Why do you add chlorine to drinking water?
Chlorine is added to drinking water as a disinfectant . Disinfectants destroy disease causing bacteria and viruses. Treatment plants add chlorine at a constant dosage to maintain an adequate concentration throughout the distribution system, as required by the Environmental Protection Agency.

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1. How do I get the lead out of my water?
2. Why does the City add fluoride to my water?
3. Why are there white spots in my coffee pot(s)?
4. Why is my water cloudy (or milky)?
5. Why do you add chlorine to drinking water?
6. Why is my water rusty?