FULLERTON : Residents Advised of Change in Water
The Fullerton office of water engineering and the Metropolitan Water District are advising residents that beginning next Monday the MWD will return to the use of chloramines instead of chlorine to disinfect tap water.
Kidney dialysis patients need to be aware of the change so they can remove the chloramines from the water used in dialysis machines. In addition, residents will also need to treat water used in aquariums and fish ponds.
Chloramines must be removed form the water in dialysis machines because the compound can harm red blood cells when the patient’s blood is in direct contact with water in the machine, an MWD spokesman said.
The official for the MWD, which supplies about 30% of Fullerton’s water, said tap water containing chloramines is safe for dialysis patients to drink so long as there is not direct contact with water in the machine.
Chloramines must be removed from aquarium and fish-pond water because the chemical can come in direct contact with the fish’s blood in its gills and can harm the red blood cells.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
