Application:
Raw Water
Keywords:
Colorado, raw water, lake, blue-green algae, muck reduction, manganese, hypolimnetic oxygenation, dissolved oxygen, chemical savings
Reservoir Site Map
Peaceful Reservoir
SolarBee In Placer
Reservoir Size:
Surface area is 11 acres. volume is 250 acre-feet (81 MG). Maximum depth is 20 feet when full; average depth is 14 feet. Depth typically fluctuates 2-4 feet during the year.
SolarBee Installation:
Date: July 2002. Installed one SB10000F, solar-powered, with intake hose initially set at 9 feet due to the sludge depth in the reservoir.
Project Objectives:
Initial objectives were to resolve problems of high concentrations of algae.
Project Results:
Algae blooms have disappeared and the City has not had to treat the reservoir with copper sulfate in the years since the SolarBee unit was installed, even though it was installed after blue-green algae were established in July (2002). In 2003 a manganese problem was addressed and resolved. The superintendent is very happy with the SolarBee’s performance, and in both 2005 and 2006 purchased additional units for other applications within the water storage/treatment system.
Last updated at: 2009/12/10
Copyright 2010 SolarBee, Inc.
For information on SolarBee call 1-866-437-8076
^