Water Treatment Plant Receives Recognition

Town of Exeter New Hampshire Official Website

On November 8, 2012 the State of New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) Water Division, awarded the Exeter Water Department for Surface Water Treatment Optimization. During the first half of 2011 several NHDES officials attended a workshop presented by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the “Partnership for Safe Water.” The State of Pennsylvania followed-up and sponsored an “Area Wide Optimization Program” which was introduced at the workshop. Surface Water Treatment Plants in Pennsylvania were having difficulty meeting EPA regulations for maximum turbidity in the effluent waters of 0.3 NTU (Nephelometric Turbidity Units) from the facilities, and challenged them to get down to a consistent 0.1 NTU.

From September 1, 2011 through August 31, 2012 the NHDES officials monitored the monthly reports from 20 New Hampshire surface water treatment facilities to verify the optimization of 0.1 NTU maximum in treated drinking water. The Town of Exeter Surface Water Treatment Plant is proud to be one of the six (6) facilities that met these requirements.
 

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