NORTH ATTLEBORO - Town officials were forced to issue a boil water advisory Monday after an independent laboratory discovered bacteria in water pulled from four wells serving the town.
The Department of Environmental Protection Agency determined the boil water advisory was necessary.
DPW Director Mark Hollowell attended Monday night’s meeting of the town council to provide the details.
Click the first below to stream his comments.
The town was informed less than 24 hours later additional raw water samples collected from the same four wells tested negative and was likely the result of an error by the lab.
The second set of water samples were sent to a different laboratory for testing.
Director and Public Health Nurse Anne Marie Fleming provided the latest details to the board of health’s Tuesday night.
Click the second video below to stream her report.
Monday and Tuesday’s meetings can be seen in their entirety through August 22 on our Government Channel: Comcast channel 98 and Verizon channel 23 in North Attleboro.
The North Attleboro town council and board of health meetings are also available for streaming by logging onto government.northtv.net, a FREE service to all North Attleboro and Plainville residents.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=O5FGN3RP6z0
