A man draws a glass of water from the tap on Thursday, June 13, 2019. Rachel Ellis Profile Photo | For MLive.com
IMLAY, Michigan. The city is supplying residents with tap filters and bottled water after tests showed “low lead levels were found in several homes.”
The City of Imlay announced the giveaway on Thursday, September 1st by posting a letter from the Lapierre County Health Department on its website advising residents living with families with children and pregnant women to consider using certified lead reduction filters or bottled water for drink. drink, cook, brush your teeth and make infant formula.”
The ad did not say how many houses were tested or how many had elevated levels of lead. The federal limit for lead in drinking water is 15 ppb.
The MLive-The Flint Journal was unable to reach Imlay city officials Thursday for further comment, and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services did not immediately respond to questions about lead testing.
According to the city, MDHHS conducts water testing in the city of Imlay and supplies bottled water and tap filters.
The water was tested for lead after the Great Lakes water supply network, which normally supplies all pre-treated water to the city, was disrupted on August 13.
In response to the line outage, the city of Imlay activated a back-up public well system to supply water to homes and businesses, which was then mixed with GLWA water obtained through a secondary connection, according to the health department’s letter.
Earlier this week, Imlay Police Chief Brett D. Selby said in a post on the city’s Facebook page that the city’s water is still safe for handwashing, bathing, showering and laundry.
Residents can call the City Office at 810-724-2135 to request a water filter or bottled water, or call the State Hotline at 800-648-6942 to request a water filter or have any questions.
Filters and water were distributed at the Eastern Michigan Fairgrounds on Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 31, city officials said.
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Post time: Sep-16-2022