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Treatability Index Provides Operational Guidelines
Author(s) -
Benskin Pam,
Linder Kevin
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.2001.tb02316.x
Subject(s) - usable , index (typography) , environmental science , water quality , quality (philosophy) , computer science , ecology , multimedia , world wide web , philosophy , epistemology , biology
Currently available technical descriptions of reservoir quality, such as the Trophic State Index (TSI), do not relate reservoir quality to treatability or do not address water treatment issues such as taste and odor. The TSI is a tool to indicate a lake's ability to support plant growth, as measured by phosphorous content, algal abundance, and depth of light penetration. The city of Aurora, Colorado, water utility staff investigated the issue of timely transfer of usable data from the laboratory to the operators. The tool they developed is called the Treatability Index that provides a quick overview of reservoir conditions with respect to the treatment process, using a comprehensive group of parameters to accurately reflect the source water.