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Developing Turbity Profiles along the Flocculator
Testing of Uniform Baffle Configuration
Construction History
Since 2004, Cornell University's AguaClara team has worked in conjunction with Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW), and Agua Para El Pueblo (APP) to design and build four water treatment plants in Honduras. In addition to providing clean water to La 34 and Ojojona, a plant in Marcala is under construction and a design for a plant in Tamara is also being completed. The plant at Ojojona also functions as a pilot operation, demonstrating successes and potential problems for future plants.
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Constant communication with the Cornell Water Treatment Plant was needed to attempt to integrate our pilot plant into their facility. Some modifications would be necessary after transportation and set up in the tank at the plant. We fabricated a frame to hold the rapid mix in place on the side of the tank. The inlet pipe had to be redirected to fit into the rapid mix pipe. Directing the inlet pipe directly straight down into the top of the rapid mix pipe would give us the maximum flow from that pipe. The outlet pipe was reconstructed to prevent leakage. Water from the treatment plant is directed to us before treatment. After the water is treated in our system the effluent exits the tank and reenters the treatment plant at the same point through a nearby drain. Assembly and installation of the turbidimeters, sedimentation tubes, and alum feeder were completed in the same day.