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ness, iron and manganese. Mayor Willis said. Mayor Willis said the water system is safe to drink as it is being treated now, but filtering out manganese will, improve the taste.

New tests of the baekflush water before it is discharged to the Rush River will also be required monthly, he said. To do that samples must be taken every hour for eight flours.

In addition tests for pesticide residues are required every quarter for a year. This is a new EPA mandate. Mayor Willis said. These are expensive tests, and the council approved adding $904 to the budget for them. If the town water supply tests free of these chemicals, more testing won't be required for three years, town assistant Kay Kohler said.

Mayor Willis said he was exploring the possibility of working with the county Water and Sewer Authority to have the testing done by the WSA's employees at the Sperryville sewer treatment plant who also do testing for the school system. They are qualified to do the town's testing, he said.

The town will still have to advertise for an employee to replacg Mr. Pullen for routine maintenance projects and reading the meters for the water system, he said.

Steve Critzer said it would be diffi

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