At the Alexander City Kiwanis meeting Thursday afternoon, Alexander City mayor Woody Baird addressed the collective concern about local water quality.
Baird along with water services director Lynn Miller, water distribution superintendent David Hogan and sewer director John McWhorther explained this phenomenon occurs yearly in the summer.
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