CONSERVE researchers Drs. Amy R. Sapkota, Allen Davis, Amir Sapkota, Leena Malayil, Rianna Murray, Suhana Chattopadhyay and Michele Morgado are collaborating with the City of Westminster, MD and WATEK Engineering Corporation to evaluate the first indirect potable reuse project in the State of Maryland, PUREWater Westminster. The project is evaluating the effectiveness of a multi-barrier wastewater treatment approach that includes ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis, granular activated carbon, ultraviolet disinfection and advanced oxidation processes. Effluent from the wastewater treatment plant will be treated through this approach and added to the Cranberry Reservoir, the current source water for the city’s drinking water treatment plant. The CONSERVE team is evaluating the efficacy of this treatment train in reducing microbiological, chemical and metal contaminants of concern to human health. This portion of the project is funded by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. For more information, visit the PUREWater Westminster website.
The PUREWater Westminster project team
Touring the PUREWater Westminster project facility