Officials
in the village of Cornwall-on-Hudson are sharing details on recent water
testing performed in the wake of complaints about a pervasive, perfume-like
odor in the area.
The Water
Department has apparently conducted tests on the above-ground supply within the
five Black Rock reservoirs, and they say no harmful particles were detected.
Samples
were also taken from the underground wellfield on Taylor Road.
Cornwall
Water Superintendent Michael Trainor says those samples similarly did not
detect any substances, with the exception of two that were apparently at levels
well-below legal limits.
Both of
those substances are said to be naturally occurring when water supplies are
treated with chlorine for disinfection.