Pilot Plant Meeting Minutes

Spring 2009 Minutes

April 10, 2009

Working Group: 1

Accomplishments

• Set Process Controller to dose for PAC
• Set pump to turbidimeters to produce a tube settler capture velocity of 10 m/day
• Began dosing PAC!
• Obtained data to form turbidity profile for baffle spacing of .152 m at 100 L/min.

Metrics

• Quantitative and qualitative results from accomplishments and outcomes.
• Potential metrics for unresolved issues.

Outcomes

• Plant is ready for testing different configurations with PAC as coagulant

Issues

• Want to dilute PAC so peristaltic pump isn't pumping at non-optimal (low rpm) rates.

Working Group: 2

Accomplishments

• A summary of major work completed since last meeting based on last meeting's identified outcomes/issues

Metrics

• Quantitative and qualitative results from accomplishments and outcomes.
• Potential metrics for unresolved issues.

Outcomes

• A summary of resolutions based on what was accomplished.
• New directions and ideas that result from these resolutions.

Issues

• Difficult and unresolved issues
• Plans for action

Any Overall Team Comments: