ABSTRACT ONLY:
The $190-million Broad Run Water Reclamation Facility, in Loudoun County, Virginia, meets some of the most stringent water reclamation standards in the world. The first large-scale facility to employ membrane bioreactor technology with carbon treatment and disinfection by ultraviolet light, the 11 mgd (41,635 m3/d) plant complies with strict nutrient limits while providing a community amenity that will confer educational, aesthetic, and recreational benefits well into the future.
BIOS:
Daniel P. Lynch, P.E., is a project manager in the Chantilly, Virginia, office of CH2M HILL. Thomas A. Broderick, P.E., is with Loudoun Water, of Ashburn, Virginia, and is the program manager of the Broad Run Water Reclamation Facility.