From time to time, Water Utility Management may offer reduced rates for water service to those customers who may choose to be a chlorine checker. Chlorine Checkers provide an invaluable service to Water Utility Management, and to their fellow customers. Chlorine checkers monitor the level of residual chlorine in the water at their home spigot and record those results. Additionally, they inform Water Utility Management immediately should a problem arise with the level of residual chlorine in the water.

Residual chlorine is the amount of free chlorine that has not been 'used up' in chemical reactions. Chlorine is added to the water to chemically kill any bacteria and to mask odors in the water caused by dissolved sulfur in the water. After all of these reactions, some chlorine remains in the water to allow it to travel through the whole distribution system and arrive at your house chlorinated.

The residual chlorine level tested at your home should be between 1 and 9 parts per million (ppm) (a 0.1 or a 0.9 on the test wheel). As long as the chlorine is within these levels, everything is perfect and Water Utility Management requires no notice (unless the water tastes or smells either too much of sulfur or too much of chlorine). If the residual chlorine level falls outside of this range, please call us immediately and we will adjust the chlorine level in the water.

From time to time, Water Utility Management will send a mailer to a subdivision to replace a chlorine checker who is leaving or to obtain a new chlorine checker. If you desire to become a chlorine checker, please respond to this mailing. Usually, the job will be given on the basis of aptitude, good billing history, and on a first-to-call basis.

For testing the chlorine at your home, please follow these basic instructions:

1. Set up kit and identify all of its components
2. Open spigot/ faucet fully and allow water to run fully open for 20-30 seconds
3. Rinse test tubes
4. Fill both test tubes with water
5. Add powder to one test tube
6. Replace lid on test tube and shake
7. Put both samples into viewer with the test sample (the one you put powder in) on the inboard side
8. Hold view finder up to a white background and rotate wheel until both windows match
9. Record Results and report as necessary.

New Policy – If the chlorine report is not received by the 15th of the following month, NO CREDIT will be received for that month. This is to encourage timely submittal of the reports. There are always exceptions to the rule such as out of town trips and family emergencies.