COLORADO: In salmonella-stricken Alamosa, every tap could spill out poison - (Los Angeles Times)
March 25, 2008 – 8:50 pmhttp://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-salmonella25mar25,1,6407962.story
ALAMOSA, COLO. — Randy Wilhelm, along with the 10,000 or so other residents of this isolated agricultural crossroads, is, according to this story, caught in a hygiene dilemma.
Dirty dishes are piling up in his apartment. He dares take only the briefest of showers, and he has sprouted an unkempt goatee because he hasn’t shaved for a week. And, starting today, he can’t use municipal water for any purpose other than to flush his toilet. No laundry. No dishes. No coffee.
The story explains that Salmonella has contaminated the city’s water supply, sickening more than 200 people since last week. For everyone else, the inconveniences are immense.
Bottled water is scarce, with most residents relying on public distribution centers. Businesses have closed. Today the city will begin flushing its pipes with chlorine, making it risky for anyone to come in contact with tap water. Even boiled water will not be safe.
Officials say it […]
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