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Arsenic levels have been found to be higher than normal in parts of the county.
HERNANDO COUNTY (Bay News 9) -- More tap water is being identified as unsafe in Hernando County. Since February Hernando County Health Department workers have tested about 320 wells in the southeast part of the county. Workers have found that 105 of them have arsenic levels above the maximum contamination level of 10 parts per billion.
Ann-Gayl Ellis with the Hernando County Health Department said so far they've been able to handle the growing test area. "It's going well," Ellis said. "We have bumped up our man-power to get out there and get the wells tested, but it's going very smoothly." For $65 the Health Department will send someone out to a home if people want their water tested, and if a high level of arsenic is found -- a new test area is set up. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is helping homeowners who have those elevated levels by giving them filters and healthy drinking water.
Health leaders said arsenic can be found in water when levels are low, and that arsenic has been used for agricultural purposes in the past and can end up in ground water.
When Will It Be Done: Gulf Blvd., Indian Rocks Beach By: Meredyth Censullo
Indian Rocks Beach, Florida - Managers overseeing construction along Gulf
Boulevard in Indian Rocks Beach and Indian Shores will meet with community
members Thursday night to answer questions about the project. Pinellas County Utilities, the Florida Department of Transportation and the
City of Indian Rocks Beach have partnered for the project. Construction has been underway for five months and project managers say the
work is ahead of schedule. The work zone is a three-mile-long stretch of Gulf Blvd. between Park
Boulevard and Walsingham Road. That’s where crews will install a 16-inch
reclaimed water line, add a potable water line, perform sanitary sewer
work, reinforce the seawall at the narrows and resurface the roadway. Gulf
will remain a two-lane roadway but will have new bike and pedestrian paths. Preparation for those paths is underway between 191st and 195th avenues,
while installation of the reclaimed water line and new potable water lines
has begun in the southern end of the project area. The county says even though the work is ahead of schedule its not bumping
up the completion date and construction is expected to continue through
August, 2009.
Money Found in Sewage Plant
April 15, 2008 - JERUSALEM (AP) -- Something didn't smell quite right with a pile of cash
discovered Thursday at a sewage purification plant in northern Israel.
Shocked workers at the Tiberias plant found about 7,000 shekels ($2,000) of
the dirty money, all in 200 shekel bills among the smelly sewage. Israeli
TV showed the bills sticking out of sewage and stuck in pipes. The bills
were cut in half.
"I called the police but they didn't believe me. At first they thought I
was playing a prank," plant manager Haim Cohen told Israeli reporters.
"When police did arrive, they didn't believe me and left," Cohen said.
"Later on, different officers came and sifted through the sewage to see for
themselves."
Israeli media speculated that the stash might have been the result of a
domestic dispute, and that one partner might have cut up the bills and
flushed them down the toilet to punish the other.
An Israeli police spokesman said the money might have been linked to
criminals, and police are investigating.
Water Main Break in St. Petersburg
April 3, 2008 - Crews are trying to fix a water main break at 16th
Avenue North in St. Pete. One northbound lane closest to the curb between
17th and 18th Avenues is closed.
There is no estimate on how many people will be without water this morning.
Some residents may experience low water pressure for a couple of hours.
Tampa Bay's 10 News
Thousands Of Gallons Of Sewage Spill In FishHawk Area
February 20, 2008 - HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY (Bay News 9) -- Repairs are underway to fix a broken 10-inch pipe that caused thousands of gallons of sewage to spill in the FishHawk area of Hillsborough County.
Hillsborough County Water said 5,000 gallons of sewage spilled into a retention pond and another 5,000 spilled into FishHawk Creek, which empties into the Alafia river. Crews will be out this morning to fix the pipeline.
Residents are being asked to avoid contact with the water in the creek and river for several days.
The county says water resources staff will notify local and state environmental agencies and will be posting warning signs. They'll also be taking samples and monitoring the spill area.
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Water Main Breaks In Treasure Island - 10 Foot Hole Results
February 5, 2008 - TREASURE ISLAND -- Authorities say 104th Ave. is blocked in Treasure Island, after a water main broke and caused a 10-foot wide hole in the road early Tuesday morning.
Authorities say the road is flooded and part of a sidewalk is missing.
The break itself happened in a 16-inch water pipe south of 107th Avenue at about 12:30 a.m.
Pinellas County Utility crews have been working through the night to get the water shut off.
They say businesses near the Treasure Island Community Center may not have water service until crews can fix the problem.
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Can Super Bowl bathroom breaks cripple sewer systems?
