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Town reviews water testing bills, sampling results and new service-line inventory requirements
Summary
Councilors discussed a $2,700 water sampling bill and the requirement to build a service‑line inventory for lead/copper compliance; members said most recent tests were nondetect except routine chlorine readings and agreed to continue annual inventory outreach.
Clerk and councilors reviewed recent water testing and compliance steps. S2 reported a Chemtech bill for approximately $2,700 to complete required sampling and noted that most contaminants were nondetect; chlorine levels were the only routine monitoring item discussed. Council members agreed testing is expensive but necessary to meet regulatory schedules.
S2 reiterated the state requirement to create a full service‑line inventory and said town mail and door‑to‑door outreach through Sunrise grant support produced only about a 10% response; the inventory must be completed by the state deadline. Councilors asked staff to continue outreach and to work with grant partners to increase homeowner responses. The council also discussed whether and when to chlorinate the system and the town’s limited capacity to perform regular chlorination, noting that once chlorination starts it typically must continue on a schedule.
