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Residents, engineers press for deeper review of Forest Road sewer work as E. coli persists in Jockey Cove
Summary
At a lengthy Board of Selectmen discussion, residents and a sewer system representative pushed for independent analysis, DNA testing and tighter oversight of a Forest Road sewer extension after recurring E. coli test results showed continued contamination despite a town-funded sewer project.
Derek Brown, a water-and-sewer system representative, told the Board of Selectmen on March 19 that recurring E. coli detections around Jockey Cove have continued despite a $1 million sewer line extension the town approved in 2023.
"Don't throw the money at the problem. Analyze what's going on," Brown said during a 45-minute presentation that reviewed testing locations, historical pumping records and a timeline of field work dating to 2021.
Brown urged the board to commission independent environmental testing — including DNA source-tracking — and to contract an environmental engineer to re-evaluate assumptions underlying the sewer…
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