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Coal chips put to new use - filtering our drinking water
Foundation Footings... on the Water Works construction project point their way to a railroad bridge which goes over the Missouri River.
Coal Chips put to new use - filtering our drinking water
Inspecting progress... on the new vehicle storage-maintenance facility is James Peters, general manager of the Water Works. The facility is slated for opening by the end of the summer or early next fall.
Care taken to keep water pure
Making tests... every two hours on water as it emerges from the plant are Rick Rohan, chemist and Jim Wilson, plant operator. The plant has an extensive laboratory to perform many of its own tests.
Care taken to keep water pure
Water samples... showing the various stages through which water passes before it is sent on its way to Council Bluffs consumers are displayed by Peters.
Care taken to keep water pure
The New Water Works Administration Building... in the background is located close to the city's water supply, the Missouri River and to the treatment plant. Jim Peters, manager of the facility, said the move to the new building from former downtown…
Today
Today...on the banks of the Missouri River, about a mile upstream from the original pumping station is this modern purification and treatment plant. It is here that the water is pumped from the river and made ready for distribution through the…