"The delay ... was necessary to replace damaged parts associated with the tank"

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"It’s going to be a little bit longer before the town’s primary water treatment plant – shut down since July 7 – will be back in working order.

The plant was shut down, as were the town’s two oldest and largest wells associated with it, on the heels of a fire in one of the plant’s tanks, which has resulted in a summer-long, full-water ban in the town.

The ban, which prohibits all outdoor watering except for vegetable and flower gardens by hand-held hose only, remains in effect. The town has rarely instituted full watering bans.

On top of the fire-related shut downs, the DPW this week also had to shut down a third, lightly used well because E. coli was detected in an untreated sample. Officials stress that the situation is not an emergency, and assure water customers that treated water in the distribution system has remained clear of the bacteria."

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https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20190830/franklin-water-ban-continues-into-september-treatment-plant-3-wells-out-of-service

"The delay ... was necessary to replace damaged parts associated with the tank"