Improvements to Hialeah Treatment Plant

Abstract

in capacity from 40 to 60 mgd. by increasing the filtration rate of the sixteen filters from 2.0 to 3.0 gpm. per square foot. Moreover, a change in the treatment process is involved as well. The addition of free residual chlorination will insure a more attractive and palatable water having a much lower color than is to be found at present.The additions to the water plant and to the Miami water supply system have been described previously by Wertz (2). It is the purpose of this paper to outline the process of water treatment as practiced at present and to describe the operation and control of the proposed process.