Tulsa Water Open Houses Continue in September
Tulsa will change the way it disinfects water later this year.
Water & Sewer Department employees are conducting open house
meetings in each of the nine Tulsa City Council districts to answer
customers' questions about Tulsa's water supply, treatment
processes and distribution system.
Five meetings were held in August, but four remain in September.
Although there is one meeting in each Council district, any
resident from any district is welcome to attend any of the
remaining meetings.
The open houses are to educate Tulsans about water topics such
as water treatment and processing, tap water and the City's
upcoming conversion from chlorine to chloramine disinfection. The
events will be family friendly with special children's
activities.
"We encourage all Tulsans to take advantage of this opportunity
to talk with City officials and learn about the water they use
daily," said Clayton Edwards, director of the Water and Sewer
Department for the City of Tulsa. "Residents can see how the water
moves from our lakes to their tap and why we are transitioning to
chloramine disinfection."
Dialysis patients and fish owners are two groups that can be
affected by the conversion. Chloramine, like chlorine, must be
removed from the water before entering dialysis machines and fish
tanks or ponds. Dialysis professionals will be available at each
open house to answer questions about the change dialysis
patients.
Each open house will be held from 6 - 8 p.m.
Dates and locations for the remaining meetings are:
District 4 - Sept. 19 at Central
Library Aaronson Auditorium, 400 Civic Center.
District 5 - Sept. 13 at Hicks Park
Multipurpose Room E, 3443 S. Mingo Rd.
District 7 - Sept. 26 at Herman
& Kate Kaiser Library, 5202 S. Hudson Ave.
District 8 - Sept. 20 at Hardesty
Regional Library Frossard Auditorium, 8316 E. 93rd St.
More information about Tulsa's water system and the open houses
is available online.
