Water Treatment System
Definition: A System of different procedures designed to remove contaminants, add disinfectants and deliver a standard of water to all of the users in a closed loop system. Some of the items that it treats for is:
- Removal of Particulates and Total dissolved Solids (TDS)
- Simple filtration
- Advanced filtration
- Reverse osmosis
- Removal of Chemical Contamination
- Ion exchange
- Sorption (Sorption is a physical and chemical process by which one substance becomes attached to another)
- Others (aeration, softening, electrodialysis, reverse osmosis)
- Removal of Biological Contaminants
- Chlorination
- Ultraviolet light
- Ozone
- Other disinfection technologies (ammonium compounds, nonoxidizing biocides [i.e., formaldehyde], heat, and peracetic acid)
These systems are controlled and monitored by the USEPA.
