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Port Richey council approves $13,000 emergency purchase to replace leaking chlorine tank
Summary
The Port Richey City Council approved an emergency purchase of a 1,050‑gallon sodium hypochlorite storage tank after a water plant employee discovered an interior leak in a double‑walled tank. Council approved buying the lowest bid, roughly $13,000, and staff said the vendor will transfer the chemical during installation.
Port Richey’s City Council voted to approve an emergency purchase of a 1,050‑gallon sodium hypochlorite bulk storage tank after a water plant employee discovered an interior leak in one wall of an existing double‑walled chlorine tank.
City Manager Andrew Butterfield told the council he was seeking emergency approval “due to environmental impacts and the inability to produce any potable water if the current tank would have completely failed.” He said the lowest bid for a replacement was $13,000.
The purchase was prompted by a leak through the inner wall of the fiberglass tank;…
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