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Show Page 16 THE OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Volume II, Issue XIII 1 July 2000 A Tour of the Ogden City Water Treatment Plant By Lorine Murtagh Chair, Ogden Canyon Club Ogden Canyon Club will meet Tuesday July 18, 2000 at The Oaks at 7:00 p.m. On Tuesday, June 20, several Ogden Canyon Club members and local residents took a twohour walking tour of the water treatment plant located just below Pineview Dam. Bob Prince, Assistant Manager of the Ogden City Water Department, and Jim Barton, Acting Supervisor of the plant, explained how over 13 million gallons of water, per day, are converted to a potable state that supplies about 12.5% of the water required to satisfy the needs of more than 70,000 people within Ogden Canyon and Ogden City. The potable water is transported approximately five miles west to Ogden City through narrow, rugged Ogden Canyon. Two pipelines traverse the canyon in separate corridors. At the mouth of the canyon, the pipelines interconnect to feed directly into Ogden City’s water distribution system. To the east of 23rd Street three concrete-lined reservoirs provide proper pressure control for approximately 59 million gallons of operating, emergency, and fire storage water. Small reservoirs at the east end of 36th Street and 46th Street provide water to the higher elevation service zones in the city. Bob and Jim expertly briefed the group on what happens to the raw water from the time it enters the treatment plant through a common pipeline from two sources—Pineview Reservoir and Wheeler Creek–an it leaves the plant ready for human consumption. The process includes a rather sophisticated and highly technical process for removing impurities such as clay particles, silt, bacteria, algae, and other foreign matter from the raw water. The application of chemicals is an important and vital part of treating the water. Chlorine, ferric chloride, wet and dry polymer, potassium permanganate, and powdered activated carbon are all added to disinfect the water and remove tastes and odors. Proper use of these chemicals ensures a safe and pleasing drinking water source for the consumer. Our tour guides pointed out that most of the chemicals used end up as dry solids, and are disposed of offsite. The state-of-the-art Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system (SCADA), completed in 1997 as part of the water system master plan improvements program, monitors the potable water, acting as the heart or control center of the treatment plant. A commitment to maintain this system is essential in order to provide a continued safe water supply to customers below the plant. To find out all about treatment processes in detail, i.e. coagulation, flocculation, clarification, and filtration, I highly recommend that you take a tour of the plant. It is an excellent educational experience. Thank you Bob and Jim for sharing your time and expertise with the community. FOR ALL YOUR OGDEN VALLEY REAL ESTATE NEEDS dickd@wardleygmac.com Visit www.dickdixon.org Site plan of the Ogden City Water Treatment Plant. MASTER MUFFLER & BRAKE 2017 Washington Blvd. Ogden, UT 84401 Your Fast & Friendly Service Center for: Emissions Testing Oil Changes Brake Repair Suspension & Steering Custom Performance Exhaust Emissions Failure Repair Foreign or Domestic NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY 399-3788 Weekdays 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturdays 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Bring This Ad and Receive an additonal 5% off of our already low prices - on any purchase! |