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Many cities are switching from Chlorine to Chloramines. While it survives longer in the pipes, it’s stability doesn’t oxidize pathogens as much. It has a bad taste, can damage appliances, and easily overwhelms carbon filters.

Beside cost savings, what are the other advantages of chloramines? Does the ammonia release when the Cl detaches from the molecule affects our streams or are you treating with nitrosonomas?

PA lists a few advantages of chloramines, mainly that it lasts longer.

https://www.dep.pa.gov/Citizens/My-Water/PublicDrinkingWater/Pages/Chloramine-in-Drinking-Water.aspx

Most of my knowledge of water treatment comes from keeping marine fish and trying to remove everything before I mix in salt :) monochloramine really takes a toll on my carbon filters and can damage my RO membranes. California has strict environment laws, and yet monochloramine is used almost everywhere.