Faced with an aging infrastructure and major new drinking water regulations
promulgated under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Amendments, the City of
Baltimore, Maryland, initiated a comprehensive evaluation of their entire water
system in 1996. The Comprehensive Plan for Water Facilities was conducted to
evaluate the City's water system and develop a comprehensive strategy to guide
future operations and facility improvements. The overall scope of this project
was to conduct a detailed study of all City owned or operated water facilities
from source to tap. This investigation was completed with an eye towards
maximizing water quality throughout the system and maintaining compliance with
the requirements of the SDWA. This paper provides a brief description of the
City's water system. Following this description, an overview of some of the key
components of the City's comprehensive planning effort is presented along with
recommendations that resulted from the planning process. The primary focus of
this paper is the development and implementation of short-term improvements to
optimize the operation of the City's three water treatment facilities. In
addition, an analysis of long-range treatment alternatives is presented along
with specific recommendations for upgrading the City's water plants to address
aging infrastructure concerns and assure compliance with existing and future
regulatory mandates. The role of operator training in optimizing water treatment
facilities is also discussed. Includes tables, figures.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
| File Size : | 1
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| Number of Pages : | 16 |
| Published : | 01/01/2000 |
