PUBLIC HEALTH: Feinstein calls for Barstow water probe
Sen. Dianne Feinstein is calling upon the State Water Resources Control Board to conduct a review following the recent discovery of a rocket fuel additive in Barstow-area wells.
Just before Thanksgiving, the Golden State Water Company detected the chemical perchlorate at 20 parts per billion in its water supply, according to a letter to be issued Friday by the California Democrat. The California state limit is 6 parts per billion.
Subsequent testing in the area found high levels of perchlorate in one public well and extremely high levels in two private wells, Feinstein noted in the letter to Charles R. Hoppin, the board's chairman.
"It is estimated that there are 40-50 Barstow residents relying on private wells in the area of the plume," she wrote. "This is a short term situation that deserves immediate attention to assess whether their water is safe."
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