Drinking Water Week, May 7-13, recognizes the vital role water plays in daily life.
Rockville’s latest efforts to provide safe, reliable drinking water include new chemical feed systems at the city’s water treatment plant. The plant, on the banks of the Potomac River, supplies water to more than 46,000 people who live and work in Rockville. On March 21, the plant began full-time use of ferric chloride to coagulate organic compounds for removal from the river water, improving the quality of the city’s drinking water.
Rockville’s drinking water met or exceeded all drinking water quality regulations set by the Environmental Protection Agency, according to the city’s most recent Annual Drinking Water Quality Report. Find it at www.rockvillemd.gov/annualwaterquality2016. The report, released July 1 of each year, details the source, treatment, distribution, safety and quality of the city’s drinking water. Look for results of the 2017 report and more about Rockville’s water system in the July/August “Rockville Reports.”
Learn more about Drinking Water Week at https://www.awwa.org. Learn more about Rockville’s drinking water at www.rockvillemd.gov/water and at the Department of Public Works Equipment Show on Thursday, May 25. For more on the show, see the article on this page.