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The first portion of the canal, from Cincinnati to Middletown, was operational in 1828, and extended to Dayton in 1830. Water from the Great Miami fed into the canal. A later extension to the canal, the Sidney Feeder, drew water from the upper reaches of the Great Miami from near Port Jefferson and Sidney.
Clean Sweep of the Great Miami River
The Great Miami river is a tremendous resource for fishing, boating, canoeing, and biking while sustaining a variety of wildlife in Ohio.
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What is water reclamation?
The Water Reclamation plant receives a significant portion of its wastewater flow and pollutants from industry. Control of the industrial pollutants and recovery of costs associated with their treatment is critical to the operation of the treatment plant. The Division of Water Reclamation administers an Industrial Pretreatment Program to protect the plant from industrial wastewater discharges which contain pollutants that may upset treatment, pass-through the plant and contaminate the Great Miami River, or accumulate in the biosolids and limit its use as farm fertilizer. Industries discharging metals and/or toxic organic pollutants are required to pretreat their wastewater to remove excessive amounts of these pollutants to assure no adverse impact on the City of Dayton Water Reclamation Plant. Control of the pollutants requires extensive monitoring of individual industries through sampling and chemical analyses. Discharges from industries exceeding predetermined standards are controlled through enforcement actions which includes fees and surcharges for extra-strength wastewater.
Where is the WRF located?
The WRF is located at its original 1929 site in the southwest corner of the City of Dayton at river mile 76.1 on the 170.3 miles long Great Miami River. The average daily discharge ranges between 48 to 55 million gallons per day (MGD). At this point on the river, the wastewater discharged from the WRF can contribute up to 40 to 50% of the total river flow during low flow (drought) conditions. This large contribution to river flow requires the wastewater discharged to meet the cleanest water quality standards to protect warm water aquatic animals and plants, as well as, to allow for other designated uses like fishing, boating and skiing.
