Monday, January 23, 2012
Test results taken at individual schools in Milford revealed that a contaminant in Milford Water Company water has fallen to an acceptable level.
Milford schools will stick with Milford Water Company water, after school test results were found to reflect town samples in containing acceptable levels of a contaminant. Town and company officials agreed to remove bottled water from most schools earlier this month, after a round of quarterly test results at five locations in town revealed the contaminant — Total Trihalomethanes — had fallen to levels considered safe by the state Department of Environmental Protection. The contaminant, called TTHMs, is produced when drinking water that is pulled from surface waters is disinfected. Company officials say the problem will be resolved when a new water treatment plant is introduced in 2013, but that interim steps — including a new carbon …
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Memorial Elementary School
12 Walnut St, Milford, MA
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Woodland Elementary School
10 N Vine St, Milford, MA
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Middle School East
45 Main St, Milford, MA
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Stacy Middle School
66 School St, Milford, MA
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Milford High School
31 W Fountain St, Milford, MA
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Brookside Elementary School
110 Congress St, Milford, MA
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Following parental complaints, bottled water that was removed from Milford public schools this week will be reinstalled, until individual schools are tested for a water contaminant.
Bottled water pulled from Milford schools? Not so fast. After a parent complained, bottled water will be reintroduced to the schools, until individual schools are tested for a contaminant in Milford Water Company water. The Poland Spring bottled water dispensers were placed in schools in October, and removed Tuesday, after a series of test results around town indicated the presence of a contaminant in the town water had dropped to a level considered acceptable by environmental authorities. The town was not required to introduce the bottled water, but did so out of concern for parents who were worried about the water. News that the bottled water was on the way out spread fast. A parent complained to a School Committee member, who called …
Monday, January 9, 2012
Bottled water that has been a fixture in Milford public schools since October will be removed Tuesday, following a round of quarterly tests that revealed a contaminant in Milford Water Company water has decreased to an acceptable level.
Poland Spring will pull its bottled water coolers from Milford public schools Tuesday, after quarterly test results revealed Milford Water Company water is no longer violating federal or state standards for a contaminant linked to cancer. The coolers of bottled water had been installed in the schools in October, after elevated levels of Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) in the Milford water had alarmed many parents. At that time, public officials, including Superintendent Robert Tremblay, said it was a precautionary step, and that the bottled water would be removed once the elevated levels came down to an acceptable amount. The contaminants — called Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) — are produced when drinking water is disinfected. They form when…
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Milford Water Company
66 Dilla St, Milford, MA
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Friday, September 30, 2011
Milford Public Schools will install water coolers next week, in light of recent test results that revealed elevated levels of a contaminant that is in Milford Water Company water.
UPDATED: The story has been updated Friday night to reflect information from Superintendent Robert Tremblay. The Milford public schools will introduce water coolers that provide bottled water for students and staff to drink, instead of the bubblers that draw water provided by the Milford Water Company. This follows recent test results that have revealed levels of a contaminant in the Milford school water that — like in other spots of town — exceed permissable amounts for drinking water. The cost of purchasing the bottled water for the schools will be borne by the Milford Water Company, said its general manager, David Condrey, Thursday night, following a community meeting on water concerns. He said the details are still being worked out, …
David Nolta
9:20 am on Wednesday, January 25, 2012
I have been to the Water Company site and looked, but I don't see any comparative data. Does anybody know what the statistics are for surrounding towns, or comparably-sized towns, or the country in general? I'm curious to have an idea as to where we fit into a larger picture. more ›