An Assessment of Osmotic Mechanisms Pairing Desalination Concentrate and Wastewater Treatment
Project Summary:
CH2M Hill will conduct a 12-month study to investigate the use of reverse osmosis concentrate as a draw solution to recover wastewater using forward osmosis technology.
- TWDB Contract Manager:
- Saqib Shirazi, P.E.
- Funding Recipient:
- CH2M Hill Companies Ltd.
- Project Administrator:
- Robert Huehmer, P.E., CH2M Hill
- Participants:
- CH2M Hill Companies Ltd. (Chantilly, Virginia), Colorado School of Mines(Golden, Colorado), Hydration Technologies, Inc.,
- Project Start Date:
- November 1, 2008
- Project Completion Date:
- March 31, 2011
- Total Project Cost:
- $135,583
- TWDB Share of Project Cost:
- $90,000
- Benefits:
- The study will develop a framework to provide guidance to the industry in selecting the forward osmosis process aa a component in an integrated system for simultaneous treatment of impaired water and brine from desalinated processes.
Project Details
Participants
Project Sponsors:
Texas Water Development Board
Dr. Saqib Shirazi, P.E. - Contract Manager
1700 N. Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78711
512-463-7932
Funding Recipient:
CH2M Hill
9191 South Jamaica Street
Englewood, CO 80112
888-242-6445
Project Manager:
CH2M Hill
Robert Huehmer, P.E.
15010 Conference Center Drive, Suite 200
Chantilly, VA 22205
703-376-5000
Project Consultants:
Colorado School of Mines
Dr. Tzahi Cath, Assistant Professor
Division of Environmental Science and Engineering
Golden, CO 80401-1887
303-273-3402
Hydration Technology Innovations
2484 Ferry Street SW
Albany, OR 97322-7801
541-917-3335
Project Milestones
Event | Date |
---|---|
Announcement of Request for Proposals in Texas Register | March 7, 2008 |
Proposal received by TWDB | April 23, 2008 |
TWDB Board approval to negotiate contracts | June 23, 2008 |
Contract execution date | October 22, 2008 |
Final report deadline | June 2010 |
Progress Reports
- March 2009 (183 KB)
- April 2009 (126 KB)
- May 2009 (201 KB)
- June 2009 (218 KB)
- July - October 2009 (97 KB)
- November 2009 (95 KB)
- December 2009 (95 KB)
- January 2010 (124 KB)
- February-March 2010 (81 KB)
Final Report
- Assessment of Osmotic Mechanisms Pairing Desalination Concentrate and Wastewater Treatment, October 2011 (3.2 MB)