MORNING SENTINEL • November 12, 2020
A do-not-drink order has been issued for the Skowhegan Water System after a contamination concern was detected Thursday, officials said. About 6,000 residents townwide have been affected, according to a news release late Thursday night from Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention. The ponds used by Maine Water Co. draw water from the Kennebec River. Currently, the ponds are disconnected from the system and only the river is being used to bring water into the treatment plant.