# $214,000 Grant to Mason City, Iowa, for Drinking Water Improvements

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2011/12/214000-grant-to-mason-city-iowa-for-drinking-water-improvements/
- Published: 2011-12-16T01:11:54-05:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

# EPA has awarded $214,000 to Mason City, Iowa, for safe drinking water improvements.

This safe drinking water project is expected to be completed by the summer of 2012.

## EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks said:

“Enhancing safe drinking water systems is an important step. Especially in providing
safe [drinking](https://greenlivingguy.com/2011/07/boise-id-levels-reached-130-times-the-drinking-water-standard-for-iodine-131-and-14-times-higher-for-cesium-134-indicating-higher-levels-fell-in-oregon-and-washington/)
water to the residents of Mason City. This grant will partially fund the construction
project which is estimated to cost $500,000.”

In addition, the project includes the installation of a generator. One which will
also allow plant operators to more accurately control the chlorine levels   Moreover
and in the distribution system. The new generator will also reduce accidental exposure.
As well as potential harm to water department personnel. Those associated with current
chemical drum delivery, storage and also handling.

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In addition, the EPA oversees the protection of water quality and also the public
health. The Safe Drinking Water Act protects human health by regulating the nation’s
public drinking water supply. The responsibility for ensuring safe drinking water
is shared by EPA, states, tribes, water systems, and the public.

## Contamination Concerns:

The Drinking Water Standard (DWS) is set at a level based on drinking 2L/day resulting
in a 4 mrem per year dose, which is a 1 in 10,000 lifetime risk of fatal cancer 
in adults, if consumed daily over 30 years. Children are 3 to 10 times more susceptible
to develop cancer from the same dose. That’s especially because Iodine concentrates
in young thyroids. Of course, Iodine 131 may cause non-cancerous health conditions.
Total cancer risk is cumulative.

Source: [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency](http://www.epa.gov), Region 7, 901
N. Fifth St., Kansas City, KS 66101, (Kansas City, Kan., Dec. 15, 2011), Iowa, Kansas,
Missouri, Nebraska, and Tribal Nations

Connect with EPA Region 7 on Facebook: [http://www.facebook.com/eparegion7](http://www.facebook.com/eparegion7)

 

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