AWWA ACE94108

AWWA ACE94108 Two New Wells Yield 35 mgd: Lincoln's Wellfield Expansion
Conference Proceeding by American Water Works Association, 01/01/1994

Henson, Jeffrey W.; Obrist, Jerry; Prior, Kent

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This paper describes the expansion of the well water supply for Lincoln, Nebraska. Historically, water demands have been met from local wells spread throughout the city and from the Ashland wellfield located along the Platte River approximately 30 miles from the city. The Ashland wellfield had been a reliable primary source of water supply, and had been expanded several times since 1932. In 1981, when peak day demands were approaching the capacity of the existing wells, the city retained Black