With the summer recreation season beginning a program is underway to test the Connecticut River for contamination that could make people sick
Water samples are collected weekly at more than 130 river access and recreation sites and tested for E.coli bacteria, explains River Steward Andrea Donlon.
" Our volunteers go out every Thursday morning and collect samples and the results are posted on line on Friday afternoon so people can know on the weekend what the most recent water quality information is," she said.
This is the fifth year of the Connecticut River Watershed Council’s water sampling program.
To find out the latest test results go to: http://www.connecticutriver.us/site/content/sites-list
