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Manchester Upgrades Drinking Water Plant with Ozone Treatment for Taste and Odor Control

The Manchester, CT water treatment plant was officially opened on Dec. 14 to mark completion of a $12.5 million improvement project. The major upgrades to the Globe Hollow Water Treatment Facility were a switch from gaseous to liquid chlorine and … Continue reading

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Windsor WTP Wins Best Tasting Water in Ontario Award

The Windsor Utilities Commission and the City of Windsor won the Award for Best Tasting Water at the Ontario Works Association’s annual water testing competition. Windsor was the first municipality in Ontario to utilize Ozone for primary disinfection. Many other … Continue reading

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Ozone Helps Waco Reduce Taste and Odor Problems

City and community leaders in Waco had a chance to tour the site of the new drinking water treatment facility. The plant began its water pretreatment process last summer, but officials said they only recently starting running the ozone disinfection … Continue reading

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Wylie Texas Building New Ozone Water Treatment Facility

McCarthy Building Companies has started work on a project for North Texas Municipal Water District, constructing new ozone facilities for the existing water treatment plant in Wylie, Texas. The $112-million project will include the installation of ozone generation equipment and … Continue reading

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City of Moorhead Treats Water with Ozone

The city of Moorhead uses ozone as the primary disinfectant and treatment agent for its municipal water supply. The plant opened in 1994, and the ozone process kicked in the following year. Plant workers add ozone to the water after … Continue reading

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Bossier City Adds Ozone for Disinfection and Taste and Odor Control

Bossier City is involved in a $72 million project to double the capacity of their water treatment plant. In addition to construction of a new facility, the project will include a rehabilitation of the existing water treatment plant, which is … Continue reading

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Oregon Cities to Use Ozone for Drinking Water Treatment

The cities of Tigard and Lake Oswego, OR will use conventional drinking water treatment plus ozone to best meet their future water treatment needs. This is the first phase of planning for an expansion of the city’s water supply through … Continue reading

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Winter Algae Bloom Gives McKinney Texas More Reasons to Use Ozone

McKinney, TX residents noticed a metallic or earthy taste and smell to their water. The change is the result of a winter algal bloom at Lake Lavon. This is less common than a mid-summer algal bloom, which arrives in late … Continue reading

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Ozone a Solution for Taste and Odor Problems in Drinking Water

An algae bloom in the Cape Fear River caused the 22,500 Brunswick County, NC residents to have serious taste and odor problems with their water. The taste and odor problem may be a result of treating water at the Northwest … Continue reading

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United Water Upgrades Ozone Equipment

United Water completed a $100 million rehabilitation of the Haworth Water Treatment Plant including ozonation equipment. The improvements were the largest single capital investment for United Water during its 140-years of operation. The project was driven by drinking water regulatory … Continue reading

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