Protocols and Test Plans

Current Versions of Protocols and Test Plans
for the ETV Drinking Water Systems Center

Generic Protocol for Product Specific Challenge Testing of Bag and Cartridge Filter Systems March 2012 (PDF)

Generic Protocol for Development of Test / Quality Assurance Plans for Validation of Ultraviolet (UV) Reactors August 2011 (PDF)

Generic Protocol for the Product Specific Challenge Testing of Microfiltration or Ultrafiltration Membrane Modules August 2011 (PDF)

Protocol for Equipment Verification Testing for Arsenic Removal September 2003 (PDF)

  1. Test Plan for Ion Exchange
  2. Test Plan for Coagulation and/or Co-Precipitation and Filtration
  3. Test Plan for Adsorptive Media Processes
  4. Test Plan for Electrodialysis Processes: See Test Plan for Removal of Inorganic Constituents by Electrodialysis and Electrodialysis Reversal
  5. Test Plan for Reverse Osmosis Processes: See Test Plan for Removal of Inorganic Constituents by Reverse Osmosis

Protocol for Equipment Verification Testing for:
Removal of Precursors to Disinfection By-Products September 2003 (PDF)

  1. Test Plan for Membrane Processes
  2. Test Plan for Granular Activated Carbon Adsorption

Protocol for Equipment Verification Testing for:
Removal of Inorganic Constituents April 2002 (PDF)

  1. Test Plan for Reverse Osmosis or Nanofiltration
  2. Test Plan for Removal of Inorganic Chemical and Radionuclide Contaminants by Electrodialysis and Electrodialysis Reversal

Protocol for Equipment Verification Testing for:
Physical Removal of Microbiological and Particulate Contaminants February 2005 (PDF)

  1. Test Plan for Membrane Filtration
  2. Test Plan for Coagulation and Filtration
  3. Test Plan for Bag Filters and Cartridge Filters
  4. Test Plan for Precoat Filtration
  5. Test Plan for Backwashable Depth Filtration

Protocol for Equipment Verification Testing for:
Inactivation of Microbiological ContaminantsJanuary 2003 (PDF)

  1. Test Plan for Ozone-based and Advanced Oxidation
  2. Test Plan for On-Site Generation of Halogen Disinfectants
  3. Test Plan for Ultraviolet Radiation Technologies

Protocol for Equipment Verification Testing for:
Physical Chemical and Biological Removal of Nitrate April 2002 (PDF)

  1. Test Plan for Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration
  2. Test Plan for Ion Exchange
  3. Test Plan for Heterotrophic Biological Denitrification

Protocol for Equipment Verification Testing for:
Removal of Radioactive Chemical Contaminants April 2002 (PDF)

  1. Test Plan for the Removal of Radium and Uranium by Cation and Anion Exchange Technologies
  2. Test Plan for the Removal of Radium and Uranium by Nanofiltration Membrane Processes
  3. Test Plan for the Removal of Radon by Air-Stripping Processes

Protocol for Equipment Verification Testing for:
Removal of Synthetic Organic Chemical (SOC) Contaminants January 2004 (PDF)

  1. Test Plan for Membrane Filtration Processes
  2. Test Plan for SOC Oxidation by Ozone and Advanced Oxidation Processes
  3. Test Plan for Adsorptive Media Processes

Protocol for Equipment Verification Testing of:
Volatile Organic Chemical (VOC) Removal January 2004 (PDF)

  1. Test Plan for Air Stripping Technology
  2. Test Plan for Adsorptive Media Processes