PETERSBURGH, N.Y. -- Business as usual. On Wednesdays and Saturdays, you'll find a handful of neighbors at town hall, picking up gallons of water for the week. 

The cartons are packed into the back of cars by Taconic employees and Councilman Alan Webster. 

"I'm here Wednesday nights," Webster said. "Saturdays, you'll find people too."

That's the way it's been for about two months, after Taconic Plastics agreed to pay for the water, having learned they may have played a role in contaminating the town's water.

Who you wouldn't expect to find is Emily Marpe. 

"I'm just a mom that wants what's best for my kids. And it frustrates me that nobody has answers," Marpe said. "Everywhere you turn, it's unregulated, the EPA hasn't set their limit, the DEC doesn't want to respond. OK, well ... My kids are relying on you."

The mother of two has been coming to water distribution for weeks. After her well tested at one of the highest levels for the man-made chemical PFOA, Emily took it upon herself to understand what the contaminant is and what it can do. 

County and state health officials haven't been in town to answer questions for about a month. 

"Frustrating? Yes. Understanding? Yes. To a degree," Webster said. "But that doesn't mean that we're not pushing for answers. We're not sitting back and waiting when we have people we are accountable to."

The people are people Emily has grown up with -- and people on whom she won't give up.