Marshfield's boil water (which included parts of Duxbury) notice was lifted at 3:15 p.m. on 8/20/19.

DRINKING WATER PROBLEM CORRECTED

Customers of the Town of Marshfield Water Department, and the Residents of Duxbury, Scituate and Pembroke who are directly serviced by the Town of Marshfield Water Department, were first notified on August 14^th, 2019 of a problem with our drinking water and were advised to ‘BOIL’ the water.  We are pleased to report that the problem has been corrected and that the ‘BOIL’ is no longer necessary.  We will continue to chlorinate the system, and collect weekly bacteriological monitoring as required by MassDEP to monitor the situation while we reduce the chlorine on a schedule approved by MassDEP.  We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.  

Residents are advised to flush their lines again to remove any contaminated water from their pipes and or fixtures (refrigerator water lines, water tanks, etc.) and any devices with filters should have the filters replaced.

You may contact the Marshfield Water Department at 781-834-5589 with any comments or questions.

Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.

A detailed public notice summarizing the event which includes all mandatory EPA language will be forthcoming.   

This notice is being sent to you by Marshfield Water Department  

PWS ID#: 4171000

Date distributed: 8/20/19