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TexasTowelie

(128,150 posts)
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 10:19 PM Dec 2016

Gary, West Va. says drinking water possibly contaminated

GARY, W.Va. (AP) — A small city in southern West Virginia is telling residents not to drink tap water because of possible contamination.

The city of Gary issued the warning Friday evening, saying there's a possible introduction of "coal refuse" into the city's raw well water source.

The city said in the release the water will be tested but residents have been warned not to drink tap water.

"Boiling will not purify the water. Do not drink the water, even if it is boiled. The type of contamination suspected is not removed by boiling," the release says.

Read more: http://hosted2.ap.org/WVMOR/ae80f509bb5047d19fdef4ff1a8f6a99/Article_2016-12-10-WV--Water%20Contamination/id-593750c72e5e49db93d659cb3ac86058

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Gary, West Va. says drinking water possibly contaminated (Original Post) TexasTowelie Dec 2016 OP
What are they whining about? WhiteTara Dec 2016 #1
I believe West Virginia voted to disband the EPA, voting for the orange fraud. NNadir Dec 2016 #2

NNadir

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2. I believe West Virginia voted to disband the EPA, voting for the orange fraud.
Sun Dec 11, 2016, 05:14 AM
Dec 2016

Heavy metal toxicology should make them even more stupid, making the world safe for their Republican racist ideology.

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