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Manchester About to Change What's in the Water

By Debra Daigle on Wednesday, June 21, 2006.

Come August 1st, Manchester's water supply will undergo a conversion.

In accordance with new EPA guidelines, the city will start adding chloramines to the water rather than chlorine.

Research shows chloramines are a longer lasting disinfectant.

But not everyone is pleased about the changes.

NHPR correspondent Debra Daigle reports from Manchester.

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