The Alabama city of Auburn in 2012 converted the disinfection system at its H.C. Morgan Water Pollution Control Facility from chlorine to UV.
Since the UV system went online in October of that year, it has consistently outperformed the plant’s regulatory requirements for E. coli of 126 cfu/100 mL monthly average May to November and 548 cfu/100 mL monthly average December to April. The conversion made use of the existing chlorine contact tanks and fixed weir to reduce construction cost, while also enabling surplus space in those tanks to be repurposed.Variable LoadsAuburn, home to Auburn University, faces treatment challenges common to
An Easy Transition
A clean-water plant in the hometown of the Auburn Tigers completes a trouble-free conversion from gaseous chlorine to UV disinfection.
Mar 17, 2014
| by Ted J. Rulseh |
