Abstract

The Chicago Department of Water and Sewers has been requested to develop recommendations for desirable quality criteria goals for various parameters for Lake Michigan water received at its intakes. This article describes Lake Michigan water as an excellent source of water supply that is easily treated in conventional rapid sand treatment plants to produce a superior quality water for domestic and industrial use. It is only during periods when industrial and sewage pollution of the water is present that it becomes difficult to produce the customary high quality water. Furthermore, increased nutrients in the water definitely help bring about biologic degradation of the lake. The article discusses recommendations by the department for achieving the maximum goals in various parameters of quality. The parameter threshold odor number has been omitted because of differences in the effectiveness of treatment. It is therefore suggested that natural algae odors be omitted from these parameters and that a maximum goal of a threshold odor number of 6 be set for the intake water for odors produced by industrial waste pollution.

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