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Chlorine Leak Shuts Down Pratts Court Water Treatment Plant in Stoughton

Stoughton's water supply is not impacted; the cause of the leak is unknown.

During a routine inspection of the Pratts Court Water Treatment Plant on Pratts Court in Stoughton Wednesday morning, DPW employees discovered a chlorine leak in the building, DPW Superintendent John Batchelder said.

A State Hazmat team was on site Wednesday morning as a result, as were the Stoughton Fire Department and the Stoughton DPW. 

There were no injuries, Captain Doug Campbell of the Stoughton Fire Department said, and the chemical leak has no impact on the town's water supply, Batchelder said.

Batchelder said the Pratts Court facility has been shut down for the time being, as the Hazmat team works to ensure it is safe to enter the building again.

He said the MWRA and the six other water stations in town would supplement the temporary loss of this station, so there would be no impact as a result of this facility being shut down.

In fact, most stations are shut down periodically for maintenance, he said, so it is not uncommon to have a station not running, but in this case, the reason it is not running - a leak - is out of the norm.

Batchelder said the Pratts Court facility would be shut down until it is has been cleared by the hazmat team and it is ready to run again.

In the meantime, he said the town's water is of "good quality and will continue to remain that way."

Pratts Court connects to both Canton Street and West Street. The Pratts Court Water Treatment Plant is near the West Street end of the road.

Batchelder said the cause of the leak has not been determined.


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