Grant to Help Pay for Arsenic-Free Water; Utility to Provide Well in North County
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Federal taxpayers will contribute almost half a million dollars to bring arsenic-free drinking water to as many as 19 properties in north Clark County, an area afflicted by high levels of naturally occurring arsenic in the groundwater.
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Grant to Help Pay for Arsenic-Free Water; Utility to Provide Well in North County
Clark County Public Health began to require testing for arsenic in new wells in 2002, although health authorities acknowledge there may be thousands of wells countywide that have never been sampled for the naturally occurring carcinogen. One group of north county residents,...
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