Olin Corp. will be taking over delivery of bottled water to
residents with contaminated wells starting at the end of July.
Olin Corp. will be taking over delivery of bottled water to residents with contaminated wells starting at the end of July.
Since perchlorate was detected in January, the water district has been delivering bottled water to residents whose wells tested above 4 ppb. Olin will now take over those responsibilities.
Bottled water service will end July 1 for those receiving water from the water district despite having no perchlorate detected in their well water.
The announcement was made Thursday at the San Martin Perchlorate Community Advisory Group meeting, where residents, area farmers and representatives from the Regional Water Quality Control Board and Santa Clara Valley Water District were on hand.
Crystal Springs will continue to deliver water to customers and there will be no change in delivery schedules. Currently the Santa Clara Valley Water District was arranging for delivery to about 1,200 people and Olin to an additional 800.
The water district is currently reviewing the records to find people whose wells have tested less than 4 ppb.
“Nothing will change for those who are already getting bottled water,” said Tom Mohr, an engineering geologist for the Santa Clara Valley Water District. “The only difference is now the invoices for the water deliveries will go to Olin.”
The water district expects to get reimbursed by Olin at a later date for the costs accrued while it made the deliveries. The exact cost of the water delivery program is not yet available, but the water district says it has spent $1.3 million on perchlorate-related matters since January.
“The bulk of that has been spent on water delivery service and well sampling,” said water district spokesman Mike DiMarco.
Olin has also agreed to provide water to people whose well water sample contained between 2 and 4 ppb. However, if the well tests below 4 ppb for four consecutive quarters, water will no longer be delivered.
For more information on the water delivery program, contact the water district’s Groundwater Protection Hotline at 265-2607.
