[CPEO-IRF] Former Fitzsimons Army Hospital (CO) water

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

CU seeks to calm campus water fears
University officials reassure workers after elevated lead and copper 
levels are found in the water at 11 buildings.

By Jeremy P. Meyer
Denver Post (CO)
November 13, 2006

Aurora - Lorna Tallman always knew something was wrong with the water in 
her office at the old Fitzsimons Army Hospital.

Water flowing from the tap in the 88-year-old building would be 
dirt-colored, have a funky smell and could foul even the strongest cup 
of coffee.

There was more than grit in the building's water. There also were 
elevated levels of copper and lead.

A month ago, officials discovered traces of the metals in the water at 
11 Fitzsimons campus buildings, including Building 500, the old hospital.

University of Colorado officials are continuing to test the area to find 
the source. Nineteen employees also have been screened for lead and 
copper poisoning.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_4653861

--
Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
http://www.cpeo.org

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