Co. LLC in Bakersfield, California. The Earl Schmidt Filtration Plant (ESFP) ozone system was designed by Black & Veatch. The Rio Vista Water Treatment Plant (RVWTP) system was a joint design venture by Black & Veatch and Kennedy Jenks Consultants. As part of the RVWTP expansion, the existing 102‐in. raw water pipeline was converted to an ozone contactor. The Mazzei PFR was selected for the ozone sidestream injection to match a similar installation at the agency's ESFP, and because of its proven high‐efficiency operation within a small footprint. System efficiencies created by the PFR technology are discussed, including bubble diffusion and static mixers, and ongoing research.