Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2026 9:22 AM
To: Henry McClure <mcre13@gmail.com>
Subject: 'Time bomb' lead pipes set to be removed. But first water utilities have to find them. • Nebraska Examiner
To: Henry McClure <mcre13@gmail.com>
Subject: 'Time bomb' lead pipes set to be removed. But first water utilities have to find them. • Nebraska Examiner
2022 article above is very interesting article and makes you really question many thing's that AREN'T BEING SAID in our Water Department. This article speaks of using monochloramine and sounds horrifying. We apparently use it as well according to article's below.
I've attached a few more in relation to "lead pipes". Yes, the City of Topeka uses monochloramine (often referred to simply as chloramine) as a disinfectant for its drinking water.
Key details regarding Topeka's water treatment:
***Treatment Process: The water treatment process includes adding pure chlorine initially, followed by ammonia to create chloramine, which serves as a residual disinfectant to keep water safe as it travels through pipes.
***Safety Levels: Recent water quality reports (2024–2025) indicate that chloramine levels are monitored and kept within regulatory limits.
***Usage: It is used as a standard, long-lasting disinfectant alternative to free chlorine.
For specific health concerns or for individuals who use kidney dialysis machines or own fish tanks, the city advises that, like chlorine, monochloramine must be removed from the water.
Here's how water from the Kansas River travels through the treatment system and to Topeka faucets
An overview of water treatment in Topeka following a March violation in water turbidity.
