{"id":3721,"date":"2018-04-13t15:57:05","date_gmt":"2018-04-13t20:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snyder-associates.u5fz9z3h-liquidwebsites.com\/?post_type=snyder-projects&p=3721"},"modified":"2022-04-25t15:58:29","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25t20:58:29","slug":"edr-water-treatment-plant-improvements","status":"publish","type":"snyder-projects","link":"\/\/www.dicovercards.com\/projects\/edr-water-treatment-plant-improvements\/","title":{"rendered":"design & construction of new electrodialysis reversal (edr) water treatment plant: walnut, iowa"},"content":{"rendered":"
this project involved the construction<\/a> of a new facility to treat drinking water<\/a> from deep jordan sandstone wells containing excessive amounts of naturally occurring fluoride and radium<\/a>. water sourced from the jordan aquifer in southwest iowa<\/a> is also typically high in hardness and iron. the city-owned the two existing jordan wells, which were historically excellent water producers and very reliable due to depth. as raw water resources<\/a> in the area are scarce, it was the desire of the owner to maintain both existing wells and reduce radium, fluoride, and hardness to acceptable levels.<\/p>\n the new treatment process consisted of high technology equipment to provide appropriate treatment for the raw water. as the well water contained a significant concentration of iron and manganese, a layneox pressure filter system was utilized, allowing for a significant reduction in equipment footprint. following the iron filter, an electrodialysis reversal (edr) membrane system was installed. edr provided a high technology solution to reduce fluoride and radium in the source water to meet drinking water standards. in addition, hardness can be\u00a0reduced to a level the plant operator selects. the electrodialysis reversal is adjustable in that changes to the electrical supply can vary final water quality produced by the process.<\/p>\n