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Resident urges targeted home water testing after Hamlet water-treatment notice
Summary
A resident praised the city's public notice about a recent turbidity violation, urged the city to distribute targeted home water-testing kits (lead, mercury, microorganisms), and proposed grant and partnership options; city officials said the May turbidity exceedance was corrected and microbiological tests returned no signs of contamination.
Esco Latimer, a Hamlet resident off Highway 74, told the city council he appreciated the administration’s public notice about the water system’s recent noncompliance and urged more proactive outreach to affected households. "Instead of the generic kits, we could provide targeted kits designed to detect issues specific to our communities such as lead, mercury, and most importantly, microorganisms," he said, and suggested grants,…
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