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Texas officials say it could take 2-3 months to make water safe after brain-eating amoeba kills ...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brain-eating-amoeba-texas-water-safe-2-3-months/#appTexas officials say it could take 2-3 months to make water safe after brain-eating amoeba kills 6-year-old
BY JORDAN FREIMAN
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 / 8:52 PM / CBS NEWS
Texas officials on Tuesday said it could take two to three months to disinfect the water in Lake Jackson after a brain-eating amoeba killed a 6-year-old. Officials stressed, however, that becoming infected with the amoeba is rare.
"The path forward for the citizens of Lake Jackson is not going to be one that's short," Texas Commission on Environmental Quality executive director Toby Baker said at a press conference. "We have to get through the boil water first, which could take two to three weeks, after that we have to get chlorine levels to a state that can burn the entire system, scour the system, and kill the amoebas. That could take up to an additional 60 days."
Baker added that the CDC has said it will test the city's water once the process is complete to make sure it's safe. He also said agencies will check to make sure unfiltered water isn't entering the water system in areas the city is unaware of.