Jim met with a number of water suppliers to understand how they manage.
Chlorine free water hastings.
As a major disinfectant in 1908 in jersey city new jersey 3 chlorine use became more and more common in the following decades and by 1995 about 64 of all community water systems in the united states used chlorine to disinfect their water 3.
Whakatu s source water is from the secure confined aquifer.
1 a sufficient amount of chlorine was added initially to the water to inactivate the bacteria and some viruses that cause diarrheal disease.
In the 2018 19 year 13 63 million cubic metres of water was abstracted for.
Chlorine was first used in the u s.
Hastings mayor lawrence yule today january 30 announced that staff had found an effective safe way to enable people who want to use chlorine free water to be able to fill containers.
My aim is to see if we can restore chlorine free water in whakatu as soon as practically possible in march 2018 hastings district council commissioned a brand new bore for whakatu but immediately chlorinated the water against the wishes of the community.
Installed by the hastings district council chlorine free water is now available.
And 2 the water is protected from recontamination during storage.
Chlorine free water filling stations will be up and running within three to four weeks in hastings flaxmere havelock north bridge pa and paki paki.
Before you use the water in a ferment or any other fermentation related activity ensure it cools to room temperature first.
Placing chlorinated water outside in the sun will cause the chlorine to evaporate out of the water as gas and make it more suitable for drinking.
Simply put the water outside in a sunny location and leave it there for 24 hours.
Consider covering the water with a clear plastic layer e g plastic wrap while the water is outside.
Uv exposure leave the water outside in the sun for 24 hours so the chlorine naturally evaporates in an off gassing process.
By boiling water on the stove for 20 minutes the water will degas and chlorine will evaporate.
After months of chlorinated water hastings residents will have the option to enjoy water free from the chemical.
Hastings district council has a consent from the hawke s bay regional council to take 15 25 million cubic metres of water per year for the hastings urban drinking water supply flaxmere bridge pa paki paki hastings and havelock north.
Drink it throughout the day store it in your refrigerator cook with it what you do with it after that is all up to you.