Bhatti said the MDC supports Cohen's original bill, adding that Barrett's amendment would not be an "appropriate" solution to the problem because it would make the MDC responsible for monitoring Cambridge water.
"We are definitely supporting that bill, and we are endorsing it tomorrow," said Bhatti.
Although this winter's drought has badly depleted the Quabbin, Cambridge Water Superintendent John J. Cusack, Jr. said that the lack of precipitation had not badly affected Hobbs Brook or Stony Brook.
"Because we're a much smaller system, we can recover more quickly," he said.
The city water supply currently has enough water to last eight months without any further rain, he said, adding that the contamination problem is a separate issue.
To reduce the problem of the drought, the City Council last night passed an order requiring the Water Department to implement conservation measures.