The Job!
What level of education is required to start training for a job in water treatment?
High School Diploma
What year and month was the plant opened?
June of 2000
How much water is processed in this facility?
1 million gallons.
This is how much a gallon of water weighs.
8.34lbs
Does Freya need Flouride in her water? Why not? (what does Flouride do for us?)
Flouride helps keep our teeth healthy.
How many years of training do you need as an apprentice?
2 years.
What type of water treatment facility is it?
Rapid Sand Filtration Facility.
These are the 4 "types" or stages that water goes through at the facility.
Raw, filtered, treated, finished.
Ona asked about a safety thing in the chemical room. What was it?
It was an emergency eye wash station.
Is Flouride required in municipal (city) water?
No, it is a community decision and Freya doesn't care.
How many years on the job must you work in order to be get a "certified operator certificate"?
3 years of awesomeness.
What is the name of the founding member of the water treatment in Montpelier and where can you find his grave?
Joel Foster and he is buried in Montpelier.
How did they treat the water prior to its opening?
They directly treated the pond water with Chlorine only.
How much lower is the facility than Berlin pond?
76 feet.
at what low level of PSI would the facility need to issue a boil water notice?
Below 20 PSI and this is extra hard for Freya because she isn't allowed to use the stove. But also she doesn't really care.
How deep was the filtered water tank that Micah's dad put the drone in?
18 feet deep and nobody is allowed to swim in it (unfortunately).
What award did the facility win in May of this year?
Best Tasting water!!
What is the name of the stuff that was squeaky in the first building we looked into? It is the basis of all the filtration.
Powder Activated Chacoal.
How many water filters were there, what is their capacity (how much can they filter) and what does this mean about the maximum amount of water that the facility can manage?
What security measures are in place at the facility?
All doors are locked and any shipments that come in must be monitored.
Freya feels comforted by this.
What would the cost be to build a new plant today? What did it cost to build it initially?
Today - 30 million dollars
When first built - 12 million doll hairs.
What year did they start piping water directly from Berlin pond and where were they getting it before that?
1957, before that they were pulling it from the little pond next to the facility.
What is PCH180 and what does it do?
It is a positively charged polymer that attaches to sediment in the water making it bigger and easier to filter.
Why was the chlorine holding tank smaller than the rest......... (half life?)
The half life of chlorine is 14 days so they need to use it quickly and cannot store too much at any time.
Freya hates the smell of chlorine.