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DPU director reports fluoride pump valve lineup error; city drafting SOPs and communication templates
Summary
DPU Director Scott Morris told the committee an improper valve lineup during maintenance caused an elevated fluoride dosing for about five hours; the department is finalizing SOPs, training and external communication templates and will share communication protocol with council.
Scott Morris, director of the Department of Public Utilities, briefed the Organizational Development standing committee on recent activities at Richmond's main water treatment plant, including an April maintenance event that led to an unintended overdosage of fluoride.
Morris said an improper valve lineup during repair of a fluoride pump caused an additional fluoride dosage over an approximately five-hour period, and that on-site staff did not escalate the issue to DPU administration immediately. "Notification was given to DPU administration on Sunday night around 09:00," he told the committee, and DPU…
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