Boil Water Notice
Posted By J.T. on July 1, 2010
From the Cass County Democrat-Missourian:
Ashley Freburg
A boil water notice was put in place for Garden City this week as a limit use advisory for Drexel’s water supply was lifted.
Around 11 a.m. Monday, Garden City received notice that a contaminant was present in the city’s water. Residents were presented a boil water notice the same day and a notice was sent out using the county’s Code Red emergency alert system.
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources lists the cause of the boil water notice as high turbidity levels. Turbidity is the measure of suspended particles in drinking water. While the report says it has no health effects, it can interfere with disinfection and indicate the presence of disease-causing organisms. Chlorine is added to drinking water as part of the disinfection process.
The turbidity level reported by Garden City was 1.55 turbidity units. The maximum allowed by safe drinking water regulations is 1 turbidity unit. The city also reported low chlorine levels.
According to the boil water notice, a high amount of manganese passed through the plant treatment process. When chlorine disinfectant was added, the water turned brown. The notice said the system is being flushed and more treatment is being done.
Garden City Mayor Mark Lopez said while the cause of the contamination has not been determined, it is possible it came from old lines that need to be replaced within the water treatment system.
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