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DESIGN FOR TOTAL ORGANICS REMOVAL AT CINCINNATI
Citation:
DeMarco, J., D. Hartman, AND D. Metz. DESIGN FOR TOTAL ORGANICS REMOVAL AT CINCINNATI. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/A-92/262 (NTIS PB93131563), 1989.
Description:
The industrial Ohio River is the source water for Cincinnati Water Work's (CWW) California surface water treatment plant. s is true for many industrial rivers, a large number of organic contaminants can be found in trace concentrations in the Ohio River. any Cincinnati citizens are concerned about the quality of the industrial source water because of the frequent spills and unauthorized discharges that occur each year. ecause of citizen and utility manager concerns, granular activated carbon (GAC) research studies were completed at Cincinnati, Ohio. he results of these studies provided the impetus for a full-scale GAC addition to the existing Ohio River Plant. round breaking and full construction began on March 16, 1989, for a 175 MGD GAC system that includes downflow, gravity GAC adsorption and on-site multiple hearth reactivation. ompletion of this 57.7 million dollar GAC addition is expected by 1992. he GAC plant will provide an additional barrier between the contaminants in the industrial Ohio River water source and the consumers of Cincinnati water. his paper will discuss vital but less publicized data and experiences obtained during the completion of the final design and implementation activities of the CWW.
