| Guidelines for Vendor Presentations October 22, morning session: |
We decided NOT to provide a standardized format for presentations; vendors used their own presentation format for a 15-minute overview of their technology, including a description of as many of the following as possible:
- general technical basis for the technology,
- general engineering design,
- As removal efficacy over pH range 6.5 - 8.5, including effects of competing groundwater solutes such as sulfate, carbonate, silica, flouride, vanadate, naturally-occurring organic matter, total dissolved and suspended solids,
- power requirements
- waste water generation
- nature of residuals (pass TCLP or California WET)
- pretreatment or post-treatment requirements
- target population (point-of-use (POU), small distributed system, or other)
- number, location and scale of previous pilots
- estimated costs per gallon of treated water in full scale unit operation (POU unit or well, or other appropriate scale)
- anticipated required level of operator training
The morning session was open to all conference attendees; vendors were asked to avoid presenting any proprietary information.
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| Vendor Interviews by Technical Evaluation Teams: |
| The afternoon session involved private in-depth interviews of vendors by two different Technical Evaluation Teams. The teams sought verification and additional discussion of information presented in the morning talks. Our procedure for protecting intellectual property during the in-depth interviews by the Technical Evaluation Teams was reviewed at the start of the Forum. |
| Selection Criteria: |
| The evaluation of candidate technologies for the pilot test was based on both topical and quality criteria. Completeness of the topical information described above as well the quality of supporting data was considered in the evaluation. In addition, the ability of candidate companies to provide technical support and sufficient quantities of test material was evaluated. A more detailed description of the key areas of interest is given in the selection criteria. |
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