Council hears EPA testing update; town weighs voluntary chlorination to avoid mandate

Jun 26, 2025

Administrator told the council the EPA will perform assessments after several TC-positive water samples; the town is considering voluntary chlorination to keep local control instead of an EPA distribution-wide mandate.

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Town staff briefed the council on recent discussions with the Environmental Protection Agency and a forthcoming contractor assessment of the system. The administrator said EPA contacts reported several TC-positive samples since the town went off coordination and that a contractor will perform NGA and micro-particle assessments; the town is preparing to test again the following Monday.

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