Aquarion Water Notice.pdf

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Last Updated: 2008/8/29

	Please see the attached Drinking Water Warning from the Aquarion Water Company.  Thank you. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL AQUARION AT 508-865-0555 or 508-865-3998. EXCERPT FROM THE NOTICE: DRINKING WATER WARNING - TESTS SHOW PERCHLORATE IN WATER SUPPLIED TO AQUARION WATER CUSTOMERS, MILLBURY, MA Water sampling at the Millbury Avenue Well revealed a level of 10.2 parts per billion (ppb).  The Massachusetts Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for perchlorate is 2.0 ppb.  The Millbury Avenue well has been taken out of service and is not currently providing water to the distribution system pending additional tests to confirm the presence of perchlorate. What should I do? 1. Pregnant women, nursing mothers, infants, children up to the age of 12, and individuals with hypothyroidism should not consume drinking water containing concentrations of perchlorate that exceed the MCL of 2.0 ppb. 2. Ice cubes, juices, baby formula, and other beverages prepared before August 29 should be discarded. 3. The general population is advised not to drink the water if levels exceed 18 ppb. 4. If you are concerned about effects of previous exposure to perchlorate on your thyroid functions, you should contact your primary health care provider. What happened?  What is being done? Perchlorate is an inorganic chemical widely used as an oxidizer in fireworks, blasting agents and in other industrial products.  The last monitoring at the Millbury Avenue Well in September 2007 did not detect perchlorate in the water. The Millbury Avenue Well was taken out of service at 2:30 PM on August 28, 2008 and will remain out of service until the safety of the water from this well is confirmed.