• To insure continuing quality and safety in our communities’ water supply, the Buffalo Water Authority has made the following improvements to our treatment facility in 2007:
• South Basin Sluice Gates Operators rehabilitated.
• Metering program. Metering encourages water conservation and curtails unaccounted water.
• Leak Detection: To reduce non-revenue water usage and optimize water treatment and pumpage.
• Security cameras at all critical system’s controls installed at the Filter Plant.
• Continuing SCADA (system monitoring and control) upgrade at the Col. Ward Pump Station, which allows for monitoring and remote control of all water tanks and remote pump stations.
• Additional peristaltic feed pumps replaced diaphragm pumps at Treatment Plant: optimizing chemical addition and eliminating wasteful siphoning.
• Filter rehabilitation: More effective filter media and controls will increase water quality and lower its cost.
• Recirculation conduit: Reduces excessive pressure in the distribution system, this improvement has dramatically reduced water main breaks.
• Coagulation Basin/Settled Water Conduit Rehabilitation: Allowing more effective sludge removal.
• Pump & Motor rehabilitation: Better water pressure control will reduce water main breaks.

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