Milwaukee's ozone upgrade

In March 1993, the issue of safe drinking water came front and center for the city of Milwaukee when Cryptosporidium - a microorganism that causes gastrointestinal illness in humans - contaminated the city drinking water, affecting an estimated 400,000 people. To ensure this situation would not recu...

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Published in:Civil engineering (New York, N.Y. 1983) N.Y. 1983), 1996-09, Vol.66 (9), p.62-64
Main Authors: KAMINSKI, J.C, PRENDIVILLE, P.W
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Architecture
Bacteria
Buildings. Public works
By products
Construction
Contamination
Disinfection & disinfectants
Drinking water
Exact sciences and technology
Odors
Water collecting, well, pumping
Water supply. Pipings. Water treatment
Water treatment
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Summary:In March 1993, the issue of safe drinking water came front and center for the city of Milwaukee when Cryptosporidium - a microorganism that causes gastrointestinal illness in humans - contaminated the city drinking water, affecting an estimated 400,000 people. To ensure this situation would not recur, the city of Milwaukee launched a comprehensive program to upgrade the Milwaukee Water Works facilities and provide safer drinking water. Milwaukee's goals were clear: to protect public health, to kill Cryptosporidium in raw water entering the treatment plant and reduce the possibility of future contamination, to control a wide range of taste and odor compounds, to minimize levels of disinfection byproducts and to meet future state and federal regulations. Included in their plans were upgrades to its 2 major drinking-water facilities, the Howard Avenue purification plant and the 275 mgd Linnwood plant, which together serve approximately 800,000 people. Efforts to address these goals are discussed in detail.
ISSN:0885-7024
2381-0688