NATICK – One source of Natick’s public drinking water is shut down after a sample tested positive for E. coli, according to a statement issued by town officials.
This development follows PFAS contamination detected earlier this year in one of the town’s public water sources – the Springvale H & T water treatment plant.
The Elm Bank Wells are turned off after a routine water sample taken on Tuesday showed potential contamination that could be linked to human or animal waste.
That specific water sample was untreated water.
Natick’s water is disinfected with chlorine to kill viruses and bacteria, including E. coli, the statement said. The announcement stressed that no fecal contaminants were detected in the town’s chemically treated drinking water.
St. Petersburg council to DeSantis: Declare Red Tide emergency
City Council enters the Red Tide debate a day after Gov. Ron DeSantis rebuked St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman for asking for help.
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Dead fish pile up along the shore of North Shore Park on Thursday. St. Petersburg City Council is poised to vote on a resolution asking Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare a state of emergency as the Red Tide crisis continues. [ MARTIN FROBISHER | Times ]
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ST. PETERSBURG â City Council sent its own SOS to Tallahassee as the city drowns in Red Tide-poisoned fish.
Council members voted 7-0 to approve a resolution late Thursday night asking Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare a state of emergency as a severe Red Tide bloom and an onslaught of dead marine life continue to plague St. Petersburgâs coastline.
The land-use change was sent to various state agencies, including the Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Transportation, for approval in May. The state OK’d the project with a suggestion for stronger wetland protections.
There are a few acres of “high- and medium-quality wetlands” on the site, and village officials want to preserve what is left, Community Development Director Mary Gibbs said. The site has more spots of “low-quality wetlands” that flourished years ago. The source flowways were cut off after Interstate 75 was built decades ago, and the wetlands deteriorated to what they are today.
Parts of the school grounds will be open for public use in exchange for removing the low-quality wetlands. No details are in place, but it could mean public parks or athletic fields.
Though the water is perfectly clean, the Department of Environmental Protection issued an order around seven years ago asking for significant upgrades to the system. LANESBOROUGH, Mass. After many years with an independent water system, Berkshire Village is being connected to the Lanesborough water district and is undergoing infrastructure modernization. I am just so thankful to them, [the fire and water district] did a lot of the heavy lifting on this. They ve done all the work with the USDA, and we ve been included every step of the way, Berkshire Co-Operative President Lori DiLego said. They went to bat for us in many different areas.
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