Is Charleston CPWs water supply safe from cryptosporidium?
According to John P. Cook, Charleston Commissioners of Public Works’ Director of Engineering. CPW “…has monitored both its raw water sources and has yet to find any viable Crypto organisms.” Our neighbor utility confirmed that there is no evidence of a waterborne disease outbreak ever occurring in its service area even though it is from a surface water source. The Hanahan water treatment plant has new filters, with with monitoring devices at the bottom of each one that measure the water turbidity. If a breakthrough of unfiltered water occurs, the filter will be isolated and taken out of service until it can properly treat the water. Does the Commission use proper water treatment? We have the technology in reverse osmosis water treatment to remove microbiological organisms the size of the giardia cyst and the cryptosporidium oocyst even if they were detected. What is Giardiasis? Giardiasis is an inflammation of the bowel caused by an organism call Giardia Lamblia. Symptoms can include
