DRINKING WATER WARNING
The Cristalina Water Company Water System, ID 03014H, located in King County is
contaminated with fecal coliform / E. coli bacteria.
Fecal coliform bacteria were detected in the water supply on __9/28/2013____________. These bacteria can make you sick and are a particular concern for people with compromised immune systems.
DO NOT DRINK THE WATER WITHOUT BOILING IT FIRST. Bring all water to a rolling boil, for 1 minute, and let it cool before using. Boiled or purchased bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes, and food preparation until further notice. Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water.
Fecal coliforms is a bacteria bacteria whose presence indicates that the water may be contaminated with human or animal wastes. Microbes in these wastes can cause short-term effects, such as diarrhea, cramps, nausea, headaches, or other symptoms. They may pose a special health risk for infants, young children, some of the elderly, and people with severely compromised immune systems. The symptoms above are not caused only by organisms in drinking water. If you experience any of these symptoms and they persist, you may want to seek medical advice. People at increased risk should seek advice about drinking water from their health care provider.
What happened? What is the suspected or known source of contamination?
We had a bad reading on our monthly water test.
There is no known source of the contamination but it is suspected that contaminates could have entered from the previous hatch on reservoir.
The following is being done to correct the problem:
We have done a chlorination flush of the system.
We rebuilt the hatch to the reservoir.
We have consulted with the Washington State Department of Health about this incident. We will notify you
Please share this notice with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.
This notice is sent to you by _____Cristalina Water System____Water System on __9_/_28_/_2013_
Contact :
Marc Combs
425-413-5954
Please explain why it took 23 days for you to inform your customers of this?!! Having two young children in our home, this seriously angers me. The SECOND you found out about any form of contamination, you should have personally contacted, and informed, the 85 homes on your well.
ReplyDeleteWe understand that water gets contaminated, however, the way that you have gone about this is completely wrong. We feel as if you have done the bare minimum and do not personally care about your customers or their water supply, seeing as it does not personally effect you.
Please inform us the SECOND you receive the test results, and not 23 days later...
I have updated the notice there were a few mistakes on it. You can see the clarification on the new post. Yes, 23 days would be crazy!!!
DeleteI apologize for the confusion. There has been a lot of notices, reports, regulators, and conversations happening all day to get this resolved.
Huge Mistake on my part. I am doing correction now.
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