What should we know about water quality operations? Water quality can be defined as meeting EPA standards, by its hardness, smell and many other ways. The important qualities to homeowners are the safety, smell, taste, and clarity. Although the latter three have some indication of water meeting federal water quality standards, they can all be…
The Amana Society Service Company started up the new water system the week before Christmas. Some residents have called in regarding the pressure change, but more so regarding chlorine in the water. The operating permit for the system, given to us by the Iowa DNR, requires the addition of chlorine to suppress harmful bacteria in…
The Amana Service Company has had some power outages over the last few months. The most recent outage on July 31, 2018 in West Amana, South Amana, and Homestead was caused by a rodent getting into a control switch (green boxes along roads or right of way) and bridged across two conductors. The electricity travels…