Morgan, Minnesota
Population: 896
Employees: 1
Responsibilities:
Operations, Maintenance & Management of Treatment plants, Collection and Distribution system; meter reading, hydrant flushing
Description of Facilities:
.359 MGD trickling filter/solids contact facility; 2 wells .300 MGD pressure filtration with chemical addition, 1 water tower.
Obstacles:
- Heavy I&I
- Facility controls
- Water system complaints
Accomplishments:
- Meter replacement program
- Hydrant flushing program
- Water filter media replacement
- Collection system smoke testing
Project Summary:
We started this project in 1998 taking care of two water production wells, a pressurized water filtration system with chemical addition and a backwash/reclaim tank; distribution system, one 200,000 gallon elevated storage tank, collection system and a .359 MGD Class “C” trickling filter/solids contact treatment process with chlorine disinfection. The waste activated sludge is aerobically treated and land applied.