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Seminars & Events
Media Filters Seminar
Location - Tamworth Regional Entertainment & Conference Centre, NSW
Date - 31st March 2009
“A One Day Seminar on Media Filter Assessment and Optimisation”
REGISTRATION FEES:
WIOA Member $99 per person inclusive of GST
Non - Member $132 per person inclusive of GST
 Media Filters Registration form (pdf 456 KB)
Program
Aims of Water Treatment (Peter Mosse)
The Real Hazards in Drinking Water (Peter Mosse)
• Why filters are essential to the production of safe drinking water
Water Treatment Systems and Control Points (Peter Mosse)
• Multiple barriers
Filters as a Control Point (Peter Mosse)
• Control limits and target criteria
• Why 0.1 NTU
• Concepts of Process Monitoring and Verification Monitoring
ADWG 2004 “Framework for the Management of Drinking Water Quality” (Peter Mosse)
Operator Responsibilities (Peter Mosse)
Principals of Filtration and Filter Types (Bruce Murray)
• Slow and rapid gravity filters
• Media, UC and ES
• Sands, coals and gravels
Filter Operations (Peter Mosse)
• Determination of filter run times
• Determination of filter backwash times
• Observing filter operation
Filter Inspection (Peter Mosse)
• Observing backwashes
• Determination of backwash turbidity profiles
• Determination of filtration rates (both pre and post backwash)
• Determination of backwash rates
• Media inspections
• Determination of bed fluidity and expansion
Coagulation and Filter Operation (Bruce Murray)
• Importance of good coagulation for filter operation
• Filter and coagulant aids
Filter Backwashing (Bruce Murray)
• Air scouring
• Low and high rate backwashes
• Combined air/water washes
Filter Entry Requirements (Peter Mosse)
• OH&S requirements
SCADA Trending for Effective Plant Monitoring (Peter Mosse)
• Scaling
• Grouping
• Interpretation
Long Term Filter Monitoring (Peter Mosse)
• Turbidity vs time
• Cumulative probability plots
• Spike counter plots
Filter Failures and Filter Rehabilitation (Bruce Murray)
• Mud balls
• Failed Plenums
• Repeated backwashing
• Air lancing
• Scraping
• Caustic washing
• Filter rebuilds
The Australian Water Treatment Alliance (Peter Mosse)
• History, Milwaukee to the present
• Steps to the Alliance
Registration fee includes the new publication –
“Practical Guide to the Operation and Optimisation of Media Filters”
by Peter Mosse and Bruce Murray
Last updated on
13-Feb-2009
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