‘The coliform counts were over the limits,’ says John Cummings of the water issues at Somerset Elementary.
(Jessica Doria-Brown/CBC) Students and staff at Somerset Elementary in Kinkora have been dealing with water restrictions since the middle of last week after tests found elevated coliform counts.
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A new well was dug at the school earlier this spring and tests at that time were good, Cummings said.
But that changed at some point.
No complaints of sickness "The coliform counts were over the limits and what we’re doing now is investigating and hopefully we’ll be able to resolve the issue this summer," Cummings said.
There have been no complaints of sickness from students or staff, said the director.
The school had previously tried to fix its old well, but a new one was recommended and installed at a cost of $7,000 to $8,000, Cummings said.
"I think we’re probably in the early stages of figuring out what the source may be."
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