Thursday, March 12, 2015

CHEMICAL SPILL LEADS TO CHLORINE GAS FORMATION IN MCCAYSVILLE, GA WATER TREATMENT PLANT





An environmental response team ventilates the McCaysville water treatment plant building Wednesday after a chemical spill inside caused the formation of some chlorine gas. City Water Commissioner Richard Wagner said the drinking water supply was unaffected and no chemicals escaped from the building.


MARCH 11, 2015

MCCAYSVILLE, GEORGIA

Environmental cleanup crews responded to the McCaysville water treatment plant Wednesday morning after a chemical spill led to the formation of some chlorine gas inside the building. No one was injured in the incident.
According to Fannin County Fire Chief Larry Thomas, the incident occurred when a tank containing liquid sodium hypochlorite (bleach) overflowed and came into contact with alum, another chemical used in the water treatment process. This mixing caused the formation of chlorine gas, he said.
Source:www.thenewsobserver.com