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Our job is to purify water
so that it's safe to drink. The exact treatment
process varies depending upon where our customers
live and whether they receive water from wells or
from rivers, lakes or streams. No matter where our
water comes from, we add chlorine to remove harmful
bacteria and to make sure it is safe to drink. We
may also add other chemicals or filter the water to
remove impurities. Sometimes we aerate the water to
improve the taste. Our goal is to provide our
customers with drinking water that meets or
surpasses all state and federal standards for
health and safety. If you would like specific
information about how water is treated in your
community, contact your local water
provider.
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Our job
is to clean wastewater so that it is safe to
release into rivers, lakes or streams. The exact
treatment process varies depending upon where our
customers live. Treatment usually consists of two
major steps. During the primary stage, sand, grit
and solids are removed from untreated sewage. The
secondary phase uses air or bacteria to break down
these solids or sludge. The wastewater is then
separated from the solids and cleansed before being
released into rivers, lakes or streams. Treatment
at some plants involves a third step to further
remove ammonia and phosphates. If you would like
specific information about how wastewater is
treated in your community, contact your local
wastewater utility.
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United
Water provides water and wastewater services to
municipalities through public-private partnerships
or contract operations. These agreements enable
municipalities to outsource the management and
operation of their water or wastewater systems.
Communities benefit by retaining ownership of their
assets while gaining cost-effective professional
management for their systems. United Water offers a
full spectrum of asset management through
public-private partnerships including: contract
operations, infrastructure management, customer
service, billing and collections, long-term leases,
asset acquisition, design and construction,
ownership, and private financing.
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We're
committed to providing our customers with the
highest quality drinking water and to protecting
the rivers and streams that are our drinking water
sources. State-of-the-art technology helps us
achieve these goals. For example, our water
treatment plant in Haworth, New Jersey, uses ozone
technology to purify drinking water. In
Jacksonville, Florida, we use ultraviolet light to
destroy harmful bacteria in wastewater. And our
strategic alliance with Lyonnaise des Eaux provides
us with access to one of the world's most advanced
water research laboratories. United Water also
participates in a variety of research projects with
the AWWA.
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