Publications

The following technical papers, which were authored or co-authored by principals of MBC, have been published in engineering periodicals and or presented at technical conferences.

Ending Pretreatment Chemical Dependency at a 10 MGD Nanofiltration Plant
American Membrane Technology Association Presentation, Knoxville, Tennessee, February 2023.

Optimizing Chemical Pretreatment and Membrane Element Performance at a 10 MGD Nanofiltration Plant 
American Membrane Technology Association Presentation, West Palm Beach, FL, July 2021.

Optimizing Replacement Membranes at the 10 mgd City of Pompano Beach Nanofiltration Plant 
American Membrane Technology Association and Southeast Florida Utility Council Presentation, West Palm Beach, FL, March 2018.

Upgraded Disinfection: Providing Four-Log Virus Treatment of a Finished Water Supply for a Consecutive System
Florida Section American Water Works Association Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, November 2016.

Four-log paper

Optimizing Four-Log Virus Treatment with Chemical Disinfection Relative to the Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
(co-author), Florida Section American Water Works Association Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, November 2011. Florida Water Resources Journal, April 2012.

Construction and Start-Up of a 3.0 MGD Low Pressure Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant for Clewiston, Florida
American Water Works Association Annual Conference and Exposition, Atlanta, GA, June 2008. American Membrane Technology Association and Southeast Desalting Association 2008 Joint Conference, Membrane Week, Naples, FL, July 2008.

Clewiston Installs Reverse Osmosis to Get Off Sugar
American Water Works Association Annual Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, TX, June 2006.

Process Optimization at New Nanofiltration Plant Meets Water-Quality Goals, Saves Money for Boca Raton
(co-author), Florida Section American Water Works Association Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, November 2005 (received Top Paper award and was published in the March issue of the Florida Water Resources Journal).

 Process Optimization During the First Year of Operation of a 40-mgd Nanofiltration Plant
(co-author), American Water Works Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, June 2005.

Start-Up of the World’s Largest Nanofiltration Plant
(co-author), American Membrane Technology Association Biennial Conference, San Antonio, Texas, 2004.

Evaluating Nanofiltration, Reverse Osmosis, and Ion Exchange to Meet Consumptive Use Constraints and Finished Water Quality Goals for Broward County
(co-author), American Membrane Technology Association Biennial Conference, San Antonio, Texas, 2004.

Seawater Reverse Osmosis – The Most Cost Effective Alternative for Meeting Nassau’s Near Term Water Needs
(co-author), International Desalination Association Biennial Conference, Nassau, Bahamas, September 2003.

Water Supply Cost Estimation Study
(co-author), SFWMD South Florida Water Management District, February 2007.

Upgrading and Renewing a 20-Year-Old 40 MGD Nanofiltration Plant
(co-author), American Membrane Technology Association Presentation, West Palm Beach, Florida, March 2024.