CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) –
Cleveland Water Officials want to reassure the 1.4 million people they serve that the drinking water is safe.
Officials released the below facts Monday afternoon.
• Cleveland Water remains safe to drink and continues to meet high quality standards – this has not changed.
• No toxins have been detected in Cleveland Water to date.
• The Central Basin of Lake Erie supplies the Cleveland Water system and is generally deeper which keeps the water cooler than the Western Basin. The Western Basin supplies Toledo water. Warmer water and stormwater runoff from the rich agriculture in the region may contribute to the growth of algal blooms.
• We do not anticipate the Central Basin of Lake Erie will experience the same level of algal growth. High wind events break up algal blooms. Blooms also break up when the algae has consumed the available nutrients.
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