Case Study
Pressure Filters for Arsenic Removal
Location: Fallon, Nevada Owner: City of Fallon Engineer: Shepard Miller Inc. Contractor: Western Summit Constructors Inc. Substantial Problem Located 60 miles east of Reno, the thriving farming community of Fallon, Nevada, was once described as being on a “Mount Everest of an arsenic problem.” Several wells in the area draw water from an underlying basaltic aquifer that is high in naturally occurring arsenic. These wells, which supply drin