The Case for Removing Post-Disinfection from MBR Treatment

A tremendous amount of pressure is put on municipalities to provide higher-quality effluent within increasingly constrained capital and operating budgets – they are required to do more with less. Wastewater treatment industry stakeholders should strive to understand and prove the capabilities of technology so as to enable the implementation of the required treatment levels within existing budgets. Membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology enables municipalities to effectively remove pathogens without the need – and cost – of an additional disinfection step. This presentation wil discuss an example where a utility was able to avoid an additional disinfection step and reduce ther overall operating cost without compromising the high effluent standards.