North Carolina Surface Water Analysis Julia Cavalier, P.E. Public Water Supply Section
Surface water reporting Raw, settled CFE turbidity Raw coliform Alkalinity, pH Chemicals fed Daily plant flow
Statewide surface water data (insert map here)
2016 average raw water turbidity
2016 average coagulant dose
Cape Fear Basin plants (insert Cape Fear map here)
Cape Fear Basin Water system Plant name Source description Coagulant category Fayetteville PWC Hoffer Run of river Ferric Glenville Dunn A B Uzzell Alum + poly Harnett County Reservoir Bladen Bluffs Brunswick County Northwest PaCl + poly Cape Fear PUA Sweeney Pender County
Feb 2016 Cape Fear Plants Turbidity spikes a few days apart for upstream and downstream plants. Starts 2/3/16 Fayetteville -2/6/16 Wilmington, 2/16/16-2/19/16 2/3/2017 1.37 in rain in Fayetteville 2/4/2016 0.86 in rain in Fayetteville 2/16 1.13 in Fay
Feb 2016 Lower Cape Fear Intakes Brunswick Co, Wilmington, and Pender County have intakes at Lock and Dam #1. Lower Cape Fear WASA has pipe into river. Wilmington also has open channel Kings Bluff pump station. Pender Co draws off of LCFWASA pipe.
Coagulant dose
Raw Water pH
Raw water alkalinity
Further research Inter and intra basin comparisons of turbidity trends Relationship between coagulant dose and raw water alkalinity and pH. Any differences between coagulant strategy?
Questions? Julia Cavalier julia.cavalier@ncdenr.gov (919) 707-9067
Additional trends examined Raleigh: Dissolved oxygen Chlorophyll TOC Raw streaming current OWASA: Lake level and algae level Raw iron and manganese Annual chemical use Annual treatment and process water