Newport Water Treatment Plant - Executive Summary

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Electronic RMP submission for the Newport, Kentucky Water Treatment Plant. The only chemical present above the threshold levels is chlorine which is gas liquified by pressure. A total of 4 to 5 cylinders of 2,000 pounds each are stored on site. Chlorine Dioxide is also used for disinfection, but it is generated on-site by mixing acid and sodium chlorite. The liquid levels never reach the threshold amounts.
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