February 23, 2008 - It’s dangerous because it comes from wells sunk into groundwater contaminated with arsenic, benzene, nitrates and other toxins. In some cases, officials have warned people that they shouldn’t just avoid drinking their water; they shouldn’t even shower in it for longer than five minutes.
And while families are drinking bottled water or using expensive filtration systems, the state is doing little or nothing to clean up contamination. Health officials say these people should be on public water, but the Fayetteville Public Works Commission — the county’s designated water utility — generally won’t extend lines unless the people who need it pay full cost.
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Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste Material are issues families all across America are afflicted with daily.
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