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Stage 1:
(i) Filtration at intake.
(ii) Water is made to pass through a series of serves in to intake pipes.
(iii) Large solid particles are reserved
Stage 2:
-Softening of water.
-Water is mixed with soda ash (sodium bicarbonate) which softens it and a turn.
(Aluminium sulphite) which coagulates solids particles.
Stage 3:
-Coagulation and sedimentations.
(i)Solid particles settle down.
(ii)Aeration in the open tanks for 36hrs to kill Bilharzia worms.
Stage 4:
Filtration:
-Water pass through layers of different sizes gravel and sieved to remove all the remaining solid
particles.
Stage 5:
Chlorination:
-Chlorine is added to the clean water to kill micro-organisms.
Stage 6: Storage:
(i)Treated water is stored in large tanks.
(ii) Water is well covered
(iii) Water is distributed to consumer from the storage tank.
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