Fallon County staff report golf-course chlorine fluctuation; later test returns below state threshold
May 14, 2026
Staff discussed a discrepant chlorine reading and sample-handling concerns; project manager later confirmed the state-bound sample returned a reading below 10 (acceptable), and she will forward the results to the state lab and continue local testing to identify cause.
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Chair opened the meeting noting golf-course updates from staff. Road and golf-course operators reported a recent discrepant lab result — one sample returned a reading near 75 while others registered 10 — and outlined possible causes including delays between collection and testing, inadequate chilling of samples in transit and a recent change in free chlorine target from 1.20 mg/L to 1.10 mg/L for experimental runs.
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