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« Mass. House speaker: Slots at racetracks a non-starter this year | Today | Foxwoods CEO to retire » March 29, 2006Mass. health officials: Vandalism did not contaminate water supplyHealth officials confirmed this afternoon that the public water supply in Blackstone, Mass., is not contaminated. Testing from two Massachusetts state agencies revealed today that vandals did not pollute the water when they broke in to a water department facility Monday night, according to Edmund Coletta, spokesman for the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. Despite today's test results, health officials have ordered the affected residents to boil drinking water until bacteria tests are completed. "There was an extensive flushing regime yesterday and today. This kind of flushing can cause bacteria issue," Coletta said this afternoon. Bacteria testing is expected to be completed tomorrow afternoon. And while consuming non-boiled water is not advised, residents are free to come into contact with the water, Coletta said. More than 8,800 Blackstone residents and 83 households in neighboring North Smithfield, R.I., were ordered not to touch their water yesterday after a security breach was discovered at a public water tank. Two teenagers were arrested this morning on charges stemming from the vandalism. Posted by Steve Peoples |
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