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Fording River South Active Water Treatment Facility performance summary table

Date:Jan-22
Throughput (m3/day):2,869
Availability (%):90
Effluent Nitrate Concentration (mg/L):2.06
Daily Average Nitrate Load Removal (kg/day):95
Nitrate Load Removal (Total) (kg):2,932
Effluent Selenium Concentrations (µg/L):25.4
Daily Average Selenium Load Removal (kg/day):1.5
Selenium Load Removal (Total) (kg): 45
Date:Feb-22
Throughput (m3/day):3,146
Availability (%):86
Effluent Nitrate Concentration (mg/L):0.23
Daily Average Nitrate Load Removal (kg/day):106
Nitrate Load Removal (Total) (kg):2,975
Effluent Selenium Concentrations (µg/L):21.4
Daily Average Selenium Load Removal (kg/day):1.7
Selenium Load Removal (Total) (kg): 47
Date:Mar-22
Throughput (m3/day):4,914
Availability (%):96
Effluent Nitrate Concentration (mg/L):0.27
Daily Average Nitrate Load Removal (kg/day):301
Nitrate Load Removal (Total) (kg):9,322
Effluent Selenium Concentrations (µg/L):24.7
Daily Average Selenium Load Removal (kg/day):2.9
Selenium Load Removal (Total) (kg): 72
Date:Apr-22
Throughput (m3/day):5,602
Availability (%):89
Effluent Nitrate Concentration (mg/L):0.18
Daily Average Nitrate Load Removal (kg/day):402
Nitrate Load Removal (Total) (kg):12,050
Effluent Selenium Concentrations (µg/L):24.4
Daily Average Selenium Load Removal (kg/day):2.7
Selenium Load Removal (Total) (kg): 81
Date:May-22
Throughput (m3/day):8,332
Availability (%):95
Effluent Nitrate Concentration (mg/L):0.21
Daily Average Nitrate Load Removal (kg/day):317
Nitrate Load Removal (Total) (kg):9,832
Effluent Selenium Concentrations (µg/L):17.9
Daily Average Selenium Load Removal (kg/day):3.5
Selenium Load Removal (Total) (kg): 108
Date:Jun-22
Throughput (m3/day):9,794
Availability (%):95
Effluent Nitrate Concentration (mg/L):0.18
Daily Average Nitrate Load Removal (kg/day):366
Nitrate Load Removal (Total) (kg):11,003
Effluent Selenium Concentrations (µg/L):15.6
Daily Average Selenium Load Removal (kg/day):3.9
Selenium Load Removal (Total) (kg): 117
Date:Jul-22
Throughput (m3/day):8,038
Availability (%):86
Effluent Nitrate Concentration (mg/L):0.08
Daily Average Nitrate Load Removal (kg/day):348
Nitrate Load Removal (Total) (kg):10,789
Effluent Selenium Concentrations (µg/L):10.3
Daily Average Selenium Load Removal (kg/day):2.4
Selenium Load Removal (Total) (kg): 73
Date:Aug-22
Throughput (m3/day):7,793
Availability (%):83
Effluent Nitrate Concentration (mg/L):0.16
Daily Average Nitrate Load Removal (kg/day):389
Nitrate Load Removal (Total) (kg):12,070
Effluent Selenium Concentrations (µg/L):15.2
Daily Average Selenium Load Removal (kg/day):3.1
Selenium Load Removal (Total) (kg): 95
Date:Sep-22
Throughput (m3/day):12,305
Availability (%):94
Effluent Nitrate Concentration (mg/L):0.21
Daily Average Nitrate Load Removal (kg/day):789
Nitrate Load Removal (Total) (kg):23,659
Effluent Selenium Concentrations (µg/L):21.6
Daily Average Selenium Load Removal (kg/day):4.8
Selenium Load Removal (Total) (kg): 145
Date:Oct-22
Throughput (m3/day):13,353
Availability (%):97
Effluent Nitrate Concentration (mg/L):0.21
Daily Average Nitrate Load Removal (kg/day):946
Nitrate Load Removal (Total) (kg):29,325
Effluent Selenium Concentrations (µg/L):20.5
Daily Average Selenium Load Removal (kg/day):6.0
Selenium Load Removal (Total) (kg): 185
Date:Nov-22
Throughput (m3/day):10,602
Availability (%):90
Effluent Nitrate Concentration (mg/L):0.21
Daily Average Nitrate Load Removal (kg/day):852
Nitrate Load Removal (Total) (kg):25,560
Effluent Selenium Concentrations (µg/L):19.9
Daily Average Selenium Load Removal (kg/day):5.0
Selenium Load Removal (Total) (kg): 149
Date:Dec-22
Throughput (m3/day):9,739
Availability (%):96
Effluent Nitrate Concentration (mg/L):0.24
Daily Average Nitrate Load Removal (kg/day):785
Nitrate Load Removal (Total) (kg):24,336
Effluent Selenium Concentrations (µg/L):20.2
Daily Average Selenium Load Removal (kg/day):5.0
Selenium Load Removal (Total) (kg): 154
Date:Average
Throughput (m3/day):8,041
Availability (%):91
Effluent Nitrate Concentration (mg/L):0.35
Daily Average Nitrate Load Removal (kg/day):475
Nitrate Load Removal (Total) (kg):14,448
Effluent Selenium Concentrations (µg/L):19.8
Daily Average Selenium Load Removal (kg/day):3.5
Selenium Load Removal (Total) (kg): 106

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