Chloramines 
On February 2, 2004, the City of San Bruno--along with most other water suppliers in San Mateo County--switched our method of disinfecting drinking water from "free" chlorine to chloramine. Some members of the community have raised questions about disinfection with chloramines.
What is chloramine? Why did we switch? Click here for general information. Click here to review the mailer sent to all San Bruno addresses in March 2003.
A list of questions and answers regarding chloramine and public health are available from the San Francisco PUC here.
What information did the City Council consider in making this decision? Click here for a copy of the final staff report on chloramines.
Is chloramine safe? Click here for a report from the San Francisco Department of Public Health.
Click here for information about lead in San Bruno water lines.
For information the City of Millbrae has released on chloramines, click here.
For information about devices that can remove chloramines, visit the NSF website's database page. At the top of the page, click the box next to "chloramine reduction." Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on "all manufacturers."
Here are more resources for information about chloramine conversions in other water agencies:
Central Coast Water Authority
Nebraska Cooperative Extension
R.L. Hudson & Company
Norfolk, Virginia
KETV Channel 7 Omaha
Clearwater, Florida
Mount Pleasant Waterworks
Metropolitan Utilities District
For research information from the American Water Works Association Research Foundation, click here.
