“A cup of water I filled from the facet next to one of the waters I have had to purchase.” Photo taken on October 18th by Jillian Remy, Shrewsbury neighbor.The water have been an issue this year in Town. Drought, Manganese levels, dirt and odor, are some of the concerns neighbors have been dealing with.
The drought, caused by a below-average precipitation in a given region, made the Town Government issued an emergency water use restriction (like many other Towns in the State). The Manganese level in water raised worries, specially on homes with kids. For this problem the last Government update is a “water system maintenance”, specifically targeted at cleaning manganese out of our water mains, to be finished on October 24th.
“As we have advised you in the past, this kind of activity often causes water clarity issues. This may extend beyond the individual neighborhood affected to adjacent homes. Should this occur, we encourage residents to run your water lines for a short time to clear out any sediment. We thank you for your patience.” Announced the Shrewsbury Water Department.
Who pays for the patience
In the meanwhile, some neighbors managed extraordinary solutions to bring clean water to their homes. That’s the case of Mrs. Jillian Remy, a neighbor living in Ridgeland road, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.
On October 12th, the Shrewsbury Post newsroom received a claim that got our attention.
“I feel that the quality of our water should be made known by the state of Massachusetts. I understand that there was information given to residents stating the water would be discolored however it is pure black. I and I am sure other residents cannot afford to continue purchasing water for simple tasks such as cooking, washing our hands, and brushing our teeth. I have kids at home and this is an added expense that should not be present, we should be provided with help.”
The claim made us see the problem from another perspective: neighbors who need to take more money out of their pockets to buy water, after pay for the water that they can’t use.
According to neighbor Jillian Remy, every week since two months ago they need to buy two cases of bottle water for drinking and 5 gallons of water for cooking, washing, and brushing their teeth.
“The water will turn brown randomly so before knowing this was going to happen we found ourselves stuck without being able to brush our teeth, wash our hands, or cook because I did not have back up water on hand.” Remy said.
“Filling up the washing machine, which we cannot use to wash our clothes because the water is full of dirt.” Photo taken on October 18th by Jillian Remy, Shrewsbury neighbor.We asked Mrs. Jillian Remy if she have talked with the Shrewsbury Water Department… She didn’t. Maybe because she can’t wait. She is solving a basic problem for her kids and her home.
What about you? Are you dealing with these problems? Please feel free to use the comments section below.
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