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Council orders leak detection after tests show chlorine and millions of gallons lost over years
Summary
Town staff found chlorine in a persistent flow near the elevator and estimated about 4.75 gallons per minute (roughly 6,840 gallons per day); council authorized leak‑detection work to locate and stop the loss.
Council members and public works reported longstanding water flowing near the elevator that residents and staff had noticed for years. Public works asked for testing and a leak‑detection contractor to determine the source; samples returned positive for chlorine.
A council member provided an estimate to put the scale of the loss in perspective: "To put it in perspective, it's 4.75 gallons a minute, which comes out to 285 gallons an hour, which is 6,840 gallons per day," the member said, and projected millions of gallons over multiple years. The council authorized hiring a leak‑detection contractor to locate the source and determine remediation steps.
