{"id":5656,"date":"2025-07-04T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oxidationtech.com\/blog\/?p=5656"},"modified":"2025-06-30T09:09:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T14:09:55","slug":"ozone-in-municipal-water-treatment-a-proven-and-promising-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oxidationtech.com\/blog\/ozone-in-municipal-water-treatment-a-proven-and-promising-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"Ozone in Municipal Water Treatment \u2013 A Proven and Promising Solution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ozone has played a vital role in municipal drinking water treatment<\/strong> in the United States for over 80 years. First implemented in the 1940s, ozone has become a trusted, effective, and environmentally friendly tool for water purification. As water treatment needs evolve and grow more complex, ozone continues to offer benefits that few other technologies can match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Longstanding History of Use in the U.S.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As of 2013, at least 277 municipal water treatment plants (WTPs)<\/strong> in the U.S. were using ozone for drinking water treatment. These plants, all with capacities exceeding 1 million gallons per day (MGD), collectively produce over 14.5 billion gallons of treated water daily<\/strong>, with more than 600,000 lbs\/day of ozone<\/strong> generated for purification purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even more notably, at least 55 of these plants were upgraded with ozone technology<\/strong> after their initial construction\u2014clear proof that ozone is not only effective, but also cost-efficient and adaptable for long-term use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ozone: Ideal for Large and Small Systems Alike<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Historically, ozone has been adopted most widely by large-scale WTPs<\/strong>, with fewer than 30 of the 277 known plants treating less than 2 MGD. The average plant size using ozone grew dramatically\u2014from just 5 MGD in 1984 to 80 MGD projected by 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet despite ozone\u2019s dominant presence in large WTPs, the biggest opportunity lies ahead in small and mid-sized systems<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The EPA estimates over 150,000 municipal water systems<\/strong> exist in the U.S., but fewer than 300 currently use ozone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s a huge untapped market\u2014and the growing demand for better disinfection, reduced chemical use, and more sustainable operations<\/strong> makes ozone an ideal fit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Oxidation Technologies<\/strong>, we specialize in ozone system integration<\/strong> for industrial and agricultural systems<\/strong>, giving us the expertise to scale these technologies for medium-sized municipalities<\/strong> with ease and efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Where Is Ozone Used\u2014and Why?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ozone is used in 42 states<\/strong>, with the highest concentration of systems in California and Texas<\/strong>, where water treatment demands are particularly intense due to large populations and diverse water sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ozone is employed in municipal WTPs for a wide range of treatment objectives:<\/p>\n\n\n\n