Ledyard

Southeastern CT Water Authority Customers in Tower Division of Gales Ferry Urged Not to Drink Water,

Police and the water authority said they are investigating vandalism.

Southeastern Connecticut Water Authority customers in the Tower Division of Gales Ferry are asked not to drink the water after vandalism at one of the three pump houses serving water authority customers.

Police said they responded to the pump station at 17 East Drive in Gales Ferry on Monday and realized that the pump station building had been breached and there was vandalism to the station, including graffiti done with white spray paint.

SCWA said crews also found oil containers thrown into a retention pond.

“It doesn’t look like they touched any of the systems that operate the water systems. And those systems do have alarms. So if someone had tampered with them they would have gone off and we would have been alerted and those alarms never did go off," explained Josh Cansler, SCWA's general manager.

A statement on the SCWA website says it is shutting down the system until water tests are back. For now, they are operating with two other pump houses.

“As a further precaution the State Department of Health has requested we request customers do not drink the water until we receive verification that the samples are negative. Originally we posted a Boil Water Notice, but the State DPH has requested we take the extra precaution in case the system was somehow tampered with,” the Southeastern CT Water Authority posted.

Cansler said there is a long-range possibility that the oil could seep into nearby wells, so they will also be testing for that in the future.

SCWA said it is cooperating with the Ledyard Police and Federal Authorities to apprehend the perpetrators.

The following streets are served by the Tower Division/Gales Ferry:

  • Bluebird Drive
  • Bobwhite Trail
  • Christy Hill Road
  • Conrad Court
  • Eagle Ridge Drive
  • East Drive
  • Friar Tuck Drive
  • Heritage Drive
  • Hillside Drive
  • Holly Lane
  • Hyde Park Road
  • Kings Highway
  • Kennedy Drive
  • Lincoln Drive
  • Laurel Leaf Drive
  • Long Cove Road
  • Lark Lane
  • Little John Court
  • Ledgewood Drive
  • Maid Marion Drive
  • Monticello Drive
  • Mount Vernon Drive
  • Nottingham Court
  • Oakwood Drive
  • Osprey Drive
  • Partridge Hollow Road
  • Parkwood Drive
  • Pequot Drive
  • Pheasant Run Drive
  • Queen Eleanor Drive
  • Quail Meadow Drive
  • Robin Hood Drive
  • Ramblewood Drive
  • Summit Drive
  • Sherwood Trace
  • Terry Road
  • Vinegar Hill Road
  • Warbler Way
  • Whippoorwill Drive
  • West Drive
  • Washington Drive
  • Whalehead Road

Anyone with questions about the advisory should be call Southeastern Connecticut Water Authority at (860) 464-0232.

Anyone with information on the vandalism should call Ledyard Police at (860) 464-6400.

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