Testing Causing Delays For Williamsburg Water Authority

Before water can be turned on to serve the residents on Ridge Road, Williamsburg, water has to be tested for bacteria.

Stiffler McGraw engineer John Clabaugh told the Williamsburg Water Authority during the regular meeting on Dec. 1 that Ridge Road had one test which scored “too high” for bacteria, and the engineering firm was awaiting a second test following a complete flush of the system.

The second test was a “pass” and all documentation necessary to obtain an operations permit was sent to the Pa. Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The authority is still waiting on the DEP to iss...