Heavy rainstorms in northern Utah washed large amounts of organic material into rivers and streams, forcing the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to temporarily shut down treatment plants and rely on groundwater.
<p>SALT LAKE CITY — Rainstorms across northern Utah early this week washed a large amount of organic material into rivers and streams, forcing the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to practically shut down treatment plants and switch to groundwater.
</p><p>"This happens most every spring," water district general manager Scott Paxman told KSL.com. "This one was unusually worse."</p><p>Paxman believes the rain on frozen ground was able to wash "organics" — sticks, leaves, animal droppings and other biologic material — directly into waterways that feed the district's supply.</p><p>"We started seeing a really significant change in water quality," Paxman said, identifying drainage from Echo basin in Summit County as a major source for the organics.</p><p>The biggest tools used to treat organics are powder activated carbon and ozone, which attack and break down the material for removal, according to Paxman. Chlorine is then used to further sanitize water before it is distributed to the cities and towns serviced by the district.</p><p>Because of the higher amounts of organics, the treatment plants used more chlorine to treat water, before sending to "most every city in Davis (County) and Weber County," Paxman said. During the winter, this water is also mix
WATER QUALITY ORGANIC MATTER FLOODING GROUNDWATER UTAH
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