(Leominster, Massachusetts) A persistent problem with pollution of the city water supply has been traced to an illegal sewer connection from a single home to a storm drain which went to the Notown Reservoir. According to Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Regional Director Martin Suuberg:
"The contents were being flushed down the toilet into the storm drain. . ."The connection was found by a private work crew inserting small cameras into the storm drains last Friday. It was subsequently excavated and terminated Thursday afternoon.
There is some indication that the illegal hookup may have been there for 20 years. Understandably, local officials have never been accused of being rushed into doing a poor job.
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