Philly H2O: Torresdale 1959

Torresdale
The Push-Button Water Treatment Plant (1959)

Well-illustrated and large-format 20-page brochure published by the Philadelphia Water Department in 1959, touting the automation of the Torresdale (now called Baxter) Water Treatment Plant in Northeast Philadelphia, the largest of three plants in the city. Subjects include Samuel Baxter, water treatment steps, pre-treatment, construction, "The Filter Building: An Electronic Water Factory," and "Post-Treatment: Touches for the Consumer" (including chlorination and fluoridation).

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Page last modified December 27, 2010


					Torresdale The Push-Button Water Treatment Plant (1959) LINK TO PDF, 3.3 mb Well-illustrated and large-format 20-page brochure published by the Philadelphia Water Department in 1959, touting the automation of the Torresdale (now called Baxter) Water Treatment Plant in Northeast Philadelphia, the largest of three plants in the city. Subjects include Samuel Baxter, water treatment steps, pre-treatment, construction, "The Filter Building: An Electronic Water Factory," and "Post-Treatment: Touches for the Consumer" (including chlorination and fluoridation). Contact Adam Levine Page last modified December 27, 2010

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