Aqua Well Rehabilitation Update
As you are all aware, Aqua started the rehabilitation of Well No. 2 on July 8, 2014. Well No. 1 has been supplying the water for our community during this rehabilitation.
The rehabilitation work was completed on August 8, 2014. Before Well #2 can be put back into service and supply water to our community, there must be two consecutive clean bacteriological samples taken 24 hours apart.
Aqua has continued flushing and treating the well, but has yet to have two consecutive samples come back with a “0” result.
The latest update that we have received on September 23, 2014 from Aqua stated that they had used a product over the weekend that was recommended by the IEPA. Aqua flushed and took samples on Monday, results on Tuesday were that the samples failed. They flushed again on Tuesday, September 23, 2014, those results are still unknown to us at this time. Aqua indicated that they plan on speciating the samples to determine the type of bacteria that is found in the well.
If you have concerns about the quality of your water, you can have it tested at the Boone County Department of Public Health. They can give you water bottles and directions on how to collect the sample. There is a fee for this testing, depending on what type of test you want.
Until Well No. 2 is back in service, you may continue to notice a discoloration in your water. Water from Well No. 1 does not go through the Iron Treatment plant. It is recommended to run your water more frequently to flush your lines.