Tag: colorado department of health and environment
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Public health alert: Sewage spill contaminates Arkansas River downstream of Pueblo
Health officials are warning the public to avoid the Arkansas River downstream of Pueblo – until further notice – after a “significant accidental release” of untreated sewage from the city of Pueblo’s wastewater treatment plant last week was found to have contaminated the water with high levels of E.coli. “The contaminated water will move downstream,…
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Something’s off about Cañon City’s water. Officials say it’s not a health risk.
Geosmin. It’s that earthy smell just after a rainstorm, the dirt flavor in beet peels and, recently, the odor and taste in Cañon City’s municipal water. “The water’s changed recently,” resident Heather Wilkerson told the City Council this week. Residents packed council chambers seeking answers about what several described as a swampy turn in the…
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‘Good news, Walsenburg!’: Water declared safe to drink; boil order lifted
Walsenburg residents can now safely drink the water, according to an announcement from the Las Animas-Huerfano Counties District Health Department. “Good news, Walsenburg!” the health agency announced in a social media post. “Water quality testing has confirmed that the water is safe to drink and meets all state standards.” The town had been under a…