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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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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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
C°
1.0
24.3
10.6
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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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