The City of Durham (North Carolina) has announced temporary changes to water disinfection. Durham water customers may notice a slight change in the taste and scent of their tap water. The process started February 25 and will continue through April 11, 2022 as the City of Durham’s Department of Water Management performs its annual water treatment disinfection changeover process.
Required by federal and state regulations, the changeover is performed each year during the spring and will not affect the safety or quality of Durham’s drinking water. This annual process involves temporarily switching from the chlorine and ammonia combination ordinarily used to disinfect Durham’s water to chlorine only. The temporary switch to chlorine only is a precautionary measure to ensure the entire water distribution system remains clean.
For more information about chloramination and the water disinfection process, go to https://www.durhamnc.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=3075 or contact the department at (919) 560-4381.