stvman
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Post by stvman on Mar 25, 2006 11:21:48 GMT -5
Why does the staff at the new Wethersfield Police building never drink the tap water there? I have it on good authority that there's a contamination problem in the water system inside the building. I hear it's been that way since the building opened and no one has gotten it fixed. Can our intrepid posters give us some details and do some detective work (no pun intended).
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Post by Dr.Ken Sokolowski on Mar 26, 2006 10:23:01 GMT -5
Why does the staff at the new Wethersfield Police building never drink the tap water there? I have it on good authority that there's a contamination problem in the water system inside the building. I hear it's been that way since the building opened and no one has gotten it fixed. Can our intrepid posters give us some details and do some detective work (no pun intended).
Wow, talk about coincidence. I had occasion to chat with the CCHD executive director Paul Hutcheon late afternoon 3/24/2006 about some public health concerns I had (which should be the concern of his Central CT Health District). Having been to meetings in the community room at the WPD facility more than a few times, I too wondered why the water in that expensive building was not recommended for human consumption from the beginning? I wondered why that building and not any other in that vicinity (as far as I know) had this problem.
Hutcheon's explanation was that there is a high copper level (no pun intended) in the water but no lead problem or other significant contamination issue. - He could give no good reason for it, but did say that this had been a issue from the beginning.
- He alluded to various contacts with and reports from the MDC regarding the building's water quality.
- He mentioned that the MDC puts a chemical in (?all) of the town's water supply to prevent this kind of leaching of minerals (such as copper) from the pipes and fittings.
- He mentioned that perhaps the WPD facility will have to be retro-fitted with its own water conditioning equipment to stop the current problem and prevent its recurrence.
- He made it clear that this problem's solution is still a work in progress.
Are there any budding "Ralph Naders" out there who are really concerned enough to ask more probing questions and dig for the answers and press for a prompt solution?
- Who supervised the building of the facility?
- Who was the general contractor for this facility?
- Who was the contractor responsible for this plumping issue?
- Who in town hall signed off on (accepted) this contractor's handiwork? (Or is it still in litigation?)
- How extensive is this problem in the WPD facility; does it involve more than just the water fountains, or does it extend to all water facets in the building?
- Who is to be held responsible for this embarrassing situation?
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Post by cruzrt on Mar 26, 2006 12:26:53 GMT -5
2 questions come to mind immediately: the public goes into that building on a regular basis for meetings and other types of situations; are there visible signs on the drinking fountains to warn them? If not, the town could have lawsuits on their hands. --And, who remembers when the building got it official occupancy permit; what was the Town Council doing at that time? Did the Health Director know of the problem then?, if he did, what was done then and was any of this made know to the public?
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Post by cruzrt on Apr 3, 2006 19:28:55 GMT -5
According to Town Manager Therrien at today's Town Council Meeting, Health Director Hutcheon has been "on the problem since day one". The Police Building opened in late 2002, it is now 3 and one-half years later. Wow, what a great Health Director!!!!
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