FPUD's citric acid treatment test deemed successful

Fallbrook Public Utility District staff conducted a pilot project whether the use of citric acid would improve the efficiency of ultraviolet treatment reactors, and the pilot project found the addition of citric acid to be worthwhile.

A non-voting presentation item at FPUD’s Dec. 10 board meeting presented the findings, and FPUD’s board did not object to the continuation of the treatment process.

“We’re just going to move forward and implement the citric acid addition,” FPUD general manager Jack Bebee said.

The purpose of the study was to determine whether a less labor-intensive and more cost-...