Catskill-Delaware Water Ultraviolet Disinfection Facility
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The Catskill-Delaware Water Ultraviolet Disinfection Facility is a 160,000-square-foot (15,000 m2) ultraviolet (UV) water disinfection plant built in Westchester County, New York to disinfect water for the New York City water supply system.[1] The compound is the largest ultraviolet germicidal irradiation plant in the world.[2]
The UV facility treats water delivered by two of the city's aqueduct systems, the Catskill Aqueduct and the Delaware Aqueduct, via the Kensico Reservoir.[3] (The city's third supply system, the New Croton Aqueduct, has a separate treatment plant.[4])
The plant has 56 energy-efficient UV reactors, and cost the city $1.6 billion. Mayor
The facility treats 2.2 billion U.S. gallons (8.3 billion liters) of water per day. The new facility was originally set to be in operation by the end of 2012.[6][7] The facility opened on October 8, 2013.[8]
References
- ^ "Catskill-Delaware Water Ultraviolet Disinfection Facility". New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP). Archived from the original on September 6, 2012.
- ^ "Trojan Technologies Wins New York City Drinking Water UV Project" (PDF). London, ON: Trojan Technologies. November 2, 2005.
- ^ Rueb, Emily S. (2016-03-24). "How New York Gets Its Water". The New York Times.
- ^ "Croton Water Filtration Plant Activated". NYCDEP. May 8, 2015. Press release.
- PMID 2339894.
- ^ a b "Municipal Drinking Water - Multi-barrier Disinfection Strategy, New York City (Case Study)". Trojan Technologies. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
- ^ Greenemeier, Larry (August 31, 2012). "Turning on the Zap: New York City Readies World's Largest UV Drinking-Water Disinfection Plant". Scientific American.
- ^ "NYC Catskill-Delaware UV Facility Opening Ceremony". Trojan Technologies. Archived from the original on 2015-06-13.