WATER SAFETY ALERT SE Huston area citys water contaminated with brain eating amoeba!

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  • candcallen

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    Just saw this released last night?

    Brain eating amoebas in some south east Huston area cities public water supply.

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    City of Lake Jackson, Texas, Incident
    Lake Jackson residents are urged to follow the Do not Use Water Advisory until the water system has been adequately flushed and samples indicate that the water is safe to use. It is not known at this time how long this make take. The health and safety of the public is TCEQ’s priority.
    In a do not use water advisory, citizens in the impacted area are urged not to drink or use the tap water from the impacted system for any purpose for the duration of the advisory, including for bathing. Flushing the toilet is OK.

    TCEQ News Release, 09/26/2020
    Customers within the Brazosport Water Authority (BWA) service area, including the City of Lake Jackson, who use private wells for water service—and are not also physically connected to the public water supply (PWS)—are not impacted by the current advisory.

    If you have a private well and are unsure if you have a direct connection to the PWS, a Customer Service Inspection (CSI) can be performed to determine if any cross-connections between the private well, your interior plumbing, and/or the PWS are present. Individuals with the following credentials are recognized as capable of conducting a customer service inspection certification:

    Plumbing Inspectors and Water Supply Protection Specialists licensed by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners (TSBPE), and
    Customer service inspectors who have completed a TCEQ-approved course, passed an examination administered by the executive director, and hold current professional license as a customer service inspector.
    If customers who use and maintain private wells are concerned about their water quality, they can review these documents posted on the TCEQ website:
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    candcallen

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    Only Lake Jackson at this time.
    This story says "several communities" so I dont know. I'm not from there but seems like a big deal to me.

    . The Commission said 11 municipalities from Lake Jackson to Rosbenburg, Brazoria and tons of other towns in between should avoid drinking tap water, or even using the shower for the time being -- this after the Brazosport Water Authority informed officials that naegleria had been detected in their supply lines.

     

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    This story says "several communities" so I dont know. I'm not from there but seems like a big deal to me.




    The link you provided says only Lake Jackson now.


    "The good news is that by Saturday, several of those above-mentioned cities had been removed from the list as being at risk, and only Lake Jackson residents were still under the advisory's red alert."
     

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    The link you provided says only Lake Jackson now.


    "The good news is that by Saturday, several of those above-mentioned cities had been removed from the list as being at risk, and only Lake Jackson residents were still under the advisory's red alert."
    That's good.

    I wonder how long those little bastards were in the water.
     

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    I’m right in the center of this.
    As of right now water should be boiled before consumption.
    The local.gov is giving out free cases of bottled water at the college.
    One case perperson per day. It’s drive thru.
    Supposedly they found the bugs in several sample points. Most on the west side of town.
    Many restaurants are shut down.
    It’s fucked up. Probably some ass up at the water treatment plant that sucks water out of the Brazos. City is supposedly 100% on well water now.
    System is being flushed and resampled.
     

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    I lived in Alvin in the mid 1980s. It was not uncommon for the tap water to look like tea.

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    Where is Huston?


    Why start an alarmist thread if you've no idea what/where you're talking about?
    What are you talking about? It was a heads if for christ sake.

    The stories said South and East Huston AREA cities then listed a bunch. Referring to areas served by this particular water utility.

    I posted two info sources. There were a bunch more that said the same thing, one I linked to in the next post I made. I refer you to them if you aren't happy about their geolocation short comings. I passed on that info.

    I posted it cause it's a BFD and hadn't heard a word about it, neither did locals apparently.

    Should I check with you next time or are your hemorrhoids just a bit inflamed? Need a cookie or something?
     

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    What are you talking about? It was a heads if for christ sake.

    The stories said South and East Huston AREA cities then listed a bunch. Referring to areas served by this particular water utility.

    I posted two info sources. There were a bunch more that said the same thing, one I linked to in the next post I made. I refer you to them if you aren't happy about their geolocation short comings. I passed on that info.

    I posted it cause it's a BFD and hadn't heard a word about it, neither did locals apparently.

    Should I check with you next time or are your hemorrhoids just a bit inflamed? Need a cookie or something?
    A heads if?
    Huston?

    Nah, just don't post if you're simply regurgitating.
     
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