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 2003 switched disinfection process from chlorination to chloramination.
• 2012 Daily Average: 8.333 MGD
• 2012 Daily Max: 15.169 MG
• 2012 Yearly Total: 3049.875 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.
• 2012 Daily Average: 18.391 MGD
• 2012 Daily Max: 25.360 MG
• 2012 Yearly Total: 6731.186 MG

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