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Water
The Sweetwater
Treatment Plant (WTP) has a production capacity of 8.0 mgd. The
plant treats surface water drawn from Lake Trammel and treats
groundwater drawn from the Nena Lucia wells. Water from Lake Trammel
is blended upstream from the plant with water from Nena Lucia
wells. Raw water from available sources converges just ahead of
the raw water blend tank to thoroughly mix water from all sources
being drawn from. After the blend tank, the raw water is dosed
with chlorine dioxide for pre-disinfection, undergoes coagulation,
flocculation and membrane filtration. Ground water from the Champion
wells is introduced to the WTP clear well just ahead of the post-filtration
disinfection point at the treatment plant. The blended, treated
water is chlorinated via injection of aqueous ammonia and chlorine
gas in that order. Just prior to reaching the clear well, the
finished water is dosed with fluoride for improved dental health
of water customers. Finished water from the clear well is transported
via gravity through two lines to the “old Plant” ground
storage tanks. Finished water is pumped from the ground storage
tanks at the Old Plant via five high service pumps to the distribution
system.
Maximum
System Capacity (daily)
|
12,948,000
gallons |
| Maximum
Pumping Rate: |
7,000,000
gallons |
| Maximum
Daily Use to Date: |
5,200,000
gallons |
| Normal
Daily Capacity: |
2,500,000
gallons |
| Pressure
on mains: |
60
PSI |
| Storage
Capacity: |
4,498,000
gallons |
| Size
of Mains: |
2"
to 15" |
| System
Looped: |
Yes |
| Pipeline: |
Lines
are looped with sufficiently sized mains to provide adequate
water to any section of Sweetwater. Pipelines vary from 6"
to 16" with all industrial sections having immediate
access to 8” to 10” water mains. |
City
of Sweetwater
200 E. 4th P.O. Box 450
Sweetwater, Texas 79556
Call (325) 236-6315 for more information |
Water
Treatment
The City of
Sweetwater owns and operates an Activated Sludge wastewater treatment
plant under permit number TX 0118346. The plant has a rated treatment
capacity of 2.2 mgd. Sewage undergoes treatment in the plant consisting
of prescreening, grit removal, activated sludge process, sedimentation
and ultra-violet disinfection. Approximately 70 million gallons
of treated sewage is reused offsite at a designated irrigation
site each year. The remainder of the treated effluent is discharged
into Sweetwater Creek and on the Clear Fork of the Brazos River
segment Number 1232 of the Brazos River Basin. Sewage biosolids
are digested before being dewatered onsite via a mechanical belt
press prior to disposal at the regional landfill in Abilene.
Type
of Treatment Plant:
|
Activated
Sludge |
| Number
of Stages: |
5 |
| Maximum
Capacity: |
2,200,000
gallons |
| Maximum
Daily Use to Date: |
1,700,000
gallons |
| Projects
Under Construction: |
None |
| Runnels
County |
4,759 |
| Scurry
County |
7,107 |
| Taylor
County |
65,227 |
| Tom
Green County |
51,395 |
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