Warning issued about excess manganese in the water supply

  • Stillhouse Hollow Reservoir provides the water that supplies Lampasas and Kempner customers. Although rains in July have helped the lake levels to remain high, they also have contributed to an elevated level of manganese.
    Stillhouse Hollow Reservoir provides the water that supplies Lampasas and Kempner customers. Although rains in July have helped the lake levels to remain high, they also have contributed to an elevated level of manganese.

    A public notice was issued to Lampasas water customers on Monday, stating the city’s drinking water suppliers are battling manganese.

    The city of Lampasas purchases water from Central Texas Water Supply Corp., but the source travels through Kempner Water Supply Corp. infrastructure, where it blends with KWSC water.

    Manganese is a naturally occurring element found in water that presents no adverse ef…