Patent ID: 7011751

Claim:
A water treatment assembly comprising: a conduit with an inlet end and an outlet end capable of carrying a substantially continuous flow of water moving in a direction of flow extending from the inlet end to the outlet end; flow measuring means for detecting a rate of continuous flow of water through the conduit; a first fluid injection assembly configured to inject a first fluid directly into the continuous flow of water to raise the level of acidity of the flow of water; and a second fluid injection assembly configured to inject a second fluid directly into the continuous flow of water separately of the injection of the first fluid to create chlorine dioxide in the flow of water; wherein the first fluid injection assembly includes a supply of the first fluid for injecting into the flow of water, the first fluid comprising an acidic substance capable of raising the acidity of the water in the flow; and wherein the second fluid injection assembly includes a supply of the second fluid for injecting into the flow of water, the second fluid comprising a chlorine dioxide precursor capable of creating chlorine dioxide in the flow of water.