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Three Rivers Water Filtration Plant: Architectural Beauty and Operations Optimization
Author(s) -
Yavich Alex,
Shastri Chet,
Zehr Vicky,
Schipper Andrew,
Wirtz Matthew
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.5942/jawwa.2015.107.0060
Subject(s) - beauty , filtration (mathematics) , raw water , process (computing) , computer science , environmental science , process engineering , water resource management , engineering , environmental engineering , mathematics , art , aesthetics , statistics , operating system
The Three Rivers Water Filtration Plant, which faces the challenge of extremely variable raw water conditions, combines operational effectiveness with architectural beauty. The plant's history includes several physical additions and an innovative, multiyear process‐improvement project that included implementing computer modeling for the management and optimization of its entire treatment operation.