Your tap water may smell like chlorine if you're a Port St. Lucie resident, thanks to a yearly program called free chlorine.

The longer free chlorine water mixes with chloramine-treated water, the more it can smell. “Even at extremely low levels, it can be detectable,” Roberts said.

Free chlorine, which officials say is more effective at eliminating bacterial contamination, will be used during this period in a process known as a "free chlorine burn" which they say is a ...

After 24 hours, the WaterGuru reported a free chlorine level of 5 ppm, within the normal range. Further tweaks will certainly be necessary, but I'm now confident I have the tools to handle them.

Use test strips (sold at hardware or pool supply stores) to make sure the pH level is 7.2 – 7.8. The free chlorine concentration should be at least 1 ppm in pools and at least 3 ppm in hot tubs ...

Free chlorine is stronger than chloramine, so it can remove anything that might be more resistant to Jupiter’s routine treatments, the town said. Suni Sands: ...

The free-chlorine disinfecting process will occur from March 8 to April 16 as a layer of protection against microorganism contamination. Cocoa typically treats water using chloramine, ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) - Residents in Miami-Dade have begun tasting chlorine in their tap water and it is perfectly safe, the county says. The county announced last week that starting on November 8, the ...

Officials said the temporary addition of free chlorine will not cause any adverse health effects. People requiring dialysis, owners of tropical fish, and managers of restaurants and stores with ...

On Aug. 28, the utility will switch to free chlorine from chloramine, which is done as a "preventative maintenance" measure to keep water mains clean, according to EWSU.

Water in 13 North Texas cities might taste like chlorine this month. Here’s why and what you should do It’s part of an annual disinfectant process in Plano, Richardson, Allen, McKinney ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Six localities are temporarily converting to free chlorine to disinfect drinking water, according to a release. Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake and ...