Improving the quality of water across the United States has long been the goal of many municipalities, and they’ve come up with various ways to do just that. Take a look at a few recent changes happening across the United States right now.

• Bellingham, Washington, just began construction on a $15 million upgrade to their water treatment plant. The city will use millions of air bubbles to float debris to the surface of incoming water so that much debris can be skimmed off before it enters the current filtration system. In addition to the new pretreatment method, though, they will also be able to switch from using chlorine gas to treat the water to chlorine salt, which may help make the drinking water much safer.
• At the Possum Point Power Station in Virginia, environmental engineers have developed a system to pump water and coal ash from the slurry pond, remove the coal ash from the water, then treat the water to later release it into the Potomac River. The ash is a byproduct of the methods used to generate electricity until 2003, and the cutting-edge treatment system involves a multi-step process that is continually monitored to ensure the water exceeds existing state standards before it is released.
• New UV water disinfection equipment is becoming part of both the food and beverage market and many other industries that demand a higher quality of water. The goal of this equipment is to help lower the amount of chlorine or chloramines needed to make water safe for consumption.

No matter what changes in the water treatment industry, Komax will be there to continue to support it. Just as we were there a few years ago to support the cities of Phoenix and Mesa, Arizona, as they upgraded equipment at the Val Vista Water Treatment Plant, we’ll be there again to help ensure safer, better water is around for every generation to come.