SOMERSET – The townwide drinking water ban in effect in Somerset has affected local business, including some restaurants that decided to close for the day on Wednesday, The Herald News reported.
The drinking water ban was put in place after a company that did not have permission to do so, hooked into a fire hydrant for hydroseeding, which caused the material, which contains some fertilizer, to back into the public water supply.
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Town officials are waiting for the results of a water supply test before lifting the ban which was in effect as of Thursday morning.
The company, Hydrograss Technologies, could be charged with larceny of town water and wanton injury to property, and be held responsible for the estimated $20,000 bill for ban-related costs.
Local restaurants took different approaches to the ban, The Herald News reported.
The Rise Café on County Street and Ma Raffa’s closed for the day while the close-by Domino’s Pizza remained open. Cuppers Café, further up the street, remained open but business was slow, according to owner Mark Ulrich.
Dunkin’ Donuts at North End Plaza closed but the Route 6 location kept its doors open; Minerva’s Bar & Grill also stayed open but did not serve fountain sodas.
