Tucked away in the woods of East Vincent Township along Pennsylvania’s Schuykill River, the Shady Lane Water Treatment Plant has seen its share of challenges: lack of automation, high turbidity from rain events, algae blooms and the demands of meeting Partnership for Safe Water goals.The operations staff has tackled them all and achieved success through dedication and teamwork. The plant received the Partnership Directors Award in December 2012 after implementing measures to improve operations. Operator suggestions included adding an alum dosing chart to improve chemical use efficiency and installing a measuring device on sedimentation baffle walls to measure sludge levels.“When
