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Municipal Water Treatment Case Study – Drinking Water | Empresa Municipal Aguas de Málaga (EMASA)
Case Study | EMASA – Cartridge Filters
The Aria Filtra™ Ultipleat® High Flow filter system delivers a consistent efficiency that results in a downtime reduction for the Reverse Osmosis membranes and cost-savings. Because of the high-flow-rate cartridges, our solution also reduced the footprint, stock needs as well as capital expenditures for items such as pipes and valves.
The Challenge
To supply 700,000 residents and an influx of summertime tourists with drinking water, the Empresa Municipal Aguas de Málaga (EMASA) installed a desalination plant that came online in 2005. One major water source, the Guadalhorce reservoir, is fed by a salty stream with salinity as high as 15 g/l. Overall, 80-85% of the feed water needed to be desalinated, and the original plant design called for pre-filtering to protect the reverse osmosis membranes. Per regulations, the plant regularly revisits the cost of those filters and other consumable supplies in order to deliver safe drinking water.
The Solution
The design committee evaluated the Aria Filtra Ultipleat High Flow filter system. The Ultipleat filter is an absolute rated filter that delivers a consistent efficiency that would result in a reduction of downtime for the Reverse Osmosis membranes and cost-savings.
The Results
The Aria Filtra solution reduced the footprint, stock needs, and capital expenditures for items such as pipes and valves. The plant has achieved a lifetime as long as one year between Ultipleat cartridge replacements, and because of the consistent performance of our filters, the time between replacements has become a benchmark for the rest of the operation.
- We know there are alternative filters available to us, and we regularly test and evaluate them. What we have always found is that when you take into account the performance, pricing and filter lifetime, the Aria Filtra filters provide us the best pre-filtering solution.”
- Nicolás Urgoiti Moinot, Production Manager / Process Engineer, EMASA
Solution Overview
- Reduced Downtime: Superior reverse-osmosis pretreatment filtering efficiency
- Quality Filters: Reliable performance, longer filter lifetimes, and intelligently designed for easier changeouts
- Reduced Cost: Combining extended filter life, less filters needed, and less labor hours for changeouts significantly reduces operating costs
Learn About the Product - Ultipleat High Flow Filter Solution
Installation of Ultipleat High Flow Filters from Aria Filtra reduce the downtime of the reverse osmosis membranes, costs and man hours.
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