After the pre-treatment process, water enters the first of the
primary treatment processes, known as Coagulation. In this process,
chemicals known as Coagulants and Polymers are added to the water
in a technique called rapid mixing. Rapid mixing ensures that the chemicals are evenly
dispersed throughout the water. These chemicals neutralize naturally occurring forces that keep
the small dirt particles apart and form a jelly like substance,
known as micro-floc, which is very important as the water enters
the next process called
Flocculation.
