IMPORTANT NOTICE TO COTUIT RESIDENTS
THE COTUIT WATER SUPPLY IS CONSTANTLY ANALYZED FOR A WIDE RANGE OF POTENTIAL CONTAMINATES. RECENT SAMPLES, COLLECTED FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS, HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COLIFORM. TOTAL COLIFORM BACTERIA ARE GENERALLY NOT HARMFUL THEMSELVES . COLIFORMS ARE BACTERIA WHICH ARE NATURALLY PRESENT IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND ARE AN INDICATOR THAT A PROBLEM IS DEVELOPING.
TO ELIMINATE ANY RISK OF CONTAMINATION THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WILL BE TREATED WITH CHLORINE BEGINNING FRIDAY DECEMBER 9, 2011. CHLORINE WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE SYSTEM AT A VERY LOW CONCENTRATION. SOME PEOPLE MAY NOTICE A SLIGHT ODOR. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE OVERALL CONCENTRATION OF CHLORINE WILL BE LOWER THAN OTHER COMMUNITIES MAINTAIN IN THEIR SYSTEMS ON A DAILY BASIS. CHLORINATION WILL BE CONDUCTED FOR A MINIMUM OF 30 DAYS OR UNTIL THE ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED.
THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION HAS BEEN CONSULTED AND THE WATER DEPARTMENT IS PROCEEDING IN COMPLIANCE WITH DEP PROTOCOL.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS PROCESS, PLEASE CALL THE COTUIT WATER DEPARTMENT AT 508-428-2687.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.
CHRIS WISEMAN, SUPERINTENDENT
COTUIT WATER DEPARTMENT