Chlorine in drinking water: Enercity protects Hanover from bacteria!

Chlorine in drinking water: Enercity protects Hanover from bacteria!

Hannover, Deutschland - The Hanover region must adapt to a temporary change in water quality. Chlorine has been mixed in drinking water since Thursday to secure the quality. The reason for this step is abnormalities in routine water examinations in which increased bacterial values have been determined. This information was transmitted to the Hanover Health Department, which takes suitable measures with Enercity. According to [ndr.de] (https://www.ndr.de/niederrichten/niedersachsen/hannover_weser-leinegebiet/enercity-setz-in-hannover-dem-trinkwasser-chlor-zu, enercity-100.html), the drinking water can still be drunk and used without hesitation.

The chlorination is carried out in particular in the Elze-Berkhof waterworks and is expected to continue over the entire weekend. This is a finely dosed addition of chlorine that can be perceptible in terms of taste and smell, but enercity assures that high drinking water quality is ensured. The affected areas extend over northern parts of Hanover, precise details about the affected locations could not currently be announced. Enercity has supplied over 650,000 people with drinking water and can even prepare water for up to 700,000 people with modern filters.

background to drinking water quality

One thing is clear: A clear and healthy water supply is of great importance for the population. Over the past decades, no harmful concentrations of pollutants in drinking water have been found in Germany. This is primarily due to the better understanding of water transmissions, which was already acquired around 1900 after the cholera epidemic, and the continuous information about health risks, such as [t-online.de] (https://www.t-online.de/region/hannover/id_100827446/hannover-bacterien-im-trinkwasser-enercity-giBt-chlor-zu.zu. The Federal Environment Agency emphasizes that well -filtered and disinfected drinking water rarely contains pathogens, although long -term effects of pollutants can continue to be dangerous.

The contaminants that lead to the use of chlorine are usually associated with microbiological contamination, which, as we know, can cause serious outbursts. All the more important are regular checks that ensure that the quality of our water remains high. Enercity and the health department are currently working on the cause of bacterial contamination.

In the coming week there will be further information. The health of the citizens comes first, and we can be confident that the necessary steps are taken to ensure them.