herewegoagain Wrote:
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> For all of you that believe what FCPS is telling
> you about Clifton, here's more proof that they
> lied about the water problems. Even this email is
> misleading. Copper and lead don't come from the
> ground! They come from copper plumbing with lead
> solders. The wells at Clifton were never the
> problem, ineffective equipment was the problem.
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> Dear Clifton Elementary Parent:
>
> Since October 2008, students and staff at Clifton
> Elementary School have used bottled water for
> drinking due to elevated lead and copper levels in
> the groundwater system (wells). After careful
> analysis, a team of experts agreed that the
> elevated levels resulted from the inability of the
> corrosion control system to sufficiently control
> the low pH in the groundwater. This team was
> composed of representatives from the Virginia
> Department of Health’s Office of Drinking Water,
> Virginia Machinery and Well Company (a drinking
> water treatment industry expert), and Fairfax
> County Public Schools (FCPS) engineers, and
> maintenance, safety and environmental staff.
>
> As a result of these findings, FCPS staff
> installed a new corrosion filtration system in May
> 2010, capable of raising the pH level of the
> water, which reduces the amount of copper and lead
> in the water.
>
> We are pleased to report that the water is now
> safe to drink as the pH level has been raised
> sufficiently and the water is no longer leaching
> lead or copper into the distribution system. This
> report is based on the two most recent tests, the
> results of which were in full compliance with the
> Commonwealth of Virginia and the U.S.
> Environmental Protection Agency Lead and Copper
> rule.
>
> With the new corrosion control system optimally
> working and having consistently favorable water
> results, FCPS maintenance staff will remove the
> water fountain bubbler covers and replace any
> missing water fountain spigots. They will also
> clean and flush these devices to prepare them for
> use. This work will take place during the upcoming
> teacher workdays on January 31 and February 1.
> Drinking fountains will be safe and fully
> operational beginning on February 2.
>
> For those staff and students who might be
> concerned about water quality and would like to
> continue using bottled water, FCPS will provide
> bottled water for their use.
>
> FCPS staff will be regularly testing and
> monitoring the water quality and distribution
> system to ensure the safety of the water supply.
>
>
> We anticipate that staff, parents, and students
> may have questions or concerns regarding the well
> water. Please feel free to direct those questions
> or concerns to Douglass O’Neill, Coordinator of
> Safety and Environmental Health, at 571-423-2016
> or at
doneill@fcps.edu. Thank you very much.
>
>
>
>
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>
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This is a letter that Clifton parents just received?