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Town testing river water in partnership with water quality monitoring group

by Geoff Fox

The Town of Hancock has added testing water drawn from the Potomac River to assist the Upper Potomac Riverkeeper in monitoring bacteria in the river.

According to a post on Upper Potomac River Keeper’s social media, the testing is to monitor e.coli in the Potomac.

This is the first time the town has done the testing, said Town Manager Mike Faith.

Faith said the group primarily goes south of Hancock on the…