A new report conducted by the Woodbury Water Plant on the quality of water at the Adams Office Building, disputes the report given earlier back in
August to the Administrator of Elections of Cannon County. Mr. Andy
Jacobs, supervisor of the Woodbury Water Plant collected samples
personally from the school board offices, the Health Department and the
election commission office before any water was used at the sample sites
from the previous day. According to Mr. Jacobs the school office was
notified of the collection back on August 22nd to ensure that the first
draw was available. The ambulance service could not be a first draw
sample as it is manned 24 hours per day and bathrooms and kitchen had been
used throughout the night. The samples from the health department, school
board and election office close at 5:00 and sames were obtained before any
water was used.
Lead and copper was collected first at each site then other metal samples
were collected after the temperature change.
The samples were then sent to ESC Lab Sciences out of Mt. Juliet and each
test came back where the levels were all below detection levels. Back in
August the Planning Design and Research Engineer Firm of Nashville tested
samples that Cannon County Election Administrator Stan Dobson submitted
and according to results from that test it was determined the water was
not of drinking quality. The Adams office building on west main street is
also home to the Cannon County Health Department, Schools Central Office,
Food Bank, SAVE, Emergency Medical Services Veteran’s Affairs and the
Cannon County Human Resources Agency.
