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Ammonia leak brings emergency crews to suburban York filter plant
No injuries or impact on water supply, York Water Co. says
David O'Connor//August 15, 2017//
Ammonia leak brings emergency crews to suburban York filter plant
No injuries or impact on water supply, York Water Co. says
David O'Connor//August 15, 2017//
Listen to this articleThe filter plant is on the 1300 block of Grantley Road in Spring Garden Township.
Ammonia is used to help disinfect the water, and the discharge occurred late Tuesday morning when a water company vendor was filling the tank, York Water President and CEO Jeffrey Hines said Tuesday.
There were no injuries, he said.
Hazmat and fire company crews responded to the scene.
York Water supplies nearly 20 million gallons of water a day and has more than 66,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers, its webpage said. Some 200,000 people use its water in 48 communities in York and Adams counties.
