POUGHKEEPSIE – The “do not drink the water” order has been lifted for the Shore Haven Water System in Pawling as the result of improvements made by the Dutchess County Water and Wastewater Authority. The ban has been in place since 2005.

The drinking ban was originally imposed on the Shore Haven Water System due to levels of disinfection by-products that consistently exceeded the federally established drinking water standards. As a result of a new well put into service by the authority in December, water has improved significantly, and DBP levels are now within the allowable levels, officials said.

The release was authorized by the Dutchess County Health Department.

Ownership of the Shore Haven Water System was transferred to the Authority from the Shore Haven Civic Association in 2009. The water system services approximately 101 homes along the western shore of Whaley Lake in the Town of Pawling.