Arsenic In The Water
By: Import User
Updated: July 16, 2007
THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN A MOUNT VERNON MOBILE HOME PARK ARE GETTING SOME HELP WITH THEIR WATER. RESIDENTS OF THE MAPLE GROVE MOBILE HOME PARK SAY THEIR WELL WATER IS FULL OF ARSENIC.
TESTS THAT CAME BACK TODAY STILL SHOW THE WATER IS CONTAMINATED WITH 30 TO 40 MICROGRAMS OF ARSENIC PER LITER. THE STATE MAXIMUM IS 10 MICROGRAMS. THE CITY IS INSTALLING A TEMPORARY WATER MAIN FROM A HYDRANT UNDER THE HIGHWAY FOR RESIDENTS TO COOK AND BATHE WITH. THEY ARE STILL BEING ASKED NOT TO DRINK THE WATER. BUT SOME SAY THE DAMAGE IS ALREADY DONE. WALNUT GROVE PLANS TO ABANDON THE WELL AND CONNECT TO THE MOUNT VERNON CITY WATER SUPPLY BY THE END OF THE YEAR
