TDS-to-Recovery Selector

Slide to your feedwater TDS and see the recovery band, pressure, and configuration that fit.

Interactive Range Setter

4,000 mg/L TDS

1,000 3,000 5,000 8,000 10,000

Feed TDS band	Recovery	Pressure	Configuration	Pretreatment
1,000–3,000	70–75%	150–180 psi	Single-pass integrated	Sediment + antiscalant
3,000–5,000	60–70%	180–220 psi	2-stage skid	Silica / iron watch
5,000–8,000	55–65%	200–240 psi	2-stage + booster	Softening if hardness high
8,000–10,000	50–60%	220–250 psi	Reinforced skid	Full pretreatment train

Silica, not TDS, often sets the true recovery ceiling — at El Paso’s KBHDP plant silica capped recovery at 82.5%. Bands from US DOE inland-BWRO data; confirm against a full analysis.

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