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DHHR, EPA Partnering to Assist Clarksburg Water System to Test Older Homes with Lead Service Lines | |
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2021-07-09 | |
发布年 | 2021 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 美国 |
领域 | 资源环境 |
正文(英文) | Contact Information:
EPA Region 3 Press Office (R3press@epa.gov)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (July 9, 2021) – The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are partnering to assist the Clarksburg Water System in their efforts to identify and test older homes with lead service lines that may cause elevated lead levels in drinking water. "The situation in Clarksburg is concerning, and as a precaution we encourage all families living in homes built before 1950 to use bottled water for consumption and have children younger than six years of age evaluated for lead,” said Dr. Ayne Amjad, State Health Officer and Commissioner of DHHR’s Bureau for Public Health. “Working together with our federal partner, the Environmental Protection Agency, we will assure safe drinking water for the residents of Clarksburg. Additionally, the state is committing funding toward lab analysis of water samples for lead content." The issue of lead service lines was first identified by staff in the Bureau for Public Health’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program during environmental lead assessments conducted in the homes of children diagnosed with elevated blood lead levels. Confirmatory water sampling in several homes serviced by the Clarksburg Water System were above the EPA’s action level (15 parts per billion). The Clarksburg Water System will implement a corrective action plan that will include additional sampling, increased frequency of monitoring, installation of a corrosion control system and an alternate source of drinking water and/or point of use filters for homeowners where elevated lead levels are known from existing sample results and where known or suspected lead service lines exist. "EPA is committed to address lead in the nation’s drinking water to ensure communities like Clarksburg are protected,” said Acting EPA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Diana Esher. “Addressing lead in drinking water requires partnerships, and EPA is dedicated to working with West Virginia to improve public health." Helpful EPA resources: Basic Information About Lead in Drinking Water: https://www.epa.govhttps://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/basic-information-about-lead-drinking-water Important Steps You Can Take to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water: https://www.epa.govhttps://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/basic-information-about-lead-drinking-water#reducehome Lead Poisoning and Your Children: https://www.epa.govhttps://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2018-02/documents/epa_lead_brochure-posterlayout_508.pdf Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home (translations available): https://www.epa.govhttps://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2020-04/documents/lead-in-your-home-portrait-color-2020-508.pdf Protecting Children’s Health: https://www.epa.govhttps://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2020-10/documents/ch_pamphlet_oct2020-v4.pdf Questions regarding the Clarksburg Water System and the risk for lead exposure in the water should be directed to the Bob Davis, Clarksburg Water System Chief Water Operator, at 304-624-5467, extension 121. # # # |
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来源平台 | US Environmental Protection Agency |
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条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/332419 |
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