How to Get Lower Water Turbidity With a Roughing Filter

Water turbidity is a water condition that most people recognize as cloudiness in the water that comes out of the faucet. Water turbidity is something that is typically addressed on a community level with roughing filters that filter all of the water used, either as the water is taken from a reservoir or as the water is treated. If you want to lower water turbidity, contact your community authorities.

Instructions

1. Gather evidence in the community of water turbidity. If many residents have been experiencing turbid or cloudy water, run some preliminary tests for the safety and quality of the water and conduct a community-wide survey of water quality to identify it as a community issue.

2. Find out if your local water business office and water treatment facilities are currently employing roughing filtration, and if not, what types of filtration they are using. If the community is already using a roughing filter, find out when the filter was installed and see about checking the effectiveness of the filter.

3. Point your water authorities to roughing filters that use upflow and downwash features for maximum efficiency in removing sediment and turbidity. Upflow filters are good for community water filtration as well as agricultural water filtration, and they are ideal for moderate amounts of water use.

4. Make sure that the different types of filters used in your community are compatible. Some filters are only capable of handling certain types of water, and often filters need to be used in a specific order. Make sure there is a professional on hand who is well versed in multiple types of filtration to inspect the filtration system your community is using.

5. Conduct a follow-up study 1 to 2 months after the roughing filter has been added to check for changes in community water quality. Continue to check water quality every 6 months to 2 years, and conduct proper maintenance on the filter.