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Session 2: Operations<br />

Aquifer Storage and Recovery Pretreatment:<br />

Synergies of Bank Filtration, Ozonation,<br />

and Ultraviolet Disinfection<br />

Robert Stanley Cushing, Ph.D., P.E.<br />

Carollo Engineers<br />

Sarasota, Florida<br />

R. David G. Pyne, P.E.<br />

ASR Systems<br />

Gainesville, Florida<br />

David R. Wilkes, P.E.<br />

Jordan, Jones & Goulding<br />

Norcross, Georgia<br />

Introduction<br />

Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) is a technique in which water is stored in subsurface aquifers<br />

during high-supply, low-demand periods <strong>for</strong> use during low-supply, high-demand periods. As<br />

indicated in Figure 1, water is pumped into a confined aquifer, displacing the native water, and<br />

<strong>for</strong>ms a zone in the aquifer comprised primarily of injected water. <strong>Water</strong> is subsequently extracted<br />

from the aquifer when needed to supplement finished water-production capacity.<br />

Native<br />

Ground<br />

<strong>Water</strong><br />

Buffer<br />

Zone<br />

Stored<br />

<strong>Water</strong><br />

ASR Well<br />

Confining Layer Confining Layer<br />

Figure 1. Schematic representation of ASR.<br />

Stored<br />

<strong>Water</strong><br />

Target Storage Volume<br />

Confining Layer<br />

Correspondence should be addressed to:<br />

Robert S. Cushing, Ph.D., P.E.<br />

Partner<br />

Carollo Engineers, P.C.<br />

401 North Cattlemen Road • Suite 306 • Sarasota, Florida 34232 USA<br />

Phone: (941) 371-9832 • Fax: (941) 371-9873 • Email: RCushing@carollo.com<br />

Buffer<br />

Zone<br />

Native<br />

Ground<br />

<strong>Water</strong><br />

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