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k :3 Supervisor Wiliiam Ziglar weighs chemicals for water analysis. They Deal WKh Millions Of Gallons Of It Water, Water, An 5 1 i “Water, Water, everywhere . . . ” That quote just about describes the jobs of the four Fieldcrest employees who are responsible for the company’s water treatment operation at Eden. William Ziglar, supervisor, along with Payton Jeffries, first shift; Billy Clark, second shift; and Marvin Jeffries, third shift, deal with water every day, 900 million gallons of it each year. to be chemically condi^ before it can be used- Tt'* through rapid sand then stored before being 1^ distribution points. Fln^"^ to the water. All of the water used by Fieldcrest in its Eden manufacturing operations as well as for drinking, and approximately 15 percent of the water used by the city of Eden is treated at Fieldcrest’s Central Filter Plant, located on Meadow Road. During. 1976, 740 million gallons of water were treated for Fieldcrest’s use, and 160 million gallons for use by the city. Raw water is taken from the Smith River Three main reservoir, for the storage of manufacturing process®? for the Sheeting and . Spray for the Blanket f' one at Leaksville for ® Karastan Mills. All of the Filter Pl«"L trained in both chemic^* analysis to insure that proper quality both ^, treatment. Even the rav' * certain standards befor® for use. The operators ai 111' written state examination William Ziglar, supervisor, starts pump at back'VS The water will be returned from this tank to the vf» and reuse. Marvin Jeffries, third shift, checks finished water distribution pumps which deliver water both for drinking and industrial use. 1 THE MILL WHiS
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