Springfield, MO to Replace Chlorine with Ozone at Water Plant

City Utilities of Springfield, Mo plans on capital improvements for their drinking water infrastructure. The water division plans to build a new million-gallon water tower in southeast Springfield to boost water pressure in that part of the city. In addition, it’s also moving ahead with a $7.2 million project to switch its water treatment facilities from using chlorine as a disinfectant to using ozone generators.

Ozone offers numerous benefits over chlorine as a primary disinfectant, most importantly, a reduction in the formation of chlorinated organic disinfection by products. These compounds are being more tightly regulated by the EPA in drinking water since they are suspected carcinogens.

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