Americans have clean and safe drinking water because water-supply companies rigorously treat it to adhere to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations. While chlorine has long been used ...

Water systems across the country are changing the way they disinfect drinking water because the traditional disinfectant, chlorine, can leave behind toxic chemicals. But alternatives to chlorine are ...

Chloramine can cause rubber parts in plumbing systems to deteriorate, sometimes leaving an oily residue in tubs or sinks. It's not a major problem and hasn't been well publicized. The San Francisco ...

The town recently began using a secondary — and controversial — disinfectant called chloramine, which adds ammonia to chlorine, to treat its 94 miles of water lines, including for Charlton customers, ...

If cost wasn’t an issue, Rutland water plant chief operator Thomas Garofano said he would still prefer the city switch its disinfectant to chloramine. City officials held the second of two meetings ...