It notified them saying their water that was once contaminated has now been resolved.
However, the issue is that they were never notified the water was not safe to begin with.
That is the question that is being asked all over Meriden after the water department sent out the notice.
On the top, it lists April 24th as the date the notice was written.
On the back of the notice, it said the water was contaminated from January to March.
“We need to be notified of something that’s happening so that we can protect ourselves and our family from it,” added Caponera.
“I saw the word cancer and immediately thought of my children, thought about my future, thought about everything in general,” said Meriden Resident Sean McDonald.
The notice went on to explain the level of haloacetic acids exceeded the city’s water standards.
It then said the exposure to these acids long-term can lead to cancer.
When we asked why residents did not find out about the contamination until Tuesday, a response was not returned.