EL PASO, Texas ( KTSM ) – Gadsden Independent School District (GISD) is installing “advanced water filtration systems” at some of their southern campuses ahead of instruction beginning next week.
According to GISD, they have already had the systems installed at three of their campuses:
- Santa Teresa Elementary School
- Santa Teresa Middle School
- Santa Teresa High School
By Wednesday, July 31 GISD expects to have the systems installed at Riverside and Desert View elementary schools, as well as Sunland Park Pre-K.
The systems were installed by Waterhouse out of El Paso, and they consist of a “multi-stage filtration system” that will ensure that their water is free from contaminants and safe to consume and use for food preparation.
According to a press release by GISD, the stages are as follows:
• 30-micron sediment filtration
• 5-micron sediment filtration
• Solid block carbon filtration
• Reverse osmosis membrane
• Post carbon polishing filtration
• Ultraviolet light purification