WOBURN - Public works officials reactivated the Horn Pond pumping station this morning after two separate tests concluded that no gasoline from last Friday's spill at the A.L. Prime station had seeped into the drinking supply.

According to Mayor Thomas McLaughlin, he ordered the wells to be turned back on this morning after the water samples tested negative for contamination.

"They're being turned on as we speak," said the mayor in a phone interview. "We have two sets of test results, both confirming that there are no VOCs [volatile organic compounds] in our water supply."

"It's our indication that gasoline did not get into the pond. Fortunately, that evening we were able to intercept any gasoline heading toward Horn Pond," McLaughlin added.

Last Friday, a citizen stumbled across a pool of gasoline outside of Pleasant Street's A.L. Prime gas station, which is situated within 200 yards of the Horn Pond water supply.

The discovery, made at 5:30 p.m., came nearly three hours after a fuel truck delivered an estimated 9,000 worth of gasoline.

Based on the initial findings of the investigation into the incident, less than 50 gallons of fuel was spilled.

Local officials are still trying to determine the source of the spill, although it appears certain that the fuel was lost during the delivery.

The on-duty attendant at the station on Friday night claimed that none of the underground tanks' alarms, which would sound in the case of an overflow, went off during the delivery.

During the investigation, city officials reviewed surveillance footage from the station, but the cameras were reportedly pointed toward the pumps, not at the caps to the underground gas tanks.

"I'm not so sure that we'll ever be able to determine whether it was the truck or an overfill. My guess is that it does involve the truck, but if you ask me for the evidence, I can't prove it," said McLaughlin.

Last night, the council was scheduled to discuss A.L. Prime's gasoline deliveries, as well as the overflow of traffic at the station onto Pleasant Street during peak hours.

However, due to a communication error, the station's proprietor, Nassar Buisier, did not receive notification of the meeting.

Specifically, the council has received complaints about after-hours deliveries, a gasoline odor, and lighting and traffic problems at the gas station.

Although the meeting was scheduled to a future date, several Aldermen indicated that the design of the gas station, in particular the lack of a concrete barrier nearby the tank caps, would also be addressed in light of last Friday's incident.

"[Buisier] asked that we meet down with him at the site in the next couple of weeks," explained Ward 3 Alderman Scott Galvin, whose district includes the gas station site.