City administrator says new chloramine system causing taste, odor issues; staff manually testing until analyzers fixed
City Administrator Monty Walker told the council that new online chemical analyzers for the recently implemented chloramine water-treatment process have produced inaccurate readings, causing taste and color complaints; staff will manually test and manually inject chemicals daily until manufacturer fixes arrive.
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City Administrator Monty Walker updated the council on the city’s recent switch from free chlorine to a chloramine treatment to accommodate combined surface water from Lake LeVaughn and existing well water. He told council members that new online chlorine/ammonia analyzers have not been reading accurately, which led to inconsistent chemical injections and reports of yellow water, odor and taste issues.
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