This Water Treatment Facility in Australia Cleans Millions of Liters of Water a Year

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This Water Treatment Facility in Australia Cleans Millions of Liters of Water a Year

Leah McBeyThe Advocate News recently published a thorough report on Tas Water's Ridgley water treatment plant and the day-to-day activities in this facility.

" The team at Tas Water’s Pet River Water Treatment Plant know all about our water habits. They’ve dedicated their careers to keeping clean, high quality water flowing into our homes and businesses around the clock every day of the year, without outages or outbreaks", writes Leah McBey.

Pet River treatment plant follows the proven treatment methods including chlorination, but the biggest challenge is to get the right raw water quality - the turbidity (the number of particles in the water which can make it cloudy).

"The water from the Pet River Dam flows through the treatment plant, where chemicals called ‘flocculants’ attract organic matter into lumps, which are then removed. The particles are dried to form soil, which is carted away to be used for compost. The water drops from the flocculant tanks through layers of anthracite coal, fine sand, coarse sand, and two layers of gravel, which remove finer and finer particles. Once the water is cleaned, it moves to the treated water tank ready for use.", states the article.

Read the report in its entirety on The Advocate. 

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