Vernal Express | 1953-02-12 | Page 1 | Bacteria Count Remains at 0 since Last May Section

bacteria count remains at 0 since last tast may culinary water showed as much as 50 per cent positive contamination before the installation of the chlorinator last may according to a report fram rpm the utah state depatt department of health the tests indicated that the water supply did not meet the united states public health march april and may of last year until the chlorinator was gar installed stalled bacteriological content has stood at pt 0 per cent since last may and is per well ell above the requirement qui uI rement which is not more man an 10 per cent positive for any one month arbone tests ats taken above the chlorinator indicate the water is still contaminated while the water being delivered to the distribution tribu system is free from contamination mi nd nation a and nd safe to drink at the time the samples were collected y V 4 tests s are taken each morning acs 1 at t the city office to observe the amount of chlorine present in the water supply A chlorine residual of 0 02 Z parts per million is maln maintained taga within the distribution system at all aw times the daily test assures that the chlorinator la Is adjusted property properly each day