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WTP Retrofit Clears Up Source Water Turbidity And Equips Colorado Plant For Safer Operations
May 23, 2011
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•Case Study: WTP Retrofit Clears Up Source Water Turbidity And Equips Colorado Plant For Safer Operations
•Case Study: WTP Retrofit Clears Up Source Water Turbidity And Equips Colorado Plant For Safer Operations
By Steve London, President, Steven London Associates
Seasonal spikes in turbidity, taste, and odor affect many water utilities that rely on surface sources for their water treatment plants. The Yampa River presents a classic example of how one municipal water system dealt with it.
The Yampa River runs clear at only 600 cu.ft/sec during the ‘Dog Days of Summer'. This comes in the wake of the river's flow reaching more than 20,000 cu.ft/sec in the earlier spring when snow melt and mountain rains can supercharge the channel. Measured another way, this scenic river's turbidity can range from a low of 4 to 10 ntu in summer but reach as much as 500 ntu or more during peak runoff.
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