Since the City of Cullman provides water to virutally all of Cullman County, residents count on what comes from their tap to be as clean as possible. Judging by the latest findings from the state, locals can rest assured — the water is all right.
Officials from the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) were recently in town, conducting an annual inspection of the City of Cullman’s water treatment plant.
“They start at the intake and go all the way through the plant to check everything,” plant manager David Freeman said. “We did really well and received no deficiencies.”
The City of Cullman provides water to virtually all of Cullman County, with water flowing from Lake Catoma, through the plant, then out into area water systems.
An ADEM representative surveyed the 24-million-gallon-per-day plant, which averages approximately 11 million gallons per day, and found it overall to be “satisfactory.”
“Based on this inspection, review of the monthly operating reports and review of our files, the water system received an overall satisfactory rating,” ADEM representative William McClimans said.
The survey also looked at current practices at the plant, and found no problems.
“During the inspection, several aspects of the water plant operation and maintenance were discussed,” McClimans wrote in a final report. “Based upon this inspection, the water plant is being properly operated and maintained.”
Water monitoring and quality reporting also played a part in the survey, and ADEM found no problem with the current processes.
“The bacteriological record for the Cullman Water Treatment Plant has been satisfactory for the past year,” McClimans said. “The water plant has an up-to-date Cross Connection Control (CCC), bacteriological monitoring plan and disaffection by-product plan.”
* Trent Moore can be reached by e-mail at trentm@cullmantimes.com, or by telephone at 734-2131, ext. 220.
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