Several Main Street residents have been without water for months, despite the fact there is no drought in town or the surrounding area.
"We basically have to conserve all the time," said Benoit.
"We’ve taken trips all summer to the laundromat, and we can’t even flush that often because we’re afraid to."
Josh Manning, the general manager for the Hampstead Water Company, said the first step to bringing the water pipeline into the town and ultimately into people’s homes is a formal request of service.
Manning also reiterated Morse’s estimation of turn on cost for water return for Main Street.
"It’s going to be about 18-24 months for that whole process to happen, reliant on the additional sourcing company," said Manning.
Later, Main Street resident Deanna Anthony took the stage, voicing her concerns of no water in her home on Main Street.
Anthony has been spearheading the effort to bring water access back to Main Street.
Her well went dry three months after she moved into her Hampstead home.
"People were saying, ‘It’s not just you,’" said Anthony.

If you still haven’t purchased any bottles yet, there is still time to do so.
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Read More Hurricane Florence: Here’s what forecasters say the Grand Strand can expect The Food Lion on U.S. 501 in Myrtle Beach still has some water, according to a store representative, but supplies are running out fast.
The other Food Lion on U.S. 501 outside of Conway said it still has plenty of water.
Read More Here’s what’s closed in the Myrtle Beach area as Hurricane Florence approaches There is still plenty of bottled water left in the Grand Strand, but there are other options if you get caught in the storm unprepared.
In addition to bottled water, fill up empty bottles or vessels with tap water in advance too.
Read More What to put in your hurricane emergency kit, and what food and drink to stockpile Stores also sell water purification kits, but do research on the product before you buy to know what it filters and how effective it is at removing contaminants..
Then bring the contaminated water to a rolling boil for a minute and let it rest.
If it is still murky or you have any doubts, boil it again.
Or, again, you could just buy bottled water while there is still time.

And these cities are not alone.
As global leaders head to the UN General Assembly this month, they can take lessons from cities across the globe that are using smart water technologies to address water scarcity now, and for the future.
Leaders and their associated water, health, and natural resource management organizations need to take advantage of advances in information technology and water related finance to improve sustainable water supply.
Digital technology, the related analytics of “internet of things,” and application of artificial intelligence to both interpret and apply data are game changers for improving knowledge of water supply and water use, while also reducing both water loss and costs.
San Francisco, for example, has applied digital technology, analytics, and artificial intelligence to detect and pinpoint waterline leaks far faster than using traditional water meters.
These reads have improved knowledge of where and how water is wasted.
Of course, cities, water utilities, and the financial community must develop innovative ways to finance information systems, technology, and water infrastructure.
While technology and finance are vital tools to meet safe water drinking needs, the most critical tool that global leaders and organizations can utilize is leadership itself.
Unless water utilities have effective leadership both at the top and throughout an organization, utilities will not successfully apply the significant advances made in water technology and finance.
As these organizations have shown, it is indeed possible to exhibit such a leadership and find innovative, public-private solutions to the global water crisis.

The MWSS administrator who discussed “Water Security and Sustainability” shared the stage at the Philwater plenary session with its two concessionaires – Manila Water president and CEO Ferdinand M. de la Cruz who talked about “Wastewater Management” and Maynilad president Ramoncito S. Fernandez who discussed “Enhancing Resiliency of Water Operations in the Face of Climate Change.” Velasco told conference delegates of the various infrastructure projects being undertaken by MWSS and its three concessionaires to ensure water security and sustainability under the President Duterte’s “Build, Build, Build” program of government as well as its future plans and programs even as he assured there is no looming water crisis in the near future in Metro Manila.
Velasco made the statement even as the country has fallen below the international “water stress” threshold of 1,700 m3 per year and fast approaching the “water scarcity” threshold of 1,000 m3 per year.
Using the 2018 population of 107 million against the fresh water supply of 146 BCM, per capita availability stands at 1,553 m3 per year.
The water-availability-per-capita situation in the country represents the country’s water security issue.
Among the projects he discussed were the Angat security projects, Bulacan Bulk Water Supply project, and the newly-approved Kaliwa Dam project.
Corollary to the water security program is sewerage and wastewater management which according to the MWSS Administrator “is where the next challenge will be since at this point, there is only 14 percent overall sewerage coverage.” By the end of the concession term in 2037, 100 percent of households will be provided with water treatment coverage, a commitment from both concessionaires.
When completed, the new facilities will have a combined treatment capacity of about 120 million cubic meters per year.
These will increase sewerage coverage in the West Zone to 26% once these projects are completed in 2022.
On the other hand, Manila Water is undertaking the Rizal Province Water Supply Improvement Project (RPWSIP), a water treatment facility capable of treating initially up to 50 million liters per day of potable water, transmission mainlines and distribution lines.
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Recent media coverage has raised some questions about the Board of Water Works of Pueblo (Pueblo Water) testing for lead content in the water at the Pueblo City Schools (D60) and in the homes of Pueblo Water customers.
Water treatment is a complex science and the certified professionals at Pueblo Water who carry out this critical function are always available to discuss their work protecting Pueblo’s public health.
If there is any lead in drinking water at a particular address, it has leached into the water from lead content in the customer-owned water line serving that address or the plumbing within the building.
Where lead is detected in a water sample at greater than 15 ppb, actions must be taken by a water utility to protect its customers from exposure to that lead.
Those actions in Pueblo include regular testing for lead in homes known to have lead service lines and providing information to customers about flushing their water lines or using water filters to reduce their risk of exposure.
Pueblo’s CCR shows our drinking water meets all federal and state requirements for drinking water quality and is available for viewing on Pueblo Water’s website at pueblowater.org/images/pdfs/CCR2018.pdf.
Additional water quality information (beyond that required by law) is provided on Pueblo Water’s website.
What more is Pueblo Water doing about lead?
Beyond what is required by federal and state laws, Pueblo Water believes the best protection for residents with lead service lines is to remove the potential sources of lead.
Although not required by law, Pueblo Water initiated a voluntary agreement to conduct testing for lead in the water in D60 schools at no charge to the school district.

