Drinking Water Operator Certification Training 
                                      
                                                           
                                      
                              Module 19: 
                        Membrane Filtration  
          
           This course includes content developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (Pa. DEP) 
           in cooperation with the following contractors, subcontractors, or grantees: 
                     The Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors (PSATS) 
                               Gannett Fleming, Inc. 
                               Dering Consulting Group 
                        Penn State Harrisburg Environmental Training Center 
                                    
          
       
                                                                                                                   MODULE 19: MEMBRANE FILTRATION 
                                                                                                                                                                                               
                           
                                                                                                Topical Outline 
                           
                          Unit 1: Overview of Membrane Filtration 
                           
                          I.          Introduction 
                                      A.           Definition 
                                      B.           Comparison to Conventional Treatment 
                                      C.           Comparison to Bag or Cartridge Filtration 
                                      D.           History of Membrane Treatment 
                                      E.           Regulatory Perspective 
                                      F.           System Configurations 
                                                    
                          II.         Membrane Technology Overview 
                                      A.           Principles of Membrane Filtration 
                                      B.           Membrane Filter Applications 
                                      C.           Membrane Filtration Summary 
                                                            
                          III.        Terminology and Definitions 
                                      A.           Flux  
                                      B.           Feed Water  
                                      C.           Transmembrane Pressure (TMP)  
                                      D.           Specific Flux 
                                      E.           Permeate  
                                      F.           Cross Flow vs. Dead End Flow 
                                      G.           Reverse Flow (RF) and Back Pulse  
                                      H.           Concentrate or Reject 
                                      I.           Air Scrub 
                                      J.           Backwash Recovery  
                                      K.           Chemical Clean-In-Place (CIP) 
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                                                                         MODULE 19: MEMBRANE FILTRATION 
                                                                                                                          
                  
                 Unit 2: Membrane System Materials, Configurations, and Operation 
                  
                 I.      Membrane Construction and System Configurations 
                         A.      Membrane System Components 
                         B.      Chemical Tolerance 
                         C.      Forms of Membrane Filters 
                         D.      Membrane System Configurations 
                         E.      Flow Path 
                         F.      Pretreatment 
                         G.      System Limitations       
                  
                 II.     Operational Procedures 
                         A.      Automatic Procedures 
                         B.      Manual Procedures 
                                       
                 III.    System Operation 
                         A.      System Startup 
                         B.      Daily Process Monitoring 
                         C.      Weekly Process Monitoring 
                                       
                                       
                 Unit 3: Regulatory and Economic Issues 
                  
                 I.      Regulatory Issues 
                         A.      Surface Water Treatment Rules 
                         B.      Disinfection Byproducts 
                         C.      Radon 
                         D.      Arsenic 
                         E.      Filter Backwash  Rule 
                                  
                 II.     Economic Issues 
                         A.      Flux Rate 
                         B.      TMP 
                         C.      Membrane Replacement Frequency 
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