Совет по общественным работам Ла-Кросса одобрил ремонт скважины №13 из-за нестабильной биопленки

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) — The Board of Public Works approved a $112,000 estimate to perform chemical rehabilitation on Well 13. After significant testing done by Water Quality Investigation, it was determined that Well 13 had unstable biofilm that would affect chemical products in the water. The city of La Crosse's water department determined that this needed to be addressed now before the disinfection byproducts elevated to dangerous levels. "If we would have let the trend keep elevating we would have had to keep increasing our chlorine until it got to a point where we couldn't increase it anymore," said Derek Greebon, water superintendent. "As it was it was still perfectly safe it was just trending in the way that it shouldn't be and we need to get it back under control." Greebon also said the inside casing of eight wells in the city will have to be replaced in the coming years because they have either reached or exceeded their 50-year life span. Have a story idea?  Let us know here Watch more on WXOW wherever you are  There are plenty of ways to get the latest content from WXOW. You can find us on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV and other smart TV platforms so you can watch us anytime! Enjoy livestreaming newscasts or replays of our latest news along with some of our signature content such as the Jefferson Awards plus the latest weather and local sports.  Find WXOW on Roku here  or by searching for WXOW in the Roku Channel Store. Find WXOW for Fire TV here  or searching for WXOW in the Amazon App Store.  Add the WXOW app for Apple TV  through the Apple App Store.  Use this link to find out more  about all the WXOW apps available.