X
GO

Water School

What is potable water treatment?

Water treatment facility

Potable water treatment is the process to purify water to make it acceptable to drink.  Most water treatment processes include some form or a combination of sedimentation, filtration, and chlorination.

To view an illustration of the potable water treatment process at the East Williamson County Regional Water System, click here.

Related

Share

Search
Categories

The information provided on this site is intended as background on water within the Brazos River basin. There should be no expectation that this information is all encompassing, complete or in any way examines every aspect of this very complex natural resource.

If you have questions about a post or would like additional information, please contact us or call 888-922-6272.

Tags
storage E coli invasive plants contaminants fork biosolids mitigation channel bed and banks inundated acre-foot water use oxygen direct re-use pollutants electric companies inland employment water stream tributary fish kill planning water quality brackish emergency use bottled water habitat main stem rights water rights dam treatment precipitation fishing water cycle pharmaceuticals effluent soil riparian maps subwatershed riverine rain clarity river drought sediment governance landscaping taste industrial PAM organic bay conservation medicine water code appropriation flood control lake use wildlife streamflow water supply permit hydrilla supply classification corps of engineers septic industry farming TCEQ environment gate surface water sewage acre-feet water plants hydrologic cycle dissolved solids septic system legislation flood allens creek reservoir mission corps reservoir jobs fertilizer speaker golden algae water treatment sanitation chlorides releases dock climate recreation water clarity drinking water groundwater lake levels lawn chlorine salt electricity flood pool subsidence watercourse map marsh streamflow possum kingdom costs volume quality indirect re-use well potable system mainstem kayak authority ground water wetland consumption estuary calcium xeriscape hunting aerobic water planning cfs insurance smell agriculture canoe sludge lakes golden algea beneficial use canoeing subsidence district gulf wastewater wetlands E. coli lake aquifer basin measure hydropower lake level infection mgd algae watershed municipal granbury boating meta tag evaporation anaerobic spillway turbidity filter hydrology depth parasite camping impound salinity spring runoff monitor minerals drilling reservoirs agricultural contract limestone environmental Board gage solids USGS gas