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Filter Backwash Recycling Rule - Practical
Guidance
Raymond Ehrhard, P.E.
Overview
The
Filter Backwash Recycling Rule (FBRR) under the Safe Drinking Water Act
establishes regulatory provisions governing the way that certain recycle streams
are handled within the treatment processes of conventional and direct filtration
water treatment systems. The FBRR also establishes reporting and recordkeeping
requirements for recycle practices that will allow States and EPA to better
evaluate the impact of recycle practices on overall drinking water treatment
plant performance.
This
course has been developed to provide operators and consulting engineers with the
practical guidance and relevant information to assist them in complying with the
FBRR provisions. It outlines detailed methods for complying with each portion of
the FBRR, and provides other useful information regarding recycle practices and
filter backwashing not specifically required by the FBRR. It will also assist
those professionals that work in the upgrading and expansions of existing
drinking water facilities or the design of new facilities.
In
this course the student will learn some of the basics of drinking water
filtrations systems and how recycling practices may affect the operation.
Information on how to comply with the provisions of the FBRR is presented. The
course is suitable for a student with basic water treatment knowledge or for an
advanced student that needs to brush up on water treatment basics. It is geared
toward treatment plant operators and those consulting engineers involved with
water plant designs and upgrades.
The
student is expected to read and review the material contained in the Filter
Backwash Recycling Rule Technical Guidance Manual, EPA Office of Groundwater and
Drinking Water (4606M), EPA 816-R-02-014, December 2002.
The
student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of forty (40) questions at the end of
this course to obtain 8 PDH credits.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Attained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and
skills:
- General Requirements of
the USEPA Safe Drinking Water Act
- Water Treatment Filtration
Practices
- Water Chemistry
- Regulatory Requirements of
the FBRR
- Water Treatment
Terminology
- Support Information for
Designing and Operating Water Filtration Systems
Course
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the document prior to taking a quiz for credit.
Filter Backwash Recycling Rule (2.3 MB)
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