By John harden
The Shorthorn senior staff
Arlington’s water department and
other water supply agencies have partnered with a Colorado research group
to discover ways to remove unwanted
chemicals from drinking water.
The city partnered with Water Research...
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By John harden
The Shorthorn senior staff
Arlington’s water department and
other water supply agencies have partnered with a Colorado research group
to discover ways to remove unwanted
chemicals from drinking water.
The city partnered with Water Research Foundation to conduct a study to
further enhance the treatment of drinking
water in the city by removing inorganic
contaminants, including personal care
products and pharmaceuticals, said Julia
Hunt, Arlington’s water utilities director.
The city will use the research findings
to make decisions for future treatment
procedures, she said.
In early November, Arlington’s tap
water ranked best in the nation, according
to a study conducted by Environmental
Working Group.
The group conducted a five-year study
to test tap water in 100 major cities in
the U.
S.
, including Fort Worth, Austin
and Dallas — ranking No.
3, 7 and 12
respectively.
“We were not aware of the rankings of
the cities until the day before the working
group publicized
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