Why is the Poughkeepsies Water Treatment Facility converting to chloramines?
Poughkeepsies Water Treatment Facility is upgrading its disinfection processes in order to improve drinking water quality and meet new federal and state regulations. For years, chlorine has been used at the treatment facility to disinfect the drinking water. However, chlorine reacts with naturally-occurring organic matter in water and creates disinfection byproducts. Recent studies have indicated that these may harm human health. In order to improve drinking water quality and meet new federal and state regulations governing disinfection byproducts, Poughkeepsies Water Treatment Facility is changing the way your water is disinfected, and has already made improvements In early 2005, the water facility started using ultraviolet light disinfection to kill bacteria and pathogens and lowered the amount of chlorine to continue to kill viruses. On October 16, 2006, Poughkeepsies Water Treatment Facility will convert from chlorine to chloramine disinfection for the distribution system to ensure
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