West Plant
View of West Plant Flocculation and Sedimentation Basins.
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The oldest plant or West Plant was built and put into service in 1986 and originally was rated for 10 MGD (Million Gallons per Day). In 1995 the West Plant was down-rated to 7.5 MGD to keep in compliance with new State Regulations. The west Plant utilizes conventional treatment techniques including flocculation, sedimentation and filtration. The West Plant utilizes a single Basin for flocculation and sedimentation and 4 individual filters. The filters are multi-media filters with sand, coal, and gravel with and under-drain. The West Plant has been awarded five “Texas Optimization Program Recognition Award’s” for its excellence in treating water.
Brown County Water Improvement District #1 currently operates two water treatment plants. Both are approved by the state and operate as independent stand-alone treatment plants
Our newest plant is a PALL Micro-Filtration Plant. It was put into service in 2009 and has a capacity that varies with the raw water temperature. The PALL Plant is approved to produce at a low temperature of 5 degrees Celsius 8.06 MGD, and at a water temperature of 30 degrees Celsius 12.22 MGD. The plant utilizes direct filtration of the raw water with .1-micron PALL filter cartridges. No pre-settling of the raw water is required in this process. The plant consists of a Mixing Basin for Chlorine and Ammonia, Raw Water Pumps, Strainers, and 7 Racks of 40 Micro-Filtration Cartridges (for a total of 280 Cartridges). Each Micro-Filtration has 538 square foot of surface area. The plant is designed for future expansion with 3 empty slots in place to quickly be able to add 3 more racks and the flow capacity to be able to double the size to 20 racks with a minimum cost for expansion.
The oldest plant or West Plant was built and put into service in 1986 and originally was rated for 10 MGD (Million Gallons per Day). In 1995 the West Plant was down-rated to 7.5 MGD to keep in compliance with new State Regulations. The west Plant utilizes conventional treatment techniques including flocculation, sedimentation and filtration. The West Plant utilizes a single Basin for flocculation and sedimentation and 4 individual filters. The filters are multi-media filters with sand, coal, and gravel with and under-drain. The West Plant has been awarded five “Texas Optimization Program Recognition Award’s” for its excellence in treating water.
Brown County Water Improvement District #1 currently operates two water treatment plants. Both are approved by the state and operate as independent stand-alone treatment plants
Our newest plant is a PALL Micro-Filtration Plant. It was put into service in 2009 and has a capacity that varies with the raw water temperature. The PALL Plant is approved to produce at a low temperature of 5 degrees Celsius 8.06 MGD, and at a water temperature of 30 degrees Celsius 12.22 MGD. The plant utilizes direct filtration of the raw water with .1-micron PALL filter cartridges. No pre-settling of the raw water is required in this process. The plant consists of a Mixing Basin for Chlorine and Ammonia, Raw Water Pumps, Strainers, and 7 Racks of 40 Micro-Filtration Cartridges (for a total of 280 Cartridges). Each Micro-Filtration has 538 square foot of surface area. The plant is designed for future expansion with 3 empty slots in place to quickly be able to add 3 more racks and the flow capacity to be able to double the size to 20 racks with a minimum cost for expansion.