Riverbank Filtration

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxvii

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Chittaranjan Ray, Jüurgen Schubert, Ronald B. Linsky, Gina Melin

      Pages 1-15

3. Systems

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17

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   2. Conceptual Design of Riverbank Filtration Systems

      • Henry Hunt, Jürgen Schubert, Chittaranjan Ray

      Pages 19-27

   3. American Experience in Installing Horizontal Collector Wells

      • Henry Hunt

      Pages 29-34

   4. German Experience with Riverbank Filtration Systems

      • Jürgen Schubert

      Pages 35-48

   5. Riverbank Filtration Construction Options Considered at Louisville, Kentucky

      • Stephen Hubbs, Kay Ball, David L. Haas, Michael J. Robison

      Pages 49-59

   6. Operation and Maintenance Considerations

      • Henry Hunt, Jürgen Schubert, Chittaranjan Ray

      Pages 61-70

4. Contaminant Removal

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71

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   2. Removal of Pathogens, Surrogates, Indicators, and Toxins Using Riverbank Filtration

      • Jack Schijven, Philip Berger, Ilkka Miettinen

      Pages 73-116

   3. Riverbank Filtration Case Study at Louisville, Kentucky

      • Jack Wang

      Pages 117-145

   4. Reduction in Disinfection Byproduct Precursors and Pathogens During Riverbank Filtration at Three Midwestern United States Drinking-Water Utilities

      • W. Joshua Weiss, Edward J. Bouwer, William P. Ball, Charles R. O’Melia, Harish Arora, Thomas F. Speth

      Pages 147-173

   5. Occurrence, Characteristics, Transport, and Fate of Pesticides, Pharmaceuticals, Industrial Products, and Personal Care Products at Riverbank Filtration Sites

      • Ingrid M. Verstraeten, Thomas Heberer, Traugott Scheytt

      Pages 175-227

   6. Effectiveness of Riverbank Filtration Sites to Mitigate Shock Loads

      • Hans-Joachim Mälzer, Jürgen Schubert, Rolf Gimbel, Chittaranjan Ray

      Pages 229-259

   7. Riverbank Filtration as a Pretreatment for Nanofiltration Membranes

      • Thomas F. Speth, Till Merkel, Alison M. Gusses

      Pages 261-265

   8. Water-Quality Improvements with Riverbank Filtration at Düsseldorf Waterworks in Germany

      • Jürgen Schubert

      Pages 267-277

5. Research, Needs

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 279-279

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   2. Infiltration Rate Variability and Research Needs

      • William D. Gollnitz

      Pages 281-290

   3. Siting and Design Issues for Riverbank Filtration Schemes

      • Thomas Grischek, Dagmar Schoenheinz, Chittaranjan Ray

      Pages 291-302

   4. Natural Organic Matter Removal During Riverbank Filtration: Current Knowledge and Research Needs

      • Jörg E. Drewes, R. Scott Summers

      Pages 303-309

Chittaranjan Ray, Ph. D. , P. E. University of Hawaii at Mãnoa Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Jürgen Schubert, M. Sc. Stadtwerke Düsseldorf AG Düsseldorf, Germany Ronald B. Linsky National Water Research Institute Fountain Valley, California, United States Gina Melin National Water Research Institute Fountain Valley, California, United States 1. What is Riverbank Filtration? The purpose ofthis book is to show that riverbank filtration (RBF) isa low-cost and efficient alternative water treatment for drinking-water applications. There are two immediate benefits to the increased use of RBF: Minimized need for adding chemicals like disinfectants and coagulants to surface water to control pathogens. Decreased costs to the community without increased risk to human health. Butwhat,exactly, isRBF? In humid regions, river water naturally percolates through the ground into aquifers (which are layers of sand and gravel that contain water underground) during high-flow conditions. In arid regions, most rivers lose flow, and the percolating water passes through soil and aquifer material until it reaches the water table. During these percolation processes, potential contaminants present in river water are filtered and attenuated. If there are no other contaminants present in the aquifer or ifthe respective contaminants are present at lower concentrations, the quality of water in the aquifer can be ofhigher quality than that found in theriver. In RBF, production wells — which are placed near the banks ofrivers —pump large quantities ofwater.

• Filtration
• Groundwater
• Infiltration
• Pathogen
• algae
• hydrogeology
• hydrology
• water quality and water pollution
• air pollution and air quality

• University of Hawaii at Mãnoa, Honolulu, USA

  Chittaranjan Ray

• National Water Research Institute, Fountain Valley, USA

  Gina Melin, Ronald B. Linsky

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