Automation Isn't the Sole Solution to Drive Down Turbidity

The team at the W.R. Wise Water Treatment Plant combines manual and automated processes to maintain high water clarity at Partnership Phase IV Excellence levels.

Aug 16, 2017 | by Jim Force |

South Carolina NALCO, an ECOLAB Company Chlorine Dioxide Generator Leopold - a Xylem Brand Filtration Equipment/System Hach Turbidimeter SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions Maintenance/Operations Services Rockwell Automation SCADA System Ingevity Cabot Norit Activated Carbon Acrison, Inc. Activated Carbon System

Automation Isn't the Sole Solution to Drive Down Turbidity — Treatment residuals are dewatered on drying beds on the plant property before being hauled to a landfill for use as cover material.

Automation Isn't the Sole Solution to Drive Down Turbidity — The team at W.R. Wise Water Treatment Plant includes, from left, Jack Able, Sam Abney, Benny Webber, David Crawford, C. David Tuck, Brandon Lewis and Vincent Price.

Automation Isn't the Sole Solution to Drive Down Turbidity — Operator Benny Webber checks tank levels using the plant SCADA system &#40;Rockwell Automation&#41;.

Automation Isn't the Sole Solution to Drive Down Turbidity — The W.R. Wise plant team takes pride in consistently low turbidity levels. Here, operator Brandon Lewis checks the SC200 turbidimeter (Hach) in the pipe gallery.

Automation Isn't the Sole Solution to Drive Down Turbidity — The water intake pump station on Lake Greenwood at W.R. Wise Water Treatment Plant.

Automation Isn't the Sole Solution to Drive Down Turbidity — The plant uses Aqua Nuchar (Ingevity) carbons in its powdered activated carbon system &#40;Acrison&#41;.

Craft Tpo Wrwisewatertp 38

Craft Tpo Wrwisewatertp 40

Craft Tpo Wrwisewatertp 08

Craft Tpo Wrwisewatertp 14

Craft Tpo Wrwisewatertp 21

Craft Tpo Wrwisewatertp 23

If the water treatment plant team in Greenwood had a nickname, it might be The Turbidity Cops.That’s because they do everything possible to eliminate turbidity from their produced water.As a result, they’ve received the prestigious Partnership for Safe Water Phase IV Excellence in Water Treatment Award from the American Water Works Association for 10 years running.“Turbidity is the key,” says C. David Tuck, superintendent of the W.R. Wise Water Treatment Plant in Greenwood, in northwestern South Carolina. “Typically, we’re right around 99.9 percent removal.” That’s from source water from Lake Greenwood with an average turbidity of 12 NTU based on the

Please login or register to view TPO articles. It's free, fast and easy!

Related

TPO0526 Technology Deep Dive aquaprs separation element

A Two-Part Process Yields Effluent Nearly Free of Persistent Chemicals

Cleburne tpo 198

A Major Plant Upgrade Met a Dual Objective. Awards Were Just a Byproduct.

Pma7402 2

Treatment Isn’t Working Right? This Plant Team Experimented to Find Remedies.

Strike Product Brochure2026

Strike Back Against Midges and Filter Flies

WW lab analysis

Wastewater Lab Analysis: Delivering Trusted Results on Your Lab Bench

Aqua Prime Rushville IN

Rushville Installs AquaStorm Cloth Media Filters to Treat Combined Sewer Overflow Discharge

YSI WMP 1

YSI Water Monitoring Panel Product Overview

Strike Best Practice Guide2026 Preview Image

How to Improve Your Operation with Strike Midge and Filter Fly Control

Product spotlight qed environmental huberg laser one

General Product Spotlight: Wastewater - Methane detector designed for precise field monitoring

Product spotlight rehlko kd series

General Product Spotlight: Water - Generators provide reliable backup power when needed

Carbonet tote transparent print

General Product News - May 2026

Jeanette mcqueeney

General Industry News - May 2026

Headworks Effective Screening Is Critical. Here’s How to Make the Most of It.

Orillia3

General A Canadian Plant Team Sets the Bar for Dealing With Adversity

Want a PDF of this article as it appeared in print?

Digital delivery only. Usually fulfilled within 24 hours.