Wellhead Treatment Plant is Online!
The City of Dayton is excited to announce that the new Wellhead Water Treatment Plant is fully online! The plant is designed to remove high levels of iron and manganese that are present in the water drawn from the aquifer, that supplies the northeast Dayton water distribution system. The Plant is served by 2 high-capacity wells that can produce up 2,000 gallons of water per minute. The plant is capable of producing nearly 3,000,000 gallons per day at peak capacity. Currently, our peak capacity is around 1,250,000 gallons per day. Staff purposefully managed the transition from the non-filtered water to the filtered water to purge the non-filtered water out of the system and replace it with the treated water. Staff has also rigorously flushed hydrants in the fall and the spring to try and remove the residual mineral deposits in the water mains.
How was this project funded?
A majority of this project was funded from Federal and State grants totaling $5,750,000. The additional 3,000,000 needed to complete the project came from City Water Funds.
Will water pressure change?
There should not be noticeable changes to water pressure from the new plant.
Will water smell or taste different?
The water should be consistently clear, and not have problems with odor, because more of the impurities are being permanently removed at the filtration plant. There should not be a noticeable high chlorine smell. Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) requires the City to feed a low dose of chlorine for disinfection purposes.
Who manages the water quality checks?
Trained City staff will manage a majority of the water quality sampling. We test for a whole panel of different criteria, chlorine, fluoride, ammonia, pH, iron, manganese, sulfate amongst others. There are also specialized tests required by MDH that we send to a certified professional laboratory for analysis. MDH conducts frequent site visits and sampling. The results can be found in the Drinking Water Report available on the City
website under the Water Department.
Drinking Water Report
The Drinking Water Report is a water quality report that provides information about the quality of drinking water. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires every community water supplier to provide a Consumer Confidence Report (Drinking Water Report) to its customers. The latest Drinking Water Report for the City of Dayton, Maple Grove, and Champlin is available on the City website. You may request a paper copy by emailing publicworks@daytonmn.gov. If you have questions, please email Martin Farrell at mfarrell@daytonmn.gov.