Seven Villages, Janet Joakim

(as I try to get caught up on work, I did not add a post yesterday and might not today, but encourage you all to read the comments here on this post as there is an interesting discussion taking place. Please feel free to add your own comments, I ask that you stay within the guidlines, however.) 

I was still in Florida when phone calls started coming in late Saturday night. I spent much of the day yesterday on the phone from out of state as our staff worked to resolve the issues surrounding the water company’s older storage tank.

The storage tank tested positive for E. coli and the water was to be treated as the tank would be repaired.

Despite the fact that the tank was being processed to get rid of any harmful bacteria and the active water supply remained untouched, on Saturday night the state issued a mandate that a press release be sent, and protocol for such, designed by the state, was followed.

It is a little frustrating to note that all of this was done despite the fact that no bacteria was ever found in the supply of water being delivered to users, and Continue reading a brief word about this weekend’s water crisis in hyannis…