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Water Distribution System <br /> In 2016 work continued on a project to ;0K, <br /> expand the capacity of ERMU Well #7 � - <br /> Water Treatment PLant. The $1.5 million -, ,� <br /> dollar project, which included adding as " . <br /> filter and expanding the well house, will <br /> double the plant's capacity from 1.15 million <br /> gallons a day to 2.3 million gaLLons a day. <br /> Unlike compact in-home water filtration <br /> systems, the new filter measures over 44 <br /> a <br /> feet, and weighs in at an astounding 40,000 , .�. �� t �i "� <br /> pounds. The filter was so Large that it , '. <br /> needed to be hoisted in and settled into ' ', <br /> place via a crane. The final step involved the ,=;L. <br /> addition of filter media to the inside of the , . 7 <br /> _ _i ` i_ _ <br /> filter, which helps to remove the iron and ®^ g �;;, ..,=--i" <br /> manganese that naturally occurs in water. <br /> As part of ERMU's ongoing preventive ..._v_ � r .... <br /> maintenance, Water Treatment Plant #3 it <br /> : <br /> * '��fir. <br /> was reconditioned in 2016. The <br /> reconditioning involved: sandblasting, - <br /> painting, and updating the old systems inside r . <br /> the treatment plant. The well and filter .v ' <br /> maintenance will help to ensure increased E <br /> reliability and water quality for the future. ' li_an ,� <br /> 2016 Water Department Statistics: <br /> • Peak = 4,300,000 gallons per day <br /> • Annual Water Sales = 666,656,000 gallons <br /> • Number of Customers = 4,968 Page 6 <br /> • Miles of Watermain = 112 miles <br />