Public Notice
Temporary Change Of Water Disinfectant
On or about January 30, 2012, Rockett Special Utility District water providers, the City of Midlothian Water Treatment Plant will change disinfectants and convert from chloramines to free chlorine. This change is intended to benefit our customers by reducing the levels of disinfection byproducts (DBP’s) in the system, while still providing against waterborne diseases. On or about March 5, 2012, the plant will return to its normal chloramines disinfectant process.
The change to free chlorine and back to chloramines may cause problems to person’s dependant on dialysis machines. Consequently, patients should notify their doctors of water disinfectant changes. Medical facilities should also determine if additional precautions are required for other medical equipment.
In addition, changes in chlorinated water may affect fish. A change to the treatment of fish tanks may be necessary to verify neutralization of disinfectants.
Some may notice a slight difference in taste, but please be assured that the superior quality and safety of the drinking water supplied by Rockett Special Utility District will not be affected. Residents with questions or concerns should contact our offices at 972-617-3524.
VOLUNTARY CONSERVATION
Dear Customer,
Due to the continued hot and dry weather and a greater demand than normal, we are implementing Stage II of the
Drought Contingency Plan. This stage of the Plan is voluntary but we urge each or our customer’s participation so that we may conserve water.
At this time, we are asking all of our customer’s to do the following:
For all service addresses ending with an even number, the suggested schedule for outside watering is Mondays and Thursdays between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. For all service address ending with an odd number, the suggested schedule for outside watering is Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m.
We respectfully ask for all of our customer’s participation in this voluntary event.
The complete Drought Contingency Plan can be viewed at our website www.rockettwater.com by clicking on the
“Drought Contingency Plan” link on our home page. Please feel free to call our office with any questions or concerns
regarding this or any other matter Monday-Friday between the hours of 7:30am and 4:30pm.
We thank you in advance for your participation.
Sincerely,
Kay Phillips, GM
Rockett Special Utility District
