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Salt spill reported at Gettysburg water plant; new tower to be tested
Summary
Water Superintendent Jay Roberts told the council a salt spill at the village plant was repaired by Artesian and he has fielded at least 30 calls; the new water tower is filled and must sit 24 hours before testing, with officials hoping it will be operational next week.
Mayor Jon Michael Shives opened the Jan. 9 Gettysburg Village Council meeting at 7 p.m., where Jay Roberts, the village Water Superintendent and Village Administrator, reported a salt spill at the village water plant and described ongoing response efforts.
Roberts said the spill was addressed by the contractor Artesian and that he has "fielded at least 30 phone calls about salt in the system" as he and staff work to clear any residual effects. He told the council the new village water tower "has water in it but has to sit for 24 hours and then be tested," and said he is "hoping it will be up and running next week." The transcript records Roberts as urging patience while testing and clearance proceed.
Council member Susan Parkman asked that information about the incident be posted at the post office and on Facebook so residents are informed. Parkman also raised a separate but related infrastructure concern: a dip in the road by the new tower and a 'road closed' sign that keeps being moved, noting the site "still needs finished." Roberts said crews and signage remain an outstanding part of the project.
No remedies, timelines for water-quality test results, or orders to issue a boil-water notice are recorded in the transcript; Roberts said testing is planned after the 24-hour hold. The council approved routine business and took no additional formal action on the salt spill at the meeting; the water tower payment authorization appears elsewhere in the agenda.
