SBIR-STTR Award

Vortex Corporation, in partnership with Prof Charles Gerba and Dr. Rip Rice, proposes to address HSARPA`s need for an effective replacement for chlorine as a primary disinfectant. The proposed water disinfection system combines the synergistic effect of UV and Ozone to produce drinking water to EPA requirements. To date, a small scale device has been manufactured and has been shown to exceed National Sanitation Foundation standards for U.S. drinking water for microbes (>99.9999% reduction), cysts (>99.9999% reduction), lead (>99.9% reduction) and other contaminants. It is through this proposed effort that Vortex intends to validate the efficacy of this unique device for the inactivation of Klebsiella pneuminia, poliovirus and Cryptosporidium as well as for the reduction of disinfection-by-product formation

Vortex Corporation, in partnership with the Water Quality Center and Prof Charles Gerba at the University of Arizona, proposes to address HSARPAs need for an effective replacement for chlorine in municipal water treatment. The proposed water disinfection system combines the synergistic effect of UV, Ozone and silver ions to produce drinking water to meet EPA requirements. In the Phase I program, a laboratory prototype device has been constructed and has been shown to meet or exceed EPA requirements for Primary and Secondary disinfection and Disinfection-by-product formation. In the Phase II, a larger scale, prototype system will be designed, built and tested on a group of homes at the Water Village at the University of Arizona. The Water Village, is an isolated group of homes with its own water treatment and water distribution system, Here, the prototype will be tested for its compliance with all EPA requirements; including Primary and Secondary Disinfection and Disinfection-by-Product Formation.5