Algae in lakes and reservoirs can create issues for drinking water plants including toxins, bad taste and unpleasant odors in the water. While there are a number of treatment methods used to deal with this problem, ozone treatment of the water has emerged as a proven and cost effective method. Depending on where and how […]
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Ozone Drinking Water Authority Wilfred LePage Passes
Wilfred LePage, age 83 of Monroe, MI died Monday, January 27, 2014 in his home after a year long period of declining health. Following service with the Marines during the Korean Conflict, he studied at Wayne State University. While in college he entered his career field of drinking water purification at the Mount Clemens Water […]
Ozone for the Long Term Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT2ESWTR)
Public drinking water systems will need to start complying with LT2ESWTR if sampling results indicate source waters are at risk for cryptosporidium contamination. The protozoan is capable of causing serious gastrointestinal illness. Compliance generally means additional protective measures including watershed control, source relocation, pretreatment methods, filtration, and pathogen inactivation methods. Chlorination does not control the […]
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 […]
City of Winfield, KS Has Used Ozone Since 2005
The City of Winfield drinking water department produces on average 2 MGD of water and has capacity of 6 MGD. The city has about 4,350 residential 715 commercial customers for its water. The Winfield Water Treatment facility was operational in 1969, coinciding with the completion of the Winfield City Lake. Currently, all water treated by […]
The City of Manistique Win Besting Water Using Ozone Treatment
During the 64th Annual U.P. Water Treatment System Operator’s Training, which is associated with the American Water Works Association. Manistique competed against 11 other communities in a drinking water taste off. Manistique’s water supply is drawn from the Indian River – something which sets Manistique apart form many of the other communities in the taste […]
Milwaukee High Quality Water Starts with Ozone
The Milwaukee Water Works is a national leader in providing safe, high-quality drinking water. The finished water is distributed to an estimated 830,000 residents of Milwaukee and 15 other communities in the metropolitan area meets or exceeds all federal and state drinking water standards. Each year, the Water Works annually tests Lake Michigan water and […]
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. […]
Ozone Disinfection of Water Mains
Before a new water main or one that has recently under gone repair can be placed back into service, it must be flushed and disinfected. The conventional approach is to use high concentrations of chlorine for an extended period of time to kill the bacteria living in the biofilms attached to the water main surface. […]
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 […]