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Marion Fire Department Receives Drinking Water Donation from Anheuser-Busch

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Marion Fire Department
Brian Jackvony, Fire Chief
50 Spring St.
Marion, MA 02738

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Media Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

Marion Fire Department Receives Drinking Water Donation from Anheuser-Busch

288 Cases of Water Delivered to Station This Week

MARION – Chief Brian Jackvony is pleased to announce that the Marion Fire Department received a generous donation of thousands of cans of drinking water from Anheuser-Busch this week to be used to hydrate firefighters during incident response and training.

Anheuser-Busch announced in April that the company has expanded its emergency drinking water program in partnership with the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) to deliver critical hydration to firefighters across the country.

On Tuesday, the Marion Fire Department received a delivery of 288 cases of canned water from the company. Overall, the department received 6,912 cans of water.

“Fighting fires, and even training is an extremely strenuous activity any time of the year,” Chief Jackvony said. “Hydration is even more critical with the summer heat and humidity upon us. We are extremely thankful to Anheuser-Busch and their partnership with the National Volunteer Fire Council for making this donation possible. This is something that will have a direct and immediate positive impact on our department.”

Marion FD and the Carver Fire Department were the only Massachusetts fire departments to receive a donation during this current campaign.

The new partnership between Anheuser-Busch and the NVFC kicked off in April with a program that will see one million cans of drinking water donated in support of volunteer fire departments throughout the year in 2019.

“As the country faces more natural disasters, like wildfires, it’s important to have more programs in place to help our emergency responders,” Adam Warrington, Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility at Anheuser-Busch, said in a statement. “With the evolution of our emergency drinking water program, we’re able to offer tangible support and necessary resources to those who are protecting our communities when they need it most.”

Anheuser-Busch has a longstanding tradition of providing emergency drinking water and supplies for disaster relief efforts in partnership with the American Red Cross. Since 1988, Anheuser-Busch and their wholesaler partners have provided more than 80 million cans of water to U.S. communities affected by natural disasters nationwide.

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Randolph and Holbrook Under Boil Water Order after Loss of Pressure at Treatment Plant

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Wednesday, July 10 2019

Contact: John Guilfoil

Phone: 781-752-9877
Email: [email protected]

Randolph and Holbrook Under Boil Water Order after Loss of Pressure at Treatment Plant

RANDOLPH — The Randolph/Holbrook Joint Water Board reports that the Town of Randolph and Town of Holbrook are under a town-wide boil water order after an issue at the Randolph/Holbrook Joint Water Treatment Plant.

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the order Wednesday after a loss of pressure due to a mechanical fault at the water treatment plant.

A loss of pressure at a water treatment plant increases the likelihood that bacteria could enter the water system. In order to mitigate this risk, DEP has issued the boil water water.

Residents and business owners are advised that they should boil tap water for drinking and other human consumption uses like cooking, brushing teeth and hand washing.

Crews are working to restore water pressure to normal levels. The boil water order will be lifted once normal pressure levels are reached and sample testing confirms the absence of any contaminants.

The joint treatment plant is located on Pond Street in Randolph.

Updates will be provided as repair work progresses. Residents may also visit the Randolph and Holbrook town websites for more information,

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Andover Provides Update on Discolored Drinking Water

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Town of Andover
Andrew P. Flanagan, Town Manager
36 Bartlet St.
Andover, MA 01810

townsealandoverFor Immediate Release

Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

 Andover Provides Update on Discolored Drinking Water

ANDOVER — Town Manager Andrew P. Flanagan reports that Andover officials are actively monitoring the issue causing discoloration in tap water, and stresses that there is no risk to public health.

Over the past two weeks, the Town of Andover has received a number of calls from community members reporting discolored water.

The cause is due to a sharp increase in local water use. Officials have noted a 20 percent increase in pumping from the Water Treatment Plant for July 2018 compared to July 2017.

The town deploys a comprehensive unidirectional flushing program for the purpose of mitigating discolored water. However, this year’s significant increase in usage over July of 2017 has resulted in an extended period of discoloration.

During peak demand times, typically mornings, significant amounts of water are being drawn from town tanks to residences and businesses. Simultaneously, the Water Treatment Plant is pumping water in order to refill the tanks, meaning the distribution system is seeing a very large volume of water go through it at once.

Similar to when fire hydrants are flushed, the water velocity increases during peak demand, which causes sediment in the bottom of the water mains to become suspended. This results in the discoloration residents are seeing in their taps. When the velocity slows down, the sediment settles, only reappearing during the next high demand period.

To help better address the issue, all calls are being logged at the Water Treatment Plant for tracking. Officials are seeing a trend of discolored water in the mornings, with clear tap water reported by the afternoon. If your water continues to be discolored in the afternoon, please contact the Water Department in order to further diagnose the issue.

“We understand this can be frustrating for residents and business owners, but we want to stress that there is no risk to public health,” Town Manager Flanagan said. “We appreciate community members’ patience as we work to offset the impacts of the increase in water usage.”

Community members who experience discolored water should:

  • If the water is discolored in the morning, run cold water to help flush out the system.
  • Take note of the time of day that the discoloration was noticed.
  • Determine if the discoloration is isolated to the cold or hot water.
  • If the issue persists, call the Water Department at 978-623-8860.

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Rochester to Host New Hampshire Water Works Association Meeting

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City of Rochester
Daniel Fitzpatrick, City Manager
31 Wakefield Street
Rochester, NH 03867

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Friday, April 14, 2017

Media Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Rochester to Host New Hampshire Water Works Association Meeting 

ROCHESTER, N.H. — Director of City Services John Storer is pleased to announce that the City of Rochester will host the Spring Technical Meeting for the New Hampshire Water Works Association (NHWWA) next week.

A nonprofit organization, NHWWA consists of municipal and community water systems whose members work to improve the water supply service in New Hampshire through discussions on issues and problems, training programs and seminars, and legislative action.

NHWWA holds three technical meetings per year. They are designed to provide a hands-on experience of the technical components of plant operations, and to present on current topics of interest and concern in the industry to water professionals, including managers, supervisors, commissioners, engineers and support and regulatory members.

This will be the first NHWWA meeting hosted by Rochester since the commissioning and groundbreaking tour of the original facility in 1987, and marks 30 years of technological improvements and commitment to providing safe drinking water to the community.

WHEN:

Thursday, April 20, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

WHERE:

First Session: Rochester Drinking Water Treatment Facility, 64 Stafford Road – Route 202A.
Second Session: Governor’s Inn, 78 Wakefield St.

WHAT:

At 9 a.m., Richard Davee, Chris Berg and Jeff Normandin will lead a presentation on Rochester’s recent investments in water infrastructure. Davee is the vice president of Wright-Pierce, a leading engineering firm that provides solutions for water systems across the east coast. Berg is a project manager at Wright-Pierce and Normandin is a geographic information system manager for Wright-Pierce.

Ian Rohrbacher, the chief operator of Rochester’s water system and president of NHWWA, will give a tour of the Rochester Drinking Water Treatment Facility at 9:45 a.m. Highlights will include a basic history of the water system, an explanation of the treatment process from watershed to tap and recent innovations and improvements throughout the facility.

After a break and relocation to the Governor’s Inn, Rohrbacher will be joined by Brendan Kernan, a hydrogeologist for the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, for a presentation on the drought of 2016 and what the department plans to do for the summer of 2017.

The meeting will wrap up with a legislative update at noon covering pending regulations at the state and national level.

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