Environmental Leader
The West Texas city of Abilene has completed an installation of General Electric’s LEAPmbr advanced wastewater treatment system as part of major upgrades to the Hamby Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP).
Despite heavy rainfall that has eased conditions in recent weeks, the city is continuing is efforts to prepare for water scarcity issues in the future as chronic droughts and population growth have reduced reservoir levels to 30 percent capacity.
The Hamby Wastewater and Reuse Project is the first part of a multi-phase drought response initiative aimed at addressing the city’s low reservoir levels. By using GE’s treatment solution coupled with a reverse osmosis system downstream, the Hamby WWTP now can discharge more than 7 million gallons of treated wastewater a day into Lake Fort Phantom Hill, the city’s primary water supply reservoir, to protect the city from future drought conditions and increase clean water supplies for Abilene’s residents and businesses.
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