The National Groundwater Association says Imelda may have contaminated more than 126-thousand household water wells in Texas. Major flooding events often result in contamination of well water with E. coli, coliform, and other disease-carrying microbes from human and animal fecal matter. A spokesman for the association says well owners in the 13 Texas counties affected […]
Houston braces for flooding from Imelda
September 18, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Houston is getting ready for flooding as a tropical depression moves further inland off the Gulf of Mexico. Tropical Storm Imelda was downgraded to a tropical depression last night but is still expected to dump up to 18 inches of rain in the Houston area and eastern Texas. Forecasters say significant flooding is possible from […]
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