Health department stops routine sampling; council plans to resume local bacteria testing

Apr 1, 2026

The county health department will stop taking the town's routine drinking-water samples; the council agreed to schedule bacteria testing in March/April, discussed who would collect samples, and noted prior e.coli incidents that motivated careful sampling.

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The council reported the county health department intends to stop performing the town's routine drinking-water sampling; members said the town will resume its own sampling program for bacteria tests in March and April. The Chair said the health department took the town's last samples and will stop doing so in the near term.

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