Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Turning Mississippi River water into Minneapolis tap water is a science.
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Wednesday, March 7, 2012
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 a video post last week about what goes on inside. The City of Minneapolis facility in Fridley also supplies several suburbs, but Fridley and Columbia Heights have their own water systems…
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
All of Minneapolis' potable water is processed at the city's plant on the bank of the Mississippi in southwest Fridley.
Minneapolis water plant superintendent Chris Catlin talks about the chemical process of purifying the city's water. Minneapolis' water works is just south of Riverfront Park in Fridley's far southwest corner, near the tiny border between the two cities.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Tuesday's chemical reaction was contained to a building 1/2 mile south of Fridley.
Update (4 p.m. Wednesday): The City of Minneapolis water plant where a chemical accident took place Tuesday was the site of an emergency drill last May that simulated a chlorine spill outside of the building. Here is more about that drill, via Minneapolis spokesman Matt Liable (skip down to the next Update section to read about Tuesday's accident): We simulated a full scale chlorine release and response at the Columbia Heights facility on 5/3/11. The scenario for the drill was that a chlorine tank fell while unloading it from the delivery vehicle. We simulated a scenario that fuseable plug on the tank cracked on impact and the tank started to leak. In the scenario, one of the City employees was overcome by the chlorine, and the driver and…
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