Notice of Drinking Water

I found this while on the city of Chico website. I consider this serious. Anything that cause cancer is serious and how does it effect small children. Was this in the Chico Texan paper or did I just miss it. Reads as follows......

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has notified the City of Chico water system that the drinking water being supplied to customers had exceeded the Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for URANIUM. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has established the MCL for URANIUM at 30 micrograms per liter, and has determined that it is a health concern at levels above the MCL. Analysis of drinking water in your community for URANIUM indicates a level of 38 micrograms per liter (yearly average). This is not an emergency. Some people who drink water containing uranium in excess of the MCL over many years may have an increased risk of getting cancer and kidney toxicity. You do not need to use an alternate water supply. However, if you have health concerns, you may want to talk to your doctor to get more information about how this may affect you. We are working to correct the problem. We are currently mixing the water with water from other wells that are not registering as high in uranium. We are also looking into putting in water filtering system. The City’s engineers are looking into the best way to solve this problem. Additionally, we have asked for assistance from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail. For further information contact: Chico City Hall113 W. Decatur StreetP.O. Box 37Chico, Texas 76431(940) 644-2435Ask for Ed Cowley or Don Austin between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.Public Water System ID # 2490004 Entry Point 004