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The City of Cape Coral, located in Southwest Florida, has one of the largest reuse and reclaimed water systems in theworld. The City currently operates two wastewater reclamation facilities and initiated design for a third plant in 2007.The North Water Reclamation Facility (NWRF) will have an initial capacity of 10 MGD, and an ultimate capacity of 20MGD. Based on a detailed evaluation of conventional activated sludge and membrane bioreactor technologies, the Cityselected membranes for a number of reasons including superior effluent quality, the capability for more effectiveintegration with reclamation objectives, and reduced area requirements for highly priced real estate. Membranes andrelated equipment were subsequently pre-purchased using a life-cycle bidding approach. The entire project is beingdelivered within an alternative delivery framework.Recent wastewater facilities planning determined that a new treatment works would be required for rapidly growingareas of the North Cape. Furthermore, it is the City's desire to maximize the reclamation of treated effluent to meetirrigation distribution system demands and to more effectively utilize available resources. The proposed NWRF wouldhave the capability of discharging reclaimed water into a deep injection well as backup during low irrigation demandperiods. It will not discharge effluent to surface water.The NWRF would be located on a greenfield site in the midst of residential areas, subject to tight site constraints. Thedesign is also required to minimize impacts associated with construction activities. As a result, consideration of newand alternative process technologies was considered to be highly appropriate. Includes tables.

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Edition: Vol. - No. Published: 11/01/2009 Number of Pages: 5File Size: 1 file , 760 KB