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Small System Finds Creative Path to Compliance
Author(s) -
McNally Janet R.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.1996.tb00561.x
Subject(s) - flexibility (engineering) , electricity , business , control (management) , metering mode , environmental economics , engineering , environmental science , operations management , computer science , electrical engineering , management , economics , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence
A small Pennsylvania water system has found that creativity and flexibility are keys to meeting customer needs and complying with the Safe Drinking Water Act. The Aspers, Pennsylvania, water system serves 119 customers and treats an average of 40,000 gpd (200,000 L/d). The system was privately owned until 1993, when ownership was transferred to the Possum Valley Municipal Authority (PVMA). The Aspers water system had a problem with naturally corrosive water but did not have the resources to make needed improvements. The PVMA implemented several improvements including the installation of a water booster station and construction of a water treatment building for chlorination and corrosion control. The control building is unique in that it uses electricity generated on‐site to run three chemical metering pumps.