Total Coliform Bacteria:

Residents recently received a letter notifying them that we exceeded the limit of positive samples for Total Coliform Bacteria taken for the month of August 2008. The positive samples were taken on Asbury Street shortly after a new water main was installed as part of the Asbury Street Bridge Replacement Project. Click here to view a the public notice that was mailed to customers.

Below is a time line of the testing that was done and the results.

Bacteria testing results related to Total Coliform Rule Violation
		Total Coliform	Fecal Coliform
August 20, 2008
	North Street	Absent	Absent
	Perkins Row	Absent	Absent
	Bradley Palmer	Present	Absent
August 21, 2008 (check samples)
	Bradley Palmer	Present	Absent
	Bradley Palmer Mansion (downstream sample)	Present	Absent
	Asbury Street Residence (upstream sample)	Present	Absent
	Increased chlorine dosage and lowered storage tank levels.
August 22, 2008 (repeat samples)
	Ipswich Road Sample 1	Absent	Absent
	Ipswich Road Sample 2	Absent	Absent
	Bradley Palmer	Present	Absent
	Bradley Palmer Mansion	Absent	Absent
	Asbury Street Residence 1	Absent	Absent
	Asbury Street Residence 2	Absent	Absent
	Increased chlorine dosage, setup small diameter flushing nozzles on Asbury Street and took additional samples.
August 24, 2008
	Bradley Palmer	Absent	Absent
	Bradley Palmer Mansion	Absent	Absent
	Asbury Street Hydrant	Absent	Absent
	Setup small diameter flushing nozzles and took additional samples.
August 25, 2008
	Town Hall	Absent	Absent
	Police Station	Absent	Absent
	Great Hill Station	Absent	Absent
	Cemetery Department	Absent	Absent
	Masconomet RHS	Absent	Absent
	North Street	Absent	Absent
	Perkins Row	Absent	Absent
September 3, 2008
	North Street	Absent	Absent
	Perkins Row	Absent	Absent
	Bradley Palmer	Absent	Absent