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In a first reading, the council approved a new septic design standard and rezoned 60 acres of land off Gracelawn Road owned by John Gendron.
Bonnie Lounsbury says we’ve been blessed with clean water and prime farmland (“Protect Auburn’s resources with Harmon,” Oct. 12). I feel, had she been involved with watershed management the last six years, she might now realize prime farmland and logging practices in the Lake Auburn watershed have contributed greatly to water quality issues brought about […]
The changes, some of which have been previously discussed by city officials, were recommended by the Lake Auburn Water Quality ad-hoc committee.
Elevated levels are often due to older plumbing and fixtures and don't necessarily indicate a problem with the municipal water supply.
It's possible that this summer's heavy rain and hot weather created the ideal conditions to spread and fuel E. coli contamination.