DRINKING WATER PROBLEM CORRECTED
Customers of Sterling Water Department were notified on July 21, 2010 of the presence of coliform bacteria in the drinking water and were advised to boil the water before using. We are pleased to report that as of 5:00pm July 26th the problem has been corrected and that boiling the water is no longer necessary.
Sterling Water Department has removed Worcester Well #2A from service after E.Coli was found in the well during the original sampling. Repeat samples collected from the well on July 22 have found total coliform but no E.Coli. The well will remain out of service while a physical evaluation is conducted as to the source of the contamination.
The water system has also implemented chlorine disinfection of all of the water and storage tanks to provide a disinfectant residual throughout the distribution system. Two complete rounds of samples were collected from the Sterling water system and were found to be absent of all coliform bacteria. Disinfection with chlorine will be continuing on a temporary basis until the evaluation of the wells has been completed and any corrective actions have been taken.
We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
As always, you may contact the Sterling DPW at 978-422-6767 or visit the town’s website for more information..
Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.
This notice is being sent to you by: |
PWS ID#: |
Date distributed: |
Sterling Water Department |
2282000 |
July 26, 2010 |
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