While conditions have vastly improved, Veolia continues to work with the Weir River Water System to assess the recent discoloration incident. Since the acute surge in demand during last week’s regional heat advisory, clear water has been working its way through the affected areas, replenishing discolored water that was flushed out by our crews working throughout the weekend.
Veolia personnel are currently fielding calls and assisting individual customers who are experiencing issues within their homes.
Source water quality was monitored throughout the event and samples taken from Mass DEP approved testing locations throughout the system indicate an absence of Coliform. Iron levels were within Mass DEP limits. While Manganese levels in two of the ten sites tested were indicative of slight discoloration, results were well below MassDEP levels for any health impacts. Veolia is monitoring those locations and has taken all actions recommended by MassDEP throughout this incident, in which naturally occuring sediment within the system was stirred by pressure fluctuations from exceptionally high demand during a heat advisory impacting much of the Northeast.
WRWS Board of Water Commissioners is holding a public meeting on Wednesday, June 26 at 2pm for an update on the status of the WRWS water quality and review of recent events concerning discolored water. The Town of Hull will also be holding their regularly scheduled Select Board meeting on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m., in which a briefing will be provided.
Any residents still experiencing discoloration over the next few days should please continue to reach out to WRWS at wrcs@veolia.com, operations@weirriverwater.com.
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