Evaluation Of Ceralite-A As An Alternative To Anthracite Filter Media

The Golden Heart WTP located in Fairbanks Alaska is a lime softened, ground water treatment plant with five filter basins, with a combined surface area of 1495 ft² . Typical filter loading rates are in the 2.3 –to 3.1 gpm/ft²

The plant has 16” of 1.0 mm ES anthracite media over 8” of 0.55 mm ES sand which had reached the end of its service life.