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Why did Pinellas County switch to chloramines?

April 26, 2017chloramines pinellas county Switch

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Why did Pinellas County switch to chloramines?

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Tampa Bay Water altered our water supply from groundwater to include groundwater, surface water and desalinated water. Tampa Bay Water, our water supplier, changed its potable water disinfectant to chloramines. Chloramine disinfection is one way to comply with new and stricter health standards under the USEPA’s Safe Drinking Water Act. Use of chloramines will reduce the regulated cancer-causing compounds, such as trihalomethanes (THMs), which result from the combination of chlorine with organics found in surface water.