The City of Tyler has released the results of an independent review of its water treatment process conducted by Enprotec/Hibbs & Todd, Inc. The study looked at the causes and possible remedies for high levels of haloacetic acids in the water. Haloacetic acids are a disinfection byproducts (DBP) which are regulated by the US EPA. […]
Tag: drinking water treatment
Emporium KS Upgrades Ozone Disinfection Drinking Water System
The Emporia City, KS Commission approved a request authorizing the Public Works Department to proceed with an Ozone Equipment purchase Wednesday afternoon during an active session. The current equipment at the Water Treatment Plant uses atmospheric air and bubble diffusers and was installed in 1995, with an expected life of 15 to 20 years. The […]
Natrona County Uses Ozone To Treat Drinking Water
Natrona County’s drinking water is taken from the North Platte River and is treated at the Central Wyoming Regional Water System (RWS) with the primary disinfectant being ozone. The facility produces up to 25 million gallons of water per day. RWS uses chloramines as their secondary disifectant to keep bacteria from growing in the delivery […]
Drinking Water Utilities Treatment Practices Based On Recent Disinfection Rules
The Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rules, know as LT2ESWTR was promulgated in 2006 obligating large drinking water utilities to comply with the rules by 2012. The rule was designed to prevent cryptosporidium, a difficult to kill pathogen from entering the drinking water supply. An incident in Milwaukee resulted in thousands of people […]
Laughlin, NV Treats Drinking Water with Ozone to Reduce Disinfection By products and Control Taste and Odor Issues
Big Bend Water District (BBWD) is the supplier of potable water to the community of Laughlin, the sole source of which is the Colorado River. “The BBWD has over 15,000 acre feet per year as an allotment, but historically Laughlin rarely uses more than 5,000 acre feet of that allotment. BBWD can treat a maximum […]
Ann Arbor Michigan Uses Ozone for Primary Disinfection
Ann Arbor’s Drinking Water Treatment Plant’s primary source of water comes from the Huron River. Ann Arbor is one of only seven facilities using an inland river as a drinking water source in Michigan. About 85 percent of the water comes from the river, while 15 percent comes from wells located at the city’s airport. […]
Study Shows Electrolysis and Volatilization Can Mitigate Bromate Formation in Drinking Water
A recent study in the Journal Ozone Science and Enginnering has shown that electrolysis followed by volatilization can remove Br from drinking water and as a result lower the formation of bromate from ozone water treatment. This is an important issue since a large number of water sources contain Br ion. Ozone can react under […]
Santa Barbara to Complete Upgrade to Ozone
The City of Santa Barbara’s Cater Water Treatment Plant is being upgraded in response to stricter federal drinking water regulations. The $20 million ozone water treatment project is about 80 percent complete. The work should be completed by the end of January. Ozone will replace chlorine in the pre-treatment of water at the plant. Besides […]
Korean Drinking Water Plant Purchases First Advanced Oxidation Treatment Process
A municipal drinking water system in a new high-tech industrial zone in South Korea has contracted for an ultraviolet (UV) advanced oxidation process (AOP) treatment technology. This is the firts time such a technology will be applied in Korea for drinking water. The water treatment facility will treat more than 26 million gallons per day, […]
Salt Lake City Uses Ozone to Improve Water Quality
Salt lake City uses ozone at two of its facilities: Little Cottonwood (LCW) and Point of the Mountain (POM). LCW has Utah’s first and largest ozone drinking water treatment system, two ozone generators each sized at 3,750 lb/day of ozone. The facility can treat 143 MGD of water. The plant can dose ozone at 3.5 […]