Note: Item of Interest sent out by the American Society to its membership are activities, news bulletins or items/events not sponsored by the American Society but deemed of interest to our community. From: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2014 9:58 AM Subject: Message for U.S. Citizens: Water Contamination in Herrera and Los Santos The U.S. embassy directs U.S. citizens traveling to and/or living in Herrera and Los Santos to the message below from IDAAN, Panama’s Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers: WATER PRODUCED IN CHITRE AND LA VILLA PURIFICATION PLANT NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION Panama, June 30, 2014 The Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (IDAAN for its acronym in Spanish) announces to its customers and users in the provinces of Herrera and Los Santos, that the water produced in our treatment plants Chitre and La Villa is UNFIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION due to pollution in the Villa River as a result of the presence in the liquid of a chemical that affects water quality. IDAAN, in conjunction with the Ministry of Health (MINSA for its acronym in Spanish) in both provinces, took the decision to declare water as unfit for consumption after they received reports on June 30, of the tests conducted by the Public Ministry about the presence of a herbicide dissolved in water. The affected areas are: Chitre, Monagrillo, La Arena, La Villa de Los Santos, Santa Ana, Llano Largo, El Bongo, Los Olivos, Guararé, La Enea, El Jobo, Las Tablas, El Cocal and El Carate The original message, can be found on IDAAN’s website at: idaan.gob.pa/detalle.php?cid=1&id=533 To unsubscribe from future messages please go to the following link: https://step.state.gov/STEP/Pages/common/Subscribe.aspx
Posted on: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 19:16:03 +0000
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