I called the local water department & spoke to a tech. Here’s what he said when I expressed concerns over increased chlorine levels in the water because individuals have lost or had fish made ill by chlorine/chloramine spikes. I tried to take notes, but missed somethings he explained. Very nice man. Bottom line, I have nothing to worry about. Anyone who has concerns should call their municipal water source.
He said my town does not use chloramine to treat water. They mainly use sodium hypochlorite aka bleach, 98% of the time, and chlorine gas ~2%. He said the mandated min is .2 ppm & the max is 4 ppm. He said our water leaves the main treatment center at 1.5-1.7 ppm. From there it goes to 23 pressure districts. The chlorine content degrades along the way & can’t by law go below .2 ppm. They bring it up to 1.5 ppm. He said at 2 ppm his phone rings off the hook, because some people can smell and taste it.
He adds that flushing fire hydrants has nothing to do with increasing the Cl level. Nor are there other situations which necessitate adding more Cl to the system. He stresses this is how our system works and described a different one in a bigger city 100 miles south. They use chloramine and may have an annual spike of 4 ppm. The upper limit, but per API their tap conditioner can handle the US max of 4ppm.
Anyway, I’m not worried about toxic spikes in my water.
Gentlemen, the ratio of which you speak is 3.375022018 to 1
I knew that! Just playing with you, man.
