Residents of Killian still without clean water; town hall providing cases of bottle water
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Killian's well to be inspected Wednesday; officials still handing out water
KILLIAN - Five days after a water system in failure in the Town of Killian, local government told residents that the town's well will be inspected Wednesday. According to officials, deputies with the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office will be going door-to-door to each home on Monday to inform of a potential loss of water pressure on Wednesday — when the well will be examined. Officials are still handing out water from the fire station at town hall. Residents can pick up two...
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California may be a leader in the fight against climate change, but the state is years, even decades, behind other states when it comes to granting environmental rights to its citizens. While a handful of other state constitutions, including those of New York and Pennsylvania, declare the people’s rights to clean air, water and a healthy environment, California’s does not. That could change as soon as November. Under a proposal moving through the Legislature, voters would decide whether to add...
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Killian crews use camera to seek source of sediment in town's water supply; boil order still in place
KILLIAN — Town officials in Killian went to work Wednesday to find what's causing problems in their water supply.Dirt, sand and other sediment have worked their way into the system, leaving the one-well town without clean water. Residents said the color of their tap water varied the longer it ran. At one home last week, the water ran clear when the tap was turned on, but soon it turned brown, with dirt contaminating it.In tests Wednesday, laborers removed the wellhead and inserted a...