A Deep-Water Lake Michigan Water Plant Intake Gets an Innovative Cleaning

An innovative high-velocity pipe cleaning system saves millions of dollars for a small water treatment plant on Lake Michigan.

A Deep-Water Lake Michigan Water Plant Intake Gets an Innovative Cleaning

Tim Campbell (left) signals forklift driver Mark Bernal to keep retracting the boom as Erick Halaburt helps align the first rod in the 14-inch pump flange.

Operators at the Two Rivers (Wisconsin) Waterworks noticed flow restrictions in the 24-inch raw water intake pipe in Lake Michigan that limited production to 1.6 mgd, versus the water treatment plant’s 3 mgd design.

In late 2015, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources...

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