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Council approves outfitting two wells for chlorination; staff says chlorination not automatic systemwide
Summary
Highland City authorized spending up to $513,700 to equip Wells 1 and 5 with permanent chlorination capability; staff said chlorination would only begin if monitoring and sampling indicate the need, and once started it typically becomes a permitted, ongoing system condition.
The Highland City Council authorized a contract at its Feb. 3 meeting to outfit two source wells with permanent chlorination capability, a step staff said is intended to give the city responsive tools to address total-coliform hits and protect distribution-system water quality.
Chris (city staff) explained the project and federal/state guidance for disinfection: "Chlorine residual assists in reducing the likelihood of disease for microorganisms in water…
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