12-15-2007, 02:34 PM
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So Fucking Banned
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Well, that isn't good: Two LA reservoirs shut down because of carcinogen in water
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Two reservoirs that supply drinking water to parts of the city have been shut down and will be drained after a rare sunlight and chlorine reaction tainted the water with a cancer-causing chemical, utility officials said Friday.
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power plans to drain 600 million gallons from the Elysian and Silver Lake reservoirs early next year, leaving them out of use for three to four months amid drought conditions, DWP spokesman Joseph Ramallo said.
High levels of the carcinogen bromate were found in early October by a commercial customer who conducted a lab test, officials said.
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