小型系统地下水处理厂的设计经常受到预算限制的阻碍。由于小型系统的财政资源通常有限，且容量和流速较低，因此在安装全尺寸装置之前，采用中试装置进行处理测试通常是不切实际的。然而，需要一些预测有效性的方法，以允许处理方法的变化，尤其是在达到规定的污染物水平时。作者描述了一种化学分析方案，该方案使用台架试验和计算来预测过滤设备的响应，并说明了这些程序如何在处理选择中有效。典型的水处理测试集中在症状上，例如铁和锰的离子浓度、有机物质的存在与否以及钙硬度。虽然经常测量pH值、铁和锰的浓度、硬度以及浊度，但地下水的其他成分却被忽略了。 作者提出了一种简化的分析和测试方法，该方法具有包容性、全面性和预测性。由于从地面移除井水时，平衡状态会发生快速变化，因此必须在现场进行一些测试。程序使用小型系统供应商随时可用的有限实验室仪器和设备。提出了计算指南，并讨论了一些台式技术。

The design of small systems groundwater treatment plants is frequently hampered by budgetary constraints. Because small systems often have limited financial resources, as well as low volume and flow rates it is usually impractical to employ pilot plants for treatment testing prior to installation of a full scale plant. However, some means of forecasting effectiveness is required to allow for variations in treatment methods, especially in reaching mandated levels of contaminants. The authors describe a chemical analysis protocol which uses bench top testing and calculations to predict filter plant response, and illustrate how these procedures can be effective in treatment selection. Typical water treatment testing has focused on the symptoms, e.g. ion concentrations of iron and manganese, the presence or absence of organic material, and calcium hardness. While pH, iron and manganese concentrations and hardness have often been measured, along with turbidity, other components of groundwater have been ignored. The authors propose a simplified method of analysis and testing that is inclusive, thorough and predictive. Because well water is subject to rapid changes in equilibrium when removed from the ground some of the testing is necessarily performed on site. Procedures use limited laboratory instrumentation and equipment which is readily available to the small system provider. A guide for calculations is suggested and some bench top techniques are discussed.