A September 9 lab report arrived—but it is not a Franklin Boulevard sample

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DCLS reported absent total coliforms and E. coli for VDOT (030). The Town says the routine sample was not taken at Franklin Boulevard.

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At a glance

DCLS report E260606949, dated September 11 and sent by the Town September 24, records collection by Brandon Grubbs at 10 a.m. September 9, receipt September 10, and analysis September 11. Total coliforms and E. coli by Colisure were absent. The location is VDOT (030), distribution system DS001.
The Town explicitly says this was a routine location, not Franklin Boulevard. This corrects the earlier statement that no later laboratory result had been received. It does not close the location-specific verification question or establish every tap’s condition. The report addresses those two bacterial indicators; it is not a test for every possible contaminant.

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September 26 update: what changed

DCLS report E260606949, dated September 11 and sent by the Town September 24, records collection by Brandon Grubbs at 10 a.m. September 9, receipt September 10, and analysis September 11.

Total coliforms and E. coli by Colisure were absent. The location is VDOT (030), distribution system DS001.

The Town explicitly says this was a routine location, not Franklin Boulevard. This corrects the earlier statement that no later laboratory result had been received.

It does not close the location-specific verification question or establish every tap’s condition. The report addresses those two bacterial indicators; it is not a test for every possible contaminant.

September 20 snapshot: The public record at this stage

A scheduled inspection is not a completed inspection, and a collected sample is not a passing or failing result until the record identifies the location, date, method, laboratory finding and applicable standard.

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Virginia Department of Health — consumer information

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Gretna Junction newsroom correspondence ledger

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Gretna Junction request for response — September 20, 2026

Questions sent to Town management about the FOIA process, delivery practice, estimate, sampling and grant history. A response was requested by September 22.

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Town responses, laboratory report and correspondence through September 24

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