How Do Water Treatment Plants Work?
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For most everyone around the world, turning on your tap and getting fresh clean water is just a way of life. While this might seem to be a simple fact of modern civilization, it's a relatively new innovation in the timeline of human development.
Access to fresh water is one of the largest drivers of creating a modern society, but what allows everyone access to seemingly endless supplies of potable water? It depends on where you live, but chances are behind your tap there's a municipal water treatment plant.
There are two main types of water treatment plants: drinking water and wastewater plants. We'll be focusing in on drinking water plants here, but if you'd like to learn about how wastewater is treated, you can watch a video on the topic here.
Both types of treatment plants serve the purpose of cleaning water, but in general, wastewater treatment plants will output water, or effluent, into streams or rivers and drinking water plants, or potable water treatment plants, will output their treated water into a city's pipe distribution network.
The question still remains, how exactly does one treatment plant take dirty river or well water and turn it into water that is safe to drink? It involves a lot of processing using chemicals, filters, and removing all of the toxins and hazards from a given water source.
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As a licensed water treatment operator, I was expecting a super basic and dumbed down explanation, but this is a really accurate overview. I was mostly surprised that some of the other lesser known treatment options were explained.
Thanks for the seal of approval! I have a civil engineering background so I tried to explain it as best I could!
Hi what specific name of chlorine that I can add to water for bath or pool to disinfect
What about Flint water?
Are the pumps in water 💦 or if due to Floods pumps get submerged can they be restored by servicing the pumps.
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Tongaat Water Treatment Works was flooded since April see the you tube on this Allimuthu Perumal
A proud water treatment engineer here!
training for my t2 rn!!
@@Two_Common t2 rn?
@@nubnationx2723 yea im turn 18 next week and want to start early
@@Two_Common engineering technician?
@@nubnationx2723 no plant operator
This is truly one of the most important jobs out there. To everyone who does this, Thanks.
I was about to go to sleep then my brain said "how is water filtered?" So I had to find out!
Curious mind
Haha same here
Same but it started with where does water go when u flush and now I’m here
lol
Cute 😊
Now I know why my water bill is so damn expensive.
While it is relatively expensive to treat water, and it's a critical asset, the cost to replace most distribution system piping is significantly more expensive. The bulk of the money for a water company/authority is underground. The general thumb rule is about $1000 per foot to replace water mains. Differs according to size, but it's an average.
It's usually because most water companies profit from it. Fortunately I work for a non profit company so bills aren't so bad here. Most other companies in the UK are extortionate
Small price to pay to avoid dysentery. In Utah we’re paying hundredths of a penny per gallon for tap water.
LMFAO I know right
Kiefty the ones that don’t profit usually don’t put any money back into the system either. I’ve worked for both and the private investor owned companies are far superior when it comes to compliance and treatment technology
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Helo
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For our Water and Waste Engineering elective subject 😃
20 years in water plants (I now run one) and I never thought about a TH-cam channel. Very cool.
I'm at a 17.4 mgd plant in Michigan now, looking forward to a video on this type of plant. I'd be happy to offer any info.
Michigander here, thank u for keeping our water clean!
Also a michigander here! Taking an interview for the city of midland water plant today!!
Hey, I just wanted to say, I found you somehow, and I LOVE how you explain topics like this and wastewater treatment. I've subscribed for sure.
Glad to have you!!✌🏻
Thanks for the clean water and the people who do it.
Thank you very much .very nice and brief description and explanation.
Bravo
Finished am passing the interview next week....thanks for simple explanation
I'm a water treatment plant supervisor. And I approve this message
I'm performing those tests every night this week at the top of every hour here in Georgia. This video is spot on.
I learned alot of things from this video ♡♡♡♡
I love your videos. You are very straight to the point about water. I think it is going to help in My science fair project!
I know this was posted a long time ago but thanks to my science teacher told us to watch this video and I really should give her a water bottle after this video. Yes this is for school work
I think a bottle of tap water would be more appropriate
Thank you for such an educational and informative video. I always thought that it was chemical engineers who designed those treatment plants. Turned out it's civil engineers that are the real brains behind those.
Yep- and civil engineers have to do a lot of chemistry in their jobs too!
I like how you explained the processes simply
Great information! Just curious about the disinfection parts.