February 2, 2008 - Super Bowl XLII will take place on Sunday, February 3, in Glendale, Arizona, with the undefeated New England Patriots taking on the New York Giants. If you're one of the millions of Americans who'll enjoy some refreshing beverages while watching the intense on-field action on Fox, a halftime toilet break is a distinct possibility.
What would happen if every household in your town or city were to flush a toilet at about the same moment right after the end of the second quarter? That's the issue behind the "halftime flush", an oft-repeated yarn that surfaces annually around the NFL championship game. This urban legend suggests that all that flushing could cripple municipal water and sewer systems.
Commonly cited proof of this tall toilet tale is the event that took place during Super Bowl XVIII on January 22, 1984. As the showdown between the Los Angeles Raiders and the Washington Redskins progressed in Tampa, Florida, a 16-inch water main ruptured in Salt Lake City. LeRoy W. Hooton Jr., the recently retired director of the Department of Public Utilities for the Utah capital, recollects that the burst pipe caused quite a mess. (The Raiders flushed the Redskins, thumping Washington 38-9.)
The subsequent media attention turned into a flood of its own, particularly after a public-utilities field supervisor told a reporter that the "Super Bowl flush" was to blame. In reality, says Hooton, the aging Salt Lake City water system had been experiencing about 300 waterline breaks a year, meaning the 1984 incident was not an unusual occurrence.
"I was in the water works profession for over 49 years and I don't think the Super Bowl had anything to do with the break," says Hooton. "As I recall, there was neither an increase or decrease in pressure measured in the water-distribution system before the break. However, once the 'Super Bowl flush' statement was published, it caught on and continues to surface every year at this time".
We think it's time to flush this myth -- before halftime.
Read the original at ConsumerReportsAnd this story at Chatham Daily News, Ontario, CanadaAnd this is mentioned on the Snopes Super Bowl Legands Page as false.
Drain Doctors Strikes State Wide Deal With National Company
February 01, 2008 - Drain Doctors announces they have struck a state-wide deal with a national company earlier today. The specifics on the deal will come in about 15 days after the contract has been signed by both parties. SE Florida manager for Drain Doctors Inc., Jeremy Tompkins says, "The deal is monumental because of the number of locations makes it possible for a very good relationship for both parties." Drain Doctors has become one of the fastest growing companies in the state because of hallmard deals such as this. "We are able to save them money, and provide a better service at the same time. We gain a very consistent client for as long as we can perform." Said Drain Doctors CEO Ryan Pelky, "It really is a win-win for everyone. And that is what good business relationships are all about".
Drain Doctors on Preventative Inspections
January 15th, 2008 - Drain Doctors announces a long-overdue product real-estate professionals and potential buyers have been waiting for. Everyone knows that you should get a home inspection before closing on a property under contract. This can save thousands of dollars by uncovering defects with the property that an untrained eye cannot see. Most home inspection professionals charge between $250-$350 for a detailed home inspection. Unfortunately, there is no way for the home inspector to see inside your plumbing system. Drain Doctors will begin offering $99.00 video inspections of the drainage system, and supply you with a DVD for your review beginning on March 1st. "Most plumbing companies charge between $350-$450 for this service, and at that price point, it is just not worth it for a buyer to have it done. By the time they pay the home inspector and the plumber, it would end up costing $700-$1000 just for inspections. That is way to expensive for the consumer, which is why we started this campaign. By doing many inspections we are able to break-even on the work, while performing a valuable public service." Said Drain Doctors CEO Ryan Pelky. Collapsed drainage systems under-slab is one of the most costly and time consuming process a homeowner can deal with. In the state of Florida many of our homes are build on slabs of concrete and the drainage system is under the concrete bedded in the soil. In the event the system fails, sometimes the only means to repair is to remove cabinets, carpet, other flooring, walls, saw cut concrete, remove all furniture, etc. The process is very inconvenient and time consuming. "We see it all the time. Buyers move into houses and within days the entire system is in failure." Said Pelky, "We see the other side of it as well when a homeowner declines a major repair quote because they are going to sell the house soon." This mentality has left new owners high and dry. So what about laws to protect consumers from this sort of thing??? "I was involved in a case that in my opinion was the most blatant example of pre-existing conditions being sold. I supplied expert testimony and still the court ruled that the seller may have not known about the problems." In this case the buyer of the property dealt with the problem for two years in and out of court, only to lose the decision and still have to pay for the nearly $100,000 in repairs. "I'm hoping that buyers take advantage of this product and save headaches in the process. For the cost, it truly is a no-brainer. It could be the best 100 bucks you ever spend." Said Pelky.
