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May 14, 2010
Water Chlorine Treatment to Stop Next Week
Photo by Tracy Clayton Sick and tired of the strong taste and smell of this year’s extra-long water chlorine treatment cycle? The Washington Aqueduct will at last be returning to chloramine instead of chlorine starting at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, May 18. The aqueduct switches its disinfectant from chloramine to chlorine on an annual basis, usually for about a month, in order to ensure water mains are free of potentially harmful bacteria. This year,…