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Control of Nitrification at Willmar, MN

Control of Nitrification at Willmar, MN. John T. O’Connor Bart Murphy Tom O’Connor. Willmar Municipal Utilities - Water System Supt. of Water Bart Murphy - (612) 235-4422 Water Sources Southwest Wells, Northeast Wells Treat. Plants Southwest Plant, Northeast Plant

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Control of Nitrification at Willmar, MN

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  1. Control of Nitrification at Willmar, MN

  2. John T. O’Connor Bart Murphy Tom O’Connor

  3. Willmar Municipal Utilities - Water System Supt. of Water Bart Murphy - (612) 235-4422 Water Sources Southwest Wells, Northeast Wells Treat. Plants Southwest Plant, Northeast Plant Treatment Packed Tower Aeration, Permanganate Oxidation of Mn, Pressure Greensand Filtration, Chloramination, Fluoridation Population 22,000 (1995) Production 3.4 mgd (avg.) 6.9 mgd (peak)

  4. Southwest and Northeast Treatment Plants

  5. Willmar’s Tower Aerators Aerated Water pH ≥ 8.0 Willmar staff have developed a freezing technique for cleaning plastic media in the tower aerator

  6. Willmar, MNpH = 7.5 ; Temperature: 5 - 15 °C Source Water Alk.= 400 - 441 mg CaCO3 equiv. / l Ca = 150 - 260 mg CaCO3 equiv. / l Ammonium Ion 3.2 mg N / l (NE) ; 2.5 mg N / l (SW) Iron Removal1.67 0.00 mg Fe / l Mn Removal0.109 0.05 mg Mn / l Lead (1992) < 5 to 43 µg Pb / l Copper (1992) < 0.50 to 7.0 mg Cu / l Corrosion Control Treatment: Aeration to increase pH from 7.5 to 8.1

  7. Uniform, Smooth,Colored Depositsin Copper Pipe

  8. Optimum Copper Corrosion Control Treatment (OCCT) pH / alkalinity to decrease solubility of metal carbonates, oxides calcium to increase calcium carbonate supersaturation, deposition polyphosphate to cause formation of phosphate films on mains and plumbing silicate to promote formation of protective silicate films

  9. Copper Pipe Test Loops and Copper Pipe Test Sections

  10. Sampling Copper Pipe Test Loops

  11. MgO Columns Copper Pipe Loops Copper Pipe Sections

  12. On-Site Studies - an Opportunity for Mutual Education

  13. The War Room – Studies were planned based on the previous day’s results

  14. Microscopic Enumeration of Total Bacteria

  15. Control Strategy • Control nitrifying bacteria in the distribution system. • Control formation of nitrite during distribution. • Control the loss of chloramine in distribution system. • Reduce concentration of chloramine applied as a distribution system residual.

  16. Ozone Generator and Ozonation Pilot Plant Oxygen Cylinder; Ozone generator; Pump, Injector and Contactor Degassing Separator; Ozone Destruct Column (wall-mounted, black) Two Greensand Filter Columns (black) in Series; Clear Well (white)

  17. Well water has a slight yellow color, not evident unless compared with ozonated and greensand-filtered water Ozonation converts manganous ion to permanganate Aeration precipitates ferrous iron Aerated Iron Oxides Well Water Source Ozonated and Filtered Ozonated Permanganate

  18. Magnesium Oxide for pH Adjustment; Acceleration of Kinetics of Ozonation Oxidation of Ammonium Ion by ozone is accelerated By high pH and alkalinity The addition of MgO particles provides pin-point regions of high pH

  19. Breakpoint Ammonium Reduction Treatment (BART) Chlorine Injectors for Increased Application of Chlorine Gas

  20. BART • Breakpoint Ammonia Reduction Treatment • Persistent disinfectant residuals • Suppression of nitrite ion formation • Avoidance of excessive trihalomethanes • Enhanced manganese removal • Reduction of true natural color = ozone

  21. Back Road to Willmar’s East Plant

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