CASE STUDY: Marcellus Shale, Williamsport, Pennsylvania PROBLEM This water service provider had an existing metals- precipitation treatment plant, but the existing infrastruc- ture lacked the capability of desalinating Marcellus Shale produced water to meet discharge specifications. SOLUTION We installed three NOMAD TM units at customer’s water treatment plant to treat incoming produced water from multiple producers in the region. The NOMAD TM distilled water continues to meet EPA and DEP discharge specifi- cations (<500mg/L TDS, <250mg/L chlorides). DETAILS This historic project represents the first successful com- mercial treatment of Marcellus Shale produced water to a freshwater standard. Water in the Marcellus is unique. It has extremely high dissolved solids content, as we

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