Environmental pollution concerns come to forefront

Enviro. Science Environmental pollution concerns come to forefront Reports that the state finds El Dorado Irrigation District's drinking water system primitive outdated and an avenue for hazardous pollutants sent El Dorado County residents scrambling for more information. The message that pregnant, elderly and sick residents should boil their water or buy it bottled was buried in fine print in the 28,000 notices mailed to EID customers. Dozens of residents called EID offices, after The Bee, a …

…county has been praised for fixing their irrigation system. No praises should be involved, the problem should have been fixed a long time ago. I only hope that other cities, counties, and states have learned from this and that no more problems arise from El Dorado County. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Bibliography McCarthy, Mike “Turbulence hits El Dorado water district over power plant effort” Joyce, Matt “Upgrading 11 EID reservoirs means 25% higher rates” “Water and Waste Water Utilities”