Airway Heights residents adapt to using only bottled water.
AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. – People in Airway Heights are still adapting to the fact they do not have clean tap water after Spokane officials found unhealthy levels of contaminants.
Thomas McCreary and his wife, Jocelyn, are some of those people.
The couple said they threw away anything related to the tap water, including food.
“We use tap water in our garden in the back and we noticed that our tomatoes are not flourishing, but actually dying.
The leaves are turning all brown,” said McCreary.
The McCrearys’ neighbor down the street is taking precautions of their own.
Sophie Yaeger said she is especially concerned about her 2-month-old daughter.
The City of Airway Heights released a statement on Tuesday stating skin contact with the contaminated water is considered safe, but Yaeger said she is not taking any chances.
Neighbors said they are looking out for each other and making the best of a bad situation.