Dialysis Water Training Class - FMQAI

Municipal SystemTreats available water to meet the Nation Drinking Water Standards.Quality of municipal water dictates what is needed as pretreatmentfor the RO system.• Communication with water supplier (name, phone number,alternate t contact)t)• Get annual water reports and updates sent to you• Can have high chlorine/chloramine levels (minimum of .1PPM)• High pH (8.5 and higher with chloramine is problem)• High fluoride levels or spikes• Overdosing or normal dosing polymers or flocculent l cancause membrane problems• Alum (aluminum sulfate) is commonly used• Water quality can change after natural disasters• Emergency (disaster) or temporary water supplies