End In Sight For Mansfield, Foxborough Boil Water Order

FOXBOROUGH, MA — A message for Foxborough residents on the Mansfield water line: there's an end in sight.

The town of Mansfield issued a boil water order notice on Sunday, and it will include some homes and residences across the Foxborough line. On Wednesday, Mansfield police announced that no bacteria was present in water samples collected on Sunday and Monday, meaning that if the sample collected on Tuesday comes back negative, the boil water order can be lifted.

E. Coli bacteria was found in Mansfield drinking water, which resulted in the town issuing a boil water order "until further notice." For the order to be lifted, the town must receive three negative daily tests of their drinking water supply, according to officials.

Read more: Boil Water Notice For Some Foxborough Residents; How To Get Free Water

Foxborough officials released a list of streets and residences impacted, which include:

• E. Belcher Road from the Landfill to Spring Street
• Spring Street from E. Belcher Road to the Mansfield Town Line
• Souza Avenue
• Barros Lane
• 131 Morse Street

Mansfield officials expect to hear about the results of the sample sometime on Wednesday or Thursday. Here's how to find out the results, according to police:

"Should the results of the third sample testing indicate no presence of bacteria, the Town will remove the boil water order as soon as permitted by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and notify residents via www.mansfieldma.com, social media, Mansfield Cable Access channel, town-wide message boards, and a town-wide emergency message sent to cell phones in the area at the time of notification."