Case Study
Lynn Morgan Water Treatment Facility
Lynn Morgan Water Treatment Facility Location: Erie, Colorado Plant Type: Microfiltration Product(s) Installed: MRI Inclined Plate Settlers; MRI Hoseless Cable-Vac TM Sludge Collector Year Installed: 2005 (plate settlers and sludge collector) Design Flow Rate: 10 MGD/basin Basin Size: 48.3' x 30.3' x 17' Loading Rate: 0.274 GPM/ft 2 Residence Time: 27 minutes Effluent Turbidity: 0.5 NTU Raw Water Source: South Boulder Creek and Carter Lake Normal Turbidity: 5 NTU (raw water) / 0.5 - 1 NTU (effluent off plates) Highest Turbidity: 50 NTU (raw water) / unknown (effluent off plates) Coagulant: 30 PPM alum Effects of Spikes on Plate Settlers: Maintains < 1NTU Type of Sludge Removal: Hoseless Cable-Vac TM Sludge Collector Denver (303) 279-8373 | Fax: (303) 279-8429 sales@meurerre