Chloramine Concerns At Center Of Stockton Water Forum
STOCKTON (CBS13) — Stockton will hold an emergency meeting on its water quality, as at least one laboratory says tests show chloramine levels are higher than federal regulations.
The Stockton Water Treatment Plant says it tests the water weekly and has been getting good results with the disinfectant to clean the water.
"We don't test people's taps for chloramines, we sample the distribution systems," said Bob Granberg with the Delta Water Project.
North Stockton homeowners who recently received a water filter from JH Simpson Company also received a free water quality test from Precision Enviro Tech Laboratory.
The concern is over the level of chloramines coming out of the faucet. Federal regulations say levels should be no higher than 4 mg per liter of water. Precision's report shows levels three or higher milligrams of residual chlorine per liter from two homes.
The water treatment plant says it's impossible for chloramine levels in households to reach higher than a three milligrams per liter, because here at the water treatment plant, they only put in 2.5 milligrams.
"It shouldn't be that high if we're applying 2.5 from the plant. there's no way it can go up," Granberg said.
We brought the reports to the plant, which says the lab didn't test for chloramines.
"It says residual chlorine. what we inject is chloramine," said Tony Tovar with the Delta Water Treatment Plant
Chloramine is a combination of chlorine and ammonia.
"What this reading is telling me, residual chlorine is the total chlorine of 3.1. which is something we'd expect to find," he said.
But the lab stands by its results. But at 3.1, the level is still under federal limits.
The water forum will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Bob Hope Theater.
