2008 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:29:04 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] PERCHLORATE: Las Vegas tap water
 
TURN ON THE TAP

Las Vegas Water District says it's safe and cheap to drink the water

By HENRY BREAN
Las Vegas Review-Journal (NV)
June 20, 2008


Every year at about this time, the valley's largest water utility sends local residents a detailed analysis of what comes out of their taps.

...

In another change from last year's report to this one, the level of perchlorate in valley tap water rose from less than 2 parts per billion to about 3 parts per billion, roughly the same level reported in 2006.

...

As recently as 2004, valley drinking water contained about 10 parts per billion of perchlorate.

There is no federal safety standard for the chemical, but Nevada has adopted an advisory standard of 18 parts per billion.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.lvrj.com/news/20595884.html


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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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