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Marines agree to improve Camp Pendleton water after dead animals found in supply
Source: Reuters
#ENVIRONMENT SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 / 2:04 AM / UPDATED 9 HOURS AGO
Marines agree to improve Camp Pendleton water after dead animals found in supply
Reuters Staff
3 MIN READ
(Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday it reached an agreement with the U.S. Marine Corps to bring water systems at Camp Pendleton near San Diego up to code after the remains of small animals were found in the drinking water.
The agreement came three months after inspectors also found that the water treatment plant that serves 55,000 people on the base was not regularly inspected, tested and maintained, and that operators and supervisors were not qualified, the EPA said in a statement.
Inspections of the base’s two water systems in June found “several significant deficiencies”, including small animal remains in three water reservoirs, that the treatment plant was periodically shut down, and cracks in the foundation and inadequate seals, the EPA said.
“Public water systems must meet all state and federal requirements to provide safe drinking water to their customers,” Alexis Strauss, the EPA’s Acting Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest, said in a statement.
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Marines agree to improve Camp Pendleton water after dead animals found in supply
Reuters Staff
3 MIN READ
(Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday it reached an agreement with the U.S. Marine Corps to bring water systems at Camp Pendleton near San Diego up to code after the remains of small animals were found in the drinking water.
The agreement came three months after inspectors also found that the water treatment plant that serves 55,000 people on the base was not regularly inspected, tested and maintained, and that operators and supervisors were not qualified, the EPA said in a statement.
Inspections of the base’s two water systems in June found “several significant deficiencies”, including small animal remains in three water reservoirs, that the treatment plant was periodically shut down, and cracks in the foundation and inadequate seals, the EPA said.
“Public water systems must meet all state and federal requirements to provide safe drinking water to their customers,” Alexis Strauss, the EPA’s Acting Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest, said in a statement.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-marines-water/marines-agree-to-improve-camp-pendleton-water-after-dead-animals-found-in-supply-idUSKCN1C40IQ