TOXIC LEAD LEVELS FOUND IN WATER AT BRENHAM STATE SUPPORTED LIVING CENTER
Toxic lead levels in the water at the Brenham State Supported Living Center have been found. According to the director of the center, bottled water is currently being used for drinking, cooking, and brushing teeth. A letter has been written to families and guardians of those at the Center, making them aware of the situation.
Recent water testing at three Texas State-Supported Living Centers has shown that more than 600 disabled residents have been drinking water with toxic lead levels. The elevated lead levels have also been detected at centers in El Paso and San Angelo.
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We were told in a town hall meeting held 5/13 at the facility that lead was not found, and that only as a precaution we were to drink bottled water provided by the state.
Wow! How long has this problem been going on before they found out? What about the residents who are medically fragile? Has anyone been hospitalized or worse because of this? Kwhi please keep us informed.
Could old lead pipes be responsible?
We have been told that it is actually the solder that was used back when the building were constructed in the 70’s to put the pipes together. This was prior to changes in the way pipes were soldered in the 80’s using a different process without the amount of lead previously used. We’ve been on only bottled water for consumption for 2 weeks now for staff and individuals and everything is doing okay. Just waiting for official results of a second round of testing to know for sure. Not sure what the long-range plan is yet if those test results come up positive.
I’m sure! But at any rate that campus was required to run tests several years ago but that never happened.
Will someone be held responsible for this? Is it anyone’s fault? And couldn’t this have been prevented? So many questions. Too few answers.
The staff also drink this water, so the employees are also at risk. No one ever thinks about the staff. I feel bad that it the staff and residents are going through this, but instead of fixing it they will slap a bandaid on it, all in the name of saving money!
That’s really terrible news. I have worked in water purification in Houston for over six years, so what is needed now is a reverse osmosis system in each building where water is used for drinking. It should cost about $600 per building on average.
This is such sad news for residents and employees. Hoping their situation is soon resolved and the source of the lead is soon identified and eliminated. Do they have their own water well, what is the source? Is it confined to their water system, or should others in the area be concerned? Hoping KWHI keeps us fully informed. It is possible, that one day in the distant future, clean drinking water will be more precious than gold.