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However, Councillor Francis H. Duehay '55 said that he is "frustrated at the Water Board and Water Department's ability to work with the city." He added that communication problems between officials and citizens have not been addressed...
Last January, the Cambridge Water Department sent letters to customers notifying them that THM levels in the water from July 1988 through December 1989 exceeded Environmental Protection Agency limits. Duehay criticized the department for sending the letters a full six months after the first violation occurred, and also for the confusing wording used in the correspondence...
...Often the warnings are couched in technical language," said Duehay. "What they do is raise the level of concern...
...Duehay has also questioned the department's decision to tell citizens of the water problems in their bills--rather than through a mass mailing to all residents. Duehay said that tenants in apartment buildings and university dormitories remained uninformed of the problems, a situation that he has tried to remedy...
...city has been very good at reducing elements in the water and doing long-range planning," said Duehay. "[They] should not just send the required notes but [should also] explain the problem and what [they are] doing to improve. The public would have a great deal more understanding that the water is good and going to get better...