The North Jersey District Water Supply
Commission (NJDWSC) is responsible for
providing water supply to approximately
two million residents in northern New
Jersey. The sources of supply for the
NJDWSC are Wanaque (capacity: 29.6
Billion Gallons) and Monksville (7.0 BG)
Reservoirs; both are located within the
Wanaque River Basin in Passaic County,
New Jersey. Additional water can be
pumped to the Wanaque Reservoir from
other stream sources when needed. The
two pump stations are located on the
Ramapo River in Pompton Lakes (max
pumping rate 150 Million Gallon per Day)
and the Pompton-Passaic Rivers in Wayne
(max pumping rate 250 MGD). NJDWSC has given top priority to source water protection, overall security of its reservoirs, treatment
plant, and transmission facilities to ensure a safe and uninterrupted supply of drinking water.
These measures have been designed for protecting the water supply system against natural or accidental
events. Due to recent events, the safety and security measures have been significantly expanded
to include the protection against intentional attacks on water supply systems.
NJDWSC's source water protection management strategy provides water quality protection from
both natural and man-made contamination events. This strategy allows for better management of raw
water quality, cost savings in water treatment operations and the protection of natural resources.
This paper focuses on NJDWSC's comprehensive reservoir operation plan that addresses current and
future management requirements for better impounding water quality of the Wanaque Reservoir,
controlling algal growth and developing the framework of the Passaic River Basin's water quality
improvement initiatives. Includes 5 references, figures.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
| File Size : | 1
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, 2.3 MB |
| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 12 |
| Published : | 06/17/2004 |
