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ImOnHereToDownvote t1_je11vr8 wrote

Follow on question..it is confirmed the town water is now all treated and perfectly fine for drinking and cooking correct?

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hopefully-a-good-buy t1_je16km9 wrote

I don’t believe so, my parents live there and have for 20+ years. They refuse to drink any tap, and only buy water now for themselves and the dogs/cat

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ImOnHereToDownvote t1_je173mk wrote

I was under the impression they had finally implemented the treatment equipment to all incoming water, but am not confident enough in my ability to read the reports to be sure...

I appreciate the response but sounds like you don't really know (not meaning any offense there), the water was certainly not good for a while but it might be ok now is my understanding, hoping someone knows the state and understands the reports

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hopefully-a-good-buy t1_je17fq0 wrote

I hear ya, no offense taken, I really don’t know for sure lol. We just play it safe for now, i’ll be following this thread to see if someone with more expertise can comment though.

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UnfairAd7220 t1_je63919 wrote

Go to the Merrimack Water District website. They explain what they're doing in good detail. They've been cycling activated carbon washing for a couple years now.
Last year, they ran a warrant to expand that capacity.

The water is lime softened and a little 'chloriny' to my taste, but it's perfectly safe...

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sbfx t1_je1p3s1 wrote

Yes, contrary to the other comments, the public water supply in Merrimack is safe to drink. Like you, I also called the water quality director and they kindly gave me a run down of all the upgrades that have been done (the final upgrade went live in October 2022 IIRC).

The new systems are also under the updated EPA thresholds, so Merrimack happens to be ahead of the curve in that regard.

Whether people ‘believe’ it’s safe is a separate question. I encourage anyone to call in or personally visit the town water facilities to receive education on the subject.

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Double-Abalone7052 t1_je1gc01 wrote

Lol no

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ImOnHereToDownvote t1_je1hs2e wrote

I just called and they confirmed they got the last treatment station up and running and it's all safe to drink.. I guess whether you trust that or not is another story

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Illustrious-Study237 OP t1_je267nf wrote

Trust is a very fragile thing…

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ImOnHereToDownvote t1_je2itn1 wrote

I tend to trust reviewed/controlled reports and large scale very public remediation efforts all visible by third parties without an agenda, but I certainly understand the hesitation and skeptics

For what it's worth most people on here are talking about well water that could very well be bad. For public town water like you most likely have, it seems you should be all set to drink it

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