General Treatment Process Description

The Glasgow WTP consist of three facilities: the Water Treatment Plant building, the Backwash Waste Pump Station, and the Chlorine Contact Basin, shown on Record Drawing C-3.

The water treatment processes utilized at the Glasgow WTP are illustrated in the process flow diagram, Record Drawing G-8, and the hydraulic profile, Record Drawing G-10. The basic water treatment and waste handling systems can be summarized as:

  • Raw Water Intake and Pump Station
  • Conventional Filtration (Contact Adsorption Clarification and Granular Media Filtration).
  • Chlorine Primary Disinfection and Contact Basin (primary disinfection for viruses and Giardia, secondary disinfection for distribution system residual)
  • Clearwell, High Lift Water Pumping and Filter Backwash Supply Pumping
  • Backwash Waste Storage and Pumping
  • Chemical Feed Systems