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Thurmont Receives Marketing and LG Sonic Saved Emmitsburg Money
Communications Award and Water
The Town of Thurmont Courtesy Photo James Rada, Jr.
was recently recognized by the
Maryland Recreation and Park The sonic algae control system Average flow for the lake: The
Association and was presented has proven itself, both in reducing town exceeded its target flow for
the Best Activity Guide Award costs and controlling algae, in Rainbow Lake with the new system.
for populations serving under Rainbow Lake in Emmitsburg. Even The target had been 162,000 gallons
50,000 people. so, there is room for improvement. a day. It was actually 159,600
The Thurmont Walk, Bike “We did see a significant gallons.
& Drive Map and Guide improvement in water quality,” Overtime: Overtime at the water
provides hiking, biking, and Emmitsburg Town Manager Cathy plant was reduced by 31 percent or
driving information, along Willets told the commissioners. nearly $3,000.
with showcasing parks, history, She presented town staff’s Chemical costs: Although some
and popular attractions in comparison of the water system chemical usage increased (DE and
Thurmont and the surrounding between April and December in coagulants), the overall chemical
areas. 2016, before the LG Sonic algae costs decreased from $33,533 in 2016
The award was presented control system was installed, and to $24,440 in 2017.
to Thurmont Economic the same time frame in 2017, after One problem that is being worked
Development Manager Vickie it was installed. on by LG Sonic is improving the
Grinder at the Celebrating Backwashes: Although the system’s effect on brown algae. “The
Excellence Marketing and number of backwashes of the device performed excellent when
Communications Awards system was expected to decrease, dealing with blue-green algae,”
Luncheon on March 1, 2018, they increased 9 percent (from an Willets said. “It struggled in the fall
at the Cylburn Arboretum in Thurmont Economic Development Manager Vickie average of 10 per day to 10.87 per with brown algae. We are working on
Baltimore. Grinder and Chief Administrative Officer Jim Humerick day). ways to combat brown algae more.”
are pictured with the Maryland Recreation and Parks
“This guide is a great Association “Best Activity Guide” Award, following the Backwash water usage: The The new system may actually
resource for our visitors, as awards luncheon in Baltimore on March 1, 2018. increase in backwashes was offset have put the town ahead of the curve
well as our residents. I want by the amount of water wasted to in one regard. The Environmental
to thank Vickie and her team for their hard work on this terrific project,” make clean water. This decreased Protection Agency is monitoring algae
stated Mayor John Kinnaird. from 19.71 percent in 2016 to toxins to decide on whether federal
14.08 percent last year. This created standards need to be set. The LG
a savings of 384,888 gallons of Sonic system has reduced the toxins
Attention water monthly or the equivalent of in Rainbow Lake without using lots
50.5 taps.
of potentially harmful chemicals.
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