Changes to Cason Water District’s Water Source and Type of Disinfections.
Dear Customer,
As a result of improvements being made to the Cason Water District’s system in your area, the source of your water will soon change.
The water that you will soon begin receiving will be purchased by the Cason Water District from the Northeast Mississippi Regional Water Supply District (NEMRWSD). The NEMRWSD surface water supply meets all Federal and State requirements and in many respects is superior to the current ground water supply.
The changeover in the water supply could be complete by the end of April 2021. This change does not affect your water rates.
One noteworthy change in the water supply is related to the disinfectant used to protect against bacteriological contamination. The NEMRWSD surface water supply is disinfected using chloramines instead of chlorine. Although chloramines are entirely safe for human consumption, consumers need to be aware of the change.
The change in disinfectant is of critical importance for consumers who use home dialysis units.
Like chlorine, chloramine can affect kidney dialysis patients during the dialysis process if the chlorine is not removed from the water being used.
The process of removing chloramine from the water is slightly different from the process used to remove chlorine. Dialysis machines may require modification or adjustment for chloramine removal. Dialysis patients should contact their physicians for specific information regarding how to accommodate the change in the water supply disinfectant.
The change in disinfectant is also of importance to customers who keep tropical fish, reptiles and other aquatic animals in aquariums.
Customers will need to remove the chloramines, as with chlorine, before filing or re-filling aquariums. Area pet supply retailers can be contacted for information regarding how to accommodate the change in the water supply disinfectant.
During this transition period, we may need to flush the water lines multiple times. We will send text alerts before we flush the lines if time permits. To sign up for text alerts go to our website casonwaterdistrict.com and follow the instructions. Flushing lines can create low water pressure and dingy water. Please be patient with this process.
The following “Questions & Answers” is to assist with any potential questions or concerns from customers. If additional information is needed regarding the change in the water supply source, please contact the Cason Water District office.
Regards,
Board of Directors
Cason Water District