Two storage tanks holding a corrosive chemical used to disinfect Folsom’s drinking water have been leaking for months, prompting city officials to authorize nearly $918,000 in additional spending to replace the aging equipment.
The Folsom City Council voted 5-0 Tuesday to approve the spending after city officials warned that the leaks posed safety risks to workers and could damage equipment at the water treatment plant.
An 8,500-gallon tank storing sodium hypochlorite at the city’s water treatment plant began leaking July 22, and a second tank developed a leak Sept. 10, according to a city staff report…