{"id":348,"date":"2024-09-26T09:11:46","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T09:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aaoa.in\/?p=348"},"modified":"2024-09-26T09:31:13","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T09:31:13","slug":"water-hardness-tds-testing-concluded-key-takeaways-from-the-awareness-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aaoa.in\/?p=348","title":{"rendered":"Water Hardness &amp; TDS Testing Conducted: Key Takeaways from the Awareness Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dear Residents,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are pleased to announce the successful completion of the <strong>Awareness Program on Water Hardness and TDS (Total Dissolved Solids)<\/strong> held on <strong>24th September 2024<\/strong> at the Anugraha Facility Office and Water Treatment Plant. <strong>This session was organized to address concerns raised by residents about variations in water hardness and TDS levels in our flats.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The session was led by <strong>Mr. Jawid Khan<\/strong> from M\/s JK Enterprises and was well-attended by representatives from <strong>Sattva<\/strong>, <strong>AAOA members<\/strong>, and residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Attendees:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Group<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Name<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Role\/Flat No.<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Presenter<\/strong><\/td><td>Mr. Jawid Khan<\/td><td>Prop M\/s JK Enterprises<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Sattva<\/strong><\/td><td>Mr. Santosh Kumar B.R<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>Mr. Praveen Kumar G.B<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>Mr. Goutham<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>Mr. Prakash<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>AAOA<\/strong><\/td><td>Mr. S.P. Naik<\/td><td>President<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Residents<\/strong><\/td><td>Mr. Ashok Koralli<\/td><td>T3-601<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>Mr. Ishwar Pawate<\/td><td>T8-1403<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>Mr. Ramakanth Naik<\/td><td>T6-004<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>Lt. Col Chandrashekar<\/td><td>T3-1301<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td>Mr. U.L. Shetty<\/td><td>T3-1204<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Points Discussed:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Mr. Jawid Khan<\/strong> explained various components included in the water and Hardness refers to the amount of calcium, magnesium.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>TDS <\/strong>,refers to the total of other mineral elements including calcium and magnesium.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explained process of <strong>Water softening through WTP<\/strong> were the ions of calcium, magnesium and iron are removed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explained r<strong>eduction in calcium &amp; magnesium post treatment<\/strong> and increase in Sodium levels in water.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explained <strong>Hardness and TDS elements are different components<\/strong> and Water Treatment plant reduces the amount of hard minerals in water but do NOT reduce total dissolved solids (TDS).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explained <strong>how TDS will increase post treatment of water compared to untreated Raw water<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Walkthrough done in WTP and explained the process <\/strong>of filtration and the operation of various filters like sand, corbon, softer and chlorinator.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Test Results:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Sl. No.<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Location<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Hardness (PPM)<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>TDS (PPM)<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Facilities Office<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">60<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">813<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Water Treatment Plant<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">6<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">552<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>(Note: Tests were conducted using a Total Water Hardness Test Kit from Waseer Solutions Pvt Ltd.)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope this program provided valuable insights into water quality and addressed your concerns. Thank you to all the participants for making this event a success!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Report is attached for your reference &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/aaoa.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Awarness-Report-on-Water-Hardness-TDS-24.09.2024.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Awarness Report on Water Hardness &amp; TDS 24.09.2024.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-2e0b039a-fdd7-49b2-a3d5-4aa411be9de7\" href=\"https:\/\/aaoa.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Awarness-Report-on-Water-Hardness-TDS-24.09.2024.pdf\">Awarness Report on Water Hardness &amp; TDS 24.09.2024<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/aaoa.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Awarness-Report-on-Water-Hardness-TDS-24.09.2024.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-2e0b039a-fdd7-49b2-a3d5-4aa411be9de7\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Warm regards,<\/strong><br>Anugraha Apartment Owners&#8217; Association (AAOA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Residents, We are pleased to announce the successful completion of the Awareness Program on Water Hardness and TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) held on 24th September 2024 at the Anugraha Facility Office and Water Treatment Plant. 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