Scholars Strive to Make Water Delicious at Plant in Fridley

The massive City of Minneapolis water works facility in Fridley's southwest corner will continue to be under the microscopes of University of Minnesota researchers trying to improve the taste and odor of water drawn from the Mississippi River in Fridley. 

That's according to an article report Tuesday in the Minnesota Daily that said a city committee approved a $170,000 contract renewal. The researchers are comparing two methods of filtration, the Daily said: powder-activated carbon and granular-activated carbon.

Fridley Patch took a camera to the plant for .

The City of Minneapolis facility in Fridley also supplies several suburbs, and Columbia Heights have their own water systems. (The Columbia Heights plant was the site of a  last month.)

St. Paul also draws water from the river in Fridley .