DNR: No flooding-related water quality issues for Mid-Missouri water treatment facilities
Kansas City Water customers were asked by the water utility to conserve water due to treatment issues Sunday. In Mid-Missouri, water treatment plants have not had any issues with quality assurance but recent flooding has made it more difficult.
” We haven’t seen any indications of flooding events or flooding issues associated with water and wastewater plants in Central Missouri, ” said Chris Wieberg , director of Department of Natural Resource’s water protection program.
Water levels of the Missouri River are expected to crest Monday into late Tuesday.
Elevated water levels have made the water more difficult to treat, according to Curtis Wheat. Wheat is the supervisor of operations at Missouri American Water of Jefferson City, which supplies the city’s drinking water.
He said the facility has been able to stay safe and within state regulations, but it has needed to use additional chemicals to ensure the quality of drinking water. The water will be easier to treat after the river crests, Wheat said.
Rain is expected for much of the central region of Missouri, which could raise water levels. Wieberg said they do not expect additional precipitation to create significant problems.
” There’s no real indication that there’s going to be as severe an issue as were seeing in the Kansas City region, in the central part of the state at this time, ” Wieberg said.
