Water Quality in Town of Canandaigua

It has come to my attention that there has been some confusion regarding water quality in the Town of Canandaigua.  Last week we had a congruence of events that made things rather confusing. 

Last week, a letter was mailed to all residents who receive water from the Town of Canandaigua stating that our water tested at higher than allowable trihalomethane levels (THM’s Levels).  We, along with all municipalities in Ontario County that purchase treated water from the City of Canandaigua received these violation notices.  We are working with the City of Canandaigua to remedy this situation, as there are some infrastructure upgrades that must happen.  In the meantime, we will be regularly flushing our water transmission lines to keep the T Levels in the allowable range.

At about the same time people received these letters in the mail, we had a major water main break on Route 332 in Uptown Canandaigua.  This water main break occurred in the Canandaigua-Farmington Water District and our highway department worked diligently with the Town of Farmington to isolate and quickly fix the problem.  After the line was fixed and refilled, a very small portion of the immediate area was put on a boil water restriction.  Businesses impacted were notified.  This restriction was lifted Saturday the 5th after all water tests came back clean. 

The fact that these two events happened at roughly the same time created some confusion.  The boil water restriction issued for a very small portion of the town was related to the water main break and not the elevated T Levels. The T Levels are being monitored, precautions are being taken, and I can assure you that our water is safe to drink. 

Please feel free to share this information with anyone living in the town.  As always, if you have any questions, please reach out at any time. 

 

Jared Simpson, Supervisor

Town of Canandaigua