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Milwaukee's Ozone Upgrade

by James C. Kaminski, P.E., (M.ASCE), Commissioner of Public Works; City of Milwaukee,
Paul W. Prendiville, P.E., (M.ASCE), Vice President; Camp Dresser and McKee, One Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA,


Serial Information: Civil Engineering—ASCE, 1996, Vol. 66, Issue 9, Pg. 62-64


Document Type: Feature article

Abstract:

After the 1993 outbreak of illness caused by Cryptosporidium in Milwaukee, the city moved forward on an $89 million upgrade of its treatment facilities with ozone filtration, the only disinfectant technology that kills Cryptosporidium. Providing safe drinking water is a quietly important issue for every city. However, in March 1993 the issue came front and center for the city of Milwaukee when Cryptosporidium�a microorganism that causes gastrointestinal illness in humans�contaminated the city drinking water, affecting an estimated 400,000 people. For some people with immune-system deficiencies, Cryptosporidiosis proved fatal. To ensure this situation would not recur, the city of Milwaukee launched a comprehensive program to upgrade the Milwaukee Water Works facilities and provide safer drinking water.

Subject Headings: Urban areas | Microbes | Drinking water | Safety | Ozone | Municipal water | Diseases | Wisconsin | United States

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