Testing reveals no contaminants in Skowhegan drinking water

MORNING SENTINEL • November 15, 2020

Initial testing of the public water supply in Skowhegan has revealed no contaminants, according officials with Maine Water Co. In a statement released Sunday night, the company said Skowhegan’s “Do Not Drink” order remained in effect but could be lifted as soon as Monday evening. In the meantime, the Skowhegan Police and Fire departments pitched in over the weekend to help distribute bottled drinking water to the town’s 6,000 residents as the search continued for the source of a public water contamination that led the state to recommend late Thursday that no one drink the town’s tap water.