City of Horseshoe Bay Alerts
Horseshoe Bay: Reminder, Chlorine Conversion Beginning September 28
Attention, residents! The City of Horseshoe Bay Utilities Department will perform a temporary, planned “chlorine conversion” beginning tomorrow, Monday, September 28 and continuing through Tuesday, October 27. Learn the full details about why this is occurring, what the process entails, and steps residents can take at home to improve the taste of their tap water by visiting www.horseshoe-bay-tx.gov/chlorine. You can also view a helpful video at www.horseshoe-bay-tx.gov/conversion.
- A hot Hill Country summer and July’s Llano River flood affected Lake LBJ, raising the water’s turbidity.
- Warm water and extra organic material both increase what we call chlorine demand — the rate at which the water consumes that disinfectant.
- Flushing is part of the strategy, and for most of the year, the City disinfects with chloramine — chlorine combined with a small amount of ammonia.
- Once a year, we briefly remove the ammonia and switch the whole system to free chlorine — a stronger, more aggressive disinfectant that does not last as long in the pipes.
- The City is scheduled to perform this temporary switch to free chlorine from September 28 to October 27.
- During the conversion, which lasts a few weeks, you may notice a stronger chlorine smell or taste, similar to a swimming pool. That is expected.
- The water remains safe to drink, and it fades as the system returns to normal chloramine treatment.