WSP11115

• File Number: 8041
• Description: Section D General Studies-NPDES/Water Quality
• Date: 1/1/1958
• Author: American Water Works
• Title: Water Quality Studies-Pollution-The Story of Water Supply-A Trip Behind Your Water Faucet
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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, ~ YOU'I?E GE.TTING YOUR WATER ~ROM SUR~ACE. SC>u;?CE'S \-lERE A~
'SOME 01= i\-lE' TUINGS YOUR WATER WO!:?KS N\AV !-lAVE TO DO TO
IT ON 1l-lE WAY TO vCVR ~AUCET' , . . .

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COfv\ES FRCYv\ A
lAKE OR RESER\O~~
1l-lEWAl'ER'll-lERE
WILL SO'v\ETIMES
I?6OU1RE "TREATMENT
Wll\-lCH~'CAl..S
TO CONTRoL 1l-lE'
GROV\/1H 01=- MIC-
ROSCOPIC PlANTS,
CALLED "ALGAE"
W~ICH CAN CAUSE'
BADTASrE' Af.lO
OCO'RS IN "OUR
DRINKING \NA.TER

PARTICLES rn:
COPPER SLlU:ATf
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'SuR~N:E WATERs. ARE DRAWN INTO TI-lE
SYSTEM ~ AN INTAKE STR\)CTl)RE
~lCI-lIS SCREENED 10 KEEPOJrSTlCKSAND
an.tER DEBRIS AS WELL AS J:1Sl-l

NDT C'ClNIE.S A.1'l?1P1l-l~ A LAI(6E lR'ANS.
MtS'5ION UNE 10 ll-E TREATMENT PLANT

I'L1\Ul(;l.l "..E
1'i?\p IS OCCA'3ION-
ALLY MADE BY
GRAvl1Y FLOVV.
MOST OFTEN "..E
RAW WATER MUST
BE. PUMPED FROM
TI4E SOURCE TO
Tl<E PLANT.BERlRE
TJ.lE Wi\TER ENTERS
nil;: TREATMENT
Pl..ANT, TJ.lE AMOUNT
IS MEASUP-ED.