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Fall River water officials report strong supply, staffing shifts and lead service progress
Summary
Water department officials told the committee the city's ponds are in good condition, treatment staff levels are mostly filled, PFAS tests show non-detect or well below state limits, and a door-knock program will verify remaining unknown lead service lines.
Water department officials told the City Council Committee on Health and Environmental Affairs on Oct. 22 that Fall River’s water supply is in good condition, most treatment filters and staff are in place, and the city is advancing lead service line inspections under an EPA-supported effort.
Nut graf: Paul Furlan, administrator of community utilities, and Jim Carriault, president of the water board, provided the committee a quarterly update on pond levels, staffing, regulatory inspections and capital project grant applications. Councilors asked about staffing, PFAS testing, illegal dumping and the pace of lead service removal.
Furlan said the city’s reservoir ponds were at levels “very good places to be” for this time of year and that both ponds had a full ice cap. He…
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