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City to add chlorine to water until Sept. 15
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| This injection skid is part of the system used to add chlorine and other chemicals to treat water. With aggressive treatment and monitoring by water utilities, the water delivered to homes and businesses in Lake City complies with, or is better than, all state and federal drinking water requirements. COURTESY PHOTO |
Additive is used to remove ‘rusty slime’ that builds up on the inside of the pipes.
By JEFF M. HARDISON
jhardison@lakecityreporter.com
A routine precautionary measure, which is not harmful, may cause Lake City water customers to notice a temporary change in the taste, odor and/or color of the water, which began Monday and will continue through Sept. 15, according to Director of Water Treatment Facilities Stephen Roberts.
The city is temporarily converting its disinfectant process from chloramines to free chlorine residue, he said.
Ammonia, which is normally added, is not being added during this time, he said. The city will use chlorine to remove what Roberts calls “a rusty slime” from the inside of the pipes, and this will be flushed out.
This residue results from ammonia reacting with iron in the pipes, he said. While “rusty slime” is not the scientific term, it describes the buildup, he said.
As a result of this process, anyone who uses a kidney dialysis machine at home should contact his or her equipment supplier and install proper filtering equipment, Roberts said.
Appropriate treatment should be added to water for tropical fish or other aquatic pets, before putting city water in tanks, Roberts said, because of the chlorine in the water.
Every six to eight months, Roberts said, the city performs this operation to clear the ammonia build-up from the inside of pipes. This procedure is common for all water systems that use chloramines as a disinfectant, Roberts said, and it is safe.
The city is temporarily converting its disinfectant process from chloramines to free chlorine residue, he said.
Ammonia, which is normally added, is not being added during this time, he said. The city will use chlorine to remove what Roberts calls “a rusty slime” from the inside of the pipes, and this will be flushed out.
This residue results from ammonia reacting with iron in the pipes, he said. While “rusty slime” is not the scientific term, it describes the buildup, he said.
As a result of this process, anyone who uses a kidney dialysis machine at home should contact his or her equipment supplier and install proper filtering equipment, Roberts said.
Appropriate treatment should be added to water for tropical fish or other aquatic pets, before putting city water in tanks, Roberts said, because of the chlorine in the water.
Every six to eight months, Roberts said, the city performs this operation to clear the ammonia build-up from the inside of pipes. This procedure is common for all water systems that use chloramines as a disinfectant, Roberts said, and it is safe.
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