Village of Windham Public Water Continues ‘Do Not Drink Advisory’ for Infants Under 1-Year-Old and Nursing and Pregnant Women

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 16, 2018

CONTACT:
Village of Windham: Maurice Hankins, (330) 281-1742

Ohio EPA: James Lee: (614) 644-2160

Portage County Health District: Mary Hellen Smith, (330) 296-9919 ext. 106

Village of Windham Public Water Continues ‘Do Not Drink Advisory’ for

Infants Under 1-Year-Old and Nursing and Pregnant Women

 

Village Officials, Portage County Health District and Ohio EPA Work to Resolve Manganese

Issues at Village Water Plant

The Village of Windham water department in coordination with Portage County Health District and Ohio EPA today announced the continuation of yesterday’s Do Not Drink Advisory for infants under 1-year-old and nursing or pregnant women.

The advisory was issued after a disruption to the treatment processes resulted in higher than normal levels of manganese and sampling indicated elevated levels of manganese above health advisory levels.

As previously indicated, while the water should not be consumed by infants under 1-year-old and nursing or pregnant women, the water currently in the system meets other safe drinking water standards and is safe to be consumed by other customers.

Ohio EPA and EMA have responded to help the village ensure that bottled water is available to those meeting the advisory. The village has staged bottled water at the Windham Fire Department, 9601 E. Center St. for residents to obtain for free. Windham water customers unable to pick up bottled water should call the Windham Fire Station at 330-326-2225.

Repairs are ongoing. Once completed, the water will be retested to determine when the advisory will be lifted. Until this announcement is made, please follow this advisory.

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The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency was created in 1972 to consolidate efforts to protect and improve air quality, water quality and waste management in Ohio. Since then, air pollutants dropped by as much as 90 percent; large rivers meeting standards improved from 21 percent to 89 percent; and hundreds of polluting, open dumps were replaced with engineered landfills and an increased emphasis on waste reduction and recycling.