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Technologies and Costs for Removal of Arsenic From Drinking Water

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3.6 PRECIPITATIVE PROCESSES3.6.1 Coagulation/FiltrationCoagulation/filtration (C/F) is a treatment process that alters the physical or chemicalproperties <strong>of</strong> colloidal or suspended solids, enhancing agglomeration, <strong>and</strong> allowing these solids tosettle out <strong>of</strong> solution by gravity or be removed by filtration. The C/F removal mechanism is discussedin greater detail in Chapter 2. A typical C/F process includes coagulant addition, which may befollowed by polymer addition to aid agglomeration, flocculation, sedimentation, <strong>and</strong> filtration.C/F is widely used as a treatment <strong>for</strong> removing suspended solids from surface water supplies.Most ground waters are low in turbidity <strong>and</strong> do not require this type <strong>of</strong> treatment. C/F is unlikely tobe installed solely <strong>for</strong> arsenic removal. Systems considering installation <strong>of</strong> this technology shoulddesign the process to operate in the optimal pH range if high removal efficiency is needed <strong>for</strong>compliance. Source waters containing high As(III) concentrations may opt <strong>for</strong> oxidation as a pretreatment<strong>for</strong> C/F. Pre-oxidation options are presented in Section 3.5. <strong>Costs</strong> are not presented <strong>for</strong> thisoption. Key design parameters that can be used with the cost models are presented <strong>for</strong> systems thatwish to explore this option.Very Small Systems (Less than 0.10 mgd)Capital costs <strong>for</strong> very small systems can be developed using the VSS model. The designparameter most affecting capital cost is the filtration rate. It affects the size <strong>of</strong> the filter structure <strong>and</strong>volume <strong>of</strong> filter media, the most cost intensive process in a C/F plant. The VSS model also makesprovisions <strong>for</strong> building (14.9-28.1 percent), fencing (2.1-7.5 percent) <strong>and</strong> road (1.2-4.7 percent) costsassociated with each <strong>of</strong> the technologies presented. The following design criteria can be used todevelop capital cost estimates <strong>for</strong> systems with a design flow <strong>of</strong> less than 0.10 mgd:# Coagulant dosage, ferric chloride, 25 mg/L;# Polymer dosage, 0.4 mg/L; <strong>and</strong># Filtration rate, 2.5 gpm/ft 2 .O&M costs are most affected by chemical costs associated with coagulant <strong>and</strong> polymerdosages. As a result, the very small systems O&M cost estimates can be escalated using the BLSChemical <strong>and</strong> Allied Products Index. Labor requirements were estimated at 8 hours per week.3-23

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