Open house tonight at Richmond’s new water treatment plant

Image: Project finished — Mayor Mike Hall, Maintenance Superintendent Scott Ball, Councilman Brad Jensen, and Councilwoman Terrie Wierenga stand in front of the newly completed wastewater treatment plant for Richmond, Utah.

Project finished — Mayor Mike Hall, Maintenance Superintendent Scott Ball, Councilman Brad Jensen, and Councilwoman Terrie Wierenga stand in front of the newly completed wastewater treatment plant for Richmond, Utah. (Dave South)

Image: Object removal — Superintendent Scott Ball explaining the first step in water treatment is the removal of large objects “from matchbox cars to legos”. Anything larger than three microns is removed and sent to the dump. The rest of the water is transferred in series through two 11,000 tanks for anaerobic treatment.

Object removal — Superintendent Scott Ball explaining the first step in water treatment is the removal of large objects “from matchbox cars to legos”. Anything larger than three microns is removed and sent to the dump. The rest of the water is transferred in series through two 11,000 tanks for anaerobic treatment. (Dave South)

Image: Membrane bioreactor — After the wastewater is treated in the anaerobic treatment tanks it then enters the main facility and through the membrane bioreactor.

Membrane bioreactor — After the wastewater is treated in the anaerobic treatment tanks it then enters the main facility and through the membrane bioreactor. (Dave South)

Image: Ball explains — Superintendent Scott Ball explaining how the membrane bioreactor works.

Ball explains — Superintendent Scott Ball explaining how the membrane bioreactor works. (Dave South)

Image: UV filters — Ultra-violiet light filters — in two stainless steel tubes — are the final step to ensure the wastewater is absolutely as clean as possible. Ultimately the cleaned up water will be released into the cub river. Ball says “we are cleaning the river” because the recycled water is cleaner than the river water.

UV filters — Ultra-violiet light filters — in two stainless steel tubes — are the final step to ensure the wastewater is absolutely as clean as possible. Ultimately the cleaned up water will be released into the cub river. Ball says “we are cleaning the river” because the recycled water is cleaner than the river water. (Dave South)

Image: Sludge press — The sludge press can be used to remove up to 95 percent of water from the solid waste generated from the plant and then send the waste to the landfill.

Sludge press — The sludge press can be used to remove up to 95 percent of water from the solid waste generated from the plant and then send the waste to the landfill. (Dave South)

Image: Alum storage — Aluminum sulfate, or alum, storage tanks. Alum is used to bind to and clean phosphates from the wastewater.

Alum storage — Aluminum sulfate, or alum, storage tanks. Alum is used to bind to and clean phosphates from the wastewater. (Dave South)

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