Full Description

This powerpoint presentation presents the 150-year history of the Cleveland Water System. From its early beginnings circa 1800, the presentation covers the following topics: early cisterns provided fire protection; the canal era; demand for water service; TR Scowden builds first water works; Kentucky St. reservoir provides storage; 11 miles of pipe; Cleveland's first water rates; 1856 Cleveland's water system established; struggling with growth; river pollution taints the lake; new intake placed farther from the river; New PressureDistrictsEstablished toProvide BetterService; Kirtland Pump and Crib built further from River; chlorination added to battle waterborne disease; Cleveland provides true watertreatment at Div. Avenue; Baldwin WTPComes On Line; CWD Provides More suburban service; Nottingham WTP debuts in 1951; Crown WTP completed in 1958; fluoridation added in 1962; Post War Suburban BoomContinues Unabated; Funding Not Available forImprovements; suburbs sue for service; CWD fails to keep up; water system nearly regionalized; CWD launches massive Capital Improvement Plan (CIP); drought of 1988; plant enhancement program launched; CWD's Capital Improvement Program Changes Focus; construction of new chemical systems and solids handling facilities; New $50M Morgan Pump Station Comes on line; power blackout and installation of 58MW generators. Includes figures.

Product Details

Edition: Vol. - No. Published: 09/01/2007 Number of Pages: 47 File Size: 1 file , 11 MB