Think clean thoughts. Photo: Chad Miller/Flickr CC
I still drink more bottled water then makes sense anymore.
But this new report (link, excerpt, below) is not at all heartening, as it comes in the wake of many embarrassing stories about Massachusetts’ crappy municipal supplies.
See, the trouble is that even if MWRA is doing a good job providing clean water, Massachusetts’ towns have a knack for fouling-up the end product.
NOTE: MWRA reservoirs are well-protected and very few contaminants are ever found. During 2004 and early 2005, there were short-term high TTHM levels during a changeover in treatment. Since the change to ozone in July 2005, TTHM levels are now at all-time lows with averages of about 5-15 ppb.
A bit unfair, though, since neither Gloucester nor Milford get their water from the MWRA.