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BOIL WATER UPDATE
By mayor | November 17, 2007
Dear Residents and Business Owners,
Alas, I have no good news for you. The “boil water notice” is still in effect.
Before the boil water notice can end, two water samples (taken 24 hours apart) need to be lifted & tested by an independent lab. The results then are sent to the NYS Health Department in Oneonta. Once that is done, and the health department determines that bacteria levels are OK, then we can lift the notice.
Our hard-working village employees spent a great deal of time yesterday (Friday) trying to get an independent licensed technician to come to Stamford to take the samples. If a sample had been taken yesterday, and one today, it might have meant that the health department could instruct us to lift the notice on Monday.
Unfortunately, not one testing lab (FIVE were called) would come to Stamford on Friday (yesterday) to do this, and none of the labs will work on the weekend. Some labs claimed emergencies, others were just too busy.
That said, I don’t believe the boil water notice will be lifted until Wednesday.
Aside from our inconvenienced residents, I am especially concerned for our restaurants in the village, as hunting season opens this weekend, and the place is chock full of hunters. I believe it must be a burden to have to buy bottled water for beverages, but nothing can be done until those water samples are taken and analyzed. We are at the mercy of the testing labs.
I am sorry for the hardships that we all are facing, due to this unanticipated emergency. The water main break was at the trailer park at the top of River Street. I have been told that we lost at least 300,000 gallons of water. The break has been repaired.
Anne Slatin, Mayor
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