Lake Jackson s water system tests negative for amoeba, officials say
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LAKE JACKSON, Texas (KTRK) The city of Lake Jackson announced Friday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that the city s water system tested negative for the Naegleria fowleri ameba after they completed sample testing at 15 sites last week.
The negative results means the aggressive high-chlorine disinfection process that residents are experiencing will end soon.
On Monday, Dec. 14, officials said the city will start transitioning back to the regular monochloramine disinfectant and chlorine residual levels. We are going to provide continued monitoring to mitigate the risk for our citizens of harmful exposure to any organism or bacteria in the future, city manager Modesto Mundo said.
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