EVALUATION THE EFFICIENCY OF GAS AL- SHAMAL WATER TREATEMENT PLANT

Abstract

This study gives a description for the units and components of water treatment plant of Gas AL- Shamal Company. The study aimed to evaluation the efficiency of the plant through testing physical and chemical characteristics of raw water and treated water, then comparing with the characteristics of Iraqi drinking water standards. The study showed that the plant was efficient for turbidity and total suspended solids removal. The results appeared that characteristics of the total dissolved solids (T.D.S.), total hardness (T.H.), electrical conductivity (E.C.), chloride (Cl), and sulfate within the characteristics limits of Iraqi drinking water standards for raw and treated water. The results also show that the (pH) values were out of suitable values of flocculation materials. The fluoride values of raw and treated water were low within the standards.