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Antelope Valley water users leery of chloramines

Posted by: Maven on December 10, 2009 at 6:16 am

From the Los Angeles Times:

“When Frances O’Hara moved from New York to Los Angeles in 2006, taking a shower became torture. Her eyes burned, her skin itched and an unsightly rash spread across her face and body.

But when the Silver Lake resident, a student and model, traveled out of the city or resorted to washing in bottled water, she said, her ailments would cease. After months of research, she concluded that the problem was the chloramines being added to the water supply in Los Angeles.

“What I’m going through is so insane,” O’Hara said. “It’s destroying my career. I’m going to move because of this.”

Such anecdotes have prompted some residents in the Antelope Valley to aggressively oppose a plan to treat their water with chloramine, a long-lasting chemical used to rid tap water of bacteria and contaminants but that they fear can lead to health risks.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has mandated that the local water agency switch from chlorine to chloramines by October 2014. Many communities, including Los Angeles, Long Beach and San Diego, made the conversion years ago. … “

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December 10, 2009 · Filed Under Southern California

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