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December 12, 2003
By: Holly Rebekah
Website: http://www.water-purification-filters.com
Tastier tap water in pipeline
The taste of tap water in Edinburgh and parts of Midlothian and East Lothian will be improved thanks to a £100,000 investment announced by Scottish Water today. This will be especially beneficial for those who may be sensitive to the taste of chlorine and deliver better quality drinking water to customers' taps.
This change will come into effect as from 7 January 2004 when it switches to a new method of treating drinking water called chloramination.
Cheryl Black, Customer Service Director, explains what this will mean for the 400,000 customers served by Fairmilehead and Alnwickhill Water Treatment Works:
" Water is an essential part of our everyday lives – from our first cup of tea in the morning, through all the regular daily tasks of washing, cooking, cleaning and drinking – the average household uses around 380 litres of water a day.
" Scottish Water is investing wisely in efficient processes that provide the best possible standards of service, meet European Directives and also protect public health and the environment.
"As part of our "£1.8 billion investment programme, we recently announced a £100 million investment in Edinburgh and Lothians which will help deliver cleaner rivers, beaches and coastline; better quality drinking water. This new method of treatment is called chloramination and is part of our commitment to improving our service to customers.
"No matter where people live, whether it is in a city or a small rural area, we make sure water reaches customers safely. At the moment we add chlorine to the drinking water treatment process to ensure it remains safe to drink. Unfortunately, this can sometimes lead to taste complaints from customers as they may be more sensitive to the taste than others."
This new treatment method has been used throughout the UK and will be extremely beneficial in reducing the taste of chlorine whilst ensuring better quality drinking water is delivered to 400,000 customer' taps.
Cheryl continued: "Keeping customers informed is important. With the introduction of this new treatment there are implications for two groups of customers and we want to give them advance notice and make any modifications necessary. These are fish owners and kidney dialysis patients. This is because water comes into direct contact with the blood stream.
" We have been in contact with Lothian NHS to ensure steps are taken to ensure renal care plans are safe and modified accordingly.
"Kidney dialysis patients can safely drink, cook and bathe (including bathing wounds) in chloraminated water (as no water enters the bloodstream this way). If renal patients would like more information they should contact their local renal unit directly.
" With regard to those customers who are owners of pet fish, aquatic reptiles and amphibians, they should already be aware that drinking water must be treated appropriately before use in tanks and ponds. They may need to adapt or change the way they treat or filter the water when we introduce chloramination.
"If any pet fish owners are unsure about what they need to do, they should contact an aquarist or specialist society and ask which filtration equipment is best suited to their type of aquatic life.
" We have contacted the Federation of Scottish Aquarists Society to ensure information is cascaded to their members and we are writing to as many pets shops as possible.
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Author Notes:
Holly Rebekah contributes and publishes news editorial to http://www.water-purification-filters.com.
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