Piloting

WINSSS is dedicated to the successful implementation of innovative technologies for small drinking water systems. WINSSS is dedicated to the successful implementation of innovative technologies for small drinking water systems. One of the ways we are accomplishing this is through pilot testing these technologies. The UMass Mobile Drinking Water Pilot Unit is in the final stages of construction and will be ready for use by March 2017. The pilot is capable of treating flows up to 10 gallons per minute and will be suited for a wide range of source waters. The unit is fully outfitted with innovative technologies including an advanced oxidation ozone generator as well as modern-classical technologies such as media filters and chemical feed apparatuses. The trailer is also outfitted with the most current monitoring equipment available. A key design feature of the pilot unit is the interchangeable format allowing treatment processes to be installed or removed with ease.

Pilot Trailer Process Layout Over the course of the next two years it is anticipated that the following technologies and treatment schemes listed below will be piloted. Many of these technologies will include collaboration between multiple Universities and Investigators of the WINSSS Center. 

  • Ferrate oxidation

  • Ozone  

  • Ion exchange 

  • Nitrification & De-nitrification 

  • DBP removal 

  • PFOA / PFOS removal 

  • Electrochemical Oxidation Processes 

 

 

WINSSS encourages collaboration with external entities that are interested in piloting their technologies. If this describes you, please contact WINSSS at winsssinfo@umass.edu 

 

The Drinking Water Pilot Trailer is funded through WINSSS, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, and New England Water Innovation Network.