Amjad keeping close eye on water line lead testing in Clarksburg By
July 12, 2021 - 8:24 pm
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. Multiple agencies are testing for lead in the Clarksburg water system after tests failed at at least three residential properties.
Dr. Ayne Amjad
State Health Officer Dr. Ayne Amjad said it is a very serious situation that have far-reaching public health consequences.
“Health & Human Resources and Bureau for Public Health is working alongside the EPA and the Clarksburg Water Board to identify if there are additional lead service lines in older homes that might have high levels of lead in the drinking water,” Amjad said Monday.
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CHARLESTON â State health officials are encouraging Clarksburg water customers to have children age six and under tested for lead poisoning.
The warning from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources comes a week after state testing found some children with elevated levels of lead in their bloodstream.
On Friday, DHHR officials announced they are combining forces with the U.S. Environmental Protection to assist the Clarksburg Water System in their efforts to identify and test older homes with lead service lines that may cause elevated lead levels in drinking water.
Dr. Ayne Amjad, state health officer and commissioner of DHHRâs Bureau for Public Health, urges residents who live in homes built prior to 1950 to use bottled water and have their children tested for lead poisoning.