• AWWA ACE68754

AWWA ACE68754

10 Years of the Kentucky Area-Wide Optimization Program

American Water Works Association , 11/01/2008

Publisher: AWWA

File Format: PDF

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This powerpoint presentation begins by providing a brief overview of Kentucky's Area-Wide Optimization Model (AWOM) that had the following objectives: to focus on optimizing surface water treatment plants for microbial/particulate removal; was triggered by Cryptosporidium events in Milwaukee, Georgia, and Las Vegas; to emphasize moving beyond regulatory compliance requirements; and, to increase particulate removal and enhance public health protection. Four components of the AWOM are presented and include: Status Component; Evaluation Component; Follow up Component; and, Maintenance Component. Operators using the Optimization Assessment Software - "Telling the Story" is presented, along with Evaluation and Follow-up Tools, and Life Beyond Microbial Optimization - DBP and Distribution System. Presentation summary includes the following points: the Kentucky AWOP has shown proven benefits at both the state and water system level in terms of improved water quality; the water systems recognize the benefits of the program in terms of operation/maintenance/management; and, the AWOP is recognized and supported as a proactive program by upper levels of state management optimization. Includes table, figures.

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