Corpus Christi returns to routine water treatment process
Corpus Christi residents who have dealt with chlorine odors or tastes coming from home faucets can soon rejoice. The city is returning to a standard disinfectant treatment.
City officials announced at Tuesday's City Council meeting that the alternative treatment of free chlorine, which is designed to clean out the system and ensure acceptable water quality levels, had run its course. City crews are scheduled to switch back to the standard chloramine (chlorine with ammonia) treatment next week.
The city's use of the alternative treatment that doesn't contain ammonia is part of an ongoing effort to improve the city's ability to maintain water quality and avoid public health scares. In recent years, the city has faced multiple boil water notices because disinfectant levels got too low or there was potential for bacterial growth in the water system.
Late last year, a chemical contamination scare that initially shut down the city's water system for public use entirely prompted an even greater public outcry for action by the council. In addition to the temporary treatment change, the city also added a chlorine dioxide treatment component to the system earlier this month.
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