YORK – The Town of York has released a public notice that their water supply has contained higher-than-allowable levels of Trihalomethanes (THM's) for the past four quarters. According to the notice, the drinking water's running annual average is 82.25 micrograms per liter of Total Trihalomethanes (THM's), slightly above the maximum contaminant level (MCL) of 80 micrograms per liter. "Our water system recently violated a drinking water … [Read more...]
Geneseo Town and Village Cut Carcinogen in Water by Half
GENESEO – Cooperative efforts by the local highway superintendent, Town, and Village have cut the already very small levels of a potentially harmful chemical in local water by an astonishing nearly 50% since 2014. Due to retrofit work on the local three-million-gallon water storage tank on Reservoir Road, recorded levels of Trihalomethanes (TTHM's), a known carcinogen, have fallen from 67 micrograms per liter, the lowest recorded level in … [Read more...]