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Sheffield board: brown-water issue resolved after hydrant flush
Summary
Public Works Superintendent Lanxon and TEST, Inc. operator Joe Glynn told the board that a switch from potassium to sodium permanganate freed debris in distribution lines and a townwide hydrant flush appears to have resolved temporary brown water; Glynn said the EPA had no concerns.
Public Works Superintendent Lanxon and TEST, Inc. water operator Joe Glynn reported to the Village of Sheffield Board on Jan. 14 that a temporary brown-water condition has been resolved after a townwide hydrant flush. Glynn told trustees the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency raised no concerns about the village's current water situation. Lanxon and Glynn attributed the discoloration to switching from potassium permanganate to a slightly stronger sodium permanganate, which they said freed debris in the distribution line.
Lanxon said he had spoken with a representative from Illinois Rural Water who had observed the same issue when changing chemicals; Lanxon said that in the other instances "one flush took care of the problem." The board received the report without further questions and moved on to scheduled business.
