After nearly two weeks, Marion and Rochester residents can drink their tap water again — but those in Fairhaven will have to keep boiling it first until further notice.
The boil water order has been lifted in Mattapoisett, but Fairhaven and Marion residents will have to keep boiling their tap water before use until tomorrow at the earliest.
Today could be the day a boil water order is lifted for three of the four SouthCoast communities affected by bacteria contamination found in the water last week.
A boil water order issued last week for residents of Fairhaven, Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester is still in place this week, according to a Saturday update from officials.
Fairhaven, Marion, Mattapoisett, and Rochester residents have been issued a boil water order starting today after E. coli was detected in all four towns.
A chemical spill at Tabor Academy, an independent school in Marion, saw students and staff evacuated for nearly three hours this morning as hazmat crews cleaned up.