NC - Do Not Touch Dan River Water, Do Not Eat Fish Or Shellfish From The River
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On Wednesday afternoon, the public health division of DHHS released two health advisories related to the spill, saying, “a potential hazard exists immediately downstream of the release,” and that people should avoid recreational contact with water and sediment from the river downstream of the spill, and not touch submerged or floating coal ash or ash that has washed up on the riverbank.
Direct contact with the pollution could cause skin irritation, the warning said, and any skin exposed to the water or sediment should be washed with soap and water. People also should not eat any fish or shellfish collected from the river downstream of the spill, the warning said.
The Dan is a drinking-water source for several cities and towns in Virginia, as well as Roanoke Rapids in North Carolina. Testing by the state Department of Environment and Natural Resources since the spill has found arsenic, copper, iron and aluminum in the river at levels above state standards for surface water quality. Gov. Pat McCrory has said it appears that the water is safe to drink.
The Southern Environmental Law Center has sued Duke to try to force it to clean up toxic coal-ash pits like the one involved in the Feb. 2 spill. Frank Holleman, senior attorney for the group, said Wednesday that the spill, and Wednesday’s health warnings, could have been avoided if Duke had voluntarily moved the coal ash away from the stream or DENR had pushed the company to do so.
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http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/02/12/4688831/nc-tells-downstream-users-not.html#.Uvyty0JdV1F
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