PRESS RELEASE

TOWN OF PEMBROKE

THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 2008

4:30 P.M.

Recent lab results in 41 samples taken yesterday revealed that coliform bacteria was present at 5 locations and E.coli at one location.

Today at 8:45 a.m., the following people met for a site inspection and to come up with an expanded game plan:

DEP Michael Quink

Chuck Shurtleff

Pembroke DPW Gene Fulmine

Bob Demers

Bob Thornton

Weston & Sampson Leah Stanton, Engineer

They met to inspect facilities. The High Street Tank will be inspected with a camera internally.

Upon inspections, water stations look good and High Street Tank interior was inspected by camera and no problem was identified. The tank will remain off line.

Temporary chlorination station was set up and monitored in Edgewater Drive area today and will be during normal work hours tomorrow.

Liddell Brothers will be donating a message board announcing “BOIL WATER ORDER IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE”.

The next press release will be Friday @ 4:30 p.m.

Water will still be available through the weekend at the High School.