Aeration System Installed In Logan Martin Aims To Improve Water Quality
By Katie Bolton
Alabama Power is installing a new aeration system in Logan Martin Lake to improve water quality by adding dissolved oxygen into the water.
“This new system consists of seven long sections of pipe that will be anchored just off the bottom of the lake in front of Logan Martin Dam, and some distance upstream,” said Jim Crew, Southern Company Services Hydro Services manager.
The aeration system adds oxygen into the water around the dam, increasing the dissolved oxygen levels in the water discharged from the dam’s generating units. That will improve the water quality for fish and other aquatic species.“Each pipe is basically like a big soaker hose that adds oxygen into the water that will ultimately be released downstream of the dam,” Crew added.
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