Do they use chlorinated drinking water, fresh water from the ecology lake that separates the Cape from the mainland, or what?
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2$\begingroup$ I am assuming that you mean the type of water used in the water deluge systems during launch, as opposed to any of the other places where water is used, yes? In that case there seems to be at least some stuff saying that it's nothing special and likely equivalent to tap water. $\endgroup$controlgroup– controlgroup2025-11-30 19:08:24 +00:00Commented 7 hours ago
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The water suppression systems at Launch Complex 39, like most of Kennedy Space Center, are supplied by the municipal system owned by the City of Cocoa. They use regular old drinking water.
Unfortunately I don't have a great source for this, just been fortunate enough to have visited the pads for work a few times. Here are a couple of links that confirm that the City of Cocoa supplies water to KSC, but there is nothing I have found that states definitively that the water suppression systems are hooked to that same system.
City of Cocoa Water Treatment System page: "The City’s drinking water utility currently serves over 85,000 accounts in Brevard County including the City of Cocoa, Cocoa Beach, City of Cape Canaveral, Port Canaveral, Sunrise Village, City of Rockledge, City of Titusville (wholesale customer), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Kennedy Space Center, Patrick Space Force Base, and unincorporated communities including Merritt Island, Viera, Suntree, Port St. John and Canaveral Groves"
KSC Utilities Master Plan: "Primary water metering at KSC is accomplished at three water distribution system interconnects: the City of Cocoa at the W-1 pump station on State Road 3, with CCAFS at the NASA Causeway, and at a location near Launch Complex 41."
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