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Isanti staff urges replacing failing mixed-oxidant chlorine system; long-term plant still years away
Summary
Staff told council the city's mixed-oxidant (Miox/Myox) chlorine-generation unit is past salvage and recommended replacing it with a system that has regional service support; the city also discussed taste/odor questions, conservation and a multi-million-dollar treatment plant plan.
City staff told the Isanti City Council that the local mixed-oxidant chlorine (Miox/Myox) generation unit is failing and that repairs are impractical, prompting staff to recommend procuring a replacement that can be serviced from the Midwest region.
Speaker 3 identified the immediate problem plainly: "That tank cannot be saved," and explained the Miox units typically last seven to nine years and are difficult to source and repair locally. Council members asked whether the Miox system could be causing water taste and odor complaints; staff responded that the raw-water source and treatment-plant chemistry are the primary drivers of…
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