A Lancaster lawmaker wants to require water utilities in Pennsylvania to add more disinfectant to their systems to prevent the growth of the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease.
Sample tests of water fixtures collected last month from inside Lancaster County Prison showed no presence of legionella bacteria, a sign that abatement efforts against the pathogen that causes Legionnaires’
Lancaster County Prison will now regularly monitor its water for the presence of Legionella bacteria after the board of commissioners Wednesday approved a disinfection system that will likely serve the