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1 0j- 1 yiaty5- f sssks w ri w 7 gia v- drinkingfountainsskumffc bymikeadler staff writer three york region schools shuf off drink- ing fountains and brought in bottled water as precaution againsv possible cqntaminated idrjuikingwatertwsjweekl all three schools st joseph catholic svolaurofa- st- catholic elementary school m sctismbefg andpar avehuepubhc schoqlih hotiaifdlidirigr received a clean bill of healfhlby the end of week 7 j- 1 a batteryof initial tests found isolated but potentially harmfulblicteria in the schools t isubsequenttesfsffoimdthedfinking- water waspptable 54 v jthe separate board jwwclfhad tested all iteschools over th twbweeks sent v mondayjafter coliform bacteria was found in asink ui an unused boys chang- ias bym1keadler pjs faff writer eroomat jst joseph catholicelementary schooimaiirora j r- it was strictly precautionary measure boarh spokesperson chris cable saidf its avery localized situationto that ojie faucet she stressed adding the school got a clean 6iuoykealtkafterit flushed the pipes andchlorinated au fixtures in the school t asmifar localized jesult followed by tnet sameplrecautipns vras seen after a custodi- aris sjnkwas tested at stlvpatrickicatholic hementaryin scfiombergif it rvasniunicmwateritesudpnefbyieastr gjljinburyalso spbtteanbtlierproblem- c afeyesyerday atpark avenue publicschool j m holland landing f- c jbutjby friday evening parents were told- drinking water in the school was absolutely fifieandjdiaclren would beallowed to drink from fdutajhsjmojaday morning ig k v bivhad decided tests by indepen- dent firmswere necessary in all theif schools afterlegionellaj la bacteria that can cause pneumonia and leglonriairejs was fdundi north york school late last month t s 7 we had parents asking so we jested saidr- pubucboardsptbkespersqri bnanjaniieson who noted thursday that all test results in the regions pubbc schools were clear uv every case mearung nopotential problems were found- x ts that was just before east gwmmbury mafle its for parkavenue knowfi liow hundreds of rural residents in york region have been told their groundwater supply might be unsafe to drink j- f this week tests found harmful bacteria or nitrates in 64 of 127 wells in the markham hamletbf box grove with 27 result still unknown at press time high bacteria levels also wererecently fpurid in 20 weus within a second small community iioydtowh near scfibmberg in vkmgtownship v fv st anh on monday the regions health depaftmentwastold that 146 testsover ai quarter of those submitted from homeown- ers across the region toa provincial health h ministry lab june land5aios4j contalnelldaerbusamoffiacterijr aconstrudddhfifmprepamgtolayafi sewer line through box grove performed the testsand contacted authorities vwththe j first results wednesdayf is yhealtfi inspectors went doptf tobprvi t through the hamlet to deuvwimprrnatipri onh6wfodisihfectweusandule3fddisbn- tal testst we didnt know ifwesamplm taken were jroirimeincirigwater ornbt oryst zyharra healthldepartmerit official 0 vaaded thursday t jtcc residents whdsetests snowed bacterial growth were urged to boil their water for five1 minutes those with nitrateswere advised- f togeta new water supplybox grove is just rr f soumofmeh407xtensionto pickenngairrentiy under construction in markhams east end v- i 1 peopletwhoknow the water thirk its because of construction disturbances that contaminants have entered the water r ever y cr t buttesterday jamiesonsaid the municipals est wasjjnotasscienrific as the one the boarjdconmfcted ninth jjneresident bob wattsaidhey j paid to hobkurl to die municipal supply because he knmbuilingthe highway would affect his weljs they thought i was- nuts putting town water in when i had twbj wells running he said f f i v4o ca week earlier residts from tests watt f bordered cqnfumed he had a both his wellsinduduig a feet deep which never had bacteria befqre to bedecohfaminated c1 in may a staff memo assured markham y mayor don cpusens and markham council lprs that tbwri residents could contact die highways privatejowners if they have atiy problems with their wells auweu quantity or quality concerns will be investigate arid thpse deemed to be a k result of the 407 construction will be dealt with by providing a temporary water sup- ply a municipal connection a well upgrade or anew well said the memo fromengi- neermgdfrectofanbrown j j- ctold about the test results however- betty fevreau aspokesperson forthecon- sortiumrdeniedthe company has done above bob watt of box grove dug this 20rfoot well twoii i decades aeohe has since dug an 85fpot well which when 1 c tested showed unacceptable levels of bacteria at left judy j monahan who lives on 14th a avenue discovered she now has to boil her drinking water i ha iifif c4v si staff photosrob alary