"Membrane filtration" means a pressure or vacuum driven separation process in which particulate matter larger than 1 micrometer is rejected by an engineered barrier, primarily through a size-exclusion mechanism, and which has a measurable removal efficiency of a target organism that can be verified through the application of a direct integrity test. This definition includes the common membrane technologies of microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, and reverse osmosis.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 64651.54
Note: Authority cited: Sections 116350, 116375, 131052 and 131200, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 116350 and 116375, Health and Safety Code.