State water regulators trying to help Scotia replace filters after six-day water boil advisory
Residents of Scotia were under a boil water advisory for six days after turbidity spiked in the water treatment system. The advisory was lifted Tuesday after operator efforts to flush the system resulted in tests coming back within regulatory limits — but structural problems with old water infrastructure remain. The state water board is pushing for the district to get funding for infrastructure replacement. The state Water Board, which regulates drinking water, got involved Wednesday when the Scotia Community Services District (SCSD) reported a turbidity of 16 Nephelometric Turbidity Unit (NTU) measured at the plant. This is about 50 times above the state’s standard of 0.3 or below.
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