Water Studies have shown that in one Mexican town, all of the water sources are contaminated.
SAN CRISTÓBAL DE LAS CASAS, MEXICO — In many schools in this hilly Mexican town, children go without an essential item: water from a clean, safe source.
So children here turn to low-cost sodas and juices, which are available for sale at school.
“The low cost of sugary drinks and poor access to drinking water contribute to greater consumption of these beverages.” People have reason to be wary of the drinking water: According to a recent study, every water distribution point in San Cristóbal de las Casas was found to have fecal contamination.
“We dispose of our feces into the rivers, the rivers get contaminated, they reach the houses – they are the same waters that irrigate the gardens,” says Ane Galdos Balzategui, a water-quality researcher and one of the authors of the microbial-risk study.
The health training center Centro de Capacitación en Ecología y Salud para Campesinos (CCESC), founded by Arana Cedeño, is studying children’s consumption of sugary drinks.
Consumption of so many sugary drinks comes at a cost.
“Sometimes we drink sugary beverages.
When we spend time together, we drink soda,” Córdoba says.
Robles Ramírez says that hydrated children learn more and are less absent from school.

As a parent, we can only hope that when we send our children to school each day they are not only getting the best education possible but are also being taken care of nutritionally.
We should be able to trust that the cafeteria has healthy choices and will feel our children if our busy mom brains forgot to give them lunch money, or they left is on the counter at home.
And above all of that, our children should have access to clean water whenever they are thirsty throughout the day.
Across the United States, it’s back to school season.
Children are packing up their backpacks, filled to the brim with school supplies and waiting at the bus stop with anxious parents for that big yellow bus to pull up.
In Detroit alone, there are 47,000 students going through these motions, but the difference is that none of these children will have access to clean drinking water.
Their findings showed that drinking water in 24 schools and found that 16 had high levels of copper and lead.
Because of this, officials have made the decision to shut off the drinking water in 106 public schools in the district while they can test the remaining schools’ drinking water supply.
They are just playing it safe at this time.
In order to rectify the issue, the school has announced that they will be spending $200,000 on water bottles and coolers for the next two months.

SOUTH KINGSTOWN — An investigation into the source of an E. coli contamination is expected to be completed today after the bacteria was detected last week in the water supply that feeds five local water systems, the Rhode Island Department of Public Health (RIDOH) has said.
A boil water advisory was put in place by RIDOH in parts of South Kingstown and Narragansett Friday after Suez Water—which feeds several local water systems—learned during weekly testing that its water supply had been contaminated with E. coli.
Deb Rizzi, a spokesperson for Suez Water, added the advisory will likely remain effective through the weekend.
“We just want to thank people for their patience and their cooperation.” South Kingstown Town Manager Rob Zarnetske said Tuesday it’s been “a hectic few days” dealing with the advisory.
“The issue primarily has been that the advisory was issued late on the Friday immediately before the start of the Labor Day weekend,” he said, “which was impactful for all of the restaurants and businesses in the area and hit us at a time when folks were leaving for vacation.” Approximately 38,000 residents who get their water from the Suez, Narragansett-Point Judith, Narragansett-North End, South Kingstown-South Shore and South Kingstown-Middlebridge systems have been impacted by the advisory.
He said though that he had heard Thursday about water samples in South Kingstown that had tested positive for E. coli.
School staff members also helped distribute water bottles to the schools.
In a post to the district’s Facebook page, South Kingstown Superintendent Kristen Stringfellow wrote that “out of an abundance of caution” water access in the restrooms at Matunuck, Peace Dale and Wakefield elementary schools would be restricted.
West Kingston Elementary School was not affected by the boil water advisory.
“We will all get through this,” Manni said.

Senators Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., members of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
The money will go to the McDowell County Public Service District toward Phase II of the Elkhorn Creek water project, improving potable water service in the Towns of Kimball and Northfork and the City of Keystone, as well as several other communities, through the replacement of outdated systems.
“Every community deserves this access and as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I have made it a priority to ensure our communities in rural West Virginia are not left behind.
Through my role on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, I have worked to deliver solutions that will help those reliant on old coal camp water systems; and as a member of the Appropriations Committee, I have advocated for programs that fund projects like this to replace older municipal systems that are no longer dependable.
Capito said members of her staff toured the Keystone and Northfork water systems and discussed the Elkhorn Creek project with local leaders.
“I applaud the work these elected officials and professionals do for their communities every day,” she said.
Gov.
Jim Justice announced the award from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, part of $12 million released statewide.
That project will provide upgraded water service to 112 current customers and 296 new customers.
In January, Keystone’s water system that serves 90 households was down and water had to be brought in.

This week we’ll be covering the world’s most underrated superfoods – water!
Clean drinking water is also more pleasant to drink, but for many world wide- this is a privilege that they don’t have.
According to the foundation Water Aid, a charity dedicated to providing water to brining clean water and toilets to those that need it, one in nine people do not have access to clean water.
It’s called a superfood because it’s one substance that our bodies cannot live without.
Our bodies are made up of about 70 percent water.
How much water do you need?
It’s common knowledge that we need a daily intake of water to survive, but do we know how much we really need?
Maintains Regularity Water consumption is essential for proper digestion.
Boosts Your Immune System If your body is hydrated- you’re less likely to get sick.
And water is FREE!