Barstow, California

From Contaminated Groundwater to Potable Water

Due to the presence of serious contaminants and potentially hazardous material in groundwater, there is an increasing threat to human health. Regions like the West and the Midwest with high concentrations of livestocks has already suffered from groundwater contamination. Facilities that use groundwater as tap water recognized the potential dangers of contaminants and has begun to put up warning signs to the public. 

As water becomes an increasingly scarce resource worldwide, both financial and environmental concerns have prompted escalating demand for groundwater remediation. Fortunately, Proteuss highly effective biofiltration process can remediate contaminants such as nitrate, perchlorate, and organics to meet Federal Maximum Contamination Level (MCL).  

The purpose of this project is deployment of two full-scale Proteus Biofiltration vessels for the treatment of groundwater contaminated with nitrate and to confirm the water quality and energy savings. In addition the data will be used to attain California Title 22 water quality standards.

Meeting these standards will secure potable water supply for local residents in the long run. This project will offer demonstration and optimization of Proteus filtration system for treatment of approximately 0.25-0.5 MGD contaminated groundwater. The lower flowrate has been defined to achieve simultaneous treatment of nitrate and perchlorate in the event that the perchlorate migrates to the proposed project site.