Thanks u very much .
Though I know every details of water treatment plant , but didn't know about the pressure(40psi) required to be maintained.
Do a video related to paint shop industry.
Interesting topic, I’ll take a look!
The video is very clear and the steps filmed very nicely, in this way it is easy to follow, thank u for information !
this was FANTASTIC! keep up the great work
Thanks! We will ✌🏻
awesome video! explains about drinking water plant and the treatment process takes dirty river water or well water and turns it into safe drinking water (coagulation & flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, disinfection). water quality and accountability arrangements are also explained.
Thank you so much for this video
As a licensed water treatment plant operator, I like learning. Even if I know all of this already I still enjoyed watching.
thanks for being educative
Great video! A water treatment plant operator here.
Thank you very much. Very well and clear explanation.
Awesome, I watched your waste water video often during school and wish you had had a fresh water version. Now that you have one maybe it will get more people interested in the industry. We are almost always short handed because so many operators are retiring. Its a great job if you enjoy casual chemistry, critical thinking, and being part of the secret backbone to civilization. Anyway, great video.
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Please Kelly in response to your statement. Where would one apply? Any local city?
@@scottclute8413 I work in wastewater but yes usually your local city or county government.
As a certified water operator myself. This video is a very good basic overview of what goes on in a water treatment plant. Good job.
Thanks!
how did u become a water operator? Im so lost. I just graduated high school.
@@dlo6097 I went to college and finished my degree in mechanical engineering. Got a job with a company that needed a facility tech with some engineering knowledge so I got hired and asked if I could take ove the facility water plant. I agreed, and took over, studied to get my treatment and distribution certifications and now I'm head of the water department.
@@dlo6097 Your best bet is to try to get your certifications in treatment or distribution or both. Contact your local environmental government agency to see what is your state requirements for you to take the exam for level 1 treatment or level 1 distribution. Usually you can take them without any experience at the level 1 in most states. There are 5 levels on each treatment and distribution. Levels 2 through 5 usually require you to have a year or more of experience.
@@dlo6097 Study and get level 1. After that you will have a good chance of getting hired at a low level in any water facility. From there just keep working to gain experience and then get the level 2 and 3 tests on whichever area you like most whether it be water treatment or distribution.
I don't subscribe much but when I do its because I'm impressed and interested in seeing more. I believe this is the best summarized explanation of a water treatment plant video I've ever seen. It will be an awesome clip to share with people especially students who are interested in learning about the industry. It's a wonder why this type of career is not promoted in grade school especially with the state of our infrastructure today and the future demand for Operators.
Great video information 👍 thanks for sharing your knowledge ♥️🇵🇭
Useful information 🙏 Please continue to provide information like this.🙏
Thanks. Seems like you described only external water treatment only. Great job!!!
What? This applies to all water treatment. What do you mean by “internal water treatment???”
@@ConcerningReality...Urination? :p
This is the best edited educational video I've watched, i just came across your channel with my curiosity for how water is treated.
The edits and format is awesome, you give details with great visual examples, great video all around. Makes me want to watch more.
These videos are so fascinating. Keep it up! I don't know how you don't have more subs
Thank you!✌🏻
Speaks clearly
Ilham Andreansyah - FTI UJ
Thank you very much sir for the explanation, on this occasion I learned a lot in this video explain how the flow of processing river water into dringking water . Very interesting and easy to understand.
good video, I always wondered how water was purified since I have to drink so much now
Excellent!!
So i actually looked this up after talking with a friend in Indonesia, which commonly doesnt have clean tap water in most places. Makes me aware of what I take for granted!
Thankyou for this amazing video
Omg where were u these many days.....ur videos are excellent... accurate.... informative....overall awesome ❤️❤️❤️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻...we expect more n more
Excellent video, great channel!
Thank you!!
thanks, very well made🥰
very informative video. really explains overview water treatment process
Very interesting video and now I know about drinking water plant and the treatment process
Insanely Useful Video ❤️🔥😁
Your video very informative. This video explain about how to process water river into safe drinking water
As usual excellent video. Can you make a video about MSF (Multi stage flashing) or MED for water distillation? Looking forward for your good videos.
are you in water tech?
Very good explainanation about water treatment process like coagulation, sandfilter, desonfection and etc
THANK YOU
Great work. Even though I've learned this whole process in french, however I completly understood it. I was hoping at the end of the video to talk about the reverse osmosis and explain it. Thank you
That’s a great topic for another video! I’ll put that on my list🙂
Where are you from i bet you are from Algeria right or north Africa country
I love france
I was studying
Very informative. I own a small Water Refilling Station with this kind of information I understood more and I can improve my water treatment and make water more safe and delicious to drink
Thank you so muchhhhh
Thanks for making such video, shows very clearly how the water treatment plant works, we can supply the flocculant used to treat the water, any companies intersted can send me message.
Thank you,this Vidio is very educational
and understandable
I must say, this is really explicit👌😍
i know about this i just shared it to learn others about it ... hope it helps
I find it cause I learn to be WTP operator on my job interview in borneo..
Radhe radhe😊
Many thanks!
Wow all of that to get clean water!
very helpful and easy to understand. Thnk u
Very interesting video and good animation. Smaller sedimentation tanks can be build using lamella clarifiers
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I'm doing my internship at water treatment plant. They need me to find out why is PAC doesn't worked so well at the first plant ( as an alternative, they use alum + lime) but at the same time it works very well at the second plant even both plants came from similar water source? Thank you
Very broadly described!
The information is so interesting, this process can transform river water into drinking water
-FTI UJ
Thanks
I was quite fascinated with this specific topic for a long time. There's this company or process called blue water if I'm not mistaken, it uses multiple steps, magnets, ozone all of that.
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I have well water it’s got a lot of iron in it but other than that it tastes fine ... I do worry about contamination of the aquifer though so I use filtered pitchers to help (at least I hope they do!)
I have a well and I do it myself with UV and RO. Haven’t got sick yet.
Great job! With well water and UV/RO, I bet you’ve got cleaner water than many taps
Great video
i would suggest to add subtitle CC in the options because some people i would share the video with them but they chose the auto translation offered by youtube to other languages that will also increase the number of non english speaking viewers.Keep going you are doing an excellent videos
My Best Regards 🙂
Thanks! I’ll take a look at doing that😊
Helpful Video🙋😊
Thanks a lot for extra knowledge like..
Activated Carbon..UV..and much more😄😄
Thanks for watching!🙂
thanks for this...now iam ready to write my assignment.,....
very well explained
Great video, very informative. I was a little confused by the disinfection portion. Are you saying chloramines cause DBPs and are used more often than chlorine? It is my understanding that chlorine is used more often than chloramines (especially as a primary disinfectant). Also, chloramines are often used to lessen the occurrence of DBPs (as compared to chlorine).
DBps
DBP???
@@scottclute8413 Disinfection By-Products
My.son came to bed and instead of Story he watched this informative video. Thank you 🎉
thank you for helping me study
Good information 👍
Question though, sometimes I put ice at the bottom of a crystal glass it melts and I see floating particles which turn out to be clumps of calcium. Is there supposed to be that much calcium in my drinking water where I can see it?
thanks
I'm very proud to be a Civil Engineering student and got to know that lot of job to do....
Thank you
You forgot to mention potassium permanganate or now more popular sodium permanganate which is an oxidizer used before the coagulant. Great video though
I was wondering about this today
I’m have an exam on this and the teacher never explained it 😬. This saved me, tysm!
I spent so long trying to figure out water treatment. Every single source I found was either poorly explained, way too basic or too complex. Thank you so much for clearly laying the steps out
Good video!
Very helpful video, thank you for helping me get an A :)
impressed
Nice empres
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This helped me with my quiz😁😁
Now I get it! Sikome Lake is basically one giant Sand Filter before swimmers effluent enters the Bow River! That explains the Swimmer's Itch afterwards!
Interesting.
You described “conventional” treatment, though there is also “direct” (same without the settling), slow sand (rarely w coagulation), membrane (a filter made of plastic or ceramic), and cartridge or bag (as the filter). Hard to cover all that in 10 minutes, yet worth briefly mentioning up front as your content is simply one example of many.
And you incorrectly described (reversed) the flow path in the sand filter.
Is ozonize water drinkable can it removed harmful particals such as iron/ersenic/&other,s ex-salt etc
Love water love life
Good contents!
Thank you!!
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