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Thousands Spent On Improving Water From Hoover Reservoir

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published February 4, 2014 at 7:24 AM EST

Columbus Public Utilities officials say they have spent nearly 725-thousand-dollars since late last year on carbon and other chemicals to treat water from the Hoover Reservoir. At issue were toxic algae blooms that caused a foul odor and taste.
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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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