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West Line Creek Active Water Treatment Facility performance summary table

Date:Jan-22
Throughput (m3/day):7,253
Availability (%):99.8
Effluent Nitrate Concentration (mg/L):0.23
Daily Average Nitrate Load Removal (kg/day):122
Nitrate Load Removal (Total) (kg):3,797
Effluent Selenium Concentrations (µg/L):13
Daily Average Selenium Load Removal (kg/day):1.5
Selenium Load Removal (Total) (kg): 48
Date:Feb-22
Throughput (m3/day):7,359
Availability (%):99.8
Effluent Nitrate Concentration (mg/L):0.23
Daily Average Nitrate Load Removal (kg/day):131
Nitrate Load Removal (Total) (kg):3,662
Effluent Selenium Concentrations (µg/L):13
Daily Average Selenium Load Removal (kg/day):1.6
Selenium Load Removal (Total) (kg): 45
Date:Apr-22
Throughput (m3/day):7,293
Availability (%):97.2
Effluent Nitrate Concentration (mg/L):0.24
Daily Average Nitrate Load Removal (kg/day):127
Nitrate Load Removal (Total) (kg):3,812
Effluent Selenium Concentrations (µg/L):15.9
Daily Average Selenium Load Removal (kg/day):1.68
Selenium Load Removal (Total) (kg): 50
Date:May-22
Throughput (m3/day):6,650
Availability (%):88.7
Effluent Nitrate Concentration (mg/L):0.23
Daily Average Nitrate Load Removal (kg/day):94
Nitrate Load Removal (Total) (kg):2,900
Effluent Selenium Concentrations (µg/L):12.8
Daily Average Selenium Load Removal (kg/day):1.9
Selenium Load Removal (Total) (kg): 59
Date:Jun-22
Throughput (m3/day):4,571
Availability (%):60.9
Effluent Nitrate Concentration (mg/L):0.22
Daily Average Nitrate Load Removal (kg/day):31
Nitrate Load Removal (Total) (kg):929
Effluent Selenium Concentrations (µg/L):6.8
Daily Average Selenium Load Removal (kg/day):0.82
Selenium Load Removal (Total) (kg): 25
Date:Jul-22
Throughput (m3/day):4,370
Availability (%):58.2
Effluent Nitrate Concentration (mg/L):0.25
Daily Average Nitrate Load Removal (kg/day):36
Nitrate Load Removal (Total) (kg):1,119
Effluent Selenium Concentrations (µg/L):5.1
Daily Average Selenium Load Removal (kg/day):0.87
Selenium Load Removal (Total) (kg): 27
Date:Aug-22
Throughput (m3/day):6,473
Availability (%):86.3
Effluent Nitrate Concentration (mg/L):0.23
Daily Average Nitrate Load Removal (kg/day):68
Nitrate Load Removal (Total) (kg):2,117
Effluent Selenium Concentrations (µg/L):10.6
Daily Average Selenium Load Removal (kg/day):1.77
Selenium Load Removal (Total) (kg): 55
Date:Sep-22
Throughput (m3/day):7,175
Availability (%):95.7
Effluent Nitrate Concentration (mg/L):0.22
Daily Average Nitrate Load Removal (kg/day):90
Nitrate Load Removal (Total) (kg):2,705
Effluent Selenium Concentrations (µg/L):7.8
Daily Average Selenium Load Removal (kg/day):1.91
Selenium Load Removal (Total) (kg): 57
Date:Oct-22
Throughput (m3/day):7,555
Availability (%):99.3
Effluent Nitrate Concentration (mg/L):0.23
Daily Average Nitrate Load Removal (kg/day):101
Nitrate Load Removal (Total) (kg):3,214
Effluent Selenium Concentrations (µg/L):9.3
Daily Average Selenium Load Removal (kg/day):1.86
Selenium Load Removal (Total) (kg): 58
Date:Nov-22
Throughput (m3/day):7,545
Availability (%):99.6
Effluent Nitrate Concentration (mg/L):0.24
Daily Average Nitrate Load Removal (kg/day):105
Nitrate Load Removal (Total) (kg):3,136
Effluent Selenium Concentrations (µg/L):11.1
Daily Average Selenium Load Removal (kg/day):1.83
Selenium Load Removal (Total) (kg): 55
Date:Dec-22
Throughput (m3/day):7,557
Availability (%):99.5
Effluent Nitrate Concentration (mg/L):0.22
Daily Average Nitrate Load Removal (kg/day):11
Nitrate Load Removal (Total) (kg):3,426
Effluent Selenium Concentrations (µg/L):10.4
Daily Average Selenium Load Removal (kg/day):1.77
Selenium Load Removal (Total) (kg): 55
Date:Average
Throughput (m3/day):6,777
Availability (%):90.4
Effluent Nitrate Concentration (mg/L):0.23
Daily Average Nitrate Load Removal (kg/day):96
Nitrate Load Removal (Total) (kg):2,924
Effluent Selenium Concentrations (µg/L):11.4
Daily Average Selenium Load Removal (kg/day):1.58
Selenium Load Removal (Total) (kg): 49

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