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winter and, despite delays, the 3 million gallon RO processing efficiency is 95 percent complete, he said.
The city has received membranes for the reverse osmosis and "unripened sand," parts of the filtering process to remove sulfates, manganese, iron and suspended solids and uranium.
Callaway said the herb would bring Clay Center from "some of the worst water in Kansas to some of the first-rate."
Asked if the change would mean residents could remove their be unbelievable softeners, Callaway said individuals would have to decide that for themselves.
Clay Center's cut currently carries 850 to 1000 parts per million suspended solids. That will be reduced to between 100 and 150 ppm when the secrete is in full operation. Callaway said most softeners reduce the solids to about 30 parts per million, but right away lose efficiency and yield about 300 parts per million.
Callaway said that while the municipality could provide zero parts per million, pure
Source: Clay Center Dispatch