Raw lake water enters the pumping station located on the south shore of Buffalo Pound Lake, through two submerged intakes. 

The raw water then flows through “fish screens” which filter out large debris, such as sticks, logs, fish etc., which could damage the pumps. Once through the “fish screens”, the raw water is pumped to the treatment plant via two pipelines connecting the pumping station to the main treatment plant.

After reaching the Plant, water is initially divided into two streams, each of which moves through the cascade de-gasification, coagulation/flocculation and clarification stages. The streams are then recombined for the final stages of treatment, including filtration, carbon adsorption, UV disinfection, and chlorination.