TOWN OF CRAWFORD

COUNTY OF ORANGE

STATE OF NEW YORK

 

            PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town of Crawford Town Board will hold a Re-

Organizational Meeting, Tuesday, January 2, 2025 at 8:00 am at the Town Hall, 121 Route

302, Pine Bush, New York.

The Town of Crawford will make every effort to assure that the hearing is accessible to persons with disabilities.  Anyone requiring special assistance and/or reasonable accommodations should contact the Town Clerk.

                                                                                                FOR THE TOWN BOARD

                                                                                                TOWN OF CRAWFORD

                                                                                                Jessica M. Kempter

                                                                                                Town Clerk 

Dated:  December 18, 2025

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER

Pine Bush Water District has Levels of Manganese Above Drinking Water Standards

Our water system recently violated a drinking water standard. Although this is not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened, what you should do, and what we are doing to correct this situation.

We routinely monitor for the presence of drinking water contaminants. Testing results we collected during January of 2025 (01/01/2025 to 01/31/2025) show that our system exceeds the standard, or maximum contaminant level (MCL), for MANGANESE collected at the entry point.  The MCL for Manganese is 0.3 mg/l. Manganese was found at 0.606 mg/l.

What should I do?

You do not need to use alternative (e.g., bottled) water supply. However, if you have specific health concerns, consult your doctor.

What does this mean?

Manganese is a common element in rocks, soil, water, plants, and animals. Manganese occurs naturally in water after dissolving from rocks and soil. Contamination of drinking water may occur if manganese gets into surface or groundwater after dissolving from rocks and soil. It may also occur if Manganese gets into surface or groundwater after improper waste disposal in landfills or by facilities using Manganese in the production of steel or other products.

Manganese is an essential nutrient that is necessary to maintain good health. However, exposure to too much manganese can cause adverse health effects. There is some evidence from human studies that long-term exposure to manganese in drinking water is associated with nervous system effects in adults (e.g., weakness, stiff muscles, and trembling of the hands) and children (learning and behavior). The results of these studies only suggest an effect because the possible influences of other factors were not adequately assessed. There is supporting evidence that manganese causes nervous system effects in humans from occupational studies of workers exposed to high levels of manganese in air, but the relevance of these studies to long term drinking water exposure is less clear because the exposures were quite elevated and by inhalation, not by ingestion.

What happened? What is being done?

We continue to monitor for manganese on a monthly basis and will continue to notify our customers of the results as required. 

For more information, please contact H2O Innovations at 845-888-5755, Town of Crawford at 845-744-2515, or the Orange County Department of Health at 845-291-2331.

Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartment, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.

This notice is being sent to you by the Town of Crawford                       State Water System ID#: 3503553

Violation ID# 2025 190

Date Distributed: 12/05/2025

12/02/2025 COURT IS CANCELLED

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