Water
The
Sweetwater Treatment Plane (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 |
810
E. Broadway
P.O. Box 785
Sweetwater, Texas 79556
phone: 800.658.6757
fax: 325.235.1026
Ken Becker
Executive Director
ken@sweetwatertexas.net