This project provides recommendations for water reuse systems that would be beneficial to the Greater Worcester community, with specific focus on use at Wheelabrator Technologies. A treatment system capable of treating 1 MGD to meet Massachusetts Class A water reuse standards was designed with the intention of relieving industrial use of potable water in the town of Millbury. The proposed system consists of an ultrafiltration membrane unit to control suspended solid levels, an ultraviolet disinfection unit to control fecal coliform levels, and a pumping station. This system could be mutually beneficial to both the Upper Blackstone Water Pollution Abatement District and Wheelabrator Technologies.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• O'Connell, Jenna Adrienne
• Trahan, Meghan Elise
• Prescott, Mary Elizabeth

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-032217-112008

Advisor

• Kmiotek, Stephen J.
• Bates, Wayne Edward
• Bergendahl, John Andrew

Year

• 2017

Sponsor

• Upper Blackstone Water Pollution Abatement Distric

Date created

• 2017-03-22

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Environmental Engineering
• Chemical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright