Tucson Water meeting raises questions about contamination.
TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) – Getting you to know what’s in your drinking water was the goal at a south side Tucson community meeting on Saturday, July 15.
The current contaminants of concern that are most widespread at the site, according to the EPA.
The city of Tucson and water officials have not directly confirmed to her, nor acknowledged, that these contaminants are the cause of the various health issues in her family.
Much of discussion today in #Tucson is focused on the chemicals in this photo: Trichloroethylene and 1,4-Dioxane.
We have information on the history of the groundwater contamination.
But more importantly, we’re trying to show people what steps have been taken to prevent the kinds of problems that came about from the initial contamination," he said.
According to information on its website, Tucson Water also discussed its state-of-the-art Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) Water Treatment Facility and the delivery process for safe drinking water.
"We know that because Tucson Water takes actions at different levels to make sure that water is safe."
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