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Fort McPherson
- The town of Fort McPherson has a single intake system located in Deep Water Lake. The raw water is then trucked to the water treatment plant in town.
- Two aboveground holding tanks are used as well as two underground concrete cells. This water is circulated frequently to prevent freezing, hot water is also added.
- The pump and lines that remain in Deep Water Lake are heated and insulated to prevent freezing, thus making it feasible to collect water at any time throughout the year.
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- After being transported into town, the water is treated in a Class 2 water treatment plant using a microfloc Neptune w133.
- After the filtration is complete, chlorine is added.
- The town has a partial pipe system running through town using insulated HDPE piping. The houses that are not hooked up through the pipe system have their water delivered by truck.
- The trucking contract is privatized. The contractor uses two 8,000-litre tanker trucks.
- To learn more about Fort McPherson, click here.
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