Once every year we do what ...
Published by Tommy Mapp, Public Works Director City of Princeton
Once every year we do what we call a "free burn." We switch off our chloramine solution and inject 100% free cholorine. This drastically reduces the nitrification within our system, which in turn reduces the disinfection byproducts. It has worked wonders for our pipe scaling and biofilm growth. This in combination with a heavily monitored flushing schedule has resolved our dbp and biofilm issues.