GUIDANCE MANUAL FOR THE DISPOSAL OF CHLORINATED WATER Maria W. Tikkanen, Ph.D., East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland, CA John H. Schroeter, P.E., East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland, CA Lawrence Y.C. Leong, Ph.D., QEP., Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, Irvine, CA Rajagopalan Ganesh, Ph.D., Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, Irvine, CA This document was supplied and copied with the permission of Rajagopalan Ganesh, Ph.D for informational purposes only. We wish to thank Rajagopalan Ganesh, Ph.D for offering this copy, for distribution, of his comprehensive work on dechlorination chemistry and it’s application in treating discharge water. Copied By: (253) 479-7000 or (800) 322-6646 fax (253) 479-7079 or (800) 269-7301 WWW.VITA-D-CHLOR.COM
[email protected] THE VITA-D-CHLOR™ COMPANY INTEGRA Chemical Company Ascorbic Acid, NSF and Sodium Ascorbate, NSF 1216 6th Ave N Dechlorination Chemistry for the Environment Kent, WA 98032 GUIDANCE MANUAL FOR THE DISPOSAL OF CHLORINATED WATER Maria W. Tikkanen, Ph.D., East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland, CA John H. Schroeter, P.E., East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland, CA Lawrence Y.C. Leong, Ph.D., QEP., Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, Irvine, CA Rajagopalan Ganesh, Ph.D., Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, Irvine, CA ABSTRACT Periodically, water utilities discharge finished water containing residual chlorine during emergency and planned activities that may end up in receiving streams. Chlorine is toxic to aquatic life, however, even at concentrations that cannot be detected by field measurements. In addition, the Endangered Species Act may be listing more aquatic species in the near future.