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Old 09-27-2020, 03:42 AM
 
Location: Tricity, PL
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The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issued a public warning Friday for several communities and cities on the outskirts of Houston, telling them to avoid drinking or using their household tap water, as it had been found to be contaminated with naegleria fowleri.

The Brazosport Water Authority is issuing a Do Not Use Advisory for all water in the following cities: Lake Jackson, Freeport, Angleton, Brazoria, Richwood, Oyster Creek, Clute, Rosenburg, Dow Chemical, TDCJ Clemens and TDCJ Wayne Scott.

You should not use water for anything but flushing toilets.
That means NO drinking, bathing or cooking with tap water.

[NOTE: I am a little confused about this statement because according to CDC you cannot get infected from drinking water contaminated with Naegleria. You can only be infected when contaminated water goes up into your nose. Naegleria fowleri infects people when water containing the ameba enters the body through the nose.]

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brain-e...ter-authority/

https://abc13.com/brain-eating-amoeb...-tceq/6574686/

Everyone please stay safe, use bottled water or boil tap water.

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Old 09-27-2020, 10:19 AM
 
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The order has been lifted for all areas except Lake Jackson.

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireSt...crobe-73262040
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Old 09-30-2020, 06:41 PM
 
Location: Tricity, PL
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Brain eating amoeba - contaminated water could take months to disinfect.
"We have to get through the boil water first, which could take two to three weeks, after that we have to get chlorine levels to a state that can burn the entire system, scour the system and kill the amoebas, which could take up to an additional 60 days."
https://people.com/health/brain-eati...ear-old-death/
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Old 09-30-2020, 08:20 PM
 
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Hopefully they don't "discover" more widespread infestation across the Greater Houston water supply.
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Old 09-30-2020, 09:33 PM
 
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There was a wider area that had restrictions, but it is now confined to Lake Jackson.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/brain-eati...ry?id=73262592

A "Do Not Use" water advisory was issued for Lake Jackson, Freeport, Angleton, Brazoria, Richwood, Oyster Creek, Clute, Rosenberg, Dow Chemical, TDCJ Clemens & TDCJ Wayne Scott, according to a social media post from the commission.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality subsequently lifted the "Do Not Use" advisory for all areas except Lake Jackson.
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Old 09-30-2020, 11:30 PM
 
Location: Tricity, PL
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Just wonder: one area needs to be cleaned for several weeks while other areas were cleared in matter of hours...
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Old 09-30-2020, 11:41 PM
 
Location: Tricity, PL
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There was a wider area that had restrictions, but it is now confined to Lake Jackson.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/brain-eati...ry?id=73262592

A "Do Not Use" water advisory was issued for Lake Jackson, Freeport, Angleton, Brazoria, Richwood, Oyster Creek, Clute, Rosenberg, Dow Chemical, TDCJ Clemens & TDCJ Wayne Scott, according to a social media post from the commission.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality subsequently lifted the "Do Not Use" advisory for all areas except Lake Jackson.

Yes, you said that already and the article was about Lake Jackson area...
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