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City explains Jan. 16 wastewater power interruption and subsequent EPA notification letters to customers
Summary
City staff described a Jan. 16 power interruption at a wastewater treatment plant that caused a temporary dip in chlorine concentration mid-treatment but maintained an effluent chlorine concentration above the minimum; the EPA later issued a violation letter and the city mailed notifications to more than 40,000 customers per EPA instructions.
City water and sewer staff told the finance committee about a Jan. 16 power interruption at a wastewater treatment plant that briefly affected an intermediate chlorine concentration in the treatment process but did not result in unsafe effluent being discharged, according to staff remarks to the committee.
A staff presenter explained that, during the power interruption, a backup generator did…
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