City of Fargo North Dakota has a surface water reverse osmosis system (RO) which requires brine concentrate discharge management back to a river that meets NPDES permit requirements. Contaminants of concerns are sulfates and heavy metals. Model simulations performed to determine proper mixing zone.

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First NameMark / Qigang
Last NamePeterson / Chang, PhD, PE
KeywordsConcentrate Management, NDPDES Permitting, Surface Water Reverse Osmosis RO
Year15
FileTH-1B-2_ChangQigang.pdf