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Pinellas County Utilities made a necessary change to our water disinfection process. In May 2002, the disinfectant of our potable (drinking) water was converted to chloramines instead of the previous disinfectant, chlorine. Chloramine is a form of disinfectant produced by combining chlorine with ammonia. Both chloramine and chlorine are disinfectants that destroy potentially harmful bacteria should they enter the potable water system. Chloramines have been used safely in the United States and Canada for many years. Tampa and Miami/Dade are among the cities in Florida which use chloramines as part of their water treatment process. For most normal uses of potable water, chloraminated water is the same as chlorinated water. There are two groups of people, however, who need to take special care with chloraminated water: kidney dialysis patients and fish owners. Chloramines must be removed from the water used in the kidney dialysis process and from water that is used in fish tanks and ponds. This web page will help you understand chloramines and the associated changes in your water treatment process. If you have any questions about this topic or any other water quality issue, please contact us at 727/464-4000
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Utilities billing address
PO Box 1780 Clearwater Fl 33757-1780 |
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For questions about services, e-mail PCU
Customer Service at
custsrv@pinellascounty.org
or call at (727) 464-4000