Glenville Lake Water Treatment Facility

• Built: 1942
• Source Waters include: Glenville Lake and the Cape Fear River
• Original Capacity: 3 Million Gallons a Day (MGD)
• Expansions: 5 MGD (1949), 8 MGD (1954), 12 MGD (1961), 18 MGD (1994)
• Current Capacity: 18 MGD
• Expansion Plans: None at present time, however, additional treatment units may be needed to meet Safe Drinking Water Act requirements
• Features: Glenville Lake Raw Water Pump Station; 36" Raw Water Transmission Main from Cape Fear River allows Glenville Lakes WTF to pump and treat water from the Cape Fear River as well as Glenville Lake in order to meet water demands. In year 2003 switched disinfection process from chlorination to chloramination.
• 2011 Daily Average: 8.149 MGD
• 2011 Daily Max: 13.193 MG
• 2011 Yearly Total: 2,974.273 MG
  
  

P.O. Hoffer Water Treatment Facility

• Built: 1969
• Source Water: Cape Fear River
• Original Capacity: 8 Million Gallons a Day (MGD)
• Expansions: 16 MGD (1975), 32 MGD (1988)
• Filter Uprating Approval: 39.5 (2005)
• Current Capacity: 39.5 MGD
• Features: In 2003 switched disinfection process from chlorination to chloramination.
• 2011 Daily Average: 18.944 MGD
• 2011 Daily Max: 27.543 MG
• 2011 Yearly Total: 6,914.689 MG

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