On February 17, 2000, Seymour made history going ‘on-line’ with
a municipal newly operational Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment
Plant instituted specifically to utilize reverse osmosis
technology for nitrate removal. The 1962 drinking water
standards set a level of less than 10 milligrams per liter in
potable water. This standard was set to protect infants against
the illness methemoglobinema (also known as infant cyanosis or
‘Baby Blue’). Nitrate is naturally occurring in our groundwater
supply through decaying organic matter, the Waste Water Plant,
fertilizers and nitrates in the soil. The Drinking Water
Standards were revised later to include the Federal ‘Safe
Drinking Water Act’ adopted by the Environmental Protection
Agency on November 30, 1977 to assure the safety of Public water
supplies with respect to bacteriological, chemical and
radiological quality and to further efficient processing through
control tests, laboratory checks, operating records and reports
of public water supply systems. Around 1981 t