Although no contaminants have been found in samples collected from the Kane Water Treatment Plant earlier in the week, Pennsylvania American Water officials announced on Friday that a water tanker has been setup at the Kane Fire Hall.
Company officials are still unsure as to what is causing the water to taste and smell different, though the unknown naturally occurring event could be from the unseasonal warm weather and recent heavy rains, officials say.
The company said test results continue to remain well within water quality compliance standards regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
“The results also confirm that the condition does not constitute a health threat,” company officials said in a prepared statement issued on Friday. “Pennsylvania American Water conducted additional testing through its parent company’s nationally renowned, EPA-accredited, laboratory in Belleville, Illinois, on the source and treated water.”
Water quality experts sampled for potential drinking water contaminants, including metals and volatile organic compounds. The results confirmed that the water condition is not a result of industrial pollution, pesticides, or the gasoline leak that occurred at the Kwik Fill on Fraley Street this past December.
“Pennsylvania American Water is committed to providing quality, reliable water service to customers and takes this situation very seriously,” officials said. “The company will continue to monitor the situation and conduct ongoing sampling through our Belleville Laboratory, which will be focused on the two reservoirs supporting the water treatment. These reservoirs have been deluged with runoff during the last several storms.”
In addition, crews are flushing parts of the distribution system and at the plant to help resolve the situation as quickly as possible, according to officials.
“All of these activities are focused on verifying that this is a temporary condition and replenishing the system with odor free drinking water,” officials said.
The water tanker at the Kane Fire Hall at 50 Poplar St. Water will be available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day until further notice. Officials are encouraging customers to bring their own containers.
