Asheboro water switches as part of treatment

ASHEBORO – The City of Asheboro will switch to free chlorine as our primary disinfection treatment Aug. 1.

This change in treatment is necessary to ensure optimum water quality throughout the distribution water mains, the city announced.

Residents might initially detect a slight increase in chlorine taste or smell as the switchover in treatment processes occur. Customers who use city drinking water for certain special purposes, including kidney dialysis, may need to make adjustments because the chlorine disinfection process will change some characteristics of the water, according to information from the city.

The city’s plan is that this change in treatment will last several weeks before the the water will switch back to the customary chloramine treatment process. In an effort to maintain regular optimum quality flushing of the water mains, the city will be releasing water from fire hydrants.