Current Research
Semester Goals:
1. Determine a range of influent water turbidities the clay pot can remove for <5 NTU
2. Determine if the rate of water flow through the pot decreases with successive experiments or influent turbidities
3. Determine if the treatment of a lower influent turbidity water is compromised because a higher influent turbidity water was treated before
Experiment
Determine the clay pots initial flow rate (background flow rate) with clean water
1. Fill the pot with Ithaca Tap water
2. Measure the volume of water that seeps out in the first 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, and hour increments until the pot is empty.
Problems: The flow rate will decrease over time due to the loss of water (pressure) in the pot.