Tucson water reassures people their tap is safe

Tucson water says their is no need to hoard bottled water because their water is safe to drink and reliable.

TUCSON WATER WANTS PEOPLE TOKNOW -- THEY DON'T NEED TOSTOCK UP -- AND HOARD BOTTLEDWATER.

THEY SAY -- THE WATEROUT OF YOUR TAP -- IS SAFE ANDDEPENDABLE.

NINE ON YOURSIDE'S BRIAN BRENNAN HAS MORE-- ON HOW THE UTILITY WILLKEEP -- CLEAN WATER FLOWING --TO YOUR HOMES.(BRIAN BRENNAN: TUCSON WATERSAYS ONE THING YOU DON'T NEEDTO WORRY ABOUT DURING THISCORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IS YOURDRINKING WATER - ITS GOING TOBE CLEAN AND IT WILL CONTINUETO RUN.

) OUR WATER COMES FROMTHE COLORADO RIVER.

IT'SFILTERED THROUGH THE SOIL ANDTHEN IS PUMPED OUT BY TUCSONWATER.

TIM THOMURE DIRECTORTUCSON WATER 9:39-46 WHEN WEPUMP IT OUT AND THEN WEACTUALLY TREAT IT AGAIN WITHCHLORINE.

TUCSON WATERDIRECTOR TIM THOMURE SAYS THEWATER IS TREATED TO PROTECTFROM ALL KINDS OF VIRUSES ANDBACTERIA... INCLUDING THENOVEL CORONAVIRUS.

TIM THOMUREDIRECTOR TUCSON WATER10:09-10:19 THAT IS A NORMALPRACTICE FOR DRINKING WATERUTILITY WEVE BEEN DOING ITFOR DOZENS OF YEARS ALONG WITHPEER UTILITIES DO TO KEEP YOURWATER SAFE THOMURE SAYS THEWATER IS RELIABLE... EVENDURING UNSTEADY TIMES.

TIMTHOMURE DIRECTOR TUCSON WATER12:34-38 ITS CALLED A COOP ITSOUR CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONSPLAN THE UTILITY IS PREPAREDTO CONTINUE OPERATIONS EVEN IFTHE WORKFORCE IS AT A MINIMUMBECAUSE OF SOCIAL DISTANCINGOR PEOPLE HOME SICK.

TIMTHOMURE DIRECTOR TUCSON WATER14:52-15:01 WE HAVE A HIGHLYRELIABLE WATER SUPPLY AND AHIGHLY RESILIENT WORKFORCEMAKING SURE THE WATER WILLCONTINUE TO FLOW TOWARDS YOURTAPS AS IT ALWAYS HAS.

THEIRSUPPLY CHAIN IS ALSO SOLID.TIM THOMURE DIRECTOR TUCSONWATER 14:01-12 FOR THECHEMICALS WE NEED TO KEEP OURSYSTEM RUNNING ITS DOMESTICAND WE HAVE MANY MANY WEEKS ONHAND AND NO INTERRUPTION TOTHAT SUPPLY CHAIN.

THOMURESAYS WATER SERVICE SHUTOFF'SHAVE ALSO BEEN SUSPENDED THISMONTH SO PEOPLE WHO CAN'T PAYTHEIR WATER BILL WILL CONTINUETO GET SERVICE.

BRIAN BRENNANKGUN 9 ON YOUR SIDE.