The Impacts of New CT Requirements for Designing Ozone Systems for Cryptosporidium Inactivation

Abstract

The impacts of new CT requirements for ozone disinfection of Cryptosporidium are evaluated using a desktop CT disinfection analysis. The analysis is applied to the design of new and upgraded ozone systems for two water treatment plants in Virginia. The results indicate that the feasibility of ozone disinfection of Cryptosporidium is dependent on ozone demand and decay characteristics of the water supply and may not be feasible for water supplies with moderate to high ozone decay rates. The CT analysis is a useful design procedure to evaluate the benefit-cost tradeoffs of using ozone to achieve alternative disinfection goals.