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Picton Water Treatment Plant and Distribution

The residents of Bloomfield and Picton have a water treatment facility and a water distribution system. The water treatment facility is located at 30 Spencer Street, in Picton.

General Information
Water Quality for 2007
Lead Testing

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General Information

Classification
Large Municipal Residential System
  
Raw Water
-Average Actual Flow
  for 2007
  
3 866 m³/d
Raw Water
-Design Flow
  
10 400 m³/d
Service Connections
 
2 146
Source of Water
 
Picton Bay
Treatment Chemicals
• Chlorine gas
• Clar+Ion (coagulant)
• Hydrofluorosilic acid (fluoride)
 
Treatment Processes
• Fluoridation
• Coagulation
• Flocculation
• Sedimentation
• Filtration
• Disinfection
 
Treatment Type
 
Conventional Filtration
Year Constructed
 
1928

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Water Quality for 2007

Parameter
Minimum
Maximum
Average
Alkalinity
mg/L CaCO3
   
100 150 119
Hardness
mg/L
  
80 210 119
pH
 
7.2 8.3 7.7
Sodium
mg/L (2003)
  
na na 9.4
Temperature

  
1.0 24.3 10.6

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Lead Testing

Sampling Points - Picton

Location Required Actual
Private
Residence
40 40
Business/ICI
4 8
Distribution
System
8 17


Range of Lead Level Results in milligrams per Litre

Sample Period: December 15, 2007 to April 15, 2008

Location Minimum Maximum Average
Private Residence
0.00002 0.00589 0.00102
Business/ICI
0.00012 0.00355 0.00113
Distribution System
0.00002 0.00758 0.00178

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Picton Water Treatment Plant


Map of Picton and area Distribution System

Process Flow Diagram
Picton Water Treatment Plant

Photos of the Picton Water Treatment Plant
1. Intake - Picton Bay
2. Low Lift Pumps
3. Chlorinators
4. Filter
5. Chlorine Analyzers
6. High Lift Pumps
7. Generator
8. Laboratory

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