by Matt Hughes
J-E News Editor
The Webster County Water District board was in session Thursday morning in Dixon. For the third consecutive month water production in the county was up, but Superintendant Paul Lashbrook said the increase is due mostly to flushing of the lines.
“We’ve done a lot more flushing this year than we normally do,” he told the board.
At the board’s November meeting, held at the Water Plant in Onton, Lashbrook informed the board that the plant would be adding what he called a “magic additive” to the water treatment process. That additive, hydrogen peroxide, is expected to drastically cut the cost of water treatment.