We've Got The County Covered
We've Got The County Covered
The once busy water hose at the Harlem Water Plant has slowed to a stop. Patrons have been directed to go to Chinook to fill up their water for stock tanks and cisterns. Hopefully by next week, the water plant will return to 100 percent, and it will be business as usual for the community.
Harlem, MT had a rough week, as a chlorine leak at the treatment plant drastically slowed down the rate at which the city was able to process clean drinking water. There was an increase in temperature, that caused a lead plug on the chlorine tank to melt, and leak the gas into the plant. Chlorine gas is extremely corrosive, and the gas also did a number on the electrical systems in the plant.
Chlorine is necessary in the purification process of water in a plant such as the one found in Harlem. Though it is essential in providing clean drinking water to hundreds of people living in the area, it...
