Treatment Plant
BCWID#1 has currently three 750,000 gallon ground storage clearwells onsite and two 1,000,000 gallon ground storage tanks on Vulcan Hill with another 1,000,000 gallon ground storage to be built later this year. That gives us a current storage capacity of 4,250,000 gallons of treated water and a future storage capacity of 5,250,000 gallons of treated water.
Test Performed on Water from Lake Brownwood
Chemical analysis of water from Lake Brownwood is performed on a monthly basis by our lab technician from 24 different locations around the lake. This assures that their no unnatural contamination in the raw water supply, this also gives us a pre-warning of raw water quality changes.
Test preformed include the following;
Alkalinity Nitrate Nitrogen Nitrate (NO3)
Chlorides Nitrite Nitrogen Nitrite (NO2)
Copper Ammonia Sulfide
Sulfate COD DO
Aluminum TDS Iron
Total Coliform E-coli TSS
Test Performed on Treated Water
The EPA requires 193 chemicals to be tested for in treated water. Certified Labs perform these test for BCWID#1. Of the 193 different chemicals tested for there were no results equal to or greater than the Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) or Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL). The treated water produced by BCWID#1 is in compliance with the “National Primary Drinking Water Standards Governing Drinking Water Quality and Reporting Requirements” 30 TAC 290.101-290.1220 effective under the Texas Water Code 5.103.
The EPA requires 193 chemicals to be tested for in treated water. Certified Labs perform these test for BCWID#1. Of the 193 different chemicals tested for there were no results equal to or greater than the Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) or Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL). The treated water produced by BCWID#1 is in compliance with the “National Primary Drinking Water Standards Governing Drinking Water Quality and Reporting Requirements” 30 TAC 290.101-290.1220 effective under the Texas Water Code 5.103.
Combined Plant Process
BCWID#1 also has a third option for water treatment. This is called the Combines Plant, which utilizes the Flocculation, and Sedimentation Basin from the West Plant then flows the water thru the PALL Micro-Filtration Plant. This process is rarely used but in place in case of a flood event and high raw water turbidity