Glendale Water and Power has long been on the leading edge when it comes to water treatment in their plant and distribution system. Patrick Hayes uses chloramine as the main disinfection method, both to comply with DBP rules and to keep Glendale’s water as fresh as possible. Over long retention times, chloramine can break down and cause unhealthy nitrification. To prevent this, Glendale installed SolarBee® long-distance water circulators in their storage tanks. The SolarBee® provides thorough mixing of the entire tank, keeping temperature stratification and stagnation to a minimum. And it constantly replaces the disinfectant at all boundary areas, thus helping to reduce nitrification. In addition, SolarBee® can also be used for boosting with chlorine or chloramine. It’s important to note that solar-powered SolarBee® can do all this without using grid power. "Thanks to SolarBee®, we’ve seen significant improvement in sustaining our water quality," reports Mr. Hayes.