PENNSYLVANIA

If you live in an area that is using chloramine and think you might be experiencing health effects
please report your symptoms to PCAC and
Contact the Vermont Dept. of Health 800-640-4374
• CWD Manager Jim Fay 864-7454
• ANR Secretary Jonathan Wood 241-3600
• Governor Jim Douglas 828-3333

Read examples of Symptom Reports

VERMONT

Vermont has joined the growing number of states with public water systems that are switching from free chlorine to chloramine as a water disinfectant. In April 2006, the Champlain Water District, which serves 68,000 people in Chittenden County, began adding ammonium sulfate to the chlorine, creating chloramine. Almost immediately, some water district customers complained about skin, digestive and breathing problems after using the water.

California Clean Water
Clean Water Important Videos about Chloramine

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The Science of Chloramine
House Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources Committee
Testimony on H.80
Annette Smith, Executive Director Vermonters for a Clean Environment
February 12, 2009

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CHLORAMINE IN VERMONT
Public Records from VT's Dept. of Environmental Conservation, 2008

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Listen to Audio of the Vermont Senate Health and Welfare Committee's Five-Hour Hearing on Chloramine held March 13, 2008

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Watch Videos of Vermont Citizens, September, 2007
Telling CDC and EPA staff about health effects since the switch to chloramine

South Burlington
Shelburne
Winooski
parts of Milton
Williston
Essex
Essex Junction
Colchester
Jericho Village

Pros, cons of water additive debated
Patriot News
June 19, 2009

Vt. legislature approves water treatment bill
Williston Observer
May 14, 2009

Senate mulls water treatment legislation
Bill could put moratorium on chloramine use
Williston Observer
April 30, 2009

Water Companies Switch Chemicals, But Is It Safe?
WTAE-TV-Pittsburgh
March 20, 2009

West Shore Group Against Adding Chemicals To Drinking Water
WGAL-TV-Cumberland Co., PA
March 20, 2009

Chloramine fight goes to the state Supreme Court
The Sentinel, PA
March 19, 2009

Clean Water Conundrum
Listen: WDUQ Pittsburgh Public Radio
Text Version
February 17, 2009

Local residents concerned about chemicals in water supply
Miscellany News
February 11, 2009

Chloramines clamor brings out cross crowd
Antelope Valley Press
January 23, 2009

What's Coming From Your Tap?
Wall Street Journal
August 19, 2008

The Work Behind Clean Water
The Other Paper
June 26, 2008

Chloramine Group Achieves New Legislation
The Other Paper
June 19, 2008

We must act to protect our water resources
Herald Sun
May 11, 2008

Water spill kills McLean fish
Fairfax County Times
April 2, 2008

Vermont group charges chloramine hazards dismissed
WaterTechOnLine
February 26, 2008

Opponents Slam Report on Chloramine
Burlington Free Press
January 24, 2008

Activists, Lawmakers Criticize CDC’s Chloramine Report
Seven Days
January 23, 2008

Hunting for link between water and health, CDC tours plant
Associated Press
September 27, 2007

CDC hears chloramine complaints
Burlington Free Press
September 27, 2007

Consider alternatives to chloramine in water
Patriot News
September 27, 2007

Feds Listen to Complaints About Water
WCAX-TV
September 26, 2007

CDC officials hear complaints about chloramine
Vermont Public Radio
September 26, 2007

CDC Officials to Visit Vermont
Vermont Public Radio
September 25, 2007

CWD Report Ignores Health Problems
The Shelburne News
July 19, 2007

Concern about chloramine must be taken seriously
Burlington Free Press
April 29, 2007

Health Department will not halt chloramine use
Vermont Public Radio
April 16, 2007

Clean water advocates keep up pressure
Vermont Guardian
April 12, 2007

Senate Checks Out Health Impact of New Water Additive
Seven Days
March 28, 2007

Citizens protest use of chloramine by Champlain Water District
Vermont Public Radio
March 20, 2007

Residents Fight For Safe Drinking Water
Vermont Guardian
March 22, 2007

Complaints Surface About New Water Disinfection Method
Seven Days
August 2, 2006

Champlain Water District Switches Its Chemical Mix
Seven Days
March 29, 2006

Champlain Water District alters treatment
Burlington Free Press
March 29, 2006

IN THE NEWS

LEARN MORE
www.chloramine.org, Citizens Concerned about Chloramine, the San Francisco area group of people who first made the connection between health problems and chloramine disinfection of their water.

Chloramine Info Center
Pennsylvania citizens working to keep chloramine out of their water

PHOTO GALLERY

COPING WITH CHLORAMINE

Why Chloramine? EPA rules require public water systems by 2012 to have lower amounts of THMs and HAAs, chemical disinfectant byproducts that are created when chlorine combines with organic material in the water such as algae. Chloramine is the cheapest way to meet the new EPA rules.

CALIFORNIA

Vermont Towns that use Chloramine

CHLORAMINE FACTS

WHAT YOU CAN DO

CHLORAMINE SYMPTOMS

Does the EPA regulate the disinfection by-products of chloramine?
Scroll over question to see answer, below
Have health studies been done on chloramine for the symptoms people are reporting?

"In terms of the kinds of health
effects that people are complaining
about, there really haven't been any
studies to really address that issue
in a statistically significant way," said
Lorraine Backer from the Centers for
Disease Control.
--WCAX-TV's broadcast,Sept. 26, 2007

EPA: We have the authority to implement the safe drinking water act
and we do that through our regulations.  The regulations now require
that water systems control the level of disinfection byproducts

VCE:  of chlorine

EPA:  of chlorine and any disinfection byproducts
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VCE:  What about byproducts of chloramines?

EPA:  We have not regulated those. 

Transcript of discussion between VCE and EPA staff at the meeting held at Vermont's Department of Health on 9/26/07

Scientific Studies
about Chloramine

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Articles about Chloramine

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Chloramine
Library

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Abstracts of Chloramine Studies

Chloramine = Chlorine + Ammonia