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AWWA ACE68754

  • 10 Years of the Kentucky Area-Wide Optimization Program
  • Conference Proceeding by American Water Works Association, 11/01/2008
  • Publisher: AWWA

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This powerpoint presentation begins by providing a brief overview of Kentucky's Area-Wide Optimization Model (AWOM) that had the following objectives: to focus on optimizing surface water treatment plants formicrobial/particulate removal; wastriggered by Cryptosporidium events in Milwaukee, Georgia, and Las Vegas;to emphasize moving beyond regulatory compliancerequirements; and, toincrease particulate removal and enhance public healthprotection. Four components of the AWOM are presented and include: Status Component; Evaluation Component; Follow up Component; and,Maintenance Component. Operators using the OptimizationAssessment Software - "Telling theStory" is presented, along with Evaluation and Follow-up Tools, and Life Beyond Microbial Optimization - DBP and Distribution System. Presentation summary includes the following points: the Kentucky AWOP has shown proven benefits at both the stateand water system level in terms of improved water quality;the water systems recognize the benefits of the program interms of operation/maintenance/management; and,the AWOP is recognized and supported as a proactiveprogram by upper levels of state managementoptimization. Includes table, figures.

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