Effects of Advanced Treatment of Municipal Wastewater on the White River NearIndianapolis, Indiana: Trends in Water Quality, 1978-86

摘要

The report describes changes in the water quality of the White River thatoccurred after the implementation of Advanced Wastwater Treatment (AWT). The report includes analyses of data collected from three locations on the White River between 1978 and 1986 by the City of Indianapolis, Department of Public Works, and by the USGS and data from one location on the White River collected by the Indiana State Board of Health between 1958 and 1986. The report also includes analyses of daily effluent data from the Belmont and Southport municipal wastewater-treatment plants from 1978 through 1986.