Rueter Hess Water Purfication Facility

The Rueter-Hess Water Purification Facility is a critical component of Parker Water & Sanitation District’s long-term strategy to achieve a reliable and sustainable water supply, with the goal of meeting 75% of the District’s demand through renewable sources. This presentation provides an overview of the Rueter-Hess system, including the Rueter-Hess Reservoir and the advanced treatment processes used to convert surface water into high-quality drinking water.
Attendees will be introduced to the facility’s treatment train, which includes high-rate coagulation and flocculation using Actiflo® Turbo and Actiflo® Carb processes, ceramic membrane filtration, and chloramination disinfection. The presentation will highlight how these technologies work together to address source water conditions, optimize removal of particulate matter and organics, and maintain effective disinfectant residuals while minimizing disinfection byproduct formation.
The session will conclude with a tour-focused discussion of operational considerations, key benefits of ceramic membrane technology, and lessons learned that may be applicable to other utilities considering membrane filtration for surface water treatment and long-term supply resiliency.