Fecal indicators are microbes whose presence indicates that the water may be contaminated with human or animal wastes. Microbes in these wastes can cause short-term health effects, such as diarrhea, cramps, nausea, headaches, or other symptoms. They may pose a special health risk for infants, young children, some of the elderly, and people with severely compromised immune systems.
The symptoms above are not caused only by organisms in drinking water. If you experience any of these symptoms and they persist, you may want to seek medical advice. People at increased risk should seek advice from their health care providers about drinking this water.
CORRECTIVE ACTION: The affected well was turned off and disinfected with a strong chlorine solution, flushed, and additional samples have been collected and sent to the lab for analysis. The well will not be returned to service until samples are free from E. coli. bacteria. A site evaluation of the well site was conducted and it was found that the well head had a small gap around the piping going down into the well which may have allowed contamination into the well. The opening was sealed. Please be aware that this was a raw source water sample prior to disinfection and distribution.
For more information, please contact Rick Crownover at 817-573-7030 or at 401 N Park St, Granbury, TX 76048.
General guidelines on ways to lessen the risk of infection by microbes are available from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791.
Date distributed: August 3, 2017
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