Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Cause of water contamination that sickened more than 100 people in Spencer, MA found

May 2, 2007 - The water contamination in Spencer that sickened more than 100 people last week was caused by treatment plant workers who forgot to flip a switch when they left for the night, state environmental officials said Wednesday.

The lapse let 34 gallons of undiluted lye seep into the drinking water supply for this central Massachusetts town, prompting a two-day water ban that shut down businesses and disrupted the lives of thousands of residents.

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