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100 1 _aAmerican Society of Civil Engineers
245 1 0 _aTransactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXXII, June, 1911 :
_bWater Purification Plant, Washington, D. C. Results of Operation.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2008-12-27
508 _aProduced by Juliet Sutherland, Christina and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXXII, June, 1911" is a scientific publication from the early 20th century. The volume focuses on the operation and results of the water purification plant in Washington, D.C., specifically detailing the methods, machinery, and efficiencies observed during its five years of operation. This document serves as a critical resource for civil engineers and professionals in the field of water treatment, aiming to share valuable insights and statistics regarding water filtration processes. The opening of this publication introduces a paper by E. D. Hardy on the Washington filtration plant, highlighting its extensive infrastructure, including pumping stations and multiple sand filters. Hardy summarizes the plant's capabilities and operational achievements, emphasizing the importance of water clarity, especially in relation to turbidity levels in the Potomac River. The text provides a wealth of technical detail, including descriptions of the machinery, methods for sand management, and water testing results, which collectively serve to illustrate the ongoing challenges and successes in providing clean drinking water to the city. The opening effectively sets the stage for in-depth discussions and analyses that follow in subsequent sections. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aCivil engineering -- Periodicals
653 _aWater treatment plants
700 1 _aHardy, E. D.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27632
999 _c68541
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