(AGENPARL) – mer 04 ottobre 2023 Issued: Oct 4, 2023 (4:55pm EDT)
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EPA Region 7 to Host Public Availability Session on Radium in Silex Public
Water System
Community members concerned about their drinking water are encouraged to
attend on Oct. 5
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 – 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa,
KS 66219
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations
LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 4, 2023) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Region 7 and partner agencies will host a Public Availability Session at the
Silex R-1 School District Gymnasium on Oct. 5. The team will share information
and answer community members’ questions about the presence of radium in
water from the Silex Public Water System (PWS).
The EPA Region 7 representatives will be available to answer questions from
community members during the session from 6 to 7 p.m., followed by a
presentation starting at 7 p.m. The representatives will also be available to
answer questions after the presentation.
Details are below:
Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023
Public Availability Session: 6 to 7 p.m.
Presentation: 7 to 8 p.m.
Silex R-1 School District Gymnasium
64 State Hwy UU
Silex, MO 63377
Background
The public water supply in the city of Silex has previously exceeded the
Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for radium in drinking water established under
the Safe Drinking Water Act. The naturally occurring Radium is present in the
groundwater that supplies the Silex PWS. Data from August 2023 indicates an
average concentration of radium in drinking water of 5.75 picocuries per liter
(pCi/L), compared to the MCL, or federal regulatory maximum allowed standard,
of 5 pCi/L. The Safe Drinking Water Act requires the Silex PWS to notify the
public of all MCL exceedances.
The level of radium in drinking water served by the Silex PWS does not pose an
immediate threat to public health. EPA is concerned that consistent, long-term
consumption of Silex’s drinking water may lead to an increased risk of
negative health impacts over time.
EPA encourages members of the Silex community to use alternative sources of
drinking water, such as bottled water, for drinking and cooking as the level
of radium in drinking water served by the Silex PWS has frequently exceeded
the federal regulatory standard for a number of years.
EPA is working with the city and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources
to ensure that a permanent, long-term solution is implemented as quickly as
possible, and that interim measures are put in place to provide drinking water
to the community that meets the regulatory standards until a permanent
solution is in place.
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