Many residents of Monistrol-sur-Loire noticed this Friday that the tap water had taken on a strange color… The reason? Recent bad weather has forced the services of the Joint Syndicate for Production and Water Supply (SYMPAE) to use exclusively water from the Lignon, the “quality of that from the Loire being too degraded and presenting too high a concentration of elements. minerals and organic plant matter.
Still drinkable
The treatment station is currently undergoing a complete cleaning so that it can regain its full capacity. “If the potability of the water remains guaranteed thanks to optimization of the settings regarding its treatment, its appearance will change in the coming hours, in its color, its taste, its smell. This state will be transitory,” indicates the town of Monistrol-sur-Loire.
“As the watercourses resume their usual flow, their turbidity will return to a level which will allow clear water to be restored. It should be noted that, even with adequate treatment, this cloudy appearance of the water is completely normal following the extreme conditions of the last few hours, the natural environments having suffered significant disturbances. Reinforced surveillance has been initiated by the health authorities to better understand this exceptional situation. »
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