WATER SUPPLY

Our mission is to provide safe, clean, dependable drinking water at an affordable price.

Pleasant Valley Water Plant supplies an average of about 1,500,000 gallons per day of quality water to the Town of Brattleboro. Water is taken from Pleasant Valley Reservoir, a surface water supply. 

During periods of drought and high water usage, this system can reach its capacity. Brattleboro has a back up system of wells located on Route 30 north of the Retreat. We have recently completed upgrades to the Well System and have been using them as a supplement to our water supply through out the fall . Retreat Meadows Wells.

Pleasant Valley Water Filtration Plant >

 

 

 

 

 

One of three filters↓

Pleasant Valley Filtration Plant consists of three filters. The process is of the Direct Filtration type using equipment originally manufactured by U.S. Filter, now owned by Siemens Water Technologies. A microprocessor, controlling pumps and valves automates most operations within the plant including the cleaning of the filters and chemical feeds.

Water quality parameters are constantly monitored with instrumentation during plant operation. A SCADA or Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system makes this data and data from many other water and wastewater sites available at several computers. 

 

Early History of Brattleboro's Water Supply, By Wayne Carhart   YEAR 2008 WATER QUALITY REPORT

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Chief Operator, John B. Highter

Telephone 802-257-2320

American Water Works Assoc.    New England Water Works Assoc.       Vermont Agency of Natural Resources