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LYNN, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — The City of Lynn's Ultraviolet Pilot Program to clean the water at King’s Beach has not been without its detractors.
The major complaint that has been constant since the program begun is that the machinery at the work site that runs the pilot has been very loud. Lynn Mayor Jared Nicholson said they have been doing the best they can to fix this issue.
“We absolutely have taken steps to try to mitigate the noise with fencing and sound blankets and sort of increasing those efforts as we've gotten feedback,” he said. “I believe the decibels have gone down. I have certainly spent time at the site and also the feedback that we've gotten from folks is that the sound blankets have been effective.”
The pilot started running on June 2, with cleaning done by shooting UV rays into the water to rid it of bacteria, making the beach safe for swimming.
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Nicholson talked about how this was a long time coming for the city.
“It's our only beach, and it's been an issue for decades, over 100 years,” Nicholson said. “We've been working really hard to come up with a solution to get it clean, make it swimmable and available to our residents.”
Nicholson explained that in order to fully clean the water, they need to stop the bacteria from running into Stacy’s Brook. He said they need to have the pilot run all through the summer to fully disinfect the water to make certain everything is safe.
“We need to let the pilot play out for the full summer to really take stock, but what we've seen so far has been promising,” Nicholson said. “When it's working the way it's supposed to, it has been working really well, and the beach has been open and swimmable for much more of the time than previous years.”
More information on the program can be found here.
WBZ NewsRadio’s Emma Friedman (@EmmaFriedmanWBZ) reports.