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The use of microfiltration (MF) and ultrafiltration(UF) in water treatment applications continues to expand,both in terms of capacity and number of installations.The upper benchmark for the size of membrane facilitiesis expected to continue to get larger. In addition, therecent Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water TreatmentRule and its associated Membrane Filtration GuidanceManual, representing the first federal regulatory frameworkthat directly addresses membrane filtration, is anticipatedto result in increasing standardization of diversestate primacy agency policies for regulating MF/UF. Inlight of these advances, a comprehensive MF/UF resourcefor the water treatment industry had become imperative.In 2005, the first edition of AWWA Manual of WaterSupply Practices M53, Microfiltration and UltrafiltrationMembranes for Drinking Water, was published. Thisarticle provides a concise and abbreviated summary ofM53 to serve as a quick point of reference. Includes 5 references, tables, figures.

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Edition: Vol. 100 - No. 12 Published: 12/01/2008 Number of Pages: 14