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Turbidity forces shutdown of Cascade, Hanover water system

Published:Monday | January 11, 2021 | 6:06 PM
The water commission says it will resume operations as soon as the turbidity subsides.​

Sections of Hanover served by the Cascade Water Facility are now without water after the National Water Commission (NWC) was forced to shut down the system.

The NWC says this is because of high turbidity levels.

Affected areas:

Cascade
Pondside
Great Valley
Jericho
Retrieve
Claremount
Smithfield
Willoughby
Cold Spring

The water commission says it will resume operations as soon as the turbidity subsides.

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