The situation is not considered an emergency and Canton residents do not need to boil water as a result.
Canton officials recently issued a notice to residents regarding the indication that a certain "fecal" indicator had been detected in the town's water supply. Emphasizing that the detection was not an emergency, the notice to residents stated that residents did not need to boil water or take other corrective actions. "The water was never sent out to Canton homes, it was detected before it entered into the treatment system," said Michael Jerrier, Account Coordinator for the Canton Water/Sewer Department. "We routinely check the water." The notice is as follows: We routinely monitor for the presence of drinking water contaminants to ensure the safety of the water supply. On Nov. 8, 2012, the Town of Canton testing protocols discovered that…
Canton teams up with Neponset River Watershed Association.
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Thursday, August 11, 2011
Featured Announcement: The Town of Canton Water & Sewer Department has partnered with the Neponset River Watershed Association to help facilitate a grant received from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for a one-year water conservation program. The program includes leak detection surveys and repair; residential rebates for the purchase of qualifying water efficient toilets, toilet retrofit kits, and clothes washers; development of a water conservation curriculum within the Canton schools; and public outreach. One of the highlights of the program is the rebate program, which is intended to encourage residents to upgrade their older, water consuming toilets & clothes washers, to more water efficient appliances. All …
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John Johnson
1:40 pm on Thursday, August 25, 2011
The showerhead Canton is giving away was rated in of the top two units by consumer reports (against showerheads using much more water). And is the favorite of my wife who has been subjected to testing out numerous low flow showerheads. more ›