EditorialIt's Sound, Not Chemistry, That Conquers Algae for This Water Supplier

It's Sound, Not Chemistry, That Conquers Algae for This Water Supplier

A southern California utility uses electronics to detect impending algae blooms in a recycled water reservoir — and then destroys them with ultrasound.

  • Appeared in print as "A Sound Method of Algae Control"
  • By Steve Lund
  • December 2021
  • Sustainable Operations
It's Sound, Not Chemistry, That Conquers Algae for This Water Supplier
It's Sound, Not Chemistry, That Conquers Algae for This Water Supplier

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It's Sound, Not Chemistry, That Conquers Algae for This Water Supplier

The Vallecitos Water District serves about 100,000 customers in northern San Diego County.

It’s an old project winning awards with new technology.

Vallecitos Water District in Southern California has supplied reuse water to neighboring communities from the Meadowlark Reclamation Facility since 1982. It was named Recycled Water Agency of the Year in 2009 by the...

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