[CPEO-MEF] Navy water tower, Melville, RI

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Navy weighs its options for water tower

By Joe Baker
Newport Daily News (RI)
April 18, 2006

PORTSMOUTH - While work continues to seal lead paint on the water tower 
abutting Melville School, the Navy is weighing a variety of options for 
a long-term solution.

Last September, school officials discovered that paint chips flaking off 
the tower contained lead, a toxic metal that can cause severe mental 
disabilities in children. The Navy only recently erected scaffolding 
around the tower to stop further flaking until a long-term solution can 
be developed.

Capt. Todd W. Malloy, commanding officer of Naval Station Newport, told 
members of a legislative commission Monday that the Navy is considering 
four possible solutions to the lead problem. They are:

- Repainting the tower with lead-free paint.

- Razing the tower and building a new one.

- Installing a pump system to replace the tower.

- Tying into the Portsmouth municipal water system.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.newportdailynews.com/articles/2006/04/18/news/news7.txt

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