Gardner MA 2021 Water Quality Report Shows High Manganese, Water Safe to Drink
The Gardner MA 2021 Water Quality Report has been released. CLICK HERE. For many years, the manganese level in Gardner Massachusetts water has been higher than desired, resulting in some local complaints of bad taste and the visible staining of toilets etc. While Gardner water overall has been deemed safe, we have obtained detailed information regarding Manganese for those who are concerned about the issue. Ten years ago, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published a 556 page report on Manganese which you can view from Gardner Magazine. CLICK HERE. In 2004, the Environmental Protection Agency produced a Manganese Report. CLICK HERE.
Gardner Water Corrosion Issue
For those concerned about corrosion caused by Gardner water, Corrosion Testing Laboratories Inc. produced a document dated August 18, 2015 and entitled, “City of Gardner Leaking Copper Coils Failure Investigation” CLICK HERE. The reports indicate that “failures were centralized around the water treatment facility that uses surface water as a source.” For those citizens wondering why Gardner is defending itself against homeowner claims, it is because the City of Gardner is located in a region of the US that has surface water with a low alkalinity and it is still undetermined whether the City has any liability over the issue. While City officials are not commenting publicly about Gardner water at all, our investigation shows that over the years Gardner has been making attempts to solve the issue, but just hasn’t been successful. The truth: Sometimes a problem is not easily solved despite best efforts. Unfortunately that doesn’t help the homeowners who have had uncovered heating system expenses and why the problem is the subject of an ongoing court case.