New York City is moving ahead with the construction of a 2 billion-gallon-per-day
ultraviolet light (UV) disinfection facility to treat unfiltered water from its Catskill and
Delaware reservoir systems. The UV facility which will be operated by the New York
City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) is designed to provide up to
99.9-percent (3-log) inactivation of Cryptosporidium to meet future regulatory
requirements for unfiltered water supplies. A total of 56 of the largest UV units ever
built, each sized to handle 40 million gallons per day (mgd), are required for UV
disinfection. This paper discusses the importance of several operation and
maintenance considerations required for the design of the world's largest drinking water
disinfection facility, including topics such as workforce requirements,
available man power, level of maintenance skill needed, and operational strategies. Includes 3 references, tables, figures.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
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| Number of Pages : | 9 |
| Published : | 06/01/2006 |
