Travis Bickford, left, and Tylen Pooler, both with the utility Maine Water, load cases of bottled water into Winslow Fire-Rescue vehicles during a water distribution effort Tuesday at the Oakland Fire Department in Oakland. About 20,000 bottles were provided by Poland Spring. The bottles were taken to the Winslow fire station for distribution to people in that town. The distribution was held because the Kennebec Water District issued a warning to customers to not consume public water because of concern about possible contamination.

Joshua Kivette, with the utility Maine Water, carries a case of bottled water to a pickup Tuesday during a water distribution effort at the Oakland Fire Department. Poland Spring provided the water that was given to people free of charge. The giveaway was held because the Kennebec Water District issued a warning for people not to consume public water due to possible contamination. The district provides the water for Maine Water, which serves customers in Oakland.

A member of Winslow Fire-Rescue hops out of a Winslow ambulance Tuesday after the vehicle and another fire unit were loaded with cases of bottled water as part of a water distribution effort at the Oakland Fire Department. The bottles were being taken to the Winslow fire station for distribution to people in Winslow.

Poland Spring provided about 20,000 bottles of water that were given away Tuesday at the Oakland fire station.

Joshua Kivette, left center, and Keith Frederick, right, with the utility Maine Water carry bottled water to an SUV during a water distribution event Tuesday at the Oakland Fire Department. Poland Spring provided the water that was given to people free of charge. The giveaway was held because the Kennebec Water District issued a warning for people not to consume public water due to possible contamination. The district provides the water for Maine Water, which serves customers in Oakland.

Lee Owens, a treatment technician for the Kennebec Water District, collects a water sample Tuesday in Waterville. Samples are being taken to a Scarborough lab to determine if public water provided by the district is safe to consume. Firefighting foam that was used to combat a fire at an apartment complex in Waterville on Monday got into the water system. The foam is a contaminant and out of an abundance of caution the district issued an alert warning customers not to consume its water.