Mass. - Wilmington schools closed, residents ordered to boil water after bacteria found in system

[Mary Wilson]

Updated: 5:59 PM EDT Sep 9, 2022
WCVB

WILMINGTON, Mass. — Schools were closed, restaurants are serving bottled water and public water fountains were covered Friday in one Massachusetts town after E. coli bacteria was detected in the water supply.

The bacteria was found in routine testing of Wilmington's Hillside storage tank on Sept. 6. E. coli was also found in one of three additional samples collected the next day.


Residents in Wilmington are being instructed to boil tap water before drinking it and to discard anything made with tap water before or on Sept. 7.

Wilmington officials aren't sure yet where the contamination came from. The town gets some of its water locally and some from the MWRA.

https://www.wcvb.com/article/wilmington-schools-closed-residents-ordered-to-boil-water-after-bacteria-found-in-system/41137557

[Mary Wilson]

DRINKING WATER WARNING
Wilmington water is contaminated with E. coli
BOIL YOUR WATER BEFORE USING

Date distributed: September 8, 2022

Wilmington Water & Sewer Division

Total coliform bacteria were found in a routine sample from the Hillside Storage Tank, collected on Tuesday, September 6. This required 3 follow-up samples to be collected at the tank and its immediate vicinity, which were collected on September 7. On September 8, we were notified that E. coli bacteria were found in 1 of these 3 samples. E. coli bacteria can make you sick, and are a particular concern for people with weakened immune systems. ...

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