How our water gets treated

HOW OUR WATER GETS TREATED

BY ANDY REIDLING

SOURCE WATERDEER CREEK

•DEER CREEK SUPPLIES WATER FOR MOST OF SALT LAKE VALLEY

•OTHER TRIBUTARIES BIG COTTONWOOD, LITTLE COTTONWOOD, BELL CANYON, PARLEYS

CONVEYANCE OF WATER•42 MILES OF CONCRETE PIPE

• DEER CREEK TO METRO WATER OF SALT LAKE AND SANDY

TREATMENT

METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SALT LAKE AND SANDY

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CHEMICALSPOSITIVE

•CAUSTIC SODA•CATIONIC POLYMER•FERRIC

CHLORIDE

NEGATIVE•ANIONIC POLYMER•FLUORIDE

•CHLORINE GAS

BASINS•FLOCCULATION •SEDIMENTATION

FILTRATION

•DUAL MEDIA FILTRATION•2 FEET OF SILICA SAND•3FEET OF ANTHRACITE COAL

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