Abstract
The new plant of the West Palm Beach Water Company was officially put in service January 1, 1927. The plant was designed specifically for handling the type of water available at West Palm Beach and therefore has incorporated in it several features that are of interest from the standpoint of water treatment. The raw water is taken from Clear Lake and Lake Mangonia. These lakes are filled strictly by surface drainage and as a consequence the water has a high color combined with a low alkalinity. The raw water color for the last fourteen months has averaged 110 parts per million, while the alkalinity has averaged 38 parts per million. In order to remove this color an alum dosage varying between 475 and 525 pounds per million gallons is necessary. During periods of high water when the color is high and the alkalinity low the addition of five per cent well water has been found necessary. This adds from 5 to 7 parts per million alkalinity depending upon the characteristics of the well.